National threats of violence close South Carolina Statehouse
(WorldNews Politics)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Statehouse is closing for five days after the FBI warned capitols in every U.S. state could be targets for violence. Police did not share any specific threats to the Statehouse, if there are any. But the building is being closed Saturday through Wednesday`s presidential inauguration “out of an abundance of caution,” the state Public Safety Department said Friday in a joint statement with Columbia Police, Richland County deputies and the State Law Enforcement Division. Officers are...