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Banner-towing plane crashes on California beach; 2 injured

Authorities say two people were injured after a small plane crashed on a crowded beach in Southern California.

Last Member Of The Charleston Nine Laid To Rest

People packed a funeral service Thursday in Columbia for the last of the nine victims of the Charleston shooting.

Navy Yard In Washington, DC On Lockdown After Reports Of Shots Fired

Park police and SWAT units are responding to reports of a possible shooting situation at a Washington Navy Yard campus.

DOJ Tries To Stop Electrolux/GE Deal

Electrolux says it will fight the federal government's attempt to stop it from buying General Electric's appliance business.

TV Land Pulls 'Dukes Of Hazzard' During Confederate Flag Debate

Episodes of the 1980's television series "The Dukes Of Hazzard" will no longer run on TV Land.

Official: Prison Chief, 11 Others Put On Leave After New York Escape

The superintendent at the prison where two killers broke out has been placed on leave along with his security chief and 10 other staff members amid a widening internal investigation into how the inmates pulled off the daring escape, a state official said Tuesday.

Jeb Bush: Confederate Flag A Racist Symbol

Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is weighed in on the Confederate flag debate when he visited a pharmaceutical company in West Columbia Monday.

The Latest: 2nd inmate in prison break shot, captured

A sheriff says the second of two convicted killers who staged an elaborate escape from a maximum-security upstate New York prison three weeks ago has been shot and taken into custody.

Boy Scout Dies in Flash Flood while Camping in New Mexico

New Mexico State Police say a Boy Scout on a camping trip with his troop has died after he and three other teens were swept away in a flash flood.

Investigators at Alaska Site of Plane Crash that Killed 9

A team of aviation investigators is now working in a remote, mountainous site in southeast Alaska to determine what caused the crash of a sightseeing plane that killed eight cruise ship passengers and the aircraft's pilot.

Thousands Gather To Remember Rev. Clementa Pinckney

President Obama leads a crowd of mourners singing Amazing Grace during the funeral for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney.

Supporters, Opponents React To Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Decision

Some Charlotte residents are calling the Supreme Court's decision to make same sex marriages legal nationwide a victory. Opponents say the justices don't care what states and voters say about the issue.

Local Religious Leaders Weigh In On SUPCO Gay Marriage Decision

The Supreme Court's decision has unleashed an outpouring of support across the country, including members of faith here in Charlotte who applaud the decision. But not everyone's pleased.

SUPCO Issues Majority, Dissenting Opinions On Gay Marriage Decision

Five of the Supreme Court Justices voted in favor of marriage equality, while four voted against.

Crowds Pay Their Respects To Rev. Clementa Pinckney

Thursday night, mourners packed Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston to say goodbye to Reverend Clementa Pinckney.

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare

Republicans say the battle to repeal Obamacare is not over. The Supreme Court upheld the law Thursday.

Blue Cheese Put in Ranch Packaging Poses Allergy Risks

Thousands of cases of Wish-Bone ranch salad dressing have been recalled because the company mistakenly packaged blue cheese in ranch packaging.

Screech Gets Prison Sentence For Stabbing

Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the 1990s TV show "Saved by the Bell," was sentenced Thursday to 4 months in jail for a stabbing in a Wisconsin bar.

Thousands Remember Sen. Clementa Pinckney at State House Viewing

The Reverend Clementa Pinckney was one of the nine killed in the Charleston shootings and was also a South Carolina State Senator.

New Orleans Police Arrest Suspect in Killing of Officer

New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison says a man believed to have shot and killed a police officer was arrested after he was seen getting onto a city bus.