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May 13, 2021

Fort Jackson pauses 'weapons immersion training' after Army trainee goes AWOL, hijacks bus

Officials at the Army’s Fort Jackson in South Carolina have suspended weapons immersion training a week after a trainee allegedly went AWOL with his unloaded rifle and hijacked a school bus.

May 13, 2021

South Carolina DOE requires masks on buses after Gov. McMaster repeals school mandate

South Carolina will enforce a mask mandate on school buses after the governor dropped requirements for masks in schools statewide this week, the state’s Department of Education announced. 

May 12, 2021

Gas shortage: Police in NC city tell residents to ‘limit non-essential travel’ as ‘fuel crisis’ spirals

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is warning residents in and around the North Carolina city to “limit non-essential travel” as panic buying following the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline last week is increasingly causing the state’s gas pumps to run dry. 

May 10, 2021

Confederate Memorial Day: South Carolina closes government offices in observance

South Carolina will close state government offices Monday to mark Confederate Memorial Day. 

May 7, 2021

Don Lemon downplays Democrat calling Tim Scott a racial slur as 'name-calling'

On CNN's "New Day" on Friday, Don Lemon appeared to downplay a Texas Democrat's use of the racial slur "oreo" to describe Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., referring to it as merely "name-calling" and reasoning that many Black Americans are probably calling the Republican the same thing in the privacy of their own homes.

May 6, 2021

Fort Jackson IDs trainee accused of hijacking school bus with Army-issued M-4

A trainee from Fort Jackson in South Carolina has been arrested after he fled from the base and hijacked a school bus while carrying his gun, officials said.

May 6, 2021

Cancel culture gives pass to liberals who launched racial attacks at Tim Scott

Almost immediately after Scott's speech ended, liberals on Twitter caused the term "Uncle Tim" — a play on the racial slur "Uncle Tom" — to trend for hours on the social media network until the site forcibly took it down.

May 5, 2021

South Carolina to bring back firing squads for executions

South Carolina is poised to bring back firing squads to its list of execution methods amid a shortage of drugs to carry out lethal injections in an effort to resume capital punishment after a decade.

May 5, 2021

Texas Democrats' response to racial slur targeting Tim Scott subject of House GOP resolution

A Texas Republican is introducing a resolution condemning the Democratic Party in the Lone Star State for their response to the party official who was allowed to keep his position after calling Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., an “oreo.”

May 5, 2021

Heavy rain brings flash flood emergency to Alabama, Southeastern states

Heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions lashed the southeastern U.S. again Tuesday night, bringing extreme flooding to the Gulf Coast.