charleston-shooting
Friend of Alleged Charleston Shooter to Plead Guilty to Lying to FBI
Hudson Hongo · 04/26/16 12:35AMFBI Arrests Friend of Alleged Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof
Hudson Hongo · 09/17/15 07:00PMAlleged Charleston Killer Dylann Roof's Trial Set for Next July
Taylor Berman · 07/16/15 11:30AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1344517557553308005/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
At a hearing this morning, a judge announced that the trial for alleged Charleston shooter Dylann Roof has been tentatively set for July 11, 2016. Ninth Circuit Judge J.C. Nicholson also extended a gag order that prevents law enforcement agencies from releasing information—including 911 calls, photos, and police reports—about the June 17th massacre at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church until at least next Wednesday.
FBI: Dylann Roof Should Not Have Been Able to Buy Gun Used in Massacre
Taylor Berman · 07/10/15 01:26PMAccused Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof Indicted on New Charges
Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/07/15 12:11PMFalse Hope, Empty Policy: Obama's "Amazing Grace" Moment Falls Flat
Frank Leon Roberts · 06/30/15 10:00AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1320408933104430762/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
On Friday, June 26, at the funeral of Charleston, South Carolina shooting victim Clementa Pinckney, President Barack Obama closed his moving eulogy for the slain pastor—who was killed along with eight other black congregates at the historic Mother AME Emmanuel Church—by leading the congregation in a rousing rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
Obama: Confederate Flag Is a Symbol of Slavery and Racial Subjugation
Taylor Berman · 06/26/15 02:47PMConfederate Flags Removed From Alabama Capitol on Governor's Orders
Taylor Berman · 06/24/15 11:01AMShelby Police Release 911 Call That Led to Dylann Roof's Arrest
Hudson Hongo · 06/23/15 06:15PMVideo Shows Cops Fist-Bumping After Arresting Dylann Roof
Taylor Berman · 06/23/15 03:50PMAlarming Statue of a Racist and Horse Perfectly Honors The Confederacy
Sam Biddle · 06/23/15 02:23PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1310553686853971558/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
An allegory of the American South: In 1998, a fierce racist (who also happened to be the former attorney of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassin) named Jack Kershaw created a monument for another bad man, Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest. The resulting statue is so hilariously stupid that we should keep it forever.
Here Are Some Top New York Times Editors Joking About Mass Killings
Adam Weinstein · 06/23/15 10:40AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1310025159465924902/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
The New York Times jealously guards its status as America’s paper of record through an obsessive focus on decorum and propriety. So it’s interesting to see in two leaked photos that the paper’s brass has a sense of humor behind its respectable front—even if that humor veers into “making light of mass killings” territory.
Va. Governor Orders Removal of Confederate Flag From License Plates
Taylor Berman · 06/23/15 10:04AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1309918318562994789/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Six days after nine people were killed during a shooting at a historic black church in South Carolina, Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe announced that his state would begin the process of removing Confederate flags from their license plates. “As you all know, I have spent the past 17 months working to build a new Virginia economy that is more open and welcoming to everyone,” he said in a statement. “Removing this symbol from our state-issued license plates will be another step towards realizing that goal.”