Michael Brown

Can this really be America in 2016?

The federal government sued Ferguson on Wednesday, one day after the city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb.

A year and a half after a police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, the U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city. Here is a timeline of key events that followed the Aug. 9. 2014 shooting of Michael Brown

Police arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson during a protest that stretched into early Tuesday marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown

The Justice Department found that the Ferguson Police Department pressured officers to issue citations in order to generate revenue for the city.

If grand jury transcripts are made public in Eric Garner’s case, Harvard Law School professor Ron Sullivan says “relevant information” could emerge for both the federal civil rights investigation and for Garner’s legal representatives, who are bringing a civil lawsuit against the city.

Daunted by the task of mending relations between police and New Yorkers calling for police reform, Mayor Bill de Blasio invoked the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to urge mutual respect, despite differences in opinion.

What can NY Mayor Bill de Blasio do to heal his deepening rift with the New York Police Department?

Hundreds of thousands of people in several countries have protested some extremely controversial shooting deaths caused by U.S. Police officers. Here are some very controversial police caused shooting deaths that have inspired they massive protests.

As city officials work to soften the New York Police Department’s image and change how officers engage with citizens through reforms and training, part of the effort is happening online.