By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press A divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a Republican-backed program that spends taxpayer money on tuition for students at private and religious
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In above photo: A hole remains in the ground at the South Carolina Statehouse after workers tore up the concrete base, which used to hold a flagpole that flew the Confederate
In photo above: State Rep. John King, right, D-York, hugs a woman after the House approved a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds early Thursday, July 9,
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill removing the Confederate flag from a pole in front of the
In photo above: “Silent Sam” is vandalized at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. (AP photo) The Associated Press CHAPEL
In above photo: Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina waves to the crowd after being elected the Episcopal Church’s first
In photo above: Former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal appears on the “Today” show set on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in
In photo above: President Obama delivers eulogy at the Emmanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C. CHARLESTON, S.C. —The White House
In photo above: State workers take down a Confederate national flag on the grounds of the state Capitol, Wednesday, June
In photo above: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference in the South Carolina State House, Monday,
