SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station with groceries
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A shipment of much-needed groceries and belated Christmas presents finally arrived Monday morning at the International Space Station.
View ArticleSupreme Court won't hear land dispute over Manhattan park
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from New York property owners who say the federal government should compensate them for land converted to Manhattan's High Line Park.
View ArticleObama drops the tempered tone of his economic message
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For most of last year, President Barack Obama tempered his pitch on the economy: It may be improving, he would say, but millions of Americans had yet to benefit from the rebound.
View ArticleExtremist threat pits law enforcement against civil rights
CANBERRA, Australia -- The threat of Islamic extremism has justice officials balancing tougher law enforcement against the need to protect civil liberties, and that balance is struck in myriad ways...
View ArticleKosher market attack deepens fears among European Jews
MILAN -- The killing of four French Jews in last week's hostage standoff at a Paris kosher market has deepened the fears among European Jewish communities shaken by rising anti-Semitism and feeling...
View ArticleDivers find black boxes in AirAsia crash, retrieve one of them
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia -- Divers retrieved one black box Monday and located the other from the AirAsia plane that crashed more than two weeks ago, key developments that should help investigators...
View ArticleKerry will go to Paris to show solidarity with French people
AHMEDABAD, India -- Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he will travel to Paris this week to show solidarity with the French people, following sharp criticism of the Obama administration for not...
View ArticlePope: Fundamentalist terrorism result of 'deviant religion'
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Monday denounced the religious fundamentalism that inspired the Paris massacres and ongoing Mideast conflicts, saying the attackers were enslaved by "deviant forms of...
View ArticleKerry in Pakistan to shore up counterterror cooperation
ISLAMABAD -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Pakistan on Monday to press the country's leadership to step up the fight against extremists and eliminate safe havens for terror groups along...
View ArticleGroup calls for prayer after killings, break-ins
Local leaders said today's prayer service will not be about playing the blame game, but about finding solutions to the string of shootings, killings and break-ins that have recently plagued Aiken County.
View ArticleLawsuit: DSS fails to provide for SC children's basic needs
COLUMBIA -- A federal lawsuit says South Carolina's embattled child welfare agency is endangering kids in its care by failing to provide them with basic health care and the right kind of attention.
View ArticleRECing Crew's Artability Studio brings out the artist in many
NORTH AUGUSTA -- Immanuel Baptist Church buzzed with Picassos on Saturday morning at The RECing Crew's Artability Studio, a regular program filled with art and music.
View ArticleNo arrests made in weekend shooting death
No arrests have been made in the weekend shooting death of a North Augusta man, but investigators are pursuing several leads, according to the North Augusta Department of Public Safety.
View ArticleMLK Unity Award Breakfast set for Jan. 17
The Aiken Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha will sponsor its eighth annual MLK Unity Award Breakfast at on Saturday, Jan. 17.
View ArticleNo arrests in N.A. weekend shooting death
No arrests have been made in the weekend shooting death of a North Augusta man, but investigators are pursuing several leads, according to the North Augusta Department of Public Safety.
View ArticleGroup files ethics complaint against S.C. Rep. Mark Sanford
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A national advocacy group said S.C. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-Charleston, violated House ethics rules by accepting a six-figure stock payout from an online mortgage broker after taking...
View ArticleLawsuit: DSS fails to provide for S.C. children's basic needs
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina's embattled child welfare agency is endangering kids under its supervision by failing to provide them with basic health care and the right kind of attention, according to a...
View ArticleConstruction could affect parking at Spring Steeplechase
The Aiken Steeplechase Association is going to lose a large area in the infield that it uses for parking during its racing events at Bruce's Field, which was formerly known as Ford Conger Field. The...
View ArticlePedestrian hit, killed on highway
A 63-year-old Gloverville man was attempting to cross Highway 421 near Ash Street when he was fatally struck by a Chevrolet SUV on Monday, according to a report from Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton.
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