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Colombian kingpin's former hit man leaves prison 08/27/2014 08:40am • JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A man who confessed to hundreds of murders as head of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's army of assassins has been freed from a maximum security prison under heavy police guard.John Jairo Velasquez, better known by his nickname "Popeye," was parole Can Ferguson change the 'ritual' of black deaths? 08/27/2014 05:44am • JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- The choir sang, the preachers shouted and the casket stayed closed. The body was taken to the cemetery, and Michael Brown was laid to rest.Thus went the most recent enactment of "the ritual" -- the script of death, outrage, spin and mourning Feds: Report shows progress in tribal prosecutions 08/26/2014 10:10pm • DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Federal attorneys say an updated report released Tuesday on investigations and prosecutions on tribal lands shows continued improvement since a 5-year-old study that criticized the Department of Justice for turning its back on reservation crime.The r Brazilian prison riot that left 5 dead ends 08/26/2014 02:38pm • STAN LEHMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) -- A two-day prison uprising in southern Brazil that left five inmates dead ended Tuesday as officials met demands to transfer many of the prisoners.Two inmates were beheaded during the riot and three others were thrown to their deaths from the prison roof Mourners urge black Americans to take action 08/26/2014 11:32am • JIM SUHR Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown -- recalling him as a "gentle giant," aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college.But the funeral that unfolded Monday was about much more than the black Residents say assault case erodes trust in police 08/24/2014 08:24am • TIM TALLEY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Residents of a neighborhood where an Oklahoma City officer is accused of sexually assaulting women said Saturday the allegations make them distrust police.Investigators say Daniel Ken Holtzclaw raped one woman and either fondled others or forced them Policeman accused of serial sex assault on patrol 08/22/2014 11:42pm • KRISTI EATON Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An Oklahoma City police officer arrested on charges of serial sexual assault preyed on women in the rundown neighborhoods he was assigned to patrol -- picking some up off the street, pulling others over at traffic stops and in one case taking a wom Sharpton to lead march against NY chokehold death 08/22/2014 03:15pm • JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Marchers are set to protest the death of an unarmed black man who was placed in a chokehold by a white New York police officer, the latest high-profile call to change relations between police and communities of color in the wake of recent violence.Th Supreme Court case to shape Ferguson investigation 08/22/2014 12:52pm • EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The moment Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson shot an unarmed teenager, a 25-year-old Supreme Court case became the prism through which his actions will be legally judged.To most people, an 18-year-old unarmed man may not appear to po Judge: Justice Dept must provide list of documents 08/21/2014 04:20am • PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to provide Congress with a list of documents that are at the center of a long-running battle over a failed law enforcement program called Operation Fast and Furious.In a court proceeding Wednesday, U.S. Reactions to killing of journalist James Foley 08/20/2014 11:10pm • The Associated Press James Foley was remembered on Wednesday as a journalist who was passionate, persistent, big-hearted, always pushing closer to the story. The 40-year-old went missing in northern Syria in November 2012, and his death was shown in a video that militants with the Islamic State gro Drug czar promotes treatment, tells personal story 08/20/2014 05:53pm • DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press MINOT, N.D. (AP) -- As the nation's drug czar continues to warn people about the potential death and destruction from substance abuse, he's also encouraging them to tell their stories about treatment and recovery. Usually he starts with himself.Michael Botticelli, actin Holder bringing personal perspective to Ferguson 08/20/2014 01:08pm • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eric Holder talks about the nation's civil rights struggles in a way no previous U.S. attorney general could -- by telling his own family story.As he increasingly pushes his Justice Department to protect voting rights and end unfair prison sentences an Governor won't seek removal of county prosecutor 08/20/2014 04:14am • NIGEL DUARA Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday that he would not seek the removal of the prosecutor overseeing the investigation into the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, which has sparked more than a week of nightly clashes between protesters and poli Washington's Top News -- Wednesday, August 20, 2014 08/20/2014 03:37am • Here's a look at some of the day's top stories from WTOP: Floods force dramatic rescues in Phoenix area Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says Tuesday's floods in her state ``looked absolutely devastating.'' The Phoenix area was battered by torrential rain storms Tuesday that caused severe flooding across