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After Seeing a Biology Class Film, Woman Picks Adoption Over Abortion: ‘It’s Already a Human Being’

A South Carolina woman who sought validation from men and alcohol to escape the pain of an abusive home found herself pregnant at 22. For the first time in her life, her formerly pro-choice stance was challenged. Revisiting a film from her high school biology class, she had a life-changing realization: her unborn baby was…


Lawsuits in North Carolina Plane Crash That Killed 8 Settled for $15 Million

The families of five passengers killed in a 2022 plane crash off the North Carolina coast have settled wrongful death lawsuits against the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot and the pilot’s estate for $15 million, family representatives announced Friday. All eight people aboard the Pilatus PC-12/47 died when it descended into…


Sheriff: Gunfire by South Carolina Facility Not Linked to North Carolina Shooting

RIDGEWAY, S.C.—Law enforcement officials say they have found no evidence linking gunshots near a Duke Energy facility in South Carolina to earlier gunfire at North Carolina electric substations that cost thousands of customers their power, though multiple state and federal agencies continue to investigate. Kevin Wheeler, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in…


North Carolina Blackouts Caused by Shootings Could Last Days

CARTHAGE, N.C.—Tens of thousands of people braced Monday for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent. Across Moore County, many businesses and restaurants displayed “Closed” signs in windows and had empty parking lots at a time…


4 Teens Shot Dead Within Hours in Small South Carolina City

NEWBERRY, S.C.—Four teenagers were shot dead within hours of each other in a small South Carolina city over the weekend, prompting the area high school to switch to virtual learning while officers stepped up patrols, authorities said. No arrests have been made in the shooting early Sunday in Newberry that killed a 16-year-old and in…


Plane With 8 Aboard Crashes Off North Carolina; 1 Body Found

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C.—A small plane carrying eight people crashed into the ocean off North Carolina’s Outer Banks and left behind multiple debris fields where crews searched for the missing passengers, the Coast Guard said. One body has so far been recovered and identified, Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck told reporters Monday afternoon. He declined to…


Coroner to Issue Brain Test Results of NFL Player Who Shot 6

ROCK HILL, S.C.—A coroner is set to release test results Tuesday for a degenerative brain disease in the former NFL player suspected of fatally shooting six people in South Carolina before killing himself in April. The family of ex-football pro Phillip Adams agreed shortly after his death to have his brain tested for chronic traumatic…