WASHINGTON - Senator. Vice presidential nominee. Leading presidential candidate. Political outcast. It was a rapid career ascent for John Edwards. Then it all came crashing down when the North Carolina Democrat on Friday admitted that he had an extramarital affair, though he denied fathering a daughter with the woman. (0) comments
CHICAGO - You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people - about half - have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity. (0) comments
Dr. Stacey E. Settle has been named the director of the Master of Business Administration Program at SC State College of Business. "I have been here before as an assistant professor of business administration and as the director of Student Services, and I know the structure and how the University operates, and I am excited about being back," said Dr. (0) comments
Regardless of your classification, all students must validate intent to enroll at SC State University for the 2008 Fall semester. (0) comments
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - When Republican John McCain suggested his running mate could support abortion rights and Democrat Barack Obama gave an anti-abortion senator a prime convention role, both were sending a subtle message to centrist voters. Neither presidential candidate was signaling a seismic shift in the nation's long-running if largely static debate over abortion rights. (0) comments
WASHINGTON - The country didn't get the energetic rebound in economic growth hoped for from the government's tax rebates in the second quarter, and the economy jolted into reverse at the end of 2007, raising new recession fears. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product, or GDP, increased at an annual rate of 1. (0) comments
JACKSON, Miss. - Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times. Freeman, 71, was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. (0) comments
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In a year of rising food prices and high fuel costs that are creating pressure to produce more ethanol, the country could really use a perfect corn crop. So far, it isn't happening. And depending on the right mix of sun, heat, rain and cool, it could drive prices up even further. (0) comments
BEIJING - A knife-wielding Chinese man attacked two relatives of a coach for the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball team at a tourist site in Beijing, killing one and injuring the other on the first day of the Olympics on Saturday, team officials and state media said. (0) comments
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Morgan Freeman's lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce. Freeman's lawyer, Bill Luckett, told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal newspaper that the divorce action is pending. Freeman's wife is Myrna Colley-Lee. (0) comments
"A virtual tug of war" with the department of Student life and the Student Government Association on opposing ends, is the best way to describe the events that unfolded at SC State's second SGA General Assembly on Sept 17. President George E. Cooper in his first SGA meeting was thrust into the position of referee as emotions ran high and tempers flared. (4) comments
WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of young people looking for summer work. Payroll cuts weren't as deep as the 72,000 predicted by economists, however. (0) comments
Three former Texas Southern University students who claimed the university retaliated against them by violating their First Amendment rights have been awarded $200,000. A federal jury will award punitive damages this week. Justin Jordan, Oliver J. Brown and William Hudson filed a lawsuit in 2005, claiming university officials targeted them after they disseminated information about former president Priscilla Slade and other university officials. (0) comments
WASHINGTON - John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats. (0) comments
South Carolina State University's campus is buzzing with excitement after the announcement of Dr. George E. Cooper as the 10th President of the institution. In preparation for the role as president, Cooper has been meeting with Interim President, Dr. Leonard McIntyre who was highly favored among Faculty for the position. (0) comments
BAGHDAD - Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. (0) comments
The McCain campaign is asking supporters to vote for their favorite of two videos which allude to bias on the part of the media. Entitled "The Media is in Love," these videos are a compilation of snippets from talk shows and interviews, showing journalists making complementary remarks and downright admissions of preference for Sen. (0) comments
LOS ANGELES - Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a. (0) comments
Lumus Byrd Jr. was elected as the new chairman of the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees. "I'm thankful for the trust my colleagues have in me," said Byrd after the election. The Rev. Dr. John Corbitt was tapped to be the new vice chairman while Robert Nance, will be the secretary. (0) comments
BAGHDAD - The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely to continue, possibly for years. But the Iraqi government and the U.S. now are able to shift focus from mainly combat to mainly building the fragile beginnings of peace - a transition that many found almost unthinkable as recently as one year ago. (0) comments
JERUSALEM (AP) - A written prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, asks God to guide him and guard his family, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday. "Lord - Protect my family and me," reads the note published in the Maariv daily. (0) comments
ATLANTA - Flight attendants discovered the body of a 61-year-old woman in the restroom of a plane shortly before the flight landed in Atlanta Wednesday morning, a spokeswoman for the airline said. It was unclear how the woman died, and how long she was in the restroom. (0) comments
Dr. George E. Cooper is SC State's 10th President. The University made the announcement that Cooper was unanimously selected as president on June 6, and will assume office on July 1, 2008. On his visit to SC State on April 28, Cooper told The Collegian that he wants to be a visionary leader and build a foundation for students' future. Cooper received a round of applause at the Open Forum held at Belcher Hall on that day which was comprised of mainly faculty, when he declared that he was already President and would act like it until someone told him otherwise. Cooper has held several educational and administrative positions including Professor of Animal Science, Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama, 1989 - 1991, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama, 1985 - 1988 and Dean, School of Agriculture and Home Economics and Associate Professor of Animal Science, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1983 - 1985. Read More.... (0) comments
Former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton plan to campaign together Friday in the small New Hampshire town of Unity, their first joint appearance meant to ease tensions over the closely fought Democratic primary. The location, announced Monday, was chosen not only for the symbolism of its name, but because each candidate received exactly 107 votes there in the Jan. (0) comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama has won over more than half of Hillary Rodham Clinton's former supporters, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll that finds party loyalty trumping hard feelings less than three weeks after their bruising Democratic presidential contest ended. (0) comments
Conservatives in South Carolina are outraged that the Palmetto state is being marketed as a new vacation hotspot for gay travelers. The Palmetto scoop quoted Sen. David Thomas (R-Greenville) as saying, "South Carolinians will be irate when they learn their hard earned tax dollars are being spent to advertise our state as 'so gay. (0) comments
CINCINNATI (AP) - The civil rights activists of the NAACP beg to differ with the Rev. Jesse Jackson. They think Democrat Barack Obama is doing a good job balancing his role as a black candidate with the need to speak to all races. The Illinois senator addresses the 99th meeting of the nation's largest civil rights organization as some blacks, mostly notably Jackson, have questioned whether the man who is in line to be the first black major-party presidential nominee is paying enough attention to the needs of blacks. (0) comments
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices shot up in June at the fastest pace in 26 years, with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring energy prices. The Labor Department reported the Consumer Price Index jumped 1.1 percent last month, much more than had been expected. (0) comments
CHICAGO - Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday that the New Yorker magazine's satirical cover depicting him and his wife as flag-burning, fist-bumping radicals doesn't bother him but that it was an insult to Muslim Americans. You know, there are wonderful Muslim Americans all across the country who are doing wonderful things," the presidential candidate told CNN's Larry King. (0) comments
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, sent outer bands of intermittent rain lashing the eastern Carolinas late Saturday as forecasters predicted it could dump several inches in some areas of drought-stricken North Carolina. (0) comments
LONDON - - Will Smith charmed the crowd, and Amy Winehouse wowed them just by showing up - but Nelson Mandela proved to be the biggest star of all at a concert Friday in honor of the South African statesman's 90th birthday. Acts including Queen, Razorlight, Leona Lewis and a host of African stars joined more than 40,000 music fans for the outdoor show in London's Hyde Park, hosted by movie star Smith and held to mark Mandela's birthday on July 18. (0) comments
Don Imus is defending a remark he made about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, saying he was trying to "make a sarcastic point." Imus spoke Tuesday on his morning show about the on-air comments that sparked a flurry of criticism. (0) comments
CHICAGO - The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for "regretfully crude" comments he made about Barack Obama's speeches in black churches during what he thought was a private conversation with a reporter. Jackson told CNN that the comments Sunday were in response to a question from a Fox News reporter about speeches on morality by the Democratic presidential candidate. (0) comments
CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian who worked his way to Hollywood success from an impoverished upbringing on Chicago's South Side, died Saturday at age 50. "Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles. Full Story........ (0) comments