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The airstrike follows a deadly week of attacks that have intensified nearly a year of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah.

Professional tennis players are increasingly vocal in claims that the lack of consistency in balls used in tournaments is linked to elbow and wrist injuries.

The Defense Secretary faced scrutiny on two fronts Thursday: over a strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean and his use of Signal to discuss U.S. attack plans on Yemen.

Conservationists want South Carolina to make the Venus fly trap the state's official carnivorous plant. Supporters say honoring the Venus fly trap isn't about one extra thing students see on an elementary school worksheet. Instead, it's to protect and increase awareness of an interesting species found only in the upper part of the South Carolina coast and a small sliver of southeast North Carolina. In all, South Carolina has about five dozen different official state things, such as the state bird, state opera and even a state snack, which is boiled peanuts.

The 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament begins this week. Defending champion Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Kansas are the top seeds. In picking this year's at-large teams, the selection committee favored clubs from the power conferences.

The Florida Gators are the men's NCAA basketball champions. They won their first national basketball title by beating UCLA 73-57. Steve Inskeep speaks with USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the game in Indianapolis. Also, she previews the women's final in Boston between Duke and Maryland.

December 13, 2022 — A conversation with U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Adair Ford Boroughs about her role as the top federal law enforcement officer in the state; why Gov. Henry McMaster wants TikTok banned on state electronic devices; and more.

The US Small Business Administration facilitates a lot of small business loans all across the country. A small Upstate bank actually broke into the top 25 list of SBA lenders last year with more than $177 million in SBA loans. That’s out of more than 1,500 banks nationwide. Mike Switzer interviews Beth Hallock, president of SBA lending at United Community Bank in Greenville, SC.

There's been considerable news coverage of the Trump administration, but less about what’s been going on at the Department of Education.

1: TOM BLANTON is the editor of the book "White House E-Mail: The Top Secret Computer Messages The Reagan/Bush White House tried to Destroy." It is published by New Press. Blanton is the executive editor of the National Security Archive, a freedom of information advocacy group.REV 1: MILO MILES reviews Sister Rosetta Tharpe's Complete Recorded Works 1938-1944 by Document Records. also Mahali Jackson's Apollo recordings.INT 2:WALTER TURNBULL is the founder and of the Boys Choir of Harlem. He has written about his work in "Lift Every Voice" by Hyperion.