1 person shot in Milwaukee protest but no repeat of riots
By TODD RICHMOND One person was shot and wounded during a second night of violent unrest in Milwaukee to protest the fatal shooting of a black man by police, but…
Police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
Car hits protester in Ferguson, shots ring out
By JIM SALTER Gunshots rang out but apparently hit no one after a car struck a protester during a peaceful demonstration in Ferguson, Missouri, on the second anniversary of Michael…
Protests of police killings: Dozens of arrests in Louisiana
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA SANTANA Officers stared down hundreds protesting against police killings near a ramp leading to an interstate in Louisiana’s capital Sunday night before another squad in…
Cleveland settles lawsuit over Tamir Rice shooting for $6M
By MARK GILLISPIE The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police…
Ferguson is defiant again in deal with Justice Department
By JIM SALTER and ERIC TUCKER Defiance has often defined Ferguson in the 18 months since a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown and provoked an examination of how poor…
Half of black millennials know victim of police violence
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Years before the high-profile deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, more than half of African-American millennials indicated they, or someone they knew, had…
Broken system lets problem officers jump from job to job
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATT SEDENSKY Law enforcement officers accused of sexual misconduct have jumped from job to job — and at times faced fresh allegations that include raping women…
Philadelphia police boss exits after crime, corruption fight
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Charles Ramsey was 15 when he had his first encounter with the kind of violence he has worked nearly five decades to end. A friend was…