FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The police chief in the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot by police says the officer didn’t know the teen was a robbery suspect at the time of the shooting. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson earlier Friday released documents alleging 18-year-old Michael Brown had been suspected […]
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Texas’ Perry Indicted for Abuse of Power
Texas Gov. Rick Perry AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for allegedly abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state’s first indicted governor in nearly a […]
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Missouri Highway Patrol Seizes Control of Ferguson
Thousands of demonstrators peacefully march down a street along with police from St. Louis County and the Missouri Highway Patrol Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Missouri Highway Patrol seized control of a St. Louis suburb Thursday, stripping local police of their law-enforcement authority after four days of clashes between officers in riot […]
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Baltimore Aug. 14 Community Gatherings in Response to Michael Brown, Jr.’s Death
A march organized by area ministers makes its way down W. Florissant in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes) BALTIMORE – Three gatherings are plan ned in Baltimore, Aug. 14, in response to the fatal shooting of Missouri teen Michael Brown. The Rev. Cortly Witherspoon Sr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) […]
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Protests in Wake of Michael Brown, Jr. Shooting Turn Violent in St. Louis Suburb
Police advance through smoke. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Protesters try unsuccessfully to light a Molotov cocktail. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee) FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel crowds who threw Molotov cocktails during another violent night on the streets of a St. Louis suburb in the wake of the […]
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Hearing Scheduled for 2 Charged in 8-Yr-Old Detroit Boy’s Slaying
17-year-old Devaunte Starks and 28-year-old Calvin Mosby charged in the alleged shooting death of 8 yr-old Jakari Pearson. DETROIT (AP) — A man and teenager are scheduled to return to court in the death of an 8-year-old boy who was shot while sleeping inside his Detroit home. A preliminary hearing to determine if the case goes to […]
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Police Name Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Girl, 3
3-yr old Knijah Amore Bibb. Forest Terrace Prince George’s County Police are searching for a 25-year-old Landover man who has been charged with shooting and killing a 3-year-old girl. Police say they were called to Forest Terrace in Landover on Aug. 10 and discovered the child. The girl, identified Monday as Knijah Amore Bibb of […]
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Michael Brown, Jr. Called Quiet, Respectful
Michael Brown Sr., listens to speakers during a news conference outside the Old Courthouse. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown Sr. stood alone in the center of the narrow street where the blood of his namesake son still stained the gray pavement, two days after the 18-year-old was shot dead by a […]
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Comedic Actor Robin Williams Dies of Apparent Suicide at 63
This Nov. 18, 2006 file photo shows comedians Robin Williams, from left, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal posing after hoasting “Comic Relief” at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 63. The Marin County […]
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Witnesses: Michael Brown Had Hands Raised When Cop Fired Fatal Shots
JENNINGS- Lesley McSpadden, the mother of 18-year-old Michael Brown, wipes away tears as Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., holds up a family picture of himself, his son, top left, and a young child during a news conference Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Jennings, Mo. Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed in a confrontation with […]
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24 Rescued from Stuck Maryland Roller Coaster
This image provided by Prince George’s County Fire Dept. shows firefighters reaching riders stranded on a roller coaster at Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Md., Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Prince George’s County Fire Dept., Marc Bashoor) UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Authorities say 24 people stranded on a roller coaster have been rescued […]
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This Fall: White Students No Longer the Majority at U.S. Public Schools
Students in Jane Cornell’s summer school class learn story telling skills at Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center in Kennett Square, Pa. KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — For the first time, U.S. public schools are projected this fall to have more minority students than non-Hispanic Whites, a shift largely fueled by growth in the number of […]