Новости за 30.07.2016

WASHINGTON — In the most obvious ways, the Democratic and Republican national conventions could not have been more different — in tenor, tone, content and substance.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville police say a punch that knocked a man unconscious may be an example of attempted murder.

Prospecting home buyers searching for a Lowcountry market "find" — an area that’s rich with supply, in demand and listing prices at a comparative bargain — might look at Johns Island.

We ask James Pecis, Ben Gorham, Sir John, and more, in no uncertain terms, what it is that makes them look so good — and whether their clients and fans take note. Here are their responses.

Three years ago, Ed Reynolds read an article about the Little Free Library book exchange, a movement to build small shelters for books in neighborhoods. He decided to build one for his mother.

On a recent morning, Cindy Weaver photographed dolphins in Garden Creek that she thought to be "stranding" — a feeding skill where they nudge fish up on a bank and enjoy a meal.

FORT JACKSON — A Fort Jackson soldier who collapsed after finishing a two-mile run died of an overheated body temperature.

A decade ago, Mark Godwin left a successful career in food service, "decided to enter real estate and found his niche," says his new realty partner. He’s relocated again, but this time to a new firm rather than a different field.

Leasing out a house can be a lucrative deal for owners this summer, as most sectors of metro Charleston witness rate climbs.

Two 3,000-square-foot-plus floor plans priced in the $700,000s from FrontDoor Communities are available in Mount Pleasant’s Carolina Park.

A steadily-growing real estate agency in the Charleston area recently opened its second center, housing more than 50 agents.

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ local chapter will benefit from a national builder’s April fundraiser staged as a multiple-city open house event.

Sparked by a few "high-profile" transactions, William Means Real Estate set a record last month for the best sales period in its 83-year-history.

That trace of dust you’ve been breathing is one of your best friends during hurricane season.

Relatively warmer seas off South Carolina now mean any tropical cyclone that forms could strengthen rapidly as it approaches the coast. If ones does, its eye will be flaring "hot towers."

A Charleston area nonprofit that’s offered human service programs for 128 years adopted an original title this month to reflect its multi-faceted assistance base.

The cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) is the state tree of both Florida and South Carolina. A native tree steeped in history, cabbage palms have been used for centuries by indigenous peoples and settlers to the area for food, medicine and building materials.

President Duterte has lifted the government ceasefire with the communist rebels after the ultimatum he had set for the Maoist group to reciprocate the truce lapsed without action at 5 p.m. yesterday.

Amanda Griffin Jacob is not perfect. A little hard to grasp, yes, seeing as she—her life, career, marriage, family, how she looks in