May 10, 2021 Confederate Memorial Day: South Carolina closes government offices in observance South Carolina will close state government offices Monday to mark Confederate Memorial Day.
May 7, 2021 Don Lemon downplays Democrat calling Tim Scott a racial slur as 'name-calling' On CNN's "New Day" on Friday, Don Lemon appeared to downplay a Texas Democrat's use of the racial slur "oreo" to describe Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., referring to it as merely "name-calling" and reasoning that many Black Americans are probably calling the Republican the same thing in the privacy of their own homes.
May 6, 2021 Fort Jackson IDs trainee accused of hijacking school bus with Army-issued M-4 A trainee from Fort Jackson in South Carolina has been arrested after he fled from the base and hijacked a school bus while carrying his gun, officials said.
May 6, 2021 Cancel culture gives pass to liberals who launched racial attacks at Tim Scott Almost immediately after Scott's speech ended, liberals on Twitter caused the term "Uncle Tim" — a play on the racial slur "Uncle Tom" — to trend for hours on the social media network until the site forcibly took it down.
May 5, 2021 South Carolina to bring back firing squads for executions South Carolina is poised to bring back firing squads to its list of execution methods amid a shortage of drugs to carry out lethal injections in an effort to resume capital punishment after a decade.
May 5, 2021 Texas Democrats' response to racial slur targeting Tim Scott subject of House GOP resolution A Texas Republican is introducing a resolution condemning the Democratic Party in the Lone Star State for their response to the party official who was allowed to keep his position after calling Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., an “oreo.”
May 5, 2021 Heavy rain brings flash flood emergency to Alabama, Southeastern states Heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions lashed the southeastern U.S. again Tuesday night, bringing extreme flooding to the Gulf Coast.
May 5, 2021 Texas Dems refuse resignation of official who called Scott an ‘oreo’: report A local Democratic Party in Texas said Tuesday that after days of reflection, it will not accept the resignation of its leader, who had faced swift backlash for calling Sen. Tim Scott, a Black Republican, an "oreo," according to a report.
May 4, 2021 South Carolina man who kidnapped and raped teen girl found dead in prison: report A 51-year-old man who kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old girl in 2006 was found dead in his prison cell just 14 years into a 421-year sentence on Monday, the State reports.
May 4, 2021 Texas Democratic official resigns after calling Tim Scott an 'oreo' Lamar County Democratic Party chair Gary O’Connor announced his resignation after calling South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott a racial slur in a Facebook post