Новости за 14.09.2016

Record-breaking winds and heavy rains disrupted transport today as Super-Typhoon Meranti cut a path across southern Taiwan and headed toward China.

Amy Schumer is giving fans a firsthand look at her battle with food poisoning.

American troops, should the call for withdrawal in Mindanao pushes through, can still help their Filipino counterparts in counter-terrorism operations even if they are re-located in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

The love team of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla called KathNiel has been known for teenybopper roles until “Barcelona: A Love Untold” came along.

MANILA -- A defense official said Wednesday looking towards other countries, such as Russia and China as possible sources of equipment for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is mandated by the law.

MANILA -– Global, regional and local fund managers have been assured by the country’s economic officials that the Philippines will remain one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia throughout the Duterte administration.

Actress-author Rita Avila will have two book-signing events on Sept. 18 at the 2016 Book Fair at the SMX Convention Center.

Several years ago, a lot of people (including my former manager Noel Ferrer) encouraged me to write a book featuring the love advice I give on my now eight-year-old radio show. However, I told them I didn’t have the guts to do it (o baka tinatamad lang ako, chos!).

Matt Lauer was blasted recently for spending too much time on the Hillary Clinton emails and being too soft on Donald Trump.

It might help to put trash cans on the beach. The Isle of Palms has many trash cans on its beach.

Kirkpatrick Sale’s piece regarding what he sees as the possible secession of Texas from this country left me thinking of James Louis Petigru’s famous words, "South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum."

Corruption in Honduras is an important humanitarian issue (Aug. 28 "Block U.S. funds to Honduras"), but Ed Buckley misleads readers by suggesting the United States is meddling or complacent in Honduras’ fight against corruption.

Since many voters of both the Republican and Democratic parties are not satisfied with their presidential slates, please open your pages to news and events of third-party candidates.

The AARP Foundation is looking to build its team of tax assistance volunteers. Tax-Aide is a free tax assistance and preparation program for taxpayers with low to moderate income through the AARP Foundation.

The S.C. Legislature has scheduled four public meetings across the state to discuss gun safety issues. They include: Greenville, Sept. 15; Charleston, Oct. 3; Hartsville, Oct. 18; and Columbia, Oct. 27. I believe we can support our Second Amendment rights while protecting our families and police by keeping firearms out of the hands of those who...

A vocal group wants to convert one of the four traffic lanes on a Charleston bridge to "bicycles only." After much money was spent to study a trial closure, proponents have promoted the selling point that the good resulting from the change far outweighs the bad, the bad being the projection that the time to cross the bridge is...

Summerville’s last local elections were hotly debated over the issue of growth and development.

Many Americans are suffering from a sinking feeling when considering whom our major political parties nominated for president this year. Some folks are even sliding to deep despair over this dilemma.

WASHINGTON — She didn’t want to say she was sick.

A recent op-ed entitled "Citizens should be heard when a town oversteps boundaries," written by the staff attorney for the Coastal Conservation League, puts a disingenuous and self-serving spin on the league’s recent loss to the Town of Awendaw before the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

Q: I’m visiting Charleston next week and I couldn’t get a lunch reservation at Husk. I’ve already eaten at SNOB. Where else is good for lunch?