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FILE - In this April 15, 2021, file image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin address Judge Peter Cahill at the courthouse in Minneapolis during Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Jury Reaches Verdict Over George Floyd's Death

AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury reached a verdict Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd...

Do The Sine Die Sprint

This edition of the South Carolina Lede for April 20, 2021, features: a preview of what the state legislature is taking on this week, including a bill which one expert said do the most to combat...
South Carolina Rep. Tim McGinnis, R-Myrtle Beach, right, discusses a bill requiring high schools and colleges to provide more lessons on the U.S. Constitution with Rep. Wendy Brawley, D-Hopkins, left, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. House members agreed to take more time before continuing to debate the proposal. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

S.C. House Adds African American Documents to College Course

The South Carolina House approved a bill Thursday that would revise a required college course on America's founding that hasn't been changed since 1924. The bill passed 91-12 on Thursday after...
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks to reporters at a news conference about COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Columbia, S.C.

South Carolina Sued by Private Schools Who Want Public Money

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group of private schools is suing South Carolina, saying the racist past of a state constitutional amendment prohibiting spending public money on religious or private schools...

Palmetto Perspectives: Racial Injustice

SCETV assembles a panel of community stakeholders to discuss racial injustice.