The things US presidential hopefuls do for attention can sometimes be not only awkward but also fake. Ben Carson, at the CBS News Republican presidential debate that took place in Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday said a lot of things. His speech also included a quote falsely attributed to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, according to The Washington Post. “Joseph Stalin said if you want to... 

US real estate mogul and billionaire Donald Trump slammed the Obama administration over its Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, labeling it as disastrous and warning that it will encourage US companies to slash domestic jobs. “The new trade deal is a disaster,” The Hill quoted Trump as saying at the South Carolina Freedom Summit in Greenville, South Carolina. “They don’t talk about... 

Unleashed by its U.S. Army minders, the Mississippi River poured across Louisiana lowlands Monday on its way to inundate thousands of homes and businesses as the Corps of Engineers fights to spare Baton Rouge and New Orleans. “Hope you appreciate this Baton Rouge. You’re welcome,” read one sign posted outside a home in the path of the floodwater. The water was rising early Monday... 

A new national poll indicates the race for the Republican presidential nomination remains wide-open, with none of the probable or potential GOP White House contenders above 20 percent, according to a new national poll. […] What about the showdown in November 2012? According to the poll, taken before the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death, President Barack Obama has an edge over all the... 

Police are looking for a man who robbed two Greenville banks Friday afternoon, and second man who was caught on camera robbing a bank on Woodruff Road. The man is seen on camera handing a note to the teller at the Wachovia Bank at 1174 Woodruff Road. Police said the man implied that he had a handgun and demanded money just before 1 p.m. Investigators said that the man then took off toward Mauldin on...