A man killed by an escort is being investigated for links to the unsolved disappearances or murders of women nationwide, authorities said.

A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in the US, killing nine people in an assault that authorities described as a hate crime.

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Ballistic tests showed all three victims in a series of sniper-style shootings at convenience stores in West Virginia were killed by the same weapon, investigators said.