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Hurricane Dorian: Residents of North Carolina's Outer Banks brace themselves as cyclone weakens to Category 1 storm

After triggering tornadoes in South Carolina, Hurricane Dorian was closing in for a possible direct hit on North Carolina's Outer Banks, a string of low-lying islands, even as it weakened to a Category 1 storm.

Hurricane Dorian begins lashing US east coast, strengthens to Category 3 storm; at least 20 dead so far

NHC said Dorian was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour, making it a Category 3 storm on five-level Saffir-Simpson scale.

Hurricane Florence spirals towards North and South Carolina; strengthens into potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm

Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.

Charleston man kills co-worker, takes another hostage before being shot by police

A fired dishwasher shot and killed a chef and held a person hostage for about three hours before he was shot by police at a crowded restaurant in Charleston.

US's first total eclipse in 99 years: Millions travel to see event as cities prepare for Great American Eclipse

When a total solar eclipse sweeps across the United States, people gathering in Charleston, South Carolina, will be the last on the continent to experience it.

South Carolina shooter sentenced to death

A gunman who killed nine black churchgoers in 2015 has been sentenced to death by a federal jury, a media report said on Wednesday

Watch: Barack Obama's best speeches, from Cairo to Charleston

For the last time in his presidency, Barack Obama will take the stage Tuesday night to address the American people.

Nikki Haley's nomination as US envoy a good sign for future: UN

The United Nations have welcomed the nomination of Indian-American Nikki Haley as the next US envoy to the world body, terming it as a good sign for the future.

Donald Trump's picks Nikki Haley for UN: All you need to know about the South Carolina governor

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to the United Nations, was relatively unknown on the national stage until a mass shooting in her state vaulted her to prominence.

US state West Virginia hit with devastating floods; 20 people dead

Flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed 20 people and stranded others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, the governor said Friday.