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Trump's aluminum and steel tariffs set to go into effect today

It could be another whirlwind week for international trade. New tariffs targeting steel and aluminum imports goes into effect today.

Prog for Wishes happening this week!

Prog for Wishes is back for another year! Some of the most elite musicians from across the area are coming out this Thursday to put on a whole concert of progressive rock - and it all benefits Make-A-Wish.

Trump directs US Treasury to stop minting new pennies because of rising cost

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.

Immigration Birthright Citizenship In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, a woman in Sullivan City, Texas, who said she entered the country illegally, walks with her daughter who was born in the United States, but was denied a birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Third federal judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship

A third federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally.

SC Supreme Court has set Brad Sigmon's execution for 3/7/25. He murdered his estranged girlfriend’s parents in Greenville County in 2001.

SC sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber. The justices on Friday rejected a request from Brad Sigmon’s lawyers to delay setting a date for his death until they get autopsy results from the inmate killed in last week’s lethal injection.

Some Rock Hill neighbors want changes made to City's proposed 100+ acre park project

Rock Hill's Planning Commission voted this past Tuesday to recommend City Council approve zoning City property as a park.

College baseball returns to Truist Field this spring

Truist Field will host two college baseball games this upcoming spring as part of the 2025 Charlotte Knights Collegiate Baseball Series.

2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order

A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.

Some South Carolina teachers feel censored after more books are banned from schools

The South Carolina Board of Education voted Tuesday to ban four books from all state schools. This decision has shocked some students and parents.

Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women’s sports.

A U.S. Postal Service employee loads parcels outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

US Postal Service reverses ban on Hong Kong-China packages

The post office had announced Tuesday that it would no longer accept parcels from China and Hong Kong after the U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods and ended a customs exception that allowed small value parcels to enter the U.S. without paying tax.