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MIAMI (AP) _ The civil rights groups that turned outrage over Trayvon Martin’s death into action say their work is far from over now that …

Associated Press KINGSTON — Despite a public outcry over a spate of police fatalities, there have been fewer shooting deaths by officers in the first …

CHICAGO (AP) _ U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will respond “appropriately” to a federal appellate judge in Texas who …

NEW YORK — The United States was the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as an increasing number of U.S. states are …

SEATTLE (AP) — Two U.S. senators have asked Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ In an election-year pitch to middle-class voters, President Barack Obama is denouncing a House Republican budget plan as a “Trojan horse,” warning …

Contrary to widespread belief, police in the small Orlando city where Trayvon Martin was shot and killed on Feb. 26, wanted the killer, George Zimmerman, …

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) _ A slain Florida teenager and the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed him exchanged words before the teen punched him …

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) _ Trayvon Martin had been suspended from school for marijuana when the unarmed teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watch …

MIAMI (AP) _ Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were only a few miles away from Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, participating in the NBA All-Star …