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First LookChicago police shooting video: Questioning the value of transparencyAfter the release of a video showing a white Chicago officer shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald, Chicago protesters gather for small demonstrations, avoiding the larger turmoil at protests in Minneapolis, Baltimore and Ferguson.
Graphic video: Chicago police and activists ask, 'How much transparency?'The video of an officer shooting a teenage boy was released Tuesday despite opposition from Chicago's mayor, police, the victim's family, and some activists.
First LookOakland man charged in slaying of peace muralistAn Oakland聽man聽has been聽charged with murder聽in the聽September聽fatal shooting of a California artist.聽
First LookPhiladelphia traffic stop gone wrong leads to gunfight and school bus fire聽A traffic stop ended with a driver shooting at a Pennsylvania state police trooper in downtown Philadelphia.
First LookProsecutors not ruling out death penalty for defendants in Blackburn murderTwo Indianapolis men have been charged in the murder聽of Amanda Blackburn.
Five shot by masked men during Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protestMinneapolis police say they are searching for three white male suspects in the shooting of five people at a demonstration Monday night in support of Jamar Clark's family.聽
First LookAhmed the 'Clock Kid' and family demand $15 million from city of IrvingThe city has 60 days to give the Mohamed family $15 million in damages as well as written apologies from the mayor, the police chief, and school authorities. Or, the family's attorneys say, civil action will be pursued.
First LookIndiana pastor finds relief in arrest of suspect in pregnant wife's slayingTwo additional suspects, both young men in their early 20s, have been detained in conjunction with a related series of robberies, according to local sources.
First LookNew Orleans park shooting rattles city enjoying record-low homicidesNew Orleans police are investigating a shoot-out at a weekend block party that left 16 people wounded, using many of the strategies that have helped create almost four straight years of homicide declines.
N.Y. farm appeals $13,000 fine for refusing lesbian couple's weddingThe Liberty Ridge Farm is appealing a judge's $13,000 fine. They are聽citing their 海角大神 beliefs that marriage is between a man and a woman.聽
Amanda Blackburn case: Suspect arrested in slaying of pastor's pregnant wifeLarry Taylor of Indianapolis was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder in the death of Amanda Blackburn.聽
First LookIsraeli spy released after 30 years in jail, but Jonathan Pollard saga not overIsraeli spy Jonathan Pollard has been released on parole after 30 years in prison. His lawyers are challenging the terms of his release in court.
First LookMinneapolis police toe thin line during protests over black man's deathAn evening of tense confrontations between police and demonstrators leads some to call for restraint and others more rigor.
Chicago says it'll release shooting video per judge's orderActivists said the decision to release the footage was monumental for a city with a police department that has long been dogged by a reputation for brutality.
Protests continue in Minneapolis over police shootingThe protests were sparked by the death of聽Jamar Clark on Sunday. The 24-year-old black man was shot in the head during a confrontation with police.
First LookLA officer killed in police parking lot was targeted, investigators sayInvestigators say the shooting of police officer Richardo Galvez late Wednesday was a targeted attack instead of a random shooting.
First LookEx-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle could face 12 years in prisonFogle, who confessed to paying for sex with minors and buying聽child pornography, is set to be sentenced on Thursday.
Why Connecticut may try 21-year-olds as juvenilesConnecticut governor proposes extending protections of the juvenile justice system to include offenders as old as 21 and, in some cases, 25.
First LookRole of undercover FBI agent under scrutiny in 'Shrimp Boy' Chow trialAn undercover agent is on the stand for the second day Wednesday to share his testimony against Raymond Chow.聽
First LookCan De'Carlon Seewood restore faith in Ferguson city management?The St. Louis suburb's former assistant city manager has the local experience to 'hit the ground running' but the distance of having been out of state for eight years to 'bring a fresh perspective to the city,' according to聽Ferguson Mayor James Knowles.
