WASHINGTON, July 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Charge for Racist Shooting Targeting Black Jogger in South Carolina * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a hate crime charge brought against Jonathan Felkel, 33, who was arrested Thursday under Richland County, South Carolina's, new hate crim  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced an amended record of decision which outlines a revised plan for processing highly enriched uranium at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. DOE will now blend down approximately 2.2 metric tons of highly enriched uranium to produce high-assay low-enriched uranium diverting it from disposal in the liquid high-level waste management system. This amendment revises previous decisions from the August 5, 1996, Record   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- Miraclon Corp. Ltd., Rochester, New York, Daye North America Inc. Ladson, South Carolina, and Pradeep Metals Ltd. Inc., Maharashtra, India, have each filed scope ruling applications with the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, seeking to clarify whether specific imported products are subject to existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Miraclon submitted an application concerning flexographic printing plates from Japan. The  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Scott, Colleagues Lead Effort to Protect State-Based Insurance System, Prevent Future CFPB Overreach Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led his colleagues in reintroducing legislation that protects our nation's state-based insurance regulatory system and ensures future administrations cannot weaponize the Consumer Fina  more

PENDLETON, South Carolina, July 25 -- Tri-County Technical College issued the following news release: * * * Tri-County's Veterinary Technology Program Reports 100% Pass Rate on Veterinary Technician National Examination PENDLETON --- Tri-County Technical College's Veterinary Technology program reports a 100% pass rate on the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE). All 10 of the 2025 Veterinary Technology graduates passed this national credentialing exam. This is a first for the de  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 26 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * AI meets medicine Interdisciplinary initiative teaches medical students how to use AI productively and safely By Chris Horn Artificial intelligence, already baked into everyday life with virtual assistants, GPS navigation and autonomous driving, is coming for medicine. And the University of South Carolina's School of Medicine Columbia has begun preparing its students to understand the tech  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 26 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Study finds many women who give birth at home feel empowered By Kristine Hartvigsen Many first-time mothers-to-be experience increasing anxiety as their due dates approach. Questions abound. What if I don't make it to the hospital in time? Will pain meds hurt the baby? What are the chances I will need a cesarean section? Will I be induced? In such times, women often turn to their mothers,   more