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Details: Written by DON BABWIN, JASON KEYSER, Associated Press; Published: 15 April 2016

In this Monday, April 11, 2016 photo, a member of the Chicago Police Department walks under police tape at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Chicago. Chicago police say an officer shot and killed 16-year-old Pierre Loury during a chase after the teen turned and pointed a gun. Loury's mother, Tambrasha Hudson, denied her son had a gun. The shooting is being investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP)

The task force report outlines a painful history of excessive force spanning generations

Details: Written by KEVIN MCGILL, REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press; Published: 13 April 2016

Mementos left by fans and well-wishers are displayed at a makeshift memorial in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, near the spot where former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot and killed, and his wife wounded by gunfire, after a traffic accident last Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Smith's lawyer said the former Saints defensive was shot multiple times in the back, but never pulled out his own handgun

Details: Written by Michael Chappie Grice, Special to The Skanner News; Published: 11 April 2016

Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen were celebrated on the very grounds they trained on 75 years ago

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 10 April 2016

Hummer driver accused of shooting Smith after roadside argument

Details: Written by JUAN ZAMORANO, JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press; Published: 10 April 2016

Politicians offshore holdings exposed but not in US. Why?

Details: Written by IRINA TITOVA, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press; Published: 10 April 2016

VIDEO: Papers show $2 billion in deals to Russian president's friends

Details: Written by ULIE PACE, EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press; Published: 09 April 2016

The Republican frontrunner gets unfavorable ratings from 7 in 10

Details: Written by LISA LERER, Associated Press; Published: 09 April 2016

Protesters say welfare reform and Clinton crime bill hurt Black community

Details: Written by TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press; Published: 09 April 2016

Oregon's Ron Wyden is member of committee looking at encryption ban

Details: Written by Leanna Commins, Howard University News Service; Published: 08 April 2016

Edward Wilson, one of several African American crew members on the USS Conestoga, was 19 years old when the ship disappeared

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