News Alerts
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A hurricane watch has been issued for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Ida begins making its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S.
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In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress.
A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later.
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Lowe's home improvement stores are offering a special 10 percent discount to military personnel and retirees over the Veterans Day holiday.
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Rock Hill firefighters responded to a house fire Friday night around 10 p.m.
No one was living at the home on 243 West Black Street, said Capt. Scott Long of the Rock Hill Fire Department. One room was destroyed in the one-story dwelling, he said.
A damage estimate was unavailable.
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A bullet to the heart fired by a North Carolina police officer killed the man authorities think was a serial killer responsible for five deaths in South Carolina this summer.
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Seattle police on Saturday identified a 41-year-old man as the person suspected of shooting and killing a police officer on Halloween night.
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The roommate of a South Carolina woman charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of a 3-year-old girl in her care is also facing similar charges.
