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In the latest development in the fast-moving case of the police shooting of 18-year-old Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri last weekend, police have released raw surveillance video of the alleged “robbery” at a convenience store. In it, what appears to be Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson are in the store, at the counter and […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Saturday in the St. Louis suburb where a black teenager was shot to death by a white police officer a week ago. Nixon said that though many protesters were making themselves heard peacefully, the state would not allow […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Anger spurred by the death of a black teenager at the hands of a white police officer boiled over again when protesters stormed into a Missouri convenience store — the same one Michael Brown was accused of robbing. Police and about 200 protesters clashed in Ferguson, Missouri, late Friday after another […]
Don Lemon, CNN reporter and weekly contributor to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, reports live from Ferguson, Missouri. “As we’ve been out here gauging people’s reaction, they are saying they don’t believe that this new information matters all to much. What really matters is when the officer and Michael Brown had that confrontation on the […]
Kayelisa Martin (pictured) reportedly committed suicide by walking in front of a semi-trailer truck on the very same day she learned that her 14-month-old son,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Images of police outfitted in paramilitary gear clashing with protesters in suburban St. Louis are giving new impetus to efforts to rein in a Pentagon program that provides free machine guns and other surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., says he plans to introduce legislation when […]
Not everyone understands what street/sexual harassment is, or why it’s a big deal. Thankfully, one cartoonist has perfectly broken it all down! Instead of offering…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis police chief on Friday identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager ignited days of heated protests, and released documents alleging the teen was killed after a robbery in which he was suspected of stealing a $48.99 box of cigars. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas […]
Most branches of the military are getting with the times and loosening up their standards about what kinds of hairstyles women are allowed to wear.…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a 3-year-old girl who was sitting on a front porch when an argument broke out, police said Saturday. Douglas Woods, of Philadelphia, has been charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and other charges, […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police in Ferguson have revealed the name of the six-year veteran accused of fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in the St. Louis suburb. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Friday the officer’s name is Darren Wilson. Jackson said earlier this week he wasn’t naming the officer due to death threats. […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — 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 gear and furious crowds protesting the death of an unarmed black teen shot by an officer. The intervention, ordered by Missouri Gov. Jay […]
