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May 3, 2016

Trump rejects criticism of his proposal to ban Muslims from US, comparisons to Hitler

Donald Trump is rejecting criticism that his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. is un-American and has critics comparing him to Adolf Hitler.

May 3, 2016

Sheriff: Man who fired on deputies to face attempted murder charges, was felon with stolen gun

A South Carolina sheriff says the man who shot at his deputies this weekend was a felon using a stolen gun.

May 3, 2016

Leaders gather at site of Charleston church slayings to launch effort to curb SC gun violence

Community and church leaders gathered in the room at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church where nine parishioners were gunned down to start an effort to curb gun violence in South Carolina.

May 3, 2016

Defense, prosecutor at odds on trial date for ex-officer charged with shooting black motorist

The defense and prosecution are at odds over the trial date for a former South Carolina police officer charged with killing an unarmed black motorist.

May 3, 2016

After calling for monitoring 'anti-American' acts, Carson says he'd protect civil liberties

Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson appeared Wednesday to walk back his previous support for widespread government monitoring of citizens and groups deemed "anti-American." Carson repeated his support for increasing FBI funding "so that we can follow people appropriately who are suspicious characters." But, he added at a national security forum in South Carolina, it should be done with a warrant that complies with the Fourth Amendment's protection against illegal searches and seizures.

May 3, 2016

Federal judge again delays trial of Dylann Roof in the Charleston church shootings case

A trial was delayed again Tuesday for a man accused of shooting and killing nine people at a Charleston church, and a prosecutor said it could be months before the federal government decides whether it will seek the death penalty.

May 3, 2016

Emanuel AME to donate almost half of $3.4M donated to victims of Charleston church shooting

The South Carolina church where nine parishioners were shot and killed in what police called a racially motivated attack earlier this year is sharing about half of the money donated to it with survivors of the attack and the families of those killed.

May 3, 2016

Judge moves trial for friend of deadly Charleston church shooting suspect

A federal judge has moved the trial of Joey Meek, a friend of the man charged in the Charleston church shootings, to the city where the shootings occurred.

May 3, 2016

South Carolina boy pushes sister out of the way before car hits, kills him

An 11-year-old South Carolina boy pushed his younger sister out of the way of a car before it struck and killed him, the children's mother told local media Tuesday.

May 3, 2016

South Carolina sheriff praises officers in suspect shooting

A South Carolina sheriff is praising his officers Tuesday for not immediately firing on a man who pointed a gun at them because there were other people around in a busy retail area of Greenville County.