Baltimore's mayor is opposing a proposal to have the state investigate the corruption scandal that has roiled Baltimore police, citing existing federal monitoring and her police chief's pursuit of an independent inquiry.

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WASHINGTON — A majority of blacks in the United States — more than 3 out of 5 — say they or a family member have personal experience with being treated unfairly by the police, and their race is the reason ...

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Two journalists arrested last year during Ferguson police shooting protests have reached settlements in lawsuits against St. Louis County. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed two federal lawsuits on behalf of the journalists, who were arrested while covering ...

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WASHINGTON — After several cases of police shooting unarmed black men have drawn protests and national scrutiny, the Smithsonian Institution is examining this moment in American history. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is holding a daylong ...

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The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard truths" that its citizens and police must confront, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.

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A member of the grand jury that declined to indict the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown is asking a federal court to remove a lifetime order that prevents jurors from discussing the case.

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Three men protesting the deaths of unarmed black men in New York and Ferguson, Missouri at the hands of police were arrested on Maryland's Eastern shore just as an annual Christmas parade was about to start.

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President Barack Obama wants to see more police wearing cameras to record events like the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, but is not seeking to pull back federal programs that provide the type of military-style equipment used to dispel the resulting racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

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St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch has come under renewed scrutiny since he appeared before television cameras to announce that the grand jury would not indict Wilson.

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Missouri's governor ordered more National Guardsmen into Ferguson on Tuesday to keep order after a night of violence over the grand jury decision in the police shooting of Michael Brown, as attorneys for the Brown family blasted the authorities' handling of the case.

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