South Carolina

May 20 (UPI) -- Parts of South Carolina were under a tropical storm watch Sunday morning as Tropical Storm Alberto was forecast to sweep northward past the state. The watch spanned the area between the Savannah River to South Santee River. The National... Full Article at United Press International

N.C. (AP) – Tropical Storm Alberto swirled off the South Carolina coast packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) on Sunday, a day after becoming the first tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said. Find... Full Article at USA Today

The tropical storm watch was in effect for the Savannah River to South Santee River in South Carolina. Forecasters said Alberto's forward speed was likely to decrease through Sunday and the storm was expected to turn toward the north and northeast by... Full Article at United Press International

NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows Tropical Storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Weather Underground) Tropical Storm Alberto formed Saturday afternoon off the South Carolina coast with maximum... Full Article at The Washington Post

“As far as the search firms, it just adds another variable that’s an unknown. Who do they know? Is diversity a priority?” At least one conference is bucking the downward trend. The Southeastern Conference, which includes universities in the South like... Full Article at The New York Times

Find your local weather with The Weather Channel zip-code lookup: This NOAA satellite image taken at 1:45 p.m. Saturday shows a mass of clouds along the Carolina Coast. This NOAA satellite image taken at 1:45 p.m. Saturday shows a mass of clouds along... Full Article at USA Today

S.C. , May 19 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Alberto, the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina, forecasters said. The National Weather Service said Alberto, with maximum sustained winds of 45... Full Article at United Press International

Senate. On Fox, Mr. Ryan faces off with Austan Goolsbee , former White House economic adviser and an Obama campaign surrogate. CBS’s “Face the Nation” features two members of the Senate Budget Committee — Senator Mark Warner , Democrat of Virginia, and... Full Article at The New York Times

WAS born in Germany. My parents divorced when I was 5 and I moved to the United States with my white mother and the black American soldier who became my stepfather. From first through fourth grade I attended school in South Carolina and then Florida. I... Full Article at The New York Times

The crash occurred on Interstate 20 about 25 miles east of Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The buses were carrying students from Burke County Middle School in Waynesboro, near the South Carolina line, to Six Flags. The Georgia State... Full Article at United Press International

McLean’s starting goalie Maddie Daizell was knocked out of the game in the 46th minute and replaced by backup Grace Desmarais. To combat this, the Highlanders (11-6) relied on Gray and junior defender Evelyn Robinson, a pair of South Carolina recruits,... Full Article at The Washington Post

Even liberal Democrats in Rhode Island and former President Jimmy Carter support measures such as this. Should the Obama Department of Justice attack this common sense law much like it has in South Carolina and Texas, it would remove any doubt that... Full Article at PR Newswire

Brodney Pool, to a free-agent deal in Dallas. Bell, whose signing has not been announced by the team but was confirmed by a football executive with knowledge of his decision, can also help ease the transition for the Jets’ two draft picks at safety,... Full Article at The New York Times

In Dakar and Paris, Ferguson shows how medicine revolutionized Europe's colonial control in Africa. In Moscow and Istanbul, he talks about western fashion trends in relation to western values. Exploring Machu Picchu and the Boneyard Beach in South... Full Article at PR Newswire

Like most seven-day periods, this one comes to a close with the latest issue of our e-magazine for your gadget reading pleasure. Front and center this time around, our own Darren Murph pays a visit to the South Carolina HQ of accessory maker Twelve... Full Article at Engadget

Yerkes sent us this photo of wild rhododendron in bloom along the Palmetto Trail in mountains by the North and South Carolina border. Please send us a photo from your area. We'll select the best to appear in On Deadline. 1. Please submit only one photo. 2. Full Article at USA Today

The first female commandant of the Army’s drill sergeant school, who had been suspended for a time by the Army, bid a tearful farewell on Thursday to supporters, students and colleagues. Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King said the past six months of being... Full Article at The New York Times

Because of Mississippi’s history of racial discrimination, the state is required to get federal approval for any change in election laws or procedures. The Justice Department in recent months has rejected voter identification laws from Texas and South... Full Article at The New York Times

With most state governments sharply focused on reducing their annual budgets, school districts are also struggling to do more with less money than in the past. At the Fort Mill School District in South Carolina, for example, the student size has... Full Article at Top Tech News