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June 23, 2016

The Latest: Jury has question on mom's insanity claim case

The Latest on a murder trial for a South Carolina mother in the fatal shooting of her two children (all times local) 3:45 p.m.

June 23, 2016

Father says deputy didn't need to use deadly force on son

The father of a man shot to death by a North Carolina sheriff's deputy says the officer could have used pepper spray or a stun gun and didn't need deadly force to subdue his stepson.

June 22, 2016

Transgender child can pick restroom at South Carolina school

The U.S. Education Department says a South Carolina school district has agreed to let a transgender elementary student use the restroom with which she identifies.

June 22, 2016

Deputies: Man drives to hospital with bullet wound to head

Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a shooting in which the victim drove himself to the hospital with a bullet wound to the head.

June 21, 2016

Judge intends to keep trial date of North Charleston officer

A South Carolina judge says he will proceed as scheduled with the murder trial of a former North Charleston police officer on Oct. 31.

June 21, 2016

Mother's lawyer: She was insane when she killed her children

A woman who shot her daughter and son as they slept belongs in a mental hospital, not prison, her lawyer said, asserting that she suffered from bipolar disorder and paranoia so intense that she had been hospitalized for delusions before the killings.

June 21, 2016

Benghazi panel misses self-imposed deadline to issue report

The House Benghazi Committee has missed a self-imposed deadline to issue a report "before summer," the latest setback for a probe that has gone on for more than two years.

June 21, 2016

Police: Robbery suspect takes hostage; is killed by officers

Police in South Carolina have shot and killed a robbery suspect they say took a hostage at a discount store.

June 20, 2016

2 jailed over Confederate flag fight in South Carolina

Authorities say two tourists visiting South Carolina were arrested over the weekend in a dispute over the Confederate flag.

June 20, 2016

Prosecutor: Roof federal case conflicts with state, holidays

The state prosecutor trying accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof says trying Roof in federal court in November for hate crimes and other charges interferes with both his scheduled January state trial and the victims' and jurors' holidays.