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Grand jury could hear case against police officer 08/20/2014 12:00am • MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- A Missouri grand jury could begin hearing evidence as soon as Wednesday to determine whether any charges should be filed against the white suburban police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown.State prosecutors are wading through contradictory narrative Strong DOJ response to Ferguson seeks truth, calm 08/19/2014 05:58pm • JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer The U.S. Department of Justice has mounted an unusually swift and aggressive response to the death of Michael Brown, from an independent autopsy to dozens of FBI agents combing Ferguson, Missouri, for witnesses to the shooting of the unarmed black 18-year-old by a In New Orleans, a change in police command 08/19/2014 09:56am • KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Post-Katrina scandals have abated and the homicide rate dropped markedly last year, but violent crime still plagues New Orleans and challenges abound for the person who ultimately replaces police chief Ronal Serpas.Serpas, the city native and career Obama: Time to review local police militarization 08/19/2014 03:16am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Calling for a sharp separation between the nation's armed forces and local police, President Barack Obama on Monday urged a re-examination of programs that have equipped civilian law enforcement departments with military gear from the Pentagon.The tra Key figures in the Ferguson, Missouri, shooting 08/18/2014 09:56pm • JIM SALTER Associated FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- A look at the key figures in the case of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed when he was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Aug. 9 -- a death that has stoked days of violent unrest north of St. Louis.___MICHAEL BROWNMichael Brown g Indiana man gets 65 years for 3 arson deaths 08/18/2014 08:00pm • NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) -- A judge sentenced a southern Indiana 19-year-old to 65 years in prison after pleading guilty to three murder counts for firing a flare into a home and igniting a blaze that killed three young siblings.Cody Cashion of New Albany received the maximum sentence Monday on each of New Orleans police chief retiring after 4 years 08/18/2014 06:17pm • KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Four years after taking over the scandal-plagued New Orleans Police Department, Ronal Serpas is stepping down as chief with a mixed legacy: Homicides are at the lowest level in decades, but spates of deadly violence threaten the tourism-dependent cit Military equipment D.C. acquired from federal program 08/18/2014 03:57pm • Editor's Note: This article previously listed items received by D.C. police from the 1033 program. The article now correctly reflects that the program distributed those items to multiple agencies in the city and not solely to the Metropolitan Police Department. WASHINGTON -- After seeing Humvee APNewsBreak: Author Erdrich wins Ohio peace prize 08/18/2014 09:54am • LISA CORNWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) -- Author Louise Erdrich, whose writings chronicle contemporary Native American life through characters representing its mix of heritages and cultures, was announced Sunday as the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's distinguished achievement awa Critics: Police equipped like armies going too far 08/16/2014 01:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Missouri police department at the center of an uproar over the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager acquired two armored Humvees and other military gear for free through a Pentagon program that critics blame for "militarizing America's Main Streets" and aggravating clas California pastor cleared in Las Vegas man's death 08/15/2014 09:36pm • MICHELLE RINDELS Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Prosecutors have dropped their case against a California pastor who was suspected of punching a man in a Las Vegas parking lot tussle, leading to the man's death six months later.The Clark County district attorney's office announced Friday that it Top Oklahoma RB recruit Mixon charged with assault 08/15/2014 07:40pm • CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma freshman running back Joe Mixon, the school's top recruit, was charged with misdemeanor assault on Friday, accused of knocking a woman unconscious with a punch that also broke several bones in her face.Mixon has not participated in team act Congressman wants to curb military surplus program 08/15/2014 01:33pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Images of police outfitted in paramilitary gear clashing with protesters in suburban St. Louis are giving new impetus to efforts to rein in a Pentagon program that provides free machine guns and other surplus military equipment to local law enforcemen Israel weighing how to deal with UN war probe 08/15/2014 12:40pm • ARON HELLER Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) -- With the Gaza war seeming to have calmed, Israel is now preparing for its next big battle: a diplomatic and legal challenge over Palestinian civilian deaths in its campaign against Hamas militants.Facing a United Nations war crimes commission it accuses Sentencing panel to weigh economic crime penalties 08/15/2014 12:02am • ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal panel that sets sentencing policy announced Thursday that it plans in the coming year to consider changes to sentencing guidelines for some white-collar crimes.The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which earlier this year reduced guideline ranges