High school's Rebel Man mascot stirs up controversy

After Charleston church massacre, Alabama school debates symbol that some say has ties to slavery

• Jul 9, 2015

Plane collision marks 2nd deadly tragedy for family in a week

Mid-air collision with F-16 that killed father and son comes days after two family members were found murdered, allegedly by their grandson

• Jul 8, 2015

S.C. Rep.: Removing Confederate flag matters, but what about guns?

In the wake of Charleston shooting, lawmakers push a bipartisan bill to expand background checks for gun purchases

• Jul 8, 2015

Body from Cessna obliterated by F-16 in S.C. sought

Debris from midair collision with military jet scattered over wide area; dad and adult son in small plane were headed to beach

• Jul 8, 2015

Sheriff: SC man fatally shot "family" then himself

Officials say shooter killed his wife, who is a local government official, and her son and the son's girlfriend

• Jul 7, 2015

F-16 and Cessna collide, crash near S.C. highway

Two onboard the small Cessna plane were killed; F-16 pilot from nearby Shaw Air Force Base ejected before crash

• Jul 7, 2015

Push to remove Confederate flag in S.C. clears first hurdle

Bill to bring down Civil War-era rebel banner passes the state Senate, but it faces a less certain future in the House

• Jul 7, 2015

Dylann Roof formally indicted on murder charges

Prosecutors add new charges on top of the nine counts of murder the 21-year-old faces over attack at black Charleston church

• Jul 7, 2015

South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate flag

Confederate flag "has more to do with what was going on in the 1960s as opposed to the 1860s," says one GOP senator

• Jul 6, 2015

Confederate flag debate gets first real test in South Carolina

Survey among lawmakers indicates support for removing flag but there are powerful Republicans who have not said how they'll vote

• Jul 6, 2015

4 dead at S.C. home; no search for suspect

Police responded to a report of a shooting on Sunday night at a suburban home southwest of Charlotte, N.C.

• Jul 6, 2015

Police: Parents forced teen daughter to live in woods

Police say the girl, 14, was banished to the woods after eating a Pop Tart without permission

• Jul 6, 2015

How to survive an encounter with a shark

Shark experts explain the myths and facts about how to handle a run-in with a shark

• Jul 3, 2015

Anonymous donors give $3M for fund to honor slain Charleston pastor

Fund established for college scholarships for Charleston-area students following church massacre last month

• Jul 3, 2015

Shark safety tips: How to stay safe in the water

Here's what you need to know about how to avoid sharks while you're at the beach

• Jul 2, 2015

North Carolina shark attacks have officials "looking for a pattern"

Governor consulting with safety officials as state sees record number of shark attacks in recent weeks

• Jul 2, 2015

Woman who removed Confederate flag in S.C. has no regrets

Bree Newsome tells CBSN what was going through her mind while scaling 30-foot steel flagpole at S.C. statehouse

• Jul 2, 2015

Boy bitten by shark off South Carolina coast

12-year-old becomes latest victim in spate of shark attacks in the waters off the coast of the Carolinas

• Jul 2, 2015

Mom of missing toddler charged with sibling's neglect

One-year-old Leaona Cheyanne Wright has been missing since June 6 -- now, police say the child's three-year-old sister was exposed to drugs

• Jul 1, 2015

Fire hits another black church in the South

No word on whether S.C. blaze is case of arson on stormy, lightning-filled night; same church was burned to ground by Ku Klux Klan in 1995

• Jul 1, 2015

Confederate flag debate sparks South Carolina clash

In the shadow of the statehouse in Columbia, there was a brawl between people for and against the controversial banner

• Jun 30, 2015

Survey: S.C. legislators show enough support for removal of Confederate flag

National outcry for the removal of the flag has been reignited since nine black churchgoers were killed earlier this month

• Jun 29, 2015

Charleston holds last funeral for victim of deadly attack

Myra Thompson was remembered Monday during a service at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

• Jun 29, 2015

Woman removes Confederate flag in front of S.C. statehouse

Flag at the center of controversy following deadly Charleston shooting removed by woman who climbed flagpole

• Jun 27, 2015

John Dickerson: Obama transformed

The remarkable week that roused the president from dejection and inspired a stirring call to action

• Jun 26, 2015

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