Almost every business has its awards banquets. But when the business is movie making, and the banquet is put on by the folks behind the Oscars, the room glows with serious star power and cinematic history.Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro, George Lucas, Kevin Spacey, Kathryn Bigelow, Josh Brolin and Tony Bennett helped honor winners Saturday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' second a...

Rep. Joe Wilson and Democratic opponent Rob Miller have new television ads that take a decidedly negative turn in their race for South Carolina's 2nd District.Wilson campaign officials say the Republican congressman's ad debuts Wednesday.In the ad, a somber Wilson introduces a retired two-star Marine general who tells Miller he should return contributions he's taken from the liberal organization M...

Dr. Charles Rembert Sloan, longtime Columbia surgeon, civic leader and humanitarian, died Wednesday at Palmetto Health Baptist hospital at the age of 87.Along with a long list of accomplishments that ranged from being a University of South Carolina track star and senior class president to master rose gardener to philanthropist to Sunday school teacher to Korean War veteran to Columbia Rotary Club ...