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Supreme Court declines appeal request from ex-Detroit mayor

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to overturn his corruption conviction and 28-year prison…

Family seeks firing of White NYC cop who killed Black teen

NEW YORK (AP) — The family and friends of an unarmed Black teen shot to death in front of his grandmother and 6-year-old brother by…

Chicago police misconduct has frayed relations with Blacks

CHICAGO (AP) — A South Side police commander and his officers tortured Black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit. Another rogue unit shook…

Interim police chief in Ferguson resigns early

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The interim police chief in Ferguson is leaving the post about two months earlier than expected, citing a desire to return…

Ferguson protests influence actions at U. of Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When cotton balls were scattered outside the Black culture center at the University of Missouri’s flagship campus in 2010 in a…

Court affirms conviction, long sentence for Detroit ex-mayor

 DETROIT (AP) — An appeals court on Friday upheld the corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was found…

Police: Suspect shot near Ferguson rally critically injured

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A suspect who authorities say opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was critically…

Ferguson hires Black police commander as interim chief

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ Ferguson leaders introduced a new interim police chief Wednesday, tasking the Black police commander from Arizona with building trust between residents…

Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) _ In 1967, Liane Peters, an immigrant from Germany, fell in love with a quiet, handsome man she worked with at a…

The latest on church shooting: Obama speaks of anger, grief

President Barack Obama has expressed anger, sadness and heartache at the church shooting that left nine dead in Charleston, South Carolina. He says Wednesday night’s…

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