FDA issues new requirements to improve defibrillator safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of heart-zapping defibrillators to submit more data on the emergency care devices after years of recalls and manufacturing...
View ArticleFacebook launching Trending Super Bowl for the big game
PHOENIX - As Facebook's latest step into sports, the social media giant is launching Trending Super Bowl – a real-time hub for content from Sunday's game between the Patriots and Seahawks.
View ArticleAfter setting iPhone record, what does Apple do next?
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple CEO Tim Cook said consumer demand for new iPhones has been "staggering" and "hard to comprehend." That helped the company report record-smashing earnings for its latest quarter...
View ArticleNew Englanders dig out after forecasters get it right
BOSTON - Trudging through knee-high snow, New Englanders began digging out from a blizzard Wednesday with grudging respect for the forecasters, who missed the mark in New York but were right on the...
View ArticleLibyan group loyal to Islamic State claims hotel attack
TRIPOLI, Libya - A Libyan affiliate of the extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack on a Tripoli luxury hotel that killed 10 people, including an American and four...
View ArticleChina criticizes Alibaba in report withheld until after IPO
BEIJING ­­- Chinese regulators accused e-commerce giant Alibaba of permitting sales of fake goods and hurting consumers in a report that was withheld until now to avoid disrupting the...
View ArticleCuomo, de Blasio, defend strict NYC storm regulations
NEW YORK - They appeared to be scenes from a frozen apocalypse.
View ArticleCouncil to hold private session on city manager
Aiken City Council will meet today behind closed doors to discuss city manager applications.
View ArticleSRS announces new executive position
Dave Moody, the site manager for the Savannah River Site, recently named Thomas Johnson to the new senior executive position for the Savannah River associate deputy manager.
View ArticleAiken native plays key role in dramatic rescue at sea
An Aiken native was involved in a dramatic rescue at sea after an airplane ran out of fuel and went down about 11 miles off the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Sunday night.
View ArticleRemembering Sandy Rogers three years later
Frances Williams waits each day for something she knows will never come.
View ArticleMillbrook names most improved students
The following students at Millbrook Elementary were the most improved for the second nine weeks: Mickaela Atterberry, Mason Moore, Benjamin Everett, Mitzi Beltran, Zachary Alasin, Jaiden Fitch, CJ...
View ArticleBookings for Jan. 29
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Jan. 27. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although...
View ArticleSecurity Federal Corp. announces increase in earnings
Security Federal Corp., the holding company for Security Federal Bank, has announced earnings for the end of 2014.
View ArticleLocal churches offer space for the "Point in Time Count"
Mental Health America of Aiken County is extending the invitation Saturday to participate in the "Point in Time Count" at two area churches.
View ArticleCouncil to hold private session on city manager
Aiken City Council will meet today behind closed doors to discuss city manager applications.
View ArticleSRS cleanup projection pushed back to 2065
The Savannah River Site's liquid waste contractor said the projected closure of one of its liquid waste tanks has been pushed back eight months. The statement comes after the Energy Department said...
View ArticleTestimony in Carter murder trial to begin Monday
Attorneys today will begin seating the 12 men and women who will decide the fate of Stephon Carter, and court testimony will begin Monday.
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