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St. Louis-bound flights rerouted amid Ferguson protests

ST. LOUIS — The Federal Aviation Administration is diverting some St. Louis-bound flights to other airports because of reports of gunshots fired into the sky in Ferguson following a grand...

Darren Wilson on why he shot Michael Brown

The officer who fatally gunned down Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., described to the grand jury how the unarmed teen overpowered and taunted him. “I drew my gun,” Officer Darren...

Bratton hit with paint as protesters shut down 3 bridges

The Ferguson decision echoed all the way to New York, where protesters took to the streets Monday night following the announcement that Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted. One...

Obama urges improved race relations after Ferguson decision

http://youtu.be/O2BBAfWucaE President Barack Obama issued an appeal on Monday for restraint by protesters and police after a Missouri grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the...

Missouri governor pleads for calm ahead of grand jury decision

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon urged people in the St. Louis area to show respect and restraint following a grand jury's decision on whether to criminally charge a white police officer...

Ferguson reactions to Michael Brown grand jury decision

Though a Missouri grand jury reached its decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer responsible for Michael Brown's fatal shooting, it was not announced until late Monday. Here,...

Night of rage in Ferguson

Buildings burned and gunshots rang out as bloody riots erupted in Ferguson, Mo., on Monday night after a white police officer was cleared in the fatal shooting of unarmed black...

Fanning Ferguson's flames

The Missouri town of Ferguson remains tense today as it awaits word on the grand jury proceedings against white Police Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting of black teenager...

State of emergency declared over Ferguson

FERGUSON, Mo. — Missouri’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday and authorized the state’s National Guard to support police in case of violence after a grand jury decides...

Time to start deracializing Ferguson

Darren Wilson, the police officer whose shooting triggered the Ferguson, Mo., disturbances has now presented his side of the story to a grand jury. From initial reports, Wilson’s account is...

Michael Brown shot at close range: autopsy

Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, suffered a gunshot to the hand from close range, according to a copy...

'Justice' in Ferguson: The politics of the protests

It wasn’t so long ago that Ferguson, Mo., was supposed to be an American morality tale of racism, the militarization of police and all manner of other evil. For a...

Ferguson cop unlikely to face civil rights charges

The white Ferguson, Mo., cop who shot and killed an unarmed black teen is unlikely to face federal civil rights charges because of a lack of evidence, a new report...

Cardinals fans taunt Ferguson protesters in ballpark clash

St. Louis Cardinals fans have gained a reputation as one of the best crowds in all of sports. A group of those fans smeared that reputation after Monday night's win over the...

Police officer shot in Ferguson

FERGUSON, Mo. — Authorities were searching Sunday for two men suspected of shooting and wounding a police officer in Ferguson, the St. Louis suburb where there have been angry protests...

Cop involved in Ferguson shooting has fractured eye socket: report

The black teen killed by a white cop in Ferguson, Mo., viciously attacked the officer as he sat in his patrol car, delivering a bone-crunching punch that shattered the cop’s...

'A dozen witnesses' say Ferguson teen attacked cop before shooting

Multiple witnesses in riot-torn Ferguson, Mo., said that the unarmed black teen killed by a white cop attacked the officer in his patrol car before the teen was shot, according...