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Dylann Roof appears at a court hearing in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, July 16, 2015.

BREAKING: [VIDEO]: Jury Sentences Dylann Roof To Death For Charleston Church Slayings

WorldNews.com The Washington Post reported late Tuesday afternoon a federal grand jury has sentenced Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black parishioners during a massacre inside a Charleston, S.C. church last... (photo: AP / Grace Beahm/The Post and Courier via AP, Pool)

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Death penalty slowly disappearing from the US, end-of-year report suggests
The Guardian Twenty prisoners have been put to death in 2016, far below the peak of 98 in 1999, with 80% of executions taking place in just two states... (photo: Mississippi Department of Corrections)

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Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju apologises in order to get SC relief
The Times of India NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju tendered an unconditional apology on Friday to earn reprieve from criminal contempt proceedings initiated against him by the apex court for his... (photo: PIB of India)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inspects troops during the 81st anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte claims he threw a kidnapper out of a helicopter while mayor of Davao
The Independent Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has claimed he once threw a kidnapper from a helicopter in flight - and... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)

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Trials Begin In Istanbul For Turkish Police Believed To Be Planners Of July 15 Coup Attempt

WorldNews.com Almost 30 Turkish police – believed to be planners in the failed July 15 bid to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – went on trial Tuesday in Istanbul, the first trial... (photo: AP)

What Does the Move Over Law Mean to America’s Towing Services?
Community news Many things can go wrong when driving. Road traffic accidents. Breakdowns. Blowouts. At one time or another, drivers will either see or experience some kind of incident... (photo: )

'Barbaric' Duterte wants daily executions in Philippines
Deccan Chronicle Manila: Philippine Catholic leaders and rights groups on Monday condemned as "barbaric" President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to restore the death penalty and... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)

File - This July 7, 2010 file photo shows Nebraska's lethal injection chamber at the State Penitentiary in Lincoln, Neb.

Georgia Surpasses Texas As U.S. Leader In Executions In 2016

WorldNews.com The state of Texas, long the United States' leader in executions, lost that distinction to Georgia in 2016, The Associated Press reports. In addition, Texas’ two most... (photo: AP / Nate Jenkins)

In this Thursday, June 18, 2015 file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C.

Dylann Roof found guilty in Charleston church shooting

The Guardian A South Carolina jury has found Dylann Roof, the self-avowed white supremacist who killed nine black parishioners in a Charleston church in June 2015, guilty of all 33... (photo: AP / Chuck Burton)

Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge in Charleston, S.C., on Friday, June 19, 2015.

Lawyers for Charleston Church Shooter Call No Witnesses As Prosecution Rests
WorldNews.com Polly Sheppard, one of the survivors from the Charleston church shooting that killed nine in a historically black church, testified on the stand Wednesday about calling... (photo: AP / Centralized Bond Hearing Court, of Charleston, S.C.)

EDS NOTE: GRAFIC CONTENT: Forensic officials work at the scene of explosions near the Besiktas football club stadium after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016.

The Latest: Kurdish militant group claims Istanbul bombings
The Oklahoman ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the twin explosions near an Istanbul soccer stadium on Saturday night (all times local): 6:05 p.m. A Kurdish militant group has claimed... (photo: AP)

We can no longer mask the barbarity of the death penalty
CNN (CNN)The United States is bumbling its way toward the bitter end of the death penalty. As the numbers of executions fall every year, the state-ordered deaths that we do... (photo: AP / Dave Martin)

Defense focuses on penalty, not guilt in church shooting

The Roanoke Times CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The attorneys defending Dylann Roof in the Charleston church shooting trial are largely conceding his guilt in the shooting deaths of nine black... (photo: AP / Centralized Bond Hearing Court, of Charleston, S.C. via AP)