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December 5, 2016

Police encounters resulting in black deaths span US

A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in the murder trial of a white ex-police officer in the shooting death of Walter Scott, an unarmed 50-year-old black motorist.

December 5, 2016

Mistrial declared in North Charleston police shooting case

A judge on Monday declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked in the case of a white police officer charged with shooting a black driver in South Carolina last year.

December 5, 2016

Southwest Airlines flight diverted after woman gives birth while on airplane

A Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Charleston, South Carolina, after a baby was born in the middle of the flight.

December 5, 2016

Dylann Roof gets first real test as attorney in hearing

Dylann Roof's first real test acting as his own attorney is coming as he faces off with prosecutors over pretrial motions in his federal death penalty trial over the killing of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church.

December 4, 2016

Dylann Roof to judge: Let lawyers back on death penalty case

The white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church asked a judge on Sunday if he could have his defense team back, at least temporarily.

December 3, 2016

Jury going into next week in ex-officer's murder trial

The jury in the murder trial of a former South Carolina police officer charged with gunning down a black motorist will continue deliberating next week, despite at one point Friday appearing deadlocked by a juror who told the judge he could not "with good conscience approve a guilty verdict." The panel of one black and 11 white jurors has now deliberated for more than 16 hours over three days on whether to convict former North Charleston police Officer Michael Slager in the death of 50-year-old Walter Scott.

December 3, 2016

The Latest: Jury pool of 67 chosen for Dylann Roof trial

The Latest on the death penalty trial of Dylann Roof in the Charleston church shootings (all times local): 7:35 p.m.

December 3, 2016

Dylann Roof's lawyers want back on death penalty case

Defense attorneys dismissed by Charleston church shooting defendant Dylann Roof say they want to get back on the case.

December 2, 2016

The Latest: Slager jury deliberates more than 12 hours

The Latest on the trial of a white former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black motorist (all times local): 12:55 p.m.

December 2, 2016

People complained about suspected serial killer years ago

People complained to South Carolina's licensing agency about Todd Kohlhepp's threats, grim statements and obscene Facebook posts years before authorities found a woman chained on his property and charged him in seven killings, redacted documents show.