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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Jodi Arias trial now turns to whether she should live or die for killing her lover in 2008

Monday, May 06, 2013  A new U.S. Census report finds that a North Carolina city is No. 2 in the country for its percentage of recent unmarried mothers, and two South Carolina cities are in the Top 10.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A program providing science and math training for students at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station and 75 other bases nationwide has survived attempts to cut the programs from the federal budget.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The Supreme Court will hear arguments today about validity of Arizona's voter registration law.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The DNA of an unnamed African-American man from South Carolina has added an "extremely ancient root" to the human tree.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Lays released three consumer-inspired potato chip flavors this week: Chicken & Waffles, Cheesy Garlic Bread and Sriracha.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A man suspected of shooting a woman to death outside a Greenville nightclub in 2006 has been arrested in Arizona.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A landscaper found Arthur Douglas Harmon's body among some bushes in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Police are hunting for an "armed and dangerous" 70-year-old man suspected in a Phoenix office complex shooting that left one person dead and two wounded.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Developments Wednesday connected to the debate over gun violence and weapons control in the U.S.

Friday, January 25, 2013  A symposium scheduled for the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor is focusing on prisoners of war.

Monday, December 17, 2012  A South Carolina soldier has died in a training accident in Arizona.

Monday, December 10, 2012  South Carolina has issued notice it plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling keeping most of the state's tough new immigration law from going into effect.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Some are calling it a purge of tea party influence within the GOP

Friday, November 30, 2012  Officials declined to provide details of the winner in advance, not even whether the ticket sold at a Trex Mart gas station in Dearborn was purchased by someone from that state.