CHARLESTON, South Carolina — South Carolina's governor declares that theConfederate flag should be removed from the Statehouse grounds as she acknowledges that its use as a symbol of hatred by the man accused of killing nine black church members has made it too divisive to display in such a public space. By Seanna Adcox, Jeffrey Collins and Meg Kinnard. AP Photos.
WASHINGTON — Republicans with presidential aspirations rush to embrace South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's call to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol, eager to move past a vexing issue that challenges the party's effort to win over the diverse coalition of voters it likely needs to win back the White House. By Steve Peoples and Lisa Lerer. AP Photos.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the history of slavery is "still part of our DNA" in the United States, even if racial epithets no longer show up in polite conversation. He uttered the N-word in making his point. By Nedra Pickler. AP Photos.
WASHINGTON — The United States begins annual security talks with China, and an official says it plans to raise directly the breach of a federal government server that resulted in the theft of personnel and security clearance records of millions of employees and contractors. By Matthew Pennington. AP Photos.
BUENOS AIRES — When Pope Francis tours a handful of South American countries in July, he won't be stopping in his native Argentina, where he has yet to return since becoming leader of the Roman Catholic Church. By Debora Rey and Peter Prengaman. AP Photos.
WASHINGTON — Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 57,000 deaths in the United States from poor air quality by 2100, the Obama administration argues in a new report that warns of dire effects of global warming. By Matthew Daly. AP Photo.
BELLMONT, New York — Items recovered from a remote hunting cabin might be linked to a pair of convicted killers who escaped from a nearby prison more than two weeks ago, authorities said Monday as searchers swarmed rugged woods in the hamlet in far northern New York. By Mike Groll. AP Photos.
WASHINGTON — An Islamic State operative suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, the Pentagon says.
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's capital shuts down hundreds of businesses and orders hundreds of thousands of cars off the streets as a gray carpet of smog causes an environmental emergency. Restrictions are eased for Tuesday after air quality improves . By Eva Vergara. AP Photos.
NEW YORK — New York City has reached the outlines of a settlement with Muslims who challenged police surveillance as an unconstitutional and stigmatizing intrusion on their religious rights, a court filing says. By Jennifer Peltz.
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela will hold legislative elections Dec. 6, election officials announce after months of mounting pressure from local opposition groups and international observers. By Hannah Dreier. AP Photo.