WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is praising federal courts nationwide for their flexibility in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, acknowledging in his annual year-end report the role technology has played in keeping courts running. The high ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is the latest member of South Carolina’s congressional delegation to test positive for the coronavirus, announcing his test result Wednesday just hours after speaking on the U.S. House floor. In a statement released ...

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By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials say they anticipate receiving the state’s first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine by mid-December but won’t disclose how many doses they will get until the ...

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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With Thanksgiving and Christmas on the horizon, South Carolina health officials are urging people to get tested for COVID-19 before gathering for the holidays, to wear masks whenever they aren’t eating, ...

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A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong early results Monday, another badly needed dose of hope as the pandemic enters a terrible new phase. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% ...

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By Shawn Fox BridgeTower Media Newswires One of the key issues attorneys need to consider in any damages assessment is the impact of the 2020 coronavirus disease pandemic for cases involving plaintiff’s lost profits for breach of contract matters or ...

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  Early into the COVID-19 pandemic, the novel coronavirus was a novel nuisance for family law attorneys. While there were certainly concerns, there was also optimism that the crisis would end soon enough, and so would the challenges that COVID-19 ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Corrections will spend nearly $1 million on air purifiers to combat the spread of COVID-19 in its prisons. The agency told lawmakers last week about its plans to install the air ...

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  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the nation in March, the wheels of justice in North and South Carolina courts came to an almost complete halt, and it was up to South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Donald Beatty and North ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Wednesday changes in South Carolina voting rules allowing anyone to cast an absentee ballot without a reason in November’s general election to help fight the spread of COVID-19. ...

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