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Morgan Tuck of the Connecticut Huskies shoots against Shatori Walker-Kimbrough of the Maryland Terrapins during the NCAA women's Final Four in Tampa, Fla.

Sports

Connecticut, Notre Dame Will Meet In Women's Championship Game

8:32am April 06, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Basketball powerhouse UConn has a chance at their 10th title after beating Maryland 81-58. They'll meet Notre Dame, who defeated South Carolina by one point earlier Sunday, in Tuesday's finals.

Louis Jordan (right), walks from the Coast Guard helicopter to the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va., after being found off the North Carolina coast, on Thursday. His family says he sailed out of a marina in Conway, S.C., on Jan. 23, and ha

National

Sailor, Missing For 66 Days, Rescued Off Cape Hatteras By Passing Ship

11:28am April 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Louis Jordan, who sailed out of a small marina in South Carolina in late January, had not been heard from until Thursday. That's when he was spotted on the upturned hull of his sailboat.

Plans To Explore For Oil Offshore Worry East Coast Residents

7:37am March 12, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

With memories of the massive BP spill still fresh, residents are hoping to stop offshore drilling and underwater seismic testing. Industry leaders say they follow rules meant to protect wildlife.

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These students and three fellow activists were sentenced to 30 days of prison labor for their protest against segregation at a Rock Hill, S.C., diner in 1961. Wednesday, a judge formally cleared them of their trespassing convictions.

National

Judge Throws Out Friendship 9's Civil Rights-Era Conviction

7:56pm January 28, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The nine men integrated a whites-only lunch counter in Rock Hill, S.C., in 1961, and refused to pay a fine. Their "jail, no bail" strategy became a rallying cry against Jim Crow.

Colleen Condon, left, and her partner Nichols Bleckley appear at a news conference in Charleston, S.C., in October, shortly after filing a federal lawsuit seeking the right to marry in South Carolina. A federal judge has ruled in their favor.

National

South Carolina Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Overturned

2:16pm November 12, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Rejecting the state's argument that it, not the U.S. government, has the authority to define marriage, a federal judge overturned South Carolina's ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday.

John Harris makes a weld for a test during a welding class at Spartanburg Community College in Spartanburg, S.C., on Oct. 22.

In South Carolina, A Program That Makes Apprenticeships Work

6:41pm November 06, 2014

by Uri Berliner

Apprenticeship programs have been in decline, but South Carolina is bucking the trend. Nearly 11,000 apprentices have been trained there since 2007 in fields ranging from manufacturing to nursing.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina voices his opposition to President Obama's choice of former Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as secretary of defense, on Capitol Hill last week.

Senate Decisions Could Put Lindsey Graham's Seat At Risk

11:55am February 23, 2013

by Tamara Keith

The South Carolina Republican has been outspoken in his criticism of President Obama's administration lately, particularly his opposition to Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. But this may have to do more with a possible primary challenge than the nomination itself.

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U.S. Rep. Tim Scott smiles during a news conference announcing him as Jim DeMint's replacement in the U.S. Senate at the South Carolina Statehouse on Monday in Columbia.

Politics & Government

South Carolina's New Senator A Tea Party Favorite, Staunch Obama Critic

9:18am December 18, 2012

by Brakkton Booker

South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott will move across the Rotunda to the Senate next month after being appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to replace retiring Sen. Jim DeMint. He will be the south's first black senator since the late 1800s, something he says speaks to the "evolution" of South Carolina.

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