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South Carolina police officer charged with murder is fired

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A White South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed an unarmed Black man in self-defense has been fired, the…

The Latest: Police radio recording released in shooting

Authorities in South Carolina have released the radio dispatch traffic related to the fatal shooting of a Black man who was running away from a…

Ohio mother accused of decapitating baby held on $500K bail

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio mother accused of decapitating her 3-month-old daughter is in jail with bail set at $500,000. Bail was set Friday for…

Police, other groups try to calm down tensions in Ferguson

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) With measured remarks and a conciliatory tone, police, political leaders and civil-rights activists on Thursday sought to tamp down tensions after two…

Experts: Ferguson must move quickly to rebuild public trust

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The federal government’s withering report on the Ferguson Police Department issued a stern mandate to city leaders: Reform your law-enforcement practices…

Ferguson attracts large pool of applicants to police jobs

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The city of Ferguson is attracting a large pool of applicants to police jobs, including minority candidates seeking the position left…

Officer indicted in killing of unarmed man in NYC stairwell

NEW YORK (AP) — A rookie police officer who fired into a darkened stairwell at a Brooklyn public housing complex, accidentally killing a man who…

War memorial separates dead by race, divides Southern city

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Along Main Street in a small South Carolina city, there is war memorial honoring fallen World War I and II soldiers,…

Carl Heastie elected first Black speaker of New York Assembly

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Carl Heastie was elected speaker of the New York state Assembly on Tuesday, making him the first African-American to hold the…

Guilty plea in ex-Charlotte mayor corruption case

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon pleaded guilty Tuesday to a public corruption charge, ending a remarkable rise for a man raised…

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