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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.

June 17, 2016

Charleston remembers victims on church shooting anniversary

South Carolina's governor somberly held up programs from the funerals of the victims of the Charleston church shootings, saying Friday during a memorial service that the faith of those victims showed how to heal in the aftermath of still another mass shooting.

June 17, 2016

The Latest: Security tight as church victims remembered

The Latest on observances for the anniversary of the Charleston , South Carolina church shootings in which nine people were shot and killed during a Bible study (all times local): 7:45 a.m.

June 17, 2016

Bystanders form 100-person human chain to help police search water for teen

Authorities in South Carolina are searching for a 14-year-old boy who vanished after going for a swim in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.

June 16, 2016

Hit-and-run charge against Medal of Honor recipient dropped

Officials say a hit-and-run charge against Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter has been dismissed.