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US frontline F-35 jet goes missing after pilot ejects

Following the incident, Marine Corps investigators have initiated an inquiry into what they describe as a 'mishap.' This incident led to the pilot ejecting from an F-35 fighter plane over North Charleston on Sunday afternoon

‘The Flying Spirit’: Here’s why a 21-year-old intern commutes to work by plane in the US

Sophia Celentano, a South Carolina resident, takes a weekly flight from Charleston to Newark for her summer internship. Since the median cost of an apartment in Manhattan, where she is interning, increased to a staggering Rs 3.47 lakh in April, her airfare is cost-effective

Texas mall tragedy: A look at the worst mass shootings in the US this year

Eight people were killed in a Texas mall after a gunman went on a rampage, highlighting how the epidemic of mass shootings continues in the United States. Over the first four months of this year, 115 people have died in 22 such instances. This is an average of one mass killing a week

Explained: Why Joe Biden waited until now to announce his 2024 reelection bid

President Joe Biden has formally announced he's seeking reelection. But he's also still the president, with roughly 20 months left in his term regardless of whether he wins a second one on Election Day 2024

Democrats reshuffle primaries to stress diversity over tradition

The Democratic Party on Saturday approved reordering its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major shake-up meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to its base of support.

Nikki Haley: The former US governor and ambassador, who is set to take on Donald Trump in 2024

Speculation about Nikki Haley's political future had been building since she left Donald Trump's Cabinet in 2018, and peaked after she posted a video on social media declaring it was time for fresh blood in the White House

Watch: Police officers capture 6-feet long alligator outside school

The alligator was spotted making its way through residents' yards before ending in front of the school. The viral video has over 31,000 views till date.

Police arrest 22-year-old suspect in connection to South Carolina mall shooting

Investigators believe that at least three suspects displayed firearms inside the mall but are working to determine how many suspects fired weapons

Shooting at South Carolina mall injures 12, no fatalities reported; 3 detained

According to the authorities, no casualties have been reported but that eight of the victims were taken to the hospital where two were in critical condition and six were in stable condition

Barack Obama's speechwriter Cody Keenan to publish memoir set around the 2015 Charleston shootings

The book’s title refers to a theme of Obama’s response to Charleston and to one of the most emotional moments of his presidency: his singing of 'Amazing Grace' during his eulogy at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church for one of the victims, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney.