Dallas suspect scrawled letters in blood at parking garage
REESE DUNKLIN and JULIET LINDERMAN The suspect in the deadly attack on Dallas police officers scrawled letters in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage where officers…
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Black activists hope killings prompt more action from whites
By DAVID CRARY Since the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement three years ago, many white Americans have wrestled with how to respond. Some chose racist-tinged ridicule. Others, by…
Police: 5 officers dead, 7 hurt in Dallas protest shooting
By TERRY WALLACE Gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven others during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, authorities said. It…
After deadly shootings, Obama says police must root out bias
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama called on American law enforcement to root out bias in its ranks and said all Americans should be troubled by frequent police shootings of…
Minnesota police kill man in car; video is widely shared
By STEVE KARNOWSKI The fatal shooting of a black man in his car by a Minnesota police officer went viral Thursday, its aftermath broadcast live over Facebook by the victim’s…
Man fatally shot by police in Minnesota; video investigated
By STEVE KARNOWSKI A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath…
Community wants federal investigation into black man’s death
By MIKE KUNZELMAN Black members of the community where a 37-year-old man was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge police officer on Wednesday called for a federal investigation into…
Court OKs trial for girl who texted boyfriend urging suicide
By DENISE LAVOIE A teenager who sent her boyfriend dozens of text messages encouraging him to take his own life and telling him to “get back in” a truck filled…