Report released after SC white deputy shoots black homeowner
By BRUCE SMITH As a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of a home invasion, he shouted commands at a black homeowner holding a gun before firing at…
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South Carolina police officer charged with murder is fired
By BRUCE SMITH and JEFFREY COLLINS A white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed an unarmed black man in self-defense has been fired, the city’s mayor announced Wednesday,…
NAACP: Investigate senator whose post tied Obama to IS group
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS A Maine branch of the NAACP wants an investigation into whether a state senator violated the Legislature’s code of ethics by sharing offensive Facebook posts, including one…
Univ. of Oklahoma severs ties with frat after racist chant
By SEAN MURPHY NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The president of the University of Oklahoma severed the school’s ties with a national fraternity on Monday and ordered that its on-campus house be…
Justice Department’s Ferguson report resonates across the US
By GENE JOHNSON SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Vargas read the Justice Department’s report on Ferguson, Missouri, and thought some of it sounded awfully familiar: a mostly white police department overseeing…
Another community gathering planned after fatal shooting
By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A community group plans to gather Sunday to discuss the fatal shooting of an unarmed, black 19-year-old by a white police…
Selma civil rights milestone marked by first black president
By JAY REEVES and DARLENE SUPERVILLE SELMA, Ala. (AP) —Tens of thousands of people joined to commemorate the “Bloody Sunday” march of 1965 and take stock of the struggle for equality. Under…
Highlights of Justice Department report on Ferguson police
By JEFF DONN The Justice Department has released its investigation of the Ferguson Police Department, concluding that city law enforcement practices are discriminatory and unconstitutional and calling for sweeping changes.…