• 5 important stories you may have missed

    5 important stories you may have missed

    Jan 30, 2018 11:41 PM EDT

    ... to the Post’s police shooting database. The newspaper has tracked those numbers since shortly after the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson drew scrutiny to how police departments nationwide train their officers, and how transparent they are about shooting cases and their aftermaths. The Park Police ...

  • Giving poor families more choices in where to live can greatly improve health

    Giving poor families more choices in where to live can greatly improve health

    Dec 20, 2017 11:30 PM EDT

    Sarah Varney: It's been three years since civil unrest erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, after a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. But for one family, those turbulent days have led to much quieter nights. Jennifer Cummings moved in June into this government-subsidized apartment ...

  • 5 police misconduct cases had new developments last week. Here’s what happened

    5 police misconduct cases had new developments last week. Here’s what happened

    Dec 13, 2017 06:10 PM EDT

    ... with her daughter in the back of a police cruiser. In November 2016, Yanez was charged with manslaughter; he was acquitted of all charges in June. A month later, the St. Anthony police department removed Yanez from the force. The former officer was bought out for $48,500, plus up ...

  • 5 important stories you might have overlooked

    5 important stories you might have overlooked

    Aug 17, 2017 08:06 PM EDT

    ... Dominic Casciani writes. 2. The family of a 30-year-old pregnant woman fatally shot by Seattle police is filing a wrongful death lawsuit On June 18, two Seattle police officers responding to a report of an attempted burglary shot the woman who had called them for help. In audio ...

  • Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities

    Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities

    Jul 03, 2017 02:57 PM EDT

    ... for deportation have them questioning equality and the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the United States. Filmmaker Chris Phillips of Ferguson, Missouri, says he likely will attend a family barbecue just like every Fourth of July. But the 36-year-old black man says he ...

  • Three high-profile police shooting trials ended this past week. Here’s what happened

    Three high-profile police shooting trials ended this past week. Here’s what happened

    Jun 23, 2017 11:15 PM EDT

    he city paid $1.5 million to settle the suit. What's next? Ferguson, currently under a consent decree with the Justice Department, reported this week that the city was making progress in its reform for the police department, citing improvements in guidelines over use of force and police accountability ...

  • Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism

    Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism

    Apr 23, 2017 09:38 PM EDT

    ... is really traumatic,” she said. “It’s the only way I’m able to talk about a lot of the things that have happened in Ferguson and continue to happen in St. Louis.” Recent marches such as the Women’s March on Jan. 21 and the March for Science on ...

  • Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat embolden Democrats

    Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat embolden Democrats

    Apr 12, 2017 07:50 PM EDT

    Republicans escaped a special House election in Kansas with a single-digit victory in a district where they have romped in the past, an early warning sign for the GOP at the start of Donald Trump's presidency.

  • Trump lashes out at travel ban ruling by 'so-called judge'

    Trump lashes out at travel ban ruling by 'so-called judge'

    Feb 04, 2017 03:53 PM EDT

    As the impact of the ruling took hold, President Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter early Saturday morning, referring to U.S. District Judge James Robart as "this so-called judge" and calling his decree "ridiculous."

  • U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide

    U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide

    Feb 04, 2017 04:08 AM EDT

    White House spokesman Sean Spicer released a statement late Friday saying they "will file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate." Soon after, the White House sent out a new statement that removed the word "outrageous."