Columbia, South Carolina

Funeral services for Senator Lindsey Graham are scheduled for this week in Washington, D.C., and Columbia, South Carolina. Events include a Capitol arrival ceremony honoring his Air Force service, a service at Washington National Cathedral with a tribute from President Donald Trump, and a procession in South Carolina with an F-16 flyover. Channel 9 will provide coverage with reporter Joe Bruno in Washington and crews in Columbia.

Funeral services for Sen. Lindsey Graham will be held this week, including an arrival ceremony at the Capitol, a service at the Washington National Cathedral with a tribute from President Donald Trump, and a procession in Columbia, South Carolina. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the attendees, and Graham’s remains will later be buried in Pickens County, South Carolina. Graham died on July 11 from an aortic dissection at age 71.

Destiny Ray reported being sexually assaulted by Nicholas Lopez at a Hair Depot store in Columbia, South Carolina. Lopez was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and third-degree criminal sexual conduct after touching her with his genitals. Ray shared video of the incident and urged others to speak out against similar assaults.

Preliminary funeral arrangements for Sen. Lindsey Graham have been announced, including ceremonies in Washington, D.C., Columbia, and Pickens County, South Carolina. His sister Darline Graham was appointed to finish his term until January, with a special election scheduled for August 11 to select a new Republican Senate primary nominee.

Kenneth Ruth, a 49-year-old man in Charlotte, underwent robotic mitral valve repair at Novant Health after experiencing fatigue. The procedure, which uses a robot to make small chest incisions, offers faster recovery and half the hospital stay compared to traditional open-heart surgery.

Rev. Dr. Simon Bouie, a civil rights activist whose challenge to segregation led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, has died. He was arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter in Columbia, South Carolina, and his conviction was overturned by the court, which ruled that South Carolina violated constitutional due process protections. Bouie was 86 years old.

The slow hookups of data centers to the power grid may provide relief to the US power grids during summer. This slowdown can help reduce the strain on the power grid. The data center industry's growth is still expected to continue.