Merrick Garland is on track to be confirmed as President Biden’s attorney general sometime next week. Garland is an American attorney who serves as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has served in that position since 1997. He was previously considered to fill a Supreme Court seat in…
The Senate is holding their first public hearing today on the Capitol insurrection which took place over a month and a half ago. The effects of the January 6th riot are still being felt today, especially in Washington, D.C., where additional security measures, protective fencing, and hundreds of national guard troops are still in place. It left 5 dead and…
Horry County Schools will now begin phasing their middle and high schools into full-time, in-person learning. The HCS Board sent out an email yesterday announcing the news. It was also confirmed that Myrtle Beach, Socastee and Forestbrook middle schools will all return to the traditional learning on February 25th. They will open all middle schools before moving onto the high…
A new gun store and shooting range may be coming to Myrtle Beach. A Columbia-based gun maker is looking to convert the Sun News building along U.S. 17 Bypass into a Palmetto State Armory. This comes almost a year after the Sun News announced it would be moving to another building after almost 40 years. The PSA exists in other…
The Fetal Heartbeat Bill passed by the South Carolina state house was officially signed into law by Governor McMaster yesterday. The legislation would make it illegal to receive an abortion after 6 to 8 weeks except in the cases of rape, incest, fetal anomalies, or if the mother’s life is in danger. Doctors could also face felony charges for performing…
A Snapchat meet up in Horry County led to a carjacking, kidnapping, assault and armed robbery. 21-year-old Kaene Bellamy reportedly set up a meeting with his victim through Snapchat at a home in Galivants Ferry. When the victim picked up Bellmay, he held the victim at gunpoint. Bellamy then robbed him, beat him in the head with his gun, discharged…
NASA has made history yet again as their rover Perseverance has safely landed on Mars! The robot, which weighs over a metric ton, is said to be one of NASA’s most sophisticated pieces of technology. It had been hurtling through space since July. Following what scientists called the ‘seven minutes of terror, in which a parachute was deployed and the…
Ted Cruz is facing extremely heavy criticism for visiting Mexico amid the severe weather crisis in Texas. On Wednesday, while millions were without power and water, the senator was seen flying to Cancun with his family. Outrage blew up online almost immediately. Cruz returned home yesterday evening and was bombarded at both the airport and his home by enraged residents….
The Biden Administration has confirmed they’re ready to re-enter global talks over Iran’s nuclear program. In 2018, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear accord and reimposed economic sanctions on Iran. It crippled their economy and has since prompted Tehran to disregard restrictions on its nuclear activity. Most recently, Iran threatened to bar UN nuclear inspectors from gaining…
A gas explosion in the Bronx has seriously injured at least nine people, including children. The blast occurred around 3:30 yesterday afternoon on the second floor of an apartment building. According to one source, the explosion was so powerful that it sent building debris flying across the street, including doors and brick from the walls. Of the nine people who…
