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Irma weakens but flooding in Jacksonville, damage to Keys

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Irma left a trail of devastation throughout the Southeast, killing at least five people in the US, flooding major cities including Jacksonville, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina, and leaving millions without power. On Monday night, Irma was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as the storm lumbered 95 miles south-southwest of Atlanta, Georgia. Irma is expected toRead more

Gunman shot in US hostage drama

Charleston - Muslimchronicle

The mayor says a hostage situation in a Charleston, South Carolina, restaurant has ended with the gunman being shot by police. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said a restaurant employee who was shot by the gunman on Thursday has died. Interim Charleston Police Chief Jerome Taylor says all the hostages at Virginia’s restaurant were rescued safely. He didn’t say how manyRead more

Total solar eclipse completes path across America

Charleston - Muslimchronicle

The Great American Eclipse completed its journey across the United States Monday, with the path of totality stretching coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century. Totality began over Oregon at about 1716 GMT and ended at 1848 GMT over Charleston, South Carolina where sky-gazers whooped and cheered as the Moon moved directly in front of the Sun. "ItRead more

Total solar eclipse begins on US West Coast

Madras - Muslimchronicle

Sky-gazers on the US West Coast cheered and applauded Monday as the Moon moved directly in front of the Sun -- a rare total solar eclipse that will stretch across the country for the first time in nearly a century. Totality, which began over Oregon at about 1716 GMT, will end roughly 90 minutes later at 1848 GMT over Charleston,Read more

US church massacre shooter gets death sentence

Charleston - ArabToday

A US jury on Tuesday condemned self-described white supremacist Dylann Roof to death over the massacre of nine black worshippers in a South Carolina church in June 2015 — a crime that shocked the nation. Roof, 22, was convicted in December of 33 federal charges — including hate crimes resulting in death — in connection with the shooting spree atRead more

Facing death or prison, Dylann Roof squares off with his fate

Charleston - Arab Today

Jurors begin considering Wednesday whether to sentence self-described white supremacist Dylann Roof to death or life in prison for the racially motivated slaying of nine African Americans in a South Carolina church. The 22-year-old was convicted last month of the June 17, 2015, killings at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic black church in downtown Charleston known asRead more

Facing death or prison, Dylann Roof squares off with his fate

Charleston - ArabToday

Kerber cruises into Charleston Tennis semi-finals

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber cruised into the WTA claycourt semi-finals in Charleston with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu. The top seed from Germany had lost two of her prior three meetings with Begu, but the Romanian looked tired after saving a match point in her third-round win over Monica Puig on Thursday. "I think I was mentallyRead more

Trump's pope retort could be calculated political move

Charleston - Arab Today

When Republican frontrunner Donald Trump offered a provocative retort to criticism by Pope Francis, it may have been a calculated political move to boost his standing ahead of South Carolina's presidential primary. Two-thirds of South Carolinians are Protestants, with evangelical voters comprising the largest voting block in the state during its Republican primary, which is being held on Saturday. TheRead more