Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Kim Sei-young drained an eight-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to emerge victorious from a four-woman shootout down the stretch and claim the Blue Bay LPGA tournament in China by a single stroke on Sunday.
A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. has revealed under pressure that a Vatican investigator is looking into allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits.
The latest news on a Russian passenger plane that crashed Saturday on a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia.
This Halloween, two brave souls will get the dubious honor of waking up among 6 million dead bodies in Paris' creepy Catacombs.
LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams is famed for his off-loads but it was his medal rather than the ball he handed over on Saturday night to thrill a young fan after the 34-17 World Cup final victory over Australia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Reuters) - American Justin Thomas staved off a spirited challenge from former world number one Adam Scott to win his maiden PGA Tour title by one stroke at the CIMB Classic on Sunday.
Nov 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour CIMB Classic at the par-72 course on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur -26 Justin Thomas (U.S.) 68 61 67 66 -25 Adam Scott (Australia) 68 66 66 63 -24 Kevin Na (U.S.) 67 66 64 67 Brendan Steele (U.S.) 67 63 66 68 -22 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 65 66 68 67 -21 James Hahn (U.S.) 70 65 64 68 -19 Brian Harman (U.S.) 70 63 66 70 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 62 69 69 69 -18 T
MELBOURNE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Australia's head cricket coach Darren Lehmann hopes the test team can avenge the Wallabies' Rugby World Cup final defeat by the All Blacks with a victory in the series opener in Brisbane starting this week.
MELBOURNE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Australia's head cricket coach Darren Lehmann hopes the test team can avenge the Wallabies' Rugby World Cup final defeat by the All Blacks with a victory in the series opener in Brisbane starting this week.
LONDON (Reuters) - Three of Europe's top drugmakers - GlaxoSmithKline, Roche and Sanofi - face health checks this week at high-profile presentations designed to show they can overcome looming market threats.
The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet Sunday for their first summit talks in more than three years as the Northeast Asian powers struggle to find common ground amid bickering over history and territory...
Nov 1 (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won his third successive toss of the series in Sharjah and once again opted to bat in the final test against England on Sunday.
The first World Indigenous Games closed Saturday night with a pumping ceremony that brought together nearly 2,000 participants from more than two dozen countries for a monumental extravaganza.
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BY DAVID BROOKS
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The concept behind Airbnb sprung from an improvised overnight stay on an air mattress, or so the company’s official lore claims. The lodging was far cheaper than a hotel and the host got to maximize the value of his apartment. Win win.
As I look across my back marsh along the Ashley River, I often think of Ken Burger.
Last year, Gov. Nikki Haley and our legislators acted to adopt pro-solar policies so that South Carolina could compete for new solar jobs and generate its own clean energy.
Charleston city voters will elect their first new mayor in 40 years on Tuesday. The historic transition presents challenges for the city’s next chief executive, but John Tecklenburg has the experience, temperament and dedication to do the job. Voters should elect him mayor.
Even as Charleston County’s population is growing, the number of people who vote has been shrinking.
The River Glen’s front facade reflects its name through a harmonious blend of stone and wood. Wooden handrails rim a porch supported by painted wooden posts atop tapered stone bases. Decorative wooden supports accent all three front-facing gables, and gracefully curved trim overarches the windows in each.
Compost is the stuff of great gardens, the stuff that fuels dinner-plate-size heads of broccoli and traffic-stopping dahlias.
Maybe you dash off work e-mails while making dinner, or you squeeze in a half-hour of work on a spreadsheet before bedtime. The line between "at work" and "at home" has become a blurry one for many people, and for others it has disappeared entirely. That makes a home workspace more necessary than ever.
Here’s a little secret about building furniture out of pallets, those simple wooden structures used to schlep goods: Not all pallet wood is cheap, rough-cut pine.
