- New Spoleto season opens in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The 36th edition of the Spoleto Festival USA is open in Charleston.
GOP's Rubio plans to sell books in swing states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is planning a swing-state summer bus tour that will also roll through South Carolina, the early presidential primary battleground.
- Gov. Haley uses piñata video in fundraising appeal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is using video of a union leader whacking a piñata with an image of her face as a campaign fundraiser.
Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time.
- Coast Guard cutter heading to Philippines
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In a ceremony marked by maritime pomp, a decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter based in Charleston has been turned over to the Philippine Navy.
- Former DC Mayor Marion Barry hospitalized in Vegas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry has been hospitalized in Las Vegas.
Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off SC coast
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner.
- Nick Flanagan wins BMW Charity Pro-Am
GREER, S.C. (AP) — Nick Flanagan won the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am for the second time in six years, beating fellow Australian Cameron Percy on Sunday with a par on the third hole of a playoff.
- Cocker spaniel rescued from 30-foot fall into well
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Deputy sheriffs and rescue personnel in South Carolina have reunited a 4-year-old cocker spaniel with her family after she fell down a 30-foot well.
Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows
She was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at 5 and crossing the desert with her father, she clutched a microphone before a crowd in New York's Union Square.
