Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, his daughter heard his pleas to come home alive
For more than 470 days, Eitan Gonen publicly pleaded with his daughter to stay alive while in Hamas captivity. He didn’t know ...
A $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims is in legal limbo as an unusual trial starts
When Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced a $4 billion settlement about a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe. As ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the ...
Murrells Inlet VFW Post faces $200K in building repairs, asks for community help to continue operating
A pillar of the local veteran community is asking for help to keep the organization going. VFW Post 10420 in Murrells Inlet ...
‘Hometown hero:’ Lake City honors native son, Challenger astronaut Ronald McNair
Nearly 40 years after Ronald McNair and six other crew members lost their lives aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, Lake City’s native son is still fondly ...
Myrtle Beach mayor says DEI office name change part of broader ‘restructuring’
A city management shakeup is behind the renaming of a Myrtle Beach agency previously focused solely on diversity, inclusion ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump ...
Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
President Donald Trump fired two of the three Democratic commissioners of the federal agency that enforces civil rights law in the workplace, an unprecedented move aimed at ...
Surfside Beach leaders eying rule changes for pier after aerialists’ performance
It’s not illegal yet for aerial artists to hone their skills off the Surfside Beach pier, but it soon could be. Officials on ...
Disturbing messages seen in empty lot in downtown Los Angeles are not nefarious, LAPD says
A patch of undeveloped land in downtown Los Angeles is going viral on social media for some distressing messages seen from ...
Federal judge hears request to block an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
The state of Alabama urged a federal judge Tuesday to allow the nation’s fourth execution with nitrogen gas to proceed next ...