U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina has been hospitalized with what appears to be a "chronic viral-type infection," according to a statement from his office Thursday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson drove 75 minutes north to Rock Hill's South Pointe High three springs ago to watch cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the Palmetto State's top-ranked recruit for the class of 2009. Johnson wound up seeing the nation's top-ranked recruit for the class of 2011.
Are the new airport security screening methods safe? CNN's Anderson Cooper asks tough questions.
Airline pilots who want to skip certain airport screening measures -- saying it's wasteful to search pilots for sharp objects when they can bring down planes with their bare hands -- are finally getting their way.
The sensors know when Charlton Hall Jr. wakes up to go to the bathroom. They know how much time he spends in bed. They watch him do jigsaw puzzles in the den. They tattle when he opens the refrigerator.
Winter weather is being blamed for a multi-car pile up in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Brothers Peter and Marty Brown scraped together $4000 in 1992 to follow in their father's footsteps and launch their own commercial sign-making business called Colite, International LTD.
A South Carolina sign company finds new ways to stay competitive in tough economic times.
Planning on boosting your income this holiday season by grabbing a temporary job in retail? Take a number. Retail employers, who usually boost their workforce ahead of the year-end shopping frenzy, have suffered dismal sales this year and are gearing up for a rough holiday season. With staffing levels already down, there will likely be a noticeable decline in openings for seasonal workers.
"I'll never forget everything we've been thru," says the sole survivor of the '08 plane crash
FSB: Good chemistryupdated: Tue Aug 11 2009 12:18:00
Shri Thanedar's job is to help companies beat the competition. His secret? Chemistry.
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps will not face criminal charges in connection with a November party at which he was photographed using a bong, a South Carolina sheriff said Monday.
The local police department "is making an effort to determine if Mr. Phelps broke the law" when he was snapped with a bong
A South Carolina sheriff's office is investigating whether Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps smoked marijuana on the University of South Carolina campus.
The severely burned musician files a lawsuit alleging a "breach of duty" by the pilots, who were killed in the Learjet crash
Schools and states will now have to track and lift the graduation rates for all students under regulations being announced Tuesday by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings
"She's there for him and will be for as long as it takes," a source close to Moakler tells PEOPLE
Plus: A memorial fund has been established for the families of those lost in the tragedy
The doomed crew piloting a Learjet that crashed on takeoff, killing four people and injuring two popular musicians, thought a tire blew as they hurtled down the runway
A plane crashes in Columbia, South Carolina, killing four. Jennifer Wilson from WIS reports from the crash scene.
A man who came across a fiery jet crash said he saw former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies by ripping off their clothing.
The cockpit voice recorder offers evidence of the cause of the fatal air accident
"We're waiting a bit to see what God brings," her mother says in the aftermath of the plane crash
Friday's show "had a really good vibe," says the photog who snapped the drummer and the deejay
Both are in a burn unit and four others are dead after their plane took off in South Carolina
Hours after performing for thousands of South Carolina college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash
Every once in a while, history unfolds at an American political convention.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Steve Spurrier points to a box on the back wall of his office, the one that hangs about 10 feet from where his 1966 Heisman Trophy sits. "That's from my first hole-in-one at Augusta National," the South Carolina coach says, grinning. "It was just the par-3 course, though."
A man scheduled to be executed on Friday was issued a stay just minutes before he was to be electrocuted
Lower-priced hotels have long been the realm of Muzak-filled lobbies outfitted with worse-for-wear furniture and industrial carpeting. But the genre has entered a new era. A wine bar? A sleek lounge area? Free Wi-Fi?
The country star got caught in an elevator hoist as he made his entrance
An imprisoned killer who was 12 years old when he committed a double murder, and then was given a 30-year sentence, was denied a hearing by the Supreme Court Monday.
Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply them
Question: With all the woes in the subprime market and considering the reports that some money market funds hold money in securities that include subprime debt, should I be worried that my money market fund may "break the buck"? - Keith Lobel, Columbia, S.C.
Staying healthy when it's hot
Temperatures reached record highs across much of the Southeast on Thursday, while rainy weather cooled off many of the mid-Atlantic states.
Q My wife and I want to buy. Should we wait to see if prices fall, or take advantage of today's low mortgage rates? —Heath Hewett, Columbia, S.C.
SI.com: What a Rideupdated: Mon Feb 12 2007 12:17:00
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Detroit led all U.S. metro areas in the percentage of homes entering foreclosure during the third quarter, at more than four times the national average, according to a report released Friday.
CNNMoney: Big-city taxesupdated: Mon Apr 10 2006 10:54:00
Here's what a family of four with annual income of $100,000 would pay in major state and local taxes for each state's largest city and Washington, D.C. These estimates are based on 2004 data and were compiled by the government of the District of Columbia.
In one weekend, Debbie Este, the New Orleans mother rescued with her two teenage daughters from the attic of their flooded home, left a Baton Rouge shelter for temporary housing in South Carolina, and was reunited with her brother, Aldo, by phone.
CNNMoney: Shaky market fearsupdated: Mon May 16 2005 11:31:00
I want to start investing for retirement, but I'm worried that the market looks too shaky right now. Do you think I should wait?
Five Marines have been suspended and another put on administrative duty during an investigation into the drowning of a recruit in a training pool at Parris Island, South Carolina, a Marine Corps spokesperson said Saturday.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money ) - "Psst," the shadowy figure whispered to me. "Hey buddy. Want some MMOG?"
From Paul Begala, CNN's "Crossfire" co-host:
Dale Fountain, CNN Election Express bus driver:
Money Magazine: Be A Better Investorupdated: Tue May 01 2001 00:01:00
DR. REGINALD PARKER Physician, 44 Columbia, S.C.
DEAR ANNIE: I am interviewing for a management job at a FORTUNE 500 company that will investigate my background, and I'm afraid of what it might find. About three years ago I was on my way home fro...
Like any good family practitioner, Dr. Reginald Parker believes in protecting against loss. So he begins his financial exams with some basic questions: What stocks do the mutual funds own? What ind...
Benjamin and Sherry Thomas had come a long way when we interviewed them for our March 1997 story, "Blacks and Whites Differ as Investors--Sharply." After a decade of letting their retirement saving...
Back in 1991, when Deborah Clary was hired at 22 as office manager for J.E. Wilson Advisors, a Columbia, S.C. financial planning firm, she knew absolutely zip about mutual funds. She had just earne...
Money Magazine: START SPREADING THE NEWS updated: Wed Apr 01 1992 00:01:00
I was amused to see that, of the 50 United States, New York State placed 51st in your January tax rankings. Your rating only confirms my long-held belief that New York is a foreign country. Yes, ye...