Protests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency declared (Updated)
By Carey Gillam and Scott Malone Riot police clashed early on Tuesday with protesters in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri marking the anniversary of the...
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New rally planned for Ferguson after man shot in night of violence (Update 6)
By Carey Gillam A new round of rallies was planned in and around Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday, hours after a man was critically wounded in...
Police swarm home in St Louis suburb after ‘ambush’ of 2 officers (Update 6)
By Kate Munsch The shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, during a protest rally sparked an intense manhunt for suspects on Thursday and...
NY protesters reject plea for hiatus despite police slayings
By Jonathan Allen Protesters who have rallied for weeks over excessive police force rejected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plea to suspend demonstrations...
More protests expected after no charges in New York chokehold case (Update 1)
By Barbara Goldberg, Sebastien Malo and Laila Kearney A police union official on Thursday defended a white officer’s role in the chokehold death of an...
Obama vows to address ‘simmering distrust’ between police, minorities
By Steve Holland and Julia Edwards President Barack Obama made a forceful pledge on Monday to use his last two years in office to address...
Calm comes to troubled Ferguson, mass arrests at California rallies (Update 2)
By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister Tensions eased in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson on Thursday after two nights of violence and looting sparked...
National Guard, police curb Ferguson unrest as protests swell across US (Update 2)
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister Some 2,000 National Guard troops helped ward off a second night of rampant arson and looting in...
Missouri governor orders more troops to Ferguson after riots (Update 4)
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister Aiming to head off new looting and rioting, Missouri’s governor on Tuesday ordered National Guard reinforcements into...
Police officer shot in troubled U.S. city of Ferguson
A police officer from the strife-hit Missouri city of Ferguson was shot on Saturday night and authorities are still searching for the shooter, law enforcement...
Slain Missouri teen remembered with calls for peace, justice
By Edward McAllister and Nick Carey Family and supporters on Monday celebrated the life of Michael Brown, a black teenager slain by police in Ferguson,...
Calm largely holds in Missouri after grand jury opens shooting investigation
By Scott Malone and Carey Gillam Small crowds staged largely peaceful protests late on Wednesday over the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a...
Police come under “heavy gunfire” in racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri
Police came under “heavy gunfire” and 31 people were arrested, authorities said on Tuesday, in racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri sparked by the fatal shooting...
U.S. police fire tear gas at protesters in violence-hit Missouri town
By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters in Ferguson, Missouri on Monday, after days of unrest sparked...
Missouri city protests continue, preliminary autopsy shows teenager shot six times
Gunfire was heard and police used tear gas and smoke canisters to disperse protesters as chaos erupted Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been...
Missouri governor declares emergency, sets curfew in Ferguson
By Ellen Wulfhorst Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in Ferguson on Saturday following a week-long series of...
Missouri takes control of security away from Ferguson police
By Nick Carey Missouri’s governor moved to ease tensions on Thursday after days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of an unarmed black...
Police fire tear gas, stun grenades at Missouri protesters
By Nick Carey Police in Ferguson, Missouri, fired tear gas, stun grenades and smoke bombs to disperse some 350 protesters late Wednesday, the fourth night...
Second night of rioting after killing of black Missouri teen
By Carey Gillam and Jason McLure Police fired tear gas after rioting broke out for a second night in Ferguson, Missouri, despite calls on Monday...