Missouri students, football players pressure school leaders
By The Associated Press Student protests at the University of Missouri over how racially charged incidents have been handled by school leaders have ramped up over the semester and reached…
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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…
Hundreds of officers lose licenses over sex misconduct
By MATT SEDENSKY and NOMAAN MERCHANT Flashing lights pierced the black of night, and the big white letters made clear it was the police. The woman pulled over was a…
Justices review DA’s choice of all-white murder trial jury
By MARK SHERMAN and KATE BRUMBACK Prosecutor Stephen Lanier’s meaning was unmistakable when he urged jurors in north Georgia to sentence the defendant to death in part to deter other…
Exclusive: 17 seconds of terror in gov’t office shooting
By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Homeland Security Department missed clear warning signs of a disgruntled federal agent’s descent toward violence and could have intervened before he started a deadly gun battle…
GfK Poll: Use default, shutdown threats to cut spending
By ALAN FRAM and EMILY SWANSON A divided public thinks it’s worth shutting the government or halting its ability to borrow to pay bills unless President Barack Obama consents to…
The Latest: Merkel confident Germany can integrate refugees
The latest on the stream of people crossing Europe in search of safety or a better life. All times local. 3:50 p.m. Chancellor Angela Merkel says she remains confident Germany…