News Extras

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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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.
AUTO RACING

Kevin Harvick will race hard in final season with Richard Childress Racing

Kevin Harvick prefers work horse to lame duck. Many things have changed this season for Harvick - his last at RCR - but not his resolve.
POLITICS

FULL TEXT: Democratic message from Columbia businesswoman Jill Moylan

Hello. My name is Jill Moylan. I’m not a politician. But I AM a lifelong South Carolinian, a wife, a mother, and, for the past 20 years, someone who’s worked HARD to build a small business here.
POLITICS

FULL TEXT: SC Gov. Nikki Haley State of the State address

Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General Assembly, Constitutional Officers, and my fellow South Carolinians:
NEWS EXTRAS

Live coverage of election hearing

Follow live reports from the election hearing from our team on Twitter.
GOV. HALEY WATCH

Haley refuses to answer reporter's question at ethics briefing (+survey)

Here's what people are saying about it. What do you think? Take our survey inside.
ELECTIONS IN COLUMBIA AND THE MIDLANDS

School board filings in Richland, Lexington counties

Here is a list of candidates who have filed, by date, for school board seats in Richland and Lexington counties on the Nov. 6 ballot.
SC MILITARY NEWS

Looming defense spending cuts have some N.C. companies concerned

In battle, the U.S. military is a mighty force, strong and confident. In matters of money, though, it has turned skittish, delaying or canceling contracts for research, products and services it isn’t sure it will be able to afford after Jan. 2.
NEWS SURVEYS

What are your favorite movies from the Nick's farewell list?

To celebrate moving into its new Main Street home-and the closing of its former space-Nickelodeon Theatre will screen 33 films beginning Friday. Which is your favorite?
NEWS EXTRAS

Video: Nasa's Curiosity cam

Mars explorer Curiosity landed in near perfect fashion on the red planet around 1:30 a.m. Monday. Here's NASA's live stream: