Courts blocked the handover after lawyers raised concerns of torture. Then the Supreme Court intervened to allow the Trump administration’s plan to move forward.

The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men - convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery - had either completed or were near the end of their prison sentences.

Tropical Storm Chantal began to weaken as it barreled inland across South Carolina early Sunday, July 6, after making landfall, though the storm still brought a threat of flash flooding, possible tornadoes and dangerous rip current conditions.

Tropical Storm Chantal is forecast to bring heavy rains as it moves inland across northeastern South Carolina on Sunday. Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of the two Carolinas, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Police are searching for two unknown males in a shooting outside the 7 Elements lounge early Saturday morning, while more shootings and stabbings Sunday injured at least six others.

A mass shooting hurt eight people, two critically, early Saturday morning at the 7 Elements Restaurant, Bar and Lounge near 11th Street and Washington Avenue. Ross DiMattei reports.

Police say eight people were wounded in a mass shooting early Saturday morning inside a South Philadelphia bar.