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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Mother gets 20 years to life for fatal salt-poisoning of son
By JIM FITZGERALD A woman convicted of fatally poisoning her 5-year-old son with salt in his hospital feeding tube got a break on her murder sentence Wednesday because she suffers…
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,…
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…
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.…
Tsarnaev’s lawyer admits he carried out Boston bombing
By DENISE LAVOIE Dzhokhar Tsarnaev went on trial for his life Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing with his own lawyer bluntly telling the jury he committed the crime. But…
Thousands march in Russia to mourn Putin critic Nemtsov
By LAURA MILLS and LYNN BERRY Carrying flowers, portraits and signs that said “I am not afraid,” tens of thousands of people somberly marched Sunday in Moscow to mourn opposition…