Yearly Archives: 2017

/2017

Dylann Roof rests case without calling witnesses, offering evidence in hate crimes trial

by Glenn Smith, Jennifer Berry Hawes and Abigail Darlington January 9, 2017   With his life on the line, Dylann Roof opted Monday to offer no witnesses or evidence in his defense as a federal jury prepares Tuesday to decide whether he should be put to death for killing nine black worshipers in Charleston. Acting

Chicago torture video: 4 charged with hate crimes, kidnapping

by Holly Yan, Sheena Jones, and Steve Almasy   Four suspects have been charged in connection with the attack on a special-needs teen that was streamed on Facebook Live. Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper; 18; Brittany Covington, 18; and Tanishia Covington, 24, have each been charged with a hate crime, felony aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful