South Carolina

Five people pose for a photo with music instruments.
Music
Ranky Tanky honors Gullah culture with Grammy-nominated album
A palm tree among wreckage
Natural disasters
‘Everything is gone:’ Bahamians struggle in Dorian’s devastating wake
An aerial view of damaged homes, trees and extra debris surrounded by water in the Bahamas.
Natural disasters
Bahamas officials search for storm survivors as Dorian heads for Florida, Georgia
Workers in a dark building sort trash from a conveyor belt.
Pushing plastics
Inside the long war to protect plastic
illustration of a black wood cutter.
In search of refuge during the American Revolution, this enslaved black man joined the British army
People are shown in rain jackets wading through a flooded street in New Bern, North Carolina, Sept. 13, 2018.
Hurricane Florence deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall
Hurricane Florence seen over the Atlantic Ocean
With massive Hurricane Florence approaching, a million people are urged to evacuate
Under a new carbon offset program that is gaining popularity in Congress, oil and gas companies — and other manufacturers of products involving — fossil fuel would have to pay $40 for every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere.
Politics
New carbon offset program may have the bipartisan support it needs on Capitol Hill
Growing high tides have turned this photo — taken from Pompano Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 — into a regular occurrence along the U.S. coastlines.
Climate Change
New report forecasts a troubling picture of rising tides, frequent flooding on coasts
Kiawah Beach, SC
Environment
Coastal Republicans oppose the new ‘Drill, baby, drill’
Protests led by DACA recipients
Justice
Behind the scenes of a protest, young undocumented immigrants display tactical skills
Steve Lorch has a 30-year plan to put upstate South Carolina on the map, known as a place for producing great tea.
Economics
Could Pickens, South Carolina, join China, India and Sri Lanka among the world’s great tea-growing regions?
Former U.S. Representative Bob Inglis was awarded the 2015 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for changing his position on climate change at big political cost.
Environment
This Republican holds out hope for a Trump conversion on climate change
Culture
How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all-black Little League team
Former South Carolina congressman Bob Inglis says Donald Trump and his Republican party are "shrinking in science denial" on climate change because they don't like the solutions proposed by Democrats. But he says there's a simple conservative solution his
Environment
This Republican says his party’s denial of climate science is ‘courting disaster’ with voters
A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.
Environment
The Carolinas’ ‘thousand-year’ flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US
Confederate Flag
Culture
Is there a way to ‘re-brand’ the American South for the 21st Century?
Items left at a memorial at the Armed Forces Career Center are seen in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Justice
How do we define domestic terrorism? The legal meaning of a loaded term.
National Youth Front flyer
Conflict
In the US, domestic hate groups look to radicalize followers online and on campus
Suspected shooter Dylann Roof sits in a police vehicle in Shelby, North Carolina, June 18, 2015. Roof, a 21-year-old with a criminal record, is accused of killing nine people at a Bible-study meeting in a historic African-American church in Charleston, So
Justice
Should we call Dylann Roof a terrorist?
A man reacts while talking to police officer near the scene of shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.
Conflict
A call to prayer, a crime of hate, symbols of evil — and donations to a violated house of worship
Nurse Donna Riccardi administers a shot of Influenze virus vaccine to patient Deanna Joa at the New York Downtown Hospital in New York on January 10, 2013.
Health
The CDC says there’s a flu epidemic raging in America
Global Politics
Five senate races that tell the story of the 2010 elections
Global Politics
C Street: sex scandals, fundamentalism, family
Global Politics
Election preview: local primaries get tea party push
New York City’s Biggest Gun Bust
Global Politics
Voting underway across the country as Americans choose between Romney, Obama
Global Politics
Conservative politicians argues Republicans can lead in dealing with climate change
Global Politics
Politicians surprise, reach bipartisan agreement on six-month budget extension
Environment
Continental U.S. sets multiple heat records after blistering June
Environment
Invasive citrus disease found in California for the first time
Global Politics
Projections: Romney wins big in Florida primary
Global Politics
Voters in Florida head to polls for Republican presidential primary
Global Politics
As Florida polls shift, Romney and Gingrich battle over immigration stance
Global Politics
With Gingrich surging, Romney brings advantages into Florida ‘dogfight’
Global Politics
VIDEO: With S.C. Primary looming, voters have much to think about
Global Politics
Bad news for Romney: Perry drops out, Iowa Caucus takes back his victory
Global Politics
VIDEO: At South Carolina debate, GOP challengers push Romney
Global Politics
Romney supporters try to understand sometimes tepid support for his candidacy
Global Politics
South Carolina, Florida primaries up next for GOP presidential candidates
Global Politics
VIDEO: Romney cruises to victory in New Hampshire primary; Paul takes second
Global Politics
Voter ID laws a contentious issue as election season heats up
Global Politics
Super PACs making a difference in 2012 primary elections
Global Politics
Voters, candidates gearing up for Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary
Global Politics
Rick Santorum tries to capitalize on Iowa showing as New Hampshire primary looms
Global Politics
VIDEO: Michelle Bachmann drops out of GOP presidential primary; Perry stays in
Global Politics
After hours of delays, Romney earns 8-vote victory over Santorum
Global Politics
Sex scandals, Christian fundamentalism and American government
Global Politics
Employers wait for immigrant labor reform
Global Politics
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