On Sunday, Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship for the third time, gaining his fifth major title at Oak Hill Country Club in New York. In the final round, Koepka finished nine-under par, two shots ahead of competitor’s Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland. The 33-year-old’s win made him the first golfer to win a major while playing on the LIV…
A SpaceX rocket took off from Florida on Sunday, carrying a former NASA astronaut and three paying customers. The launch marks the second all-private mission to the orbiting outpost. Mission AX-2 is making history as stem cell researcher Rayyanah Barnawi is the first woman from Saudi Arabia to travel to space. Also aboard is former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, John…
Meta has been fined with a record-breaking $1.3 billion dollars by European Union Regulators. The European Data Protection Board announced the fine on Monday, saying it followed an inquiry into Facebook by the Irish Data Protection commission that oversees Meta’s operations in Europe. The fine is the largest ever levied under Europe’s signature data privacy law. Meta has also been…
The U.S. and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement. The self defense pact is a move that sparked controversy in the pacific island nation and comes as Washington and China are in a tug of war for influence in the region. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PNG Prime Minister James Marape signed the…
The NAACP Board of Directors has issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The travel advisory is in response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ attempts to erase African American history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools. The notice states “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals, before…
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott has officially filed to run for president. The only African American senator made his campaign announcement in his hometown of North Charleston on Monday at Charleston Southern University. On Tuesday, Scott is set to spend the day with donors in Charleston before a two-day campaign swing to Iowa and New Hampshire. Scott enters the 2024…
Google has announced the winner who will represent South Carolina in its annual ‘Doodle for Google’ contest. Haniyah Robinson is a student of Hillcrest Middle School in Sumter. Her art piece dubbed ‘The Second Wonders of the World’ was entered into the 8th to 9th grade group and shows different animals forming the Google logo. Robinson’s piece along with 53…
Horry Georgetown Technical College is offering a special program this summer. The ‘Zero Tuition’ program will offer free courses for students in all programs as long as they meet the eligibility requirements. The program will not cover Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or University Studies Certificate. However, students in the Associate in Science program with a Health Science concentration…
Students of Florence District Three will soon only be allowed to bring clear backpacks to school. During the current school year, it was only recommended for students to carry transparent backpacks. However, starting next school year, students will be required to only carry those clear bags. The district plans to purchase the required bags and they will be available for…
Disney intensified its battle with Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, and it cost his state two thousand white-collar jobs. Disney is ditching plans to build a $1 billion office complex in Florida, citing ‘changing business conditions’. The decision comes at a time when the company is openly in a feud with DeSantis. The Florida governor said, it was ‘unsurprising’ that…
