The chairman of the task force that’s tracking where federal stimulus money is going in South Carolina says it isn’t creating new jobs so far.

The former chairman of the South Carolina Election Commission apologized Wednesday for an Internet posting that suggested a gorilla that escaped from the Columbia zoo was an ancestor of first lady Michelle Obama.

Two law enforcement agencies in South Carolina are using a mobile camera system that automatically records license plates and sounds an alarm for stolen cars and tags.

Members of President Barack Obama’s team say they
are open to a cooperative program using taxpayer money but not
government control.

Dealers opposed to the automaker’s plan to terminate
relationships with some 789 Chrysler franchises are headed back to
court Tuesday.

46 states have agreed to work together to develop common core standards for math and reading, but South Carolina is not one of them.

After meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Dresden, President Obama is
to fly by helicopter to the site of the Buchenwald concentration
camp.

There are no immediate reports of any major injuries or damage.

South Carolina taxpayers will be able to keep track of where federal stimulus money is spent and what impact it has.

Police say infant Emanuel Murray died after his mother’s ex-boyfriend threw him from a car on a Florida interstate.

Arlen Specter says he now finds his political philosophy “More in line with Democrats than Republicans.“

Iowa became the third state to allow gay marriage when the state supreme court ruled April 3 that a ban on same-sex marriage violated the Iowa constitution.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he’s furious about the incident and that the NYPD and another city agency didn’t tell him about the flight in advance after being notified last week.

The sole surviving Somali pirate from the foiled hijacking of the Maersk Alabama is due in a Manhattan court this afternoon.

A medical student will be arraigned Tuesday on a murder charge in Boston Municipal Court in connection with the death of a woman who may have been contacted through a Craigslist ad, police said.

GM executive says 1,600 employees will lose their jobs in next few days.

There have been reports that it’s either a Labradoodle or a Portuguese water dog.

Gertrude Baines has received a birthday gift
that very few people ever will: a proclamation from Guinness World
Records declaring her the oldest person on Earth. Baines turned 115
Monday.

Obama spent under five hours in the Iraq war zone, his first
visit there as president.

Authorities say suicide might have been his goal.

Funeral arrangements have been set for three slain Pittsburgh police officers.

Authorities have chained up Madoff’s $7 million yacht “Bull” at a marina in an exclusive enclave in the south of France.

One Texas high school student really loves duct tape.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Brown is due back in a Los Angeles
courtroom to enter a plea to charges he beat and threatened his
girlfriend, Rihanna.

In a White House speech, Obama said the IRS will start notifying consumers who purchased cars after Feb. 16 that they can deduct the cost of any sales and excise taxes. The program would remain in effect till year’s end.

President Obama told the audience Thursday that one of the most popular questions was whether legalization of the illicit drug would help pull the nation out of the recession.

As rates on 30-year mortgages fall to their lowest levels on record, President Barack Obama is pointing to refinancing as a lifeline for homeowners being stung by plunging home values.

President Barack Obama kicked off a first-of-its-kind Internet era town hall meeting at the White House, thanking participants for watching online.

Federal investigators say the government’s system for tracking foods through the supply chain is riddled with holes that could undermine efforts to find the source of a disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack.

The U.S. Postal Service today presented to Congress a comprehensive strategy for ensuring its long-term viability, despite recent sharp declines in mail volume caused by the current economic environment.