A gunman opened fire and killed nine people at a historic black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, in what police say is a "hate crime".

It’s not just concern for the squeamish biology students who wince at the feel of cutting into a formaldehyde-soaked animal. Think about the frog. The pig. Or even the rat.…

Republican presidential candidates turned their attention to South Carolina on Wednesday with their White House race as wide open as ever with a win by Mitt Romney in Michigan.…

Hillary Clinton pounced on rival Barack Obama on Monday for his willingness to meet with some troublesome world leaders during a Democratic United States presidential debate…

Two civil liberties groups sued in federal court to remove a picture of Jesus that has hung in a high school for more than 30 years. Americans United for Separation of Church and…

Monty Coles was 900m in the air when he discovered a stowaway peeking out at him from the plane’s instrument panel — a 1,35m black snake. Coles had left Charleston earlier for a…