Michael Brown

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The mother of an unarmed black teenager whose shooting death by a white police officer has sparked racial unrest near St. Louis made an appearance during an anti-brutality gathering near the city's Gateway Arch. Lesley McSpadden did not speak during the event but waved to the hundreds who attended last night in St...

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in a St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown  was shot and killed by a police officer have used tear gas to try to disperse protesters after flaming projectiles were thrown from the crowd. Police also used smoke bombs last night, after directing people to go home...

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama says that while the shooting death of a Missouri teenager has prompted "strong passions," people should remember Michael Brown through "reflection and understanding." Obama's comments came in a written statement about 18-year-old Brown...