Vigils Held Nationwide to Mourn Charleston Attack

Religious and civil rights leaders across the U.S. were holding prayer vigils Saturday as the nation mourned the shooting deaths of nine black men and women at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In New York City, congregrants gathered at one of the country's largest AME churches for a morning prayer service, to be followed by a march and rally. More than 3,000 people were expected to join the gathering, where church leaders and New York...

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