Aug 19 As protests rage in Ferguson, Obama struggles to strike balance By Josh Lederman, Associated Press As Obama sought to strike the appropriate tone Monday, he appeared to be trapped between the need, as president and commander in chief, to stand up for the government's right to ensure law and order, and the inclination, as an… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch What will it take to restore calm and justice in the Ferguson community? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:28 Missouri National Guard arrives in Ferguson to quell unrest By PBS News Hour The Missouri National Guard arrived in Ferguson on the orders of Gov. Jay Nixon a night after police again used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a crowd that was reportedly throwing Molotov cocktails and shooting at police. Continue watching
Aug 18 Autopsy indicates Michael Brown shot at least six times, showed no sign of struggle By News Desk The family of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, last week, will hold a press conference at 10:30 a.m. EDT today to discuss preliminary forensic findings. Continue reading
Aug 17 Holder orders second autopsy of Michael Brown By Xander Landen U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered the Department of Justice Sunday to oversee a second autopsy of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old shot by police officer, Darren Wilson, on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Continue reading
Aug 16 Curfew imposed in Ferguson, Mo., after protests escalate overnight By Xander Landen Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri and is imposing a curfew between midnight and 5 a.m. to respond to continued unrest in the St. Louis suburb. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Brooks and Marcus on police power in Ferguson, political change in Iraq By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the response to the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, by politicians and President Obama, as well as the political… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Why it’s so difficult to retain a diverse police force By PBS News Hour The city of Ferguson, Missouri, is more than two-thirds African-American. But only three of its 53 police officers are black. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tracie Keesee of the UCLA Center for Policing Equity and Malik Aziz of the National Black… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch News Wrap: Mob attacks convoy of Pakistan opposition figure By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, supporters and opponents of Pakistan’s government clashed while thousands of protesters flooded the nation’s capital. The convoy of opposition figure Imran Khan was attacked with stones and gunfire, according to Khan. Police disputed that account. Continue watching
Aug 15 This isn’t Obama’s first foray into a racially charged situation By Associated Press President Barack Obama has called for peace and calm in Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot over the weekend by a white police officer. Continue reading