The Latest Breaking News from The State

11 Years Later, One Cult Classic Director Confirms He Almost Directed 'Ant-Man'

Ahead of the cult classic’s theatrical re-release, David Wain talks Ant-Man almosts, and his dream of making a psychological thriller.

Inverse · Aug 14

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has been misleading consumers about the technology’s capabilities

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

South Carolina legend Connor Shaw collapses while coaching son’s football team

Shaw was South Carolina’s starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013 and was inducted into the school's athletics Hall of Fame in 2021

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

The Best Sketch Comedy TV Shows Of All Time

Here are CinemaBlend's picks for the best sketch comedy TV shows of all time, from Monty Python to Key & Peele.

Cinemablend · Jan 25, 2024

South Carolina nuclear plant's cracked pipes get downgraded warning from nuclear officials

Federal regulators have lessened the severity of their warning about cracks discovered in a backup emergency fuel line at a South Carolina nuclear plant northwest of the state capital

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

Reunion of The State brings decades of comedy experience to Chicago stage

Formerly ‘cutthroat’ castmates now perform together in ‘a gentler, kinder way,’ says group member Michael Ian Black.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2023

Sins of the father: The pain and privilege of being Buster Murdaugh

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It was impossible to know what Buster Murdaugh was thinking. After six weeks of testimony, a jury was preparing to deliver its verdict against his father, Alex Murdaugh, a prominent former attorney accused of murdering Buster’s mother and brother.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

Unsealed secret order reveals why convicted SC killer was released 16 years early

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A secret order that resulted in the early release of convicted South Carolina murderer Jeroid Price was unsealed Thursday by the state Supreme Court, detailing publicly for the first time what information Price shared to cut nearly 16 years off his prison sentence.

Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023

‘His body is a crime scene’: Exhumation plans proceeding in Stephen Smith’s 2015 killing

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Plans to exhume Stephen Smith’s body are proceeding rapidly and will involve a team of state and national experts, one of the attorneys for Stephen Smith’s mother said Friday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2023

Family of Black student sue district after teacher allegedly pushed teen to wall for ignoring Pledge of Allegiance

Marissa Barnwell, 15, says she stopped reciting the Pledge of Allegiance back in the third grade

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023