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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach areas have had one of their driest Aprils in state history. Farmers are taking the brunt of it.

The South Carolina Drought Response Committee met Thursday ...Read more

When Adriana Gomez-Weston first got the offer for her current job in Seattle, she was ecstatic.

Working for the catering company Compass, she estimated that she'd make around $60,000 a year before taxes. That sounded high...Read more

NEW YORK — Broadway’s famed Eugene O’Neill Theatre caught fire Monday, with the blaze quickly escalating to three alarms and causing substantial damage, FDNY officials said.

The electrical fire broke out in a rear ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Star Tribune has won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for its newsroom-wide coverage of a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church last summer.

Marjorie Miller, administrator of the ...Read more

NEW YORK — A United Airlines flight hit a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon, sending the truck driver to the ...Read more

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have reached an agreement to resolve their legal dispute, bringing an abrupt end to a high-profile and increasingly contentious battle that had been set to go to trial later this month.

“...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law the congressional map his office created.

Within hours, opponents filed a lawsuit.

DeSantis’ plan could add four more seats for the Republican Party. It...Read more

Rivian Automotive has attracted die-hard fans by building a battery-powered truck with enough muscle for off-roading as well as the acceleration and suspension to comfortably glide through city streets. Its little brother...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took a first step Monday to consider anti-abortion challenges to medication that has been commonly used to end early pregnancies for 25 years.

The justices moved quickly to put on hold an ...Read more

California regulators are seeking to suspend State Farm's license for up to a year and levy millions in penalties against the insurer, alleging it mishandled January 2025 wildfire claims in Los Angeles County.

The ...Read more

Americans’ views on crime often don’t match reality — and a new report suggests those perceptions are shaped as much by personal experiences and economic conditions as by crime itself.

The analysis, released by the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Charges against two Brooklyn Park women who sprang into action to help save an ICE agent having a seizure have been dismissed.

Despite their heroics in January, Tiffany “Tippy” Amundson, 39, and ...Read more

Sending humans out past the moon for the first time in more than half a century enticed nearly 350,000 people to descend on Florida's Space Coast for the Artemis II mission that launched from Kennedy Space Center.

NASA’...Read more

Imagine receiving a test result that tells you your body is biologically five years older than your chronological age. You exercise regularly, get good sleep, eat healthy meals and have a happy personal life. What have ...Read more

Somewhere between 5% and 7% of U.S. households have rooftop solar panels. Many more Americans want them, but high costs, building locations and landlord restrictions are key obstacles.

As someone who has ...Read more

Not all earthquake faults behave the same. Some stick and snap, causing earthquakes. Others move slowly over time.

For years, the leading explanation for slow-moving faults has been that high-pressure fluids ...Read more

As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic?

For years, advocates have argued the point.

Yet the question...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re ...Read more

Heidi Klum feels thrilled by her cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2.

The 52-year-old model has a small part in The Devil Wears Prada 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2006 original film, and Heidi is delighted that her part...Read more

Dana Delany felt starstruck by Robert Redford.

The 70-year-old actress worked with the Hollywood legend's son, Jamie Redford, on Spin, the 2003 drama movie that also starred Ryan Merriman, Stanley Tucci, Paula Garces and ...Read more