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December 9, 2016

Jury views Charleston church shooting suspect's confession: 'I had to do it'

Prosecutors showed jurors video from a police interrogation in which Dylann Roof calmly admits to opening fire inside an historically black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

December 9, 2016

The Latest: Defense seeks mistrial in church shooting case

The Latest on the federal death-penalty trial of a white man charged with killing nine black people during a Bible study in a Charleston church (all times local): 9 a.m.

December 9, 2016

Escaped inmate accused in Walmart stabbing caught after trying to enter school

An inmate serving a life sentence who escaped from a maximum-security South Carolina prison and stabbed a police officer while on the run has been recaptured after a locked door stopped him from getting into a school, authorities said Thursday.

December 8, 2016

Jury foreman: 5 jurors were undecided on Slager verdict

The foreman of the jury that couldn't reach a verdict in the murder trial of a former South Carolina police officer says he initially wanted to convict Michael Slager of murder.

December 8, 2016

Defense focuses on penalty, not guilt in church shooting

The attorneys defending Dylann Roof in the Charleston church shooting trial are largely conceding his guilt in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church.

December 8, 2016

Authorities think escaped inmate stabbed police officer

South Carolina authorities are searching for an escaped maximum-security inmate who's suspected of stabbing a police officer.

December 8, 2016

The Latest: Jury foreman had felony charge dropped

The Latest on the jury foreman in the murder mistrial of a South Carolina police officer speaking publicly (all times local): 3 p.m.

December 8, 2016

The Latest: Escapee accused in police stabbing recaptured

The Latest on an inmate who escaped from a maximum-security South Carolina prison and is suspected of stabbing a police officer (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

December 8, 2016

Charleston church shooting survivor calls Dylann Roof 'evil'; judge denies mistrial

A federal judge has denied the defense’s motion for a mistrial in the capital murder case of accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof.

December 8, 2016

Manhunt launched for escaped inmate suspected of stabbing cop at SC Walmart

South Carolina authorities were searching Thursday for an inmate who escaped a maximum-security prison and was suspected in the stabbing of a police officer miles away.