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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Sept. 15, 2017. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. (File Photo: PTI)

Nikki Haley makes big announcement, launches her 2024 US presidential bid

Haley, 51, is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations

14 Feb 2023 6:42 PM

The video released by the police department shows Deputy Kimbro massaging the baby and inserting a finger in her mouth to open her airway. (Photo: Video screengrab | @BerkCoSheriff)

Watch: Police officer saves choking baby after pulling over speeding car on the road

‘Because of Kimbro's steadfast, professional, heroic response, 12-day old baby was able to live,’ said Berkeley County Sheriff's Office.

15 Jul 2019 2:14 PM

Police spotted her cruising down the road in a Power Wheels electric toy truck after a caller reported a suspicious person on the street. (Photo: Facebook)

Watch: US woman pulled over for driving toy truck, charged with public intoxication

According to various news agencies, she was charged with public intoxication.

27 Jun 2019 5:29 PM

Jones said in a confession he felt his 6-year-old Nahtahn was trying to attack him by conspiring with his ex-wife, and he exercised the boy until he collapsed and died after he broke an electrical outlet. (Representational Image)

'My kids loved him': US woman seeks mercy for ex-husband who killed their 5 children

A jury convicted Timothy Jones Jr. of five counts of murder last week for the killings in his Lexington home in August 2014.

13 Jun 2019 9:28 AM

Drones flying overheard equipped with heat-seeking devices had scanned the area for survivors, but the dangerous conditions halted the search, Sheriff Jones said. (Representational Image)

Searches to resume after tornado kills 23 in Alabama

The Sunday tornado was part of a powerful storm system that also slashed its way across parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.

04 Mar 2019 7:45 PM

Resident Joseph Eudi looks at flood debris and storm damage from Hurricane Florence at a home on East Front Street in New Bern on Saturday, September 15, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Hurricane Florence: At least 10 dead, Carolinas brace for widespread flooding

Rising river levels have led to thousands being asked to evacuate, fearing what can be the most destructive floods in N Carolina history.

16 Sep 2018 12:39 PM

A fallen tree is shown after it crashed through the home where a woman and her baby were killed in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Photo: AP)

Hurricane Florence turns deadly, unleashes torrential floods on Carolinas

Four deaths were confirmed by officials, hundreds trapped by a storm surge of up to 10 feet.

15 Sep 2018 10:46 AM

President Donald Trump urged people to heed orders to evacuate, saying 'if you are asked to leave, get out.' (Photo: File)

Residents told to 'get out now' as Florence takes aim at Carolinas

While many coastal residents heeded mandatory evacuation orders, others were boarding up homes and choosing to brave the storm.

12 Sep 2018 12:18 PM

Residents scrambled to flee en masse as the menacing Category 4 storm packing winds of 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour bore down on the East Coast of the United States. (Representational Image)

Over million told to flee as Hurricane Florence stalks US East Coast

'This is one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast in many years,' President Donald Trump warned on Twitter.

11 Sep 2018 2:05 PM

The department had initially described the riot as an "ongoing incident," only revealing the scope of the problem hours after its start at 7:15 pm Sunday. (Photo: Representational | File)

7 inmates killed, 17 others injured in South Carolina prison riot: officials

Fights among inmates erupted Sunday evening at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina.

16 Apr 2018 7:20 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diver claims to have found ancient mammoth skeleton

But he refuses to tell authorities where it is

04 Apr 2018 1:37 PM

As per the study, the death rate was three times higher on TV, 22% of trauma patients died on TV compared with 7% in real life. (Photo: Pixabay)

TV trauma cases don’t look much like real life

Only 6 percent of TV patients got transferred to a long-term care facility, compared with 22 percent of actual patients.

22 Feb 2018 10:01 AM

Prosecutors in South Carolina released the video on Friday (Photo: Youtube grab)

Video: Police rescue US woman locked inside metal storage container for 2 months

A search of the property led investigators to Carver’s body, buried in a shallow grave.

12 Jun 2017 6:26 PM

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