Roof attended Tuesday's hearing sitting "impassively" in front of the victims' families, journalists and spectators, the Times reports. He faces 33 counts, including hate crimes.

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Out of the 33 federal charges against Roof, the accusation that he violated the prayer group's right to freely practice religion will weigh heavy when considering the death penalty.

Dylann Roof has been charged with 33 federal hate crime and firearms charges for the shooting. The case is expected to go to trial July 11.

The Rev. Dr. Betty Deas Clark has been appointed the first female pastor at historic Emanuel AME Church.

Among the honorees were Misty Copeland, Caitlyn Jenner, the U.S women's soccer team, family members and survivors of the Charleston Massacre, Reese Witherspoon, Victoria Beckham, Elizabeth Holmes and Cecile Richards.

The suspected gunman who killed two journalists Wednesday morning may have been motivated by the Charleston AME shooting.

Over the weekend, hundreds of people showed up to Stone Mountain Park in Georgia armed with Confederate flags, signs, and concealed weapons to advocate for…

In the latest example of persistent and ingrained racism in America, police are searching for two White men spotted on video placing Confederate flags at…

In a twist of irony, President Obama revealed in an exclusive BBC interview just hours before a gunman opened fire in a Louisiana movie theater that…

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The man accused of killing nine Black parishioners at the historic Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, S.C. was indicted on federal hate crime charges…