Politics Jan 03 Biden to start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about fate of American democracy By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Nation Oct 11 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9 people in a Black church The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof, who challenged his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation… By Associated Press
World Apr 30 Watch 16:45 Amid rising attacks on places of worship, how religious leaders are responding The deadly California synagogue shooting is the latest in a series of attacks that raise profound questions about keeping sacred spaces safe. Judy Woodruff talks to the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati's Shakila Ahmad, Rabbi Devorah Marcus from Temple Emanu-El…
Nation Sep 29 Tennessee church suspect may have sought Charleston revenge A note found in the car of a man charged with spraying deadly gunfire at a Tennessee church made reference to revenge for a white supremacist's massacre at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two years earlier, law enforcement… By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Nation Apr 10 Dylann Roof pleads guilty in state trial for Charleston church massacre Roof, 23, was given the death penalty in a federal trial. His guilty plea comes as he begins a second trial for state charges of murder and attempted murder. By Dave Berndtson
Jan 10 Watch News Wrap: Dylann Roof is first to get death sentence for federal hate crime By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal jury sentenced Dylann Roof to death for the racially motivated murder of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. Also, nearly 40 people died in a pair of bombings near the Afghan Parliament… Continue watching
Jan 06 Why hate crimes are so difficult to convict By Laura Santhanam, Kenya Downs Prosecuting hate crimes is often a complicated and arduous process, and no national agency tracks conviction rate data for these crimes. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Dylann Roof insists he’s not mentally ill at sentencing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the white supremacist who killed nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, insisted in court he’s not mentally ill. Dylann Roof is acting as his own lawyer in the death penalty phase of his federal… Continue watching
Dec 15 Dylann Roof found guilty in Charleston church massacre, could face death penalty By Alison Thoet Roof was found guilty on all 33 counts for fatally shooting nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 4:33 On anniversary of church shooting, South Carolina poets offer healing through verse By PBS News Hour Friday saw the first anniversary of the shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, where alleged white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine black churchgoers. Among those who struggled to come to terms with the tragedy were two local poets, musician and… Continue watching