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The Squad's Cori Bush flips reality on protests, NY Times begs for Trump's conviction and more
Progressive Rep. Cori Bush claimed that "agitators" have infiltrated the anti-Israel protest on college campuses in order to fuel the "suppression of dissent."
Video shows wild brawl with up to 25 people raging inside Missouri Walmart
An out-of-control fracas involving up to 25 people erupted inside a Ferguson, Missouri, Walmart Tuesday night. Cellphone video depicting the melee shows people punching and kicking one another, and using...
County to pay $280K to journalists tear-gassed in Ferguson
The Al Jazeera America journalists were preparing for a live broadcast when the St. Charles County SWAT team officers fired tear gas toward them.
Michael Brown's father, Ferguson activists demand $20M from BLM
The father of Michael Brown and other activists from Ferguson, Missouri, are demanding financial support from Black Lives Matter after the organization revealed it raised over $90 million last year....
Cops clash with protesters on anniversary of Michael Brown's killing
Viral videos show officers clad in riot gear spraying protesters as they defended a barricade set up outside the Ferguson department building.
Black Lives Matter activist ousts longtime rep in Missouri primary
"The Squad" may be getting a new member. Cori Bush, a nurse and Black Lives Matter activist, ousted longtime Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary Tuesday, taking...
No charges for ex-cop Darren Wilson in Michael Brown’s death, prosecutor says
CLAYTON, Mo. — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a dramatic decision...
Michael Brown's mother loses Ferguson City Council race
FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown's mother was defeated Tuesday in her bid for a seat on the City Council in Ferguson, Missouri, where her son died in a police shooting...
Michael Brown's mother making run for Ferguson City Council
FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown's mother could soon have oversight over the police department connected to her son's death, if voters in Ferguson, Missouri, elect her to the City Council....
Michael Brown's mom running for Ferguson City Council
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri governor’s office said Friday it doesn’t have the authority to appoint a special prosecutor reinvestigate the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson,...
Prosecutor who handled Michael Brown case ousted in primary
ST. LOUIS — A seven-term prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County who gained national attention with his handling of the investigation of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in...
Russians reportedly bought Black Lives Matter Facebook ads targeting Ferguson, Baltimore
Russian internet trolls bought Facebook ads promoting the Black Lives Matter movement to stir up fear and cause political chaos in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, during the 2016 presidential election,...
Ex-St. Louis cop found not guilty in fatal shooting of black man
ST. LOUIS -- A judge found a white former St. Louis police officer not guilty of first-degree murder on Friday in the death of a black man who was fatally...
Former NYPD head blames 'fake news' Ferguson for cop's death
Former NYPD Commissioner Howard Safir blamed Michael Brown's death-by-cop in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 — and the subsequent "fake news" over it — for the slaying of NYPD Officer Miosotis...
Michael Brown's family settles lawsuit with Ferguson
The parents of Michael Brown -- the black teen who was shot and killed in 2014 by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri -- have reached a settlement with...
Why Obama's presidency didn't lead to black progress
Since the 1960s, black leaders have placed a heavy emphasis on gaining political power, and Barack Obama’s presidency represented the apex of those efforts. The assumption — rarely challenged —...
Shots fired at Ferguson protest after new video sparks outrage
Civil unrest has hit Ferguson, Missouri, once again after a new documentary raised more questions on the Michael Brown shooting. The film,“Stranger Fruit,” which premiered at South by Southwest, reveals CCTV footage...
Poll of cops shows the 'Ferguson effect' is all too real
The nonpartisan Pew poll just confirmed the existence of the so-called “Ferguson effect”: 86 percent of cops polled say all the national controversy over police killings of civilians has made...
The 'Ferguson effect' is having a real impact on policing
ATLANTA — The so-called "Ferguson effect" — officers backing off of policing out of fear that their actions will be questioned after the fact — has been talked about but...
The 'Ferguson effect' hits home and other notable comments
From the right: Ferguson’s ‘Ferguson Effect’ How is the “Ferguson effect” — the idea that, amid constant protests and anti-cop sentiment, police have taken a lighter touch resulting in an...