North Charleston

The wreckage of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor is shown in a video released by the U.S. Coast Guard, as hearings continue in North Charleston, South Carolina, investigating the causes that led to the sub’s collapse while it was on its way to explore the Titanic wreck, resulting in the death of all five onboard.

U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and top challenger Ted Cruz clashed sharply on Jan. 14 over the Texas senator's eligibility to run for the White House during a tense debate weeks before voters start to pick the party's nominee. 

A man who recorded chilling video of a white police officer gunning down a black man said April 7 that the shooting followed a struggle in which the cop had gained control of the situation.
      
The now widely-distributed video of South Carolina officer Michael Slager shooting Walter Scott repeatedly in the back was recorded by 23-year-old Feidin Santana.
      

Police in the US state of South Carolina charged an officer April 7 with murder after video showed him apparently gunning down a fleeing black man, a rare arrest in a string of shootings of unarmed black men that have raised allegations of police racism.