Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part _ but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don't do the same.
In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.
An energy bill allowing South Carolina residents to retrofit their homes with no money down while also paying lower electricity bills has cleared a legislative panel.
South Carolina's problem-plagued Employment Security Commission is among a handful of agencies that don't require annual performances for their chief executive or director _ and critics of the agency say it's another sign the ESC needs an overhaul.
Rutgers suspended Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Tuesday for one game for misusing practice players.
Vancouver Olympic officials are confident concerns about the warm weather's effect on conditions at Cypress Mountain soon will be forgotten.
There's no bloody glove this time, no smoking gun, no faded music icon showing up in court wearing a wig that made it look like he plugged his finger into an electrical socket.
Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail _ for dental surgery.

Darryl Murphy, curator at South Carolina State University’s I.P. Standback Museum and Planetarium, knows first-hand how the historic “Rosenwald schools” contributed to the educational opportunities for African-Americans throughout the nation and state.
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An Orangeburg woman who pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend to death is asking to be eligible for parole.
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An Orangeburg County magistrate set bond at $50,000 on a former Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School band instructor accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student.
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Though the sun was shining brightly, the air was chilly as a crowd gathered Monday for the Orangeburg Massacre Commemoration Ceremony.
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