Live: 9 killed in Charleston church shooting; suspect in custody

Live: 9 killed in Charleston church shooting; suspect in custody
Pope urges revolution to save Earth, fix 'perverse' economy
Obama on Charleston: It’s too easy to get guns in America
White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church
New York prison superintendent in spotlight after convicts escape
Brian Williams not returning to NBC's 'Nightly News'; to join MSNBC
How the White House failed on trade
FAA investigating close call at Chicago's Midway Airport
Messy trade debate: An explainer

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:40 AM PDT

FBI investigating attack on historic black church as a hate crime.

Pope urges revolution to save Earth, fix 'perverse' economy

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:37 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a sweeping environmental manifesto aimed at spurring action, Pope Francis called Thursday for a bold cultural revolution to correct what he said was a "structurally perverse" economic system in which the rich exploited the poor, turning Earth into an "immense pile of filth."

Obama on Charleston: It’s too easy to get guns in America

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White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:06 AM PDT

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A 21-year-old white man suspected of killing nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina was arrested on Thursday after an attack that the United States is investigating as a hate crime. Law enforcement officials arrested alleged gunman Dylann Roof after a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina, about 220 miles (350 km) north of Charleston, said police chief Gregory Mullen. The mass shooting on Wednesday followed months of racially charged protests over killings of black men which have shaken the United States.

New York prison superintendent in spotlight after convicts escape

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:13 AM PDT

Hundreds of law enforcement officials have joined the hunt for the men who escaped, but investigators have also turned their attention to conditions inside the prison before and during the breakout, including a look at Racette's management of the facility. Authorities have charged a female prison worker with smuggling hacksaw blades to the inmates, who cut through steel walls, squeezed through a steam pipe and emerged from a manhole outside the maximum security prison's walls. At some point, the county prosecutor said, Joyce Mitchell, 51, who worked in the prison tailor shop, discussed plans with the inmates, David Sweat, 35, and Richard Matt, 48, to murder her husband, who also works at the prison.

Brian Williams not returning to NBC's 'Nightly News'; to join MSNBC

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:15 AM PDT

NBC said news anchor Brian Williams, suspended for fabricating a story about being on board a helicopter when it was attacked in Iraq, will not be returning as anchor of the top-rated "Nightly News" program. Williams, 56, will join MSNBC as anchor of breaking news and special reports in mid-August, NBC Universal said in a statement on Thursday.

How the White House failed on trade

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Last week, 157 House Democrats voted against giving Obama fast-track authority.

FAA investigating close call at Chicago's Midway Airport

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 03:40 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Two passenger jets began to take off at the same time on intersecting runways at Chicago's Midway International Airport, prompting a controller to shout over the radio for one of the pilots to halt to avoid a collision, aviation officials said Wednesday.