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CHARLESTON (AP) — The 21-year-old white man who allegedly gunned down nine people at a historic black South Carolina church is back in the state. Dylann Roof was arrested today in Shelby, North Carolina, four hours away from the church in Charleston. He is said to have waived his right to an attorney and was flown back to South Carolina. The case is being investigated as a hate crime.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's grown weary of gun violence and mass killings. Addressing the killing of nine people at a South Carolina church, Obama said it is within the power of Americans to do something about gun violence. The president knew the slain pastor of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church. Obama noted that the church has withstood fierce segregation and violence over its work to end slavery.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A military jury has recommended that a U.S. Marine twice convicted of murdering an Iraqi civilian get no additional prison time. Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins was convicted yesterday of unpremeditated murder in the 2006 killing in Hamdania (hahm-dah-NEE'-ah), Iraq. Prosecutors said Hutchins' squad planted an AK-47 and a shovel by the body to make it appear the victim was an insurgent planting an explosive. Hutchins served about seven years of an 11-year sentence after his first conviction in 2007.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Some rivers in Arkansas and Oklahoma are at record-high levels because of intense rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. It came ashore Tuesday in southeastern Texas. At least one death is blamed on the storm. The body of a 2-year-old boy pulled from his father's arms has been recovered. Missouri, Illinois and Indiana are bracing for flooding throughout the weekend.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eleven people have been indicted on charges they conspired to sell counterfeit bottles of 5-Hour Energy drinks. A federal prosecutor in Northern California says the defendants relabeled legitimate bottles of 5-Hour Energy drinks bound for Mexico. Federal prosecutors say the defendants also mixed counterfeit drinks in vats, flooding U.S. markets with millions of fake bottles.
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