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Details: Written by EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press; Published: 12 August 2016

Ahmed Mohamed was arrested after bringing the homemade clock to school, and charged with having a hoax bomb. His family filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Texas school officials and others, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy's civil rights. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The lawsuit states the incident violated the 14-year-old boy's civil rights, prompted death threats and forced them to leave the U.S.

Details: Written by JULIET LINDERMAN and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press; Published: 10 August 2016

In this July 27, 2016, file photo, with a mural depicting Freddie Gray in the background, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, speaks during a news conference after her office dropped remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray' death in Baltimore. Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being presented Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

A scathing federal report released Wednesday criticized officers for using excessive force and routinely discriminating against blacks

Details: Written by Josh Lederman, Associated Press; Published: 10 August 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to medical professionals after taking a tour of Borinquen Health Care Center, in Miami, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, to see how they are combatting Zika. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump is blaming faulty interpretations and media bias for an uproar over his comments about the Second Amendment

Details: Written by STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A growing chorus of experienced Republicans warn that Trump's brash and divisive approach will make it difficult for him to govern

Details: Written by NAACP; Published: 09 August 2016

NAACP National President Cornell William Brooks was charged with trespassing after refusing to leave a Congressman’s district office

Details: Written by CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press; Published: 07 August 2016

Lethal strikes allowed against target presenting "imminent threat"

Details: Written by PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press; Published: 06 August 2016

Trump: people without proper identification "are going to vote 10 times"

Details: Written by TAMMY WEBBER, EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press; Published: 06 August 2016

57 percent support ban on rapid-fire semi-automatic weapons

Details: Written by MAURICIO SAVARESE, JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press; Published: 05 August 2016

Michael Phelps leads US team into stadium

Details: Written by DON BABWIN, Associated Press; Published: 05 August 2016

In this July 29, 2016 file photo, Chicago police investigate a police- involved fatal shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood. Police say they shot and killed an 18-year-old man who was in a stolen Jaguar that sideswiped a squad car. The public is set to get its first look at videos related to the shooting Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. The release marks the first time the city will make public such material in a fatal police shooting under a new policy that calls for it to do so within 60 days. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP File)

VIDEO:Paul O'Neal, 18-year-old suspected car thief, was shot in back while fleeing

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