http://www.mail.com/locations/12130-south-carolina.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/12130-south-carolina.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089700-sc-slave-cabin-dismantled-smithsonian-display.html EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — As a cool sea breeze wafted across a 17th century South Carolina plantation that once grew prized sea island cotton, workers this week carefully disassembled, measured and numbered wooden planks from a dilapidated antebellum slave cabin. Once one of about two dozen on slave row at Point of Pines Plantation, the cabin will be shi... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:23:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089700-sc-slave-cabin-dismantled-smithsonian-display.html 2013-05-16T09:23:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2085430-parents-sue-sc-hospital-childs-sex-surgery.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted. Lawyers for Pam and Mark Crawford said Tuesday they were suing the Department of Social Services for having irreversible surgery performed on a 16-month-old chi... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2085430-parents-sue-sc-hospital-childs-sex-surgery.html 2013-05-14T20:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2079718-kenseth-passes-busch-1st-darlington-victory.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth is quickly showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. JGR president J.D. Gibbs knew he was getting a champion in Kenseth. ... Sun, 12 May 2013 04:19:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2079718-kenseth-passes-busch-1st-darlington-victory.html 2013-05-12T04:19:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078224-kyle-busch-wins-5th-nationwide-race-this-season.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch figured it'd be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series after all the wins he'd racked up for Joe Gibbs Racing. A year on his own and out of Victory Lane, though, taught Busch a hard lesson. Back with JGR, Busch is back to his dominant ways in Nationwide racing. He won his fifth race of the year, pushing pas... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:53:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078224-kyle-busch-wins-5th-nationwide-race-this-season.html 2013-05-11T02:53:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077200-matt-kenseth-pleased-with-appeal-outcome.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth was in Canada when J.D. Gibbs sent him the results of their appeal to NASCAR to reduce sweeping penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing. "J.D. kept texting me and the texts just kept getting longer and longer," Kenseth said Friday. "I'm like, 'Wait a minute. They did what? They gave us that back?'" They sure did. Aside from... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:31:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077200-matt-kenseth-pleased-with-appeal-outcome.html 2013-05-10T23:31:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070704-mark-sanford-renews-career-build-reputation.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Now that former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has resurrected a once-promising political career by regaining his old House seat, he'll have to rebuild the reputation that once earned him praise as a possible presidential contender among colleagues. The Republican preached fiscal responsibility during his three terms in Congress ... Thu, 09 May 2013 00:27:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070704-mark-sanford-renews-career-build-reputation.html 2013-05-09T00:27:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070242-despite-scandal-ex-sc-gov-sanford-office.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Four years after scandal derailed his political career, ex-Republican Gov. Mark Sanford once again holds a South Carolina political office, winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday after a race in which he battled his past and an opponent who outdid him in fundraising. Sanford's resurrection was completed when he defeated De... Wed, 08 May 2013 02:47:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070242-despite-scandal-ex-sc-gov-sanford-office.html 2013-05-08T02:47:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067960-ex-sc-gov-sanford-political-office.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford revived a scandal-scarred political career by winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday in a district that hasn't elected a Democrat in three decades. The comeback was complete when he defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of political satirist Stephen Colbert... Wed, 08 May 2013 02:06:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067960-ex-sc-gov-sanford-political-office.html 2013-05-08T02:06:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062742-ex-gov-sanford-seeks-2nd-chance-south-carolina.html BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — One congressional candidate is a former Republican governor seeking redemption after his career imploded in a public saga involving lies, the Appalachian Trail and an Argentine mistress. His Democratic opponent is a famous comedian's sister who's trying to benefit from her rival's damaged reputation. In a bizarre campaign that has ro... Sat, 04 May 2013 15:57:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062742-ex-gov-sanford-seeks-2nd-chance-south-carolina.html 2013-05-04T15:57:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's "first in the South" primary — still three years away. Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a tea party favorite with nation... Sat, 04 May 2013 14:38:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html 2013-05-04T14:38:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062190-cruz-urges-gop-to-work-together-senate-control.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is urging Republicans to work together to help the party take back the Senate next year, telling South Carolina Republicans that, in his words, "change can come quickly." Cruz spoke at a South Carolina GOP dinner Friday night. He says the GOP fell on hard times during the second term of President George W. Bush an... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062190-cruz-urges-gop-to-work-together-senate-control.html 2013-05-04T01:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062132-biden-sc-republicans-america.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is scolding Republicans in Congress, telling Democrats in South Carolina that the new Republican Party is down on America. Biden is questioning what Republicans don't understand about the U.S. and the people who built the country and fought to defend it. He says the one thing all Democrats have in common is a... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:00:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062132-biden-sc-republicans-america.html 2013-05-04T01:00:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061614-proposed-sc-budget-junk-food-governor.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to keep junk food out of the governor's mansion. State senators inserted a clause in the 2013-14 budget plan that would bar Gov. Nikki Haley's office and the Governor's Mansion from buying junk food with public money, whether for employee treats or entertaining. The move was a response to state ... Fri, 03 May 2013 19:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061614-proposed-sc-budget-junk-food-governor.html 2013-05-03T19:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053002-with-1-week-to-go-sanford-subject-attacks.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford can't seem to escape attacks on the extramarital affair that derailed his political career, which he hopes to revive in a special congressional election that is now a week away. For months, his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, refused to criticize Sanford's affair — which was unc... Wed, 01 May 2013 01:42:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053002-with-1-week-to-go-sanford-subject-attacks.html 2013-05-01T01:42:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050592-sanford-colbert-busch-trade-jabs-sc-debate.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, trying to revive his political career, and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch traded verbal jabs on his past indiscretions and her liberal political supporters during a spirited debate Monday night — their only scheduled meeting in the race for the state's vacant 1st Congressional District seat. ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:07:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050592-sanford-colbert-busch-trade-jabs-sc-debate.html 2013-04-30T03:07:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2049694-f-scott-fitzgeralds-handwritten-ledger-online.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An intriguing peek into the daily scribbles and life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald is now available online, just weeks before the opening of the movie "The Great Gatsby." Researchers from the University of South Carolina's Thomas Cooper Library put a digital version of the famed author's handwritten financial ledger on their website ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2049694-f-scott-fitzgeralds-handwritten-ledger-online.html 2013-04-28T15:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047788-sc-woman-pleads-guilty-mentally-ill-4-slayings.html PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman with multiple personalities was seized by one that didn't know right from wrong when she killed four relatives and tried to pin the killings on one of her sons she had just shot in the head, a psychologist testified Friday as she admitted to the slayings. Susan Hendricks, 49, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to f... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:16:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047788-sc-woman-pleads-guilty-mentally-ill-4-slayings.html 2013-04-26T21:16:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047576-mom-4-kids-killed-sc-fire-faces-charges.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The mother of four South Carolina children killed in an accidental mobile home fire was charged Friday in their deaths, authorities said. Hope Hawkins, 21, faces four counts each of homicide by child abuse and unlawful conduct toward a child, Darlington County Sheriff's Capt. Andy Locklair said. State and local authorities found no s... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047576-mom-4-kids-killed-sc-fire-faces-charges.html 2013-04-26T19:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042526-official-4-children-killed-sc-mobile-fire.html HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Firefighters racing to stamp out a mobile home fire Wednesday met with flames shooting from windows as a woman and others looking on pleaded for them to save four young children inside, witnesses told investigators. All four children, including twin girls, perished. It took firefighters less than 10 minutes to put out the fire once... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:48:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042526-official-4-children-killed-sc-mobile-fire.html 2013-04-25T00:48:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035460-mcdowell-wins-playoff-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Graeme McDowell found just the pick-me-up after a frustrating week at the Masters. The 2010 U.S. Open champion missed the cut at the season's first major by a stroke. Disappointed, he left Augusta National and headed to the RBC Heritage with his fiancee, parents and several friends to de-stress and have fun. ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:38:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035460-mcdowell-wins-playoff-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-22T07:38:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033998-hoffmans-hot-start-lead-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Charley Hoffman thought he was through with Harbour Town Golf Links and the RBC Heritage. Turns out, he just wasn't ready as a younger player to handle one of the PGA Tour's trickiest layouts. Hoffman missed the cut his first time here in 2006, then didn't do much better the next visit, going 72-80 on the weekend in 2009 a... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:33:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033998-hoffmans-hot-start-lead-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-20T22:33:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033180-snedeker-cut-rain-delayed-2nd-round-sc.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Brandt Snedeker gets to play on at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage after the second-round wrapped up Saturday morning. There were 17 golfers left on the course when the second round was suspended Friday evening because of darkness and impending rain. Then the cut was at 1-over par and Snedeker was among the group at 2-over af... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:59:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033180-snedeker-cut-rain-delayed-2nd-round-sc.html 2013-04-20T13:59:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032964-rookie-steve-lebrun-stays-focused-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Steve LeBrun knows better than anyone how long he's waited to play championship golf on the PGA Tour. LeBrun also understands he's only halfway down the road to what he hopes to achieve at the RBC Heritage. The 34-year-old PGA Tour rookie shot a second straight 68 on Friday to share the lead with Kevin Streelman and Charley... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:07:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032964-rookie-steve-lebrun-stays-focused-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-20T07:07:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032494-streelman-mix-rain-delayed-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Kevin Streelman looks ready to make contending at PGA Tour events a habit, while Brandt Snedeker was poised for an early exit at the RBC Heritage in the rain-delayed second round Friday. Streelman, who won his first tour title last month at the Tampa Bay Championships, shot a 1-under 70 before the wind picked up at Harbour ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:06:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032494-streelman-mix-rain-delayed-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-19T23:06:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2030404-davis-contention-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Brian Davis is tired of being celebrated solely for his sportsmanship at the RBC Heritage. He's ready to add a championship at Harbour Town Golf Links. Davis had eight birdies on his final 14 holes for a 6-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Kevin Streelman and Charley Hoffman after the first round Thursday. Davis lost to Jim... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:20:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2030404-davis-contention-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-19T07:20:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2029696-day-leishman-contention-rbc-heritage.html HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jason Day and Marc Leishman kept the Australian flag flying high at the RBC Heritage. Four days after countryman Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, Day and Leishman shot 4-under 67 and trailed leader Brian Davis by two shots Thursday after the first round at Harbour Town Golf Links. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:53:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2029696-day-leishman-contention-rbc-heritage.html 2013-04-18T22:53:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027468-labor-nominee-perez-pledges-open-mind.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez sought to assure senators Thursday that he would approach the job with an open mind and a willingness to work with business and labor groups alike to create new jobs. "You will always have a person who has an open and balanced approach," Perez told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Comm... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:40:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027468-labor-nominee-perez-pledges-open-mind.html 2013-04-18T17:40:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028368-senate-panel-backs-moniz-energy-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Energy Committee has overwhelmingly endorsed the nomination of physicist Ernest Moniz to lead the Energy Department. The energy panel voted 21-1 Thursday to endorse Moniz, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina was the only lawmaker to oppose Moniz. Scott says he o... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:17:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028368-senate-panel-backs-moniz-energy-chief.html 2013-04-18T15:17:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025074-trespassing-accusation-leaves-sanford.html MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's political comeback already hinged on persuading conservative voters in the state's Lowcountry to forgive him for past infidelity and political mistakes. Now he'll have to do it with his ex-wife accusing him of repeatedly trespassing in her home. That revelation prompted the National Rep... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:18:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025074-trespassing-accusation-leaves-sanford.html 2013-04-17T21:18:11Z