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South Carolina congressman Sanford, ex-wife head to mediation

June 17, 2018 at 9:05 a.m.

South Carolina U.S. congressman Mark Sanford and his former wife have agreed to go to mediation over the latest spat arising from their divorce in 2010 after his extramarital affair...

South Carolina adopts mammoth as state fossil after origin debate

May 14, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) - The Columbian mammoth became the official state fossil of South Carolina on Tuesday, fulfilling a third-grader's dream, after months of delay stemming from...

South Carolina Senate won’t cut college budgets over gay-themed books

August 24, 2021 at 11:55 p.m.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday eliminated punitive budget cuts of almost $70,000 against two public universities over assignments of gay-themed literature but required them...

Ship taken by slaves 152 years ago found off South Carolina coast

May 14, 2019 at 1:02 a.m.

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) - U.S. marine archaeologists said on Tuesday they believe they have located a sunken Civil War-era ship that a group of African-American slaves in...

South Carolina Senate won’t cut college budgets over gay-themed books

May 23, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday eliminated punitive budget cuts of almost $70,000 against two public universities over assignments of gay-themed literature but required them...

U.S. treasure hunters return to ‘Ship of Gold’ sunk in 1857 hurricane

May 14, 2019 at 12:58 a.m.

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) - A deep-ocean exploration company is seeking to recover a lucrative haul of gold aboard the shipwreck of the SS Central America, nearly 160...

South Carolina town rallies ’round fired gay police chief

August 24, 2021 at 11:22 p.m.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A one-square-mile South Carolina town with four traffic lights is challenging the mayor's power to strip its lesbian police chief of her badge in what...

Musical shares stage with gay rights debate at South Carolina college

August 24, 2021 at 11:09 p.m.

Students at a South Carolina public university are snapping up tickets to the musical "Fun Home" after state lawmakers approved a proposed cut in school funding over the critically acclaimed...

South Carolina places monument to early civil rights judge

August 24, 2021 at 10:57 p.m.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina on Friday honored a late judge who in 1951 issued a fiery dissent in the first case that challenged racial segregation in U.S....

South Carolina places monument to early civil rights judge

May 14, 2019 at 12:53 a.m.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina on Friday honored a late judge who in 1951 issued a fiery dissent in the first case that challenged racial segregation in U.S....

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