‘I can’t breathe!’ tops list of notable quotes
I can’t breathe!” — the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold — was chosen as the most notable quote of the…
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At least 9 arrested in third night of California protests
By KRISTIN J. BENDER and PAUL ELIAS Berkeley police say nine people were arrested as crowds marched for a third night in a row to protest grand jury decisions not…
Protesters of chokehold death rally around nation
By The Associated Press Demonstrators around the country staged die-ins, blocked roadways and marched into stores to protest a New York grand jury’s decision to not indict a white police…
Police cases converge to stir national debate
By TOM HAYS and COLLEEN LONG From the White House to the streets of some of America’s biggest cities, the New York chokehold case converged with the Ferguson shooting and…
Protests erupt as cop cleared; feds to investigate
By TOM HAYS and COLLEEN LONG A grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man stopped for selling loose, untaxed…
Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown resigns
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Ferguson officials planned to address the resignation of a white police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, a black resident of the St. Louis suburb…
Playlist Ferguson, Mo. THE LAST WORD 11/26/14 Shocking mistake in Darren Wilson grand jury
In the Rewrite, Lawrence looks at a major correction the assistant prosecutors had to make to the grand jury in the Michael Brown case.
St. Louis awaits grand jury decision on Ferguson
By JIM SALTER and DAVID A. LIEB A grand jury has reached a decision about whether to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown. In…