Updated Friday, Aug. 15, 4 p.m. EDT: The Associated Press is reporting that Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who was named as the unarmed teen Michael Brown’s shooter, was not aware that Brown was a robbery suspect at the time of the incident. BREAKING: Police chief: Officer who shot Michael Brown did not know he was…

In a homicide that has made headlines around the world, the beaten, bruised and half-naked body of Chicago resident Sheila von Wiese-Mack was found stuffed in a suitcase in Bali, Indonesia. To add another stunning layer to the crime, the daughter of the 62-year-old, Heather Mack, has been charged in connection with the wealthy woman’s…

Eric Garner. John Crawford III. Michael Brown. Ezell Ford. You should recognize these names. They all belong to unarmed black men who were killed by law enforcement since July 2014 for seemingly inexplicable reasons: allegedly selling loose cigarettes, allegedly holding a toy gun in the toy section of Wal-Mart, allegedly running away after a scuffle…

Something has snapped in Ferguson, Mo. Maybe not so much snapped as erupted. The racial tension that reached its tipping point at the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown has dissolved police-community relationships seemingly beyond restoration, at least for now.  Protesters came out in full force Wednesday night, continuing their calls for justice for the…

Michael Brown had a strange dream in the weeks before his death. According to the Associated Press, the unarmed teen’s uncle, Charles Ewing, said that Brown had declared Jesus as his savior weeks before the incident. Brown later had a dream, telling relatives that he saw a body covered by a sheet and he thought…

Ma’lik Richmond, one of the Steubenville, Ohio, teens convicted for raping a 16-year-old girl in a case that rocked the nation, is back to playing football with his high school team after his release, the New York Daily News reports. The 18-year-old, one of two offenders involved in the horrific crime against the young girl…

Feet flashing, hands clapping, hair swinging. It’s a display of confidence, self-assurance … might I even venture to say swag. This was what was on display Sunday at the National Building Museum as a weeklong summer step camp, a collaboration between professional dance group Step Afrika! and Washington Performing Arts came to an end with a resounding…

A young, Laurel, Md., boy lost his life on his birthday during what was supposed to be a fun day at camp, WJLA reports. Dennis Kemp, 13, drowned while swimming in a lake at Oregon Ridge Park while out with his camping group, Camp Sonshine, based in Silver Spring, Md., officials said, according to the…

The last words Dorian Johnson heard from his friend were, “Keep running, bro!” The 22-year-old, who was walking with Michael Brown before Brown was fatally shot, revealed to MSNBC in an exclusive interview exactly what he saw during the inexplicable shooting by police Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. Johnson told MSNBC that he saw the gun and…

He was called “poor white trash” and “white bitch,” tormented until he was eventually fired and stripped of his teaching credentials. That’s what former Prince George’s County, Md., teacher Jon Everhart claimed in his racial-discrimination lawsuit against the county school board, alleging that the black principal at Largo High School forced him out of his…