South Carolina gay man claims he was chased with gun for “talking gay”

Over the past several years, a lot more attention has been paid to how Hollywood casts LGBTQ+ characters in films and TV projects. In years past, it was common for straight actors to play gay characters and be praised for their “brave” career choices.

South Carolina prison officials say they have to delay an execution scheduled for Friday because they won't be able to obtain the necessary lethal injection drugs. An attorney for the state Department of Corrections wrote in a letter to the South Carolina Supreme Court last week that the agency cannot carry out the execution of Richard Bernard Moore due to the lack of drugs, which it has not had stocked since 2013.The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.

A South Carolina town has been left without a police force to patrol its population of roughly 2,000 people, according to a report. Lexington County’s small town of Pine Ridge typically boasts a police force made up of a maximum of three full-time officers plus part-time police department personnel.

House Method, a home design website, compiled a map breaking down the most most-searched savory Thanksgiving dishes in each state and the findings are pretty interesting. For example, while stuffing took the top spot in six states — including Michigan, South Carolina and Texas — mashed potatoes, another holiday staple, only reigned supreme in three locales across the country.The map is based on search interest data from Google Trends.

A South Carolina convenience store got $3,500 after a local woman beat odds of one to 857,142.86 and  won $350,000 off a scratch-off lottery ticket – now the store is using its earnings from selling the winning $10 Mighty Jumbo Bucks ticket to provide Thanksgiving meals for its community. “We’re going to have a Thanksgiving dinner for all of my walk-in traffic and homeless people around here,” said Aggi Tarnowski, store manager of KP Food Mart in Anderson, South Carolina.

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sharing bomb-making information with another man in support of the Islamic State terror group.  Kristopher Sean Matthews, 34, who goes by Ali Jibreel, entered his plea in San Antonio, Texas, to a charge of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. He admitted to federal prosecutors that he conspired with 22-year-old Jaylyn Christopher Molina, of Cost, Texas, the Justice Department said.

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A man who works as a coroner investigating suspicious deaths is facing a murder rap in South Carolina. Deputy Horry County Coroner Christopher Dontell is one of two individuals who have been arrested in the disappearance and death of 46-year-old Gregory Rice near Myrtle Beach, authorities said.

Henry Golding isn’t shying away from the difficult conversation surrounding his new role.

A man who claimed he was headed to Missouri to kill former U.S. Sen.

A massive tooth found by a woman at a beach in South Carolina last month has sparked questions over what creature it belongs to. Missy Tracewell posted a photo of the tooth on Facebook on Oct.

woman who demanded her partner pay her for being a stay-at-home mum - but he says she is being 'ridiculous' The mum-of-two explained that her boyfriend earns five times her salary and said the couple "could easily afford for me not to work". The pair have discussed having a third child and her partner told her that if it were to happen, he would want her to leave her job to be with their children full-time.

A suspected arsonist in North Carolina appears to have set his clothes on fire while allegedly trying to torch a business, surveillance video shows.