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Ongoing coverage of the flooding in South Carolina, October 2015.

Building on the success of its recent Windows 10 launch, Microsoft is turning its focus to hardware at an October 6 press event in New York City. Next generation versions of the Surface tablet, Lumia phones and the Band fitness tracker are widely expected.

Check back for live up-to-the-second updates of Pope Francis' visit to the United States Sept. 22-27.

With his poll numbers at near zero and financial challenges looming, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to drop out of the race Monday. 

In the South African cave, scientists excavated the largest trove of fossilized bones and teeth ever found in Africa. On Thursday, they revealed the secret those bones contained: Homo sapiens has a new relative, a species previously unknown.

Apple's keynote presentation begins at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern.

LIVE COVERAGE: MTV Video Music Awards 2015, winners and nominees

Nearly all homeowners (95 percent) have homeowners insurance, but renters insurance isn’t nearly as popular, according to a 2014 poll from the Insurance Information Institute.