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Gunfire erupts in Ferguson on anniversary of Michael Brown’s killing

FERGUSON, Mo. – A day of peaceful protests to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s shooting death turned violent Sunday night when gunfire erupted between…

Year later, AP reporter recalls origins of Ferguson movement

  ST. LOUIS (AP) _ EDITOR'S NOTE _ A year ago, most Americans had never heard of the St. Louis suburb called Ferguson. But after...

Fatal police shooting in Wal-Mart under review 1 year later

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ A year after a 22-year-old black man was killed by a white police officer while carrying an air rifle in...

Ferguson hires Black police commander as interim chief

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ Ferguson leaders introduced a new interim police chief Wednesday, tasking the Black police commander from Arizona with building trust between...

After years of declining crime, a spike in city violence

 CHICAGO (AP) — Police departments across the country that have spent years boasting about plummeting crime numbers are now scrambling to confront something many...

Many Blacks feel fatigued after barrage of racial incidents

 WASHINGTON (AP) — The weariness, the rage, the depressing conviction that Black life is stuck in a murderous loop fueled by racism — these...

Ferguson hires interim city manager, municipal judge

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ Ferguson has hired its third city manager since a scathing Justice Department report in March forced a City Hall shake-up...

Black drivers 75% more likely than Whites to be stopped by Missouri police in 2014

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The disparity in the rate at which Missouri authorities pulled over Black drivers compared with Whites last year surged to...

Caretaker of former Michael Brown memorial denies discarding items

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ The caretaker of stuffed animals and other mementoes from a former mid-street Ferguson memorial to Michael Brown denies discarding many...

Vice President Biden touts community policing at NAACP event

DETROIT (AP) _ Vice President Joe Biden has told a crowd at an NAACP event in Detroit that law enforcement officers and the people...

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