Nine shot, multiple fatalities reported in downtown church shooting  —  Staff reports  —  Scene of church shooting at 9 p.m. at 110 Calhoun Street, site of Mother Emanuel AME Church.  —  Nine people were shot, some fatally, inside one of Charleston's oldest and most well known black churches tonight.

Nine dead after ‘hate crime’ shooting at Emanuel AME  —  (Matthew Fortner/staff) Scene of church shooting at 9 p.m. at 110 Calhoun Street, site of Mother Emanuel AME Church.  —  The Post and Courier  —  A white gunman killed nine people during a prayer meeting at one of Charleston's oldest …

Gunman Kills 9 At Historically Black Church During Bible Study  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. (CBS Atlanta/AP) — A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday night, killing nine people, including the pastor, in an assault that authorities described as a hate crime.

Source: Multiple fatalities in shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston  —  Police: Shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C. 01:32  — An official close to the investigation told CNN there are multiple fatalities inside the church.

Scott Walker Forms ‘Testing the Waters’ Committee as He Nears Run  —  In his firmest step yet toward a White House bid, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has created a “testing the waters” committee that will allow him to raise money for an eventual campaign.  —  The new committee allows Walker …

Brian Williams expected to stay at NBC  —  Brian Williams is down, but not out.  —  NBC and Williams have come to a tentative agreement that will keep Williams at the network after his six-month suspension ends in August.  —  The decision, described by people with knowledge of the plan …