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Dylann Roof's Scared Friend Hid Gun for a Day

Governor says authorities will seek the death penalty

(Newser) - Authorities have charged Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof, 21, with nine counts of murder after what investigators claim was his attempt to incite a race war. Roof, who is also charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, has already confessed to carrying out the...

Charleston Victim, Son Spoke Just Before She Died

Chris Singleton called his mom to ask about the remote

(Newser) - The deadly shooting in Charleston remains fresh, but the children of one victim say they’ve already forgiven Dylann Roof , 21, for allegedly taking their mother’s life. "I'm a little bitter, but, you know, I’m overwhelmed with love," says Camryn Singleton, whose mother Sharonda Coleman-Singleton,...

6 Compelling Insights Into the Charleston Shooting

'Take down the Confederate flag now,' one writer argues

(Newser) - Racism, terrorism, mass shootings: The church massacre in Charleston combines several of the most troubling issues facing America today, and it has led to some forceful insights. A roundup of six that are worth a read:
  1. " The Deadly History of 'They're Raping Our Women.' " Jamelle
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Jon Stewart Abandons Jokes to Talk Charleston

US ignores 'gaping racial wound,' he says

(Newser) - Jon Stewart says he has one job—making jokes about the news—and last night, he simply couldn't do it. Instead, the Daily Show host used his opening monologue to address the Charleston church shootings and the "gaping racial wound" that "we pretend doesn't exist,"...

Historic Church Has Risen From Other Tragedies

Emanuel AME has long 'represented black freedom'

(Newser) - Wednesday night's massacre was just the latest tragedy for one of the most historic black churches in America—and members of Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church say they will once again emerge stronger, CNN reports. The first AME church in the South was founded in 1816, and...

Sharp-Eyed Driver Helped Nab Shooting Suspect

Woman's call to 911 led to arrest of Dylann Roof

(Newser) - The man accused of murdering nine people in a church in South Carolina got busted because of a woman who was leaving church in North Carolina. As ABC News explains, Debbie Dills was leaving church this morning when she noticed that the driver in the car next to her matched...

Obama: Michelle and I Knew Pastor Killed in SC

President complains that suspect had 'no trouble' getting a gun

(Newser) - President Obama found himself in an all-too familiar position today, addressing the nation after mass violence. "I've had to make statements like this too many times," he said in reference to the church massacre in Charleston . "We don't have all of the facts, but we...

Church Shooting Suspect Busted in Traffic Stop

Dylann Roof reportedly captured in Shelby, NC

(Newser) - "I can confirm that there is a suspect in custody" for last night's church shootings in Charleston, Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a press conference today, per the AP . Charleston's mayor, police chief, and the FBI are all confirming the arrest of 21-year-old Dylann Roof ; Reuters reports,...

SC Shooting Suspect IDed, Told Victims 'I Have to Do It'

If Dylann Roof's the shooter, 'he's got to pay for this': man claiming to be his uncle

(Newser) - The FBI has identified the suspect in the Charleston church shootings as Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old with an arrest record, the Post and Courier reports. According to the SC Law Enforcement Division: Roof was jailed March 1 on a drug charge and on April 26 after being accused of trespassing....

Charleston Shooter Sat With Churchgoers for an Hour

Church gunman told woman she could live to tell others of hate crime, police say

(Newser) - "This is a tragedy that no community should have to experience," Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen told reporters after a mass shooting at a historic black church left nine people dead. "I do believe this was a hate crime," he says of the attack, which is...

&#39;Multiple Fatalities&#39; in SC Church Shooting
 9 Killed in Charleston 
 Church Shooting 
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Jun 18, 2015 12:15 AM CDT

9 Killed in Charleston Church Shooting

White suspect sought after attack on historic Charleston church

(Newser) - Police are looking for a white suspect after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, SC. Charleston police chief Greg Mullen says eight people died in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and another died later in a hospital, the Guardian reports....

Piece of America's Slavery History Uncovered

Dig finds timbers from Gadsden's Wharf

(Newser) - Over the course of just a few decades at the turn of the 19th century, some 100,000 slaves arrived in the US at Gadsden's Wharf, in Charleston, South Carolina. With a new African American Museum set to begin construction at the site in 2016, researchers decided to launch...

Professor Fired After Pic Appears on Beer Can
Professor Fired After Pic Appears on Beer Can
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Jun 7, 2014 7:34 AM CDT

Professor Fired After Pic Appears on Beer Can

Christian university apparently didn't approve of beard brew ad

(Newser) - The owner of the most awesome beard on campus at Charleston Southern University got canned after his picture was used by a local brewery. Paul Roof, a professor of sociology, says officials at the small Christian university complained after a picture of him taken by a professional photographer at a...

Confederate Sub Still a Mystery: Why Did It Sink?
 Confederate Sub 
 Still a Mystery: 
 Why Did It Sink? 
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Feb 22, 2014 7:34 AM CST

Confederate Sub Still a Mystery: Why Did It Sink?

Scientists can't say what caused HL Hunley to go under

(Newser) - A revered Confederate submarine was recently commemorated by military reenactors in Charleston, South Carolina, but a key mystery still hung in the air, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The HL Hunley made history on February 17, 1864, when it became the first sub to ever sink an enemy ship—in...

The Unfriendliest City in the World is...

...Newark, according to 'Conde Nast Traveler' readers

(Newser) - Travel mag Conde Nast Traveler asked its readers to name (and shame) the friendliest and unfriendliest cities in the US and across the world. The "unfriendliest" winner was deemed to be Newark, NJ, with one reader saying he would not recommend as anything but "a cheaper/less busy airport...

2nd 'Underground Railroad' Ran South for 100 Years

Slaves fled southern states for Spanish-owned Florida

(Newser) - Turns out there was another Underground Railroad that helped Southern slaves escape their masters before the Civil War—only it ran the other way and relied partly on help from American Indians. Reporting on an upcoming conference in St. Augustine, Fla., the AP describes a lesser-known railroad that once shuttled...

10 Sexiest, Ugliest American Cities

Not surprisingly, you'll find pretty people in beachy cities

(Newser) - Travel + Leisure put together its annual America’s Favorite Cities survey, of which arguably the most interesting category is the American cities that boast the most attractive—and least attractive—residents. Click through the top five in each category in the gallery, or click here for more.

San Fran Is Best US Vacation Destination

Charleston, Santa Fe, New York, and Chicago round out top 5

(Newser) - San Francisco has topped this year’s Conde Nast Traveler list of American cities to visit. The city by the bay edged out Charleston, SC, at No. 2. Metropolises New York and Chicago made a strong showing as well, at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. The list is based on...

Jenny Sanford, Kids Move Out
 Jenny Sanford, Kids Move Out 
Aug 7, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

Jenny Sanford, Kids Move Out

(Newser) - The wife of South Carolina's philandering governor is moving out and taking the kids, the State reports. “I have decided to move back to our home in Charleston with our sons for the upcoming school year,” Mark Sanford's wife, Jenny, said in a statement released today. The governor...

City Covered Up Yeager's Fabled Bridge Stunt

Press, public kept mum about '48 flight under city bridge

(Newser) - When local son Chuck Yeager flew his jet under a Charleston bridge in 1948, there was no advance warning—and no official record of it afterward. The rebellious fighter pilot was scheduled to buzz a boat race, but no one expected him to do it from 6 feet above the...

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