Новости за 11.09.2016

CLEMSON — Voters were unimpressed with Clemson’s uneasy 30-24 victory over visiting Troy Saturday, and therefore demoted the Tigers three spots in the Associated Press rankings.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by calling on Americans to embrace the nation’s character as a people drawn from every corner of the world, from every religion and from every background. He said extremist groups will never be able to defeat the United States.

The Charleston County School Board is considering a proposal to tear down and rebuild Stono Park Elementary in West Ashley at a cost of $25 million.

Several local businesses are getting on board with a new program to encourage their customers to use public transit.

A child was injured by flying glass when a car was shot up outside a convenience store near Goose Creek.

On Sept. 11, a series of coordinated attacks brought planes crashing into the Pentagon, a field in Pennsylvania and the Twin Towers. We invited readers and public officials to share their thoughts on how that day changed their lives. Below are the submissions:

On Sept. 11, a series of coordinated attacks brought planes crashing into the Pentagon, a field in Pennsylvania and the Twin Towers. We invited readers and public officials to share their thoughts on how that day changed their lives. Below are the submissions:

There’s a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., but otherwise it should be sunny today in Charleston.

Intergalactic Bead Show

When the College of Charleston banned alcohol in frats and sororities last month, many assumed it had something to do with the university’s latest national ranking.

NEW YORK — Only this year, 15 years later, has Ground Zero become a truly different place.

I am writing to encourage Rep. Mark Sanford, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Tim Scott to move sentencing reform forward this year. We’ve seen instances of racial injustice for minorities all over the country.

As the debate rages over the bike/pedestrian lane on the Ashley River bridge, I have a question:

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s sit-down protest during the national anthem at football games is the wrong strategy for voicing his displeasure about racial injustices.

Growing up in Charleston in the 1960s I had my first encounter with a City of Charleston police lieutenant when I was 12 yeas old.

My morning commute involves I-526 east from West Ashley to Mount Pleasant between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. Every morning is a challenge to get from point A to point B.

After the General Assembly took some strong measures last year to fortify the DSS, the state was hopeful that its shameful record of failing its most vulnerable children would end.

The Charleston Board of Architectural Review will not lose its authority after all. An April court order related to the redevelopment of the Sergeant Jasper site threatened it, but Circuit Judge J.C. Nicholson wisely set his order aside on Aug. 30.

The Charleston Housing Authority wants to preserve Gadsden Green, one of the city’s oldest and largest housing projects.

WASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders ardently want conservative members of the House to not force a vote on impeaching the IRS commissioner. The public does not care about John Koskinen’s many misdeeds. And impeachment will distract attention from issues that interest the public. And because Democrats are not...

Fifteen years ago, on the day the World Trade Center fell, the Pentagon burned and almost 3,000 people died, hundreds of aircraft carrying thousands of frightened passengers were ordered to land.

Neither Donald J. Trump nor Hillary Rodham Clinton is a spring chicken.

NEW YORK — A design of translucent marble and glass was unveiled last week for a long-stalled performing arts center at the World Trade Center complex.

LOS ANGELES — "Step Up All In" director Trish Sie is stepping up to direct "Pitch Perfect 3." Producer and "Pitch Perfect 2" director Elizabeth Banks tweeted the news recently.

LOS ANGELES — "Young Frankenstein" will come alive in theaters once again on Oct. 5, with a live introduction from writer-director Mel Brooks, who will pay tribute to the classic spoof’s late star Gene Wilder.