The first nightly protest since a deal was struck for federal agents to withdraw from the city was largely peaceful after state troopers took over protecting the federal courthouse.
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Prosecutor: No charges against officer in Ferguson, Mo., death
The decision marks the third time prosecutors investigated and opted not to charge Darren Wilson, the white officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, a Black man, in 2014.
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Legislation to stem racial profiling would require data collection on all traffic stops in Maine
For the second time in 2 years, Rep. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, is proposing to require the state’s police departments to collect and report information about every person they stop.
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Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert remember Rep. John Lewis, including his fun side
Lewis died Friday at age 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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1 of 2 protesters hit by car on closed Seattle highway dies
Authorities say a car drove onto a closed freeway and into a crowd of protesters, killing one person and critically injuring another.