The South Carolina Supreme Court has put a halt on same-sex marriage licenses while it mulls over whether the state constitution's ban on the gay marriage is legal or not.
The Highway Patrol trooper shot the man after stopping him for a seatbelt violation. The man went into his car to retrieve his driver's license when the officer opened fire.
Sanford, former governor of South Carolina and current GOP congressman, has called off the wedding with his Argentine fiancee Maria Belen Chapur due to his ex wife's continued legal battles against him.
While notorious for burning crosses and terrorizing minority groups, one sub-division of the Ku Klux Klan has resorted to a mild recruitment practice that involves giving out candy and leaflets.
The passing of Nelson Mandela has caused an outpouring of support from leaders all over the world...except, of course, in the fine and progressive state of South Carolina, where Pickens County sheriff Rick Clark is campaigning for the Donkey of the Year Award by refusing to honor the former South African leader with a half-mast flag because "he wasn't American."
