World’s largest black truffle found in Australia not for sale
MELBOURNE -- An Austrlian man who found the world's largest truffle on his land said he does not plan to sell it.

MELBOURNE -- An Austrlian man who found the world's largest truffle on his land said he does not plan to sell it.
Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Hillary Clinton shut down the charitable foundation founded by her husband, former US president Bill Clinton, branding it a "corrupt enterprise."
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The biggest wildfire in Yellowstone National Park grew significantly amid warm, windy weather, forcing firefighters to take measures to protect nearby park facilities in case it shifts direction.
Imagine what could happen if Donald Trump hadn’t turned the presidential campaign into an argument over who founded Islamic State or whether there should be ideological entrance tests for foreign visitors and immigrants. Then he and Hillary Clinton could have a rational debate over taxes, a serious topic on which they have clear...
The Question: How should the next president address wealth inequality?
You need to publish a retraction. In a recent column the statement was made that police are presumed guilty until proven innocent.
It will be nearly impossible to defeat Hillary for two reasons. One is Republicans’ dissatisfaction with Donald Trump.
I read Mark Sanford’s letter criticizing Donald Trump and making his argument for him to release his tax returns.
I live in an apartment complex for senior citizens. Two years ago we had the pleasure of hearing from a local businessman who wanted to run for Charleston City Council representing District 2.
I feel it would be appropriate to move the "comic strip" Mallard Fillmore to the editorial page, if not permanently, then at least through the November elections. You might move Gil Thorp to the comics page as replacement. The latter is at least a comic strip and not an editorial cartoon.
Notwithstanding your Aug. 16 letter to the editor about the Koch brothers, in my opinion a more enlightening book is "The Intimidation Game" by Kim Strassel of The Wall Street Journal.
An Aug. 10 letter titled "Clean energy" complains about increases by SCE&G "to pay for their nuclear reactors," and demands that "we immediately start production of both solar and wind power with no pollution footprint." The writer also claims that 85 percent of Germany’s electrical energy is...
It could have been the end of the road if I-526 opponents believed their own propaganda that no one wants the road. Now, by nixing the idea of asking voters in November, Charleston County Council has assured this issue will go on and on.
The Rio Olympics drew scathing reviews long before their opening ceremonies. Then the world’s top athletes showed up in Brazil to save the Summer Games.
Since 2009, some of the world’s largest banking institutions have paid billions of dollars in fines to the U.S. Treasury for illegal activity. But few of their employees have been fined or jailed, a fact that has drawn pointed criticism from, among others, federal District Judge Jed Rakoff.
Overfishing and pollution have so depleted China’s own fishery resources that in some places — including the East China Sea — there are virtually "no fish" left, according to recent reports in Chinese state media.
ROME — Roberto Saviano’s best-selling 2007 book, "Gomorrah," his reportage about the Neapolitan crime syndicate the Camorra, was dark. Matteo Garrone’s award-winning 2009 film adaptation was darker. And the hit Italian television series of the same name is by far the darkest.
BERLIN — Berlin’s mayor has inaugurated a memorial to a hero: a plaque commemorating David Bowie’s time in the then-divided city in the late 1970s.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two-and-a-half centuries after their military ancestors fought and died in two 18th century North American wars, members of the British army’s Scottish regiment will embark on a 340-mile canoe trip that will trace the water route many of their forebears traveled.
NEW YORK — Aaron Paul isn’t a dad yet, but he loves playing one, however flawed that dad might be.
BONIN, Annette Kagey, 74, of Charleston died. Arrangements by Palmetto Cremation Society.
ALDRET, William, Charleston
Not to boast, but that image is me enjoying a pristine alpine lake I own in the California Sierras. It’s property so valuable that Bill Gates could never buy it. Yet it’s mine.
First baseman Chris Gittens smashed two home runs, driving in five runs, as the Charleston RiverDogs flew past the Greenville Drive, 8-2, to take the series over their in-state rivals in front of 3,053 on Monday night at Riley Park.
NEW YORK — Global travel spending is still growing, although at a slower pace, despite weakening economies and fears over terrorism.