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VIDEO: In Mexico, journalists operate in danger

In Mexico, where 53 journalists have been slain in six years, some outlying regions have become “zones of silence,” where news of beheadings and other atrocities barely filter out. Fear has grown so pervasive that gangsters can mute the news media in some states without killing a single journalist...

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BUSINESS CALENDAR

Sunday business calendar, May 12

Upcoming events planned by Midlands area associations & clubs
THE CIVIL WAR: 150 YEARS LATER

Stonewall Jackson’s death likely pneumonia

Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War.
POLITICS

AP: SC Gov. Sanford back in political office

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has redeemed a political career sidelined by scandal by winning his old congressional seat.
STATE

Mark Sanford redeems career, heading to Congress

In a story of political redemption, Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after his career was derailed by scandal four years ago.
AUTO RACING

Video: Nelson Piquet Jr., Brian Scott react to fight

Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott react to a fight that broke out after the two argued after Friday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond.
CRIME

Traffic blocked on Laurel and Assembly Streets in downtown Columbia

Rush hour traffic is blocked in downtown Columbia while police check out a ‘suspicious’ package .
WORLD

Former British PM Thatcher dead at 87

Margaret Thatcher, a towering, divisive and yet revered figure who left an enduring impact on British politics, died Monday of a stroke, her family said.
CRIME

Traffic on Assembly Street blocked near Carolina Coliseum after ‘suspicious liquid’ found

Traffic on Assembly Street was disrupted about an hour and a half Friday evening after a hotel near the Carolina Coliseum reported a ‘suspicious liquid’ in a container in its parking garage.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Videos: Game of Thrones cast, news

'Game of Thrones' season 3 premieres Sunday. Get psyched with this playlist of GOT news and cast interviews!
LOCAL NEWS

Lexington-Richland 5 school board ousts Murphy

Kim Murphy plans to go to court shortly seeking to reclaim the post on the Lexington-Richland 5 school board that she lost Tuesday.