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Former US attorney general says House candidate Shomari Figures in Alabama will fight for equality

Oct. 28, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who backed litigation that resulted in the redrawing of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, called next week’s election a historic opportunity for the state’s voters. Holder appeared with the district's...

How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department's civil rights enforcers

Aug. 16, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath white sheets, protesters smashing car windows and looting stores — it didn’t take long for the federal government to see a role for itself....

Timeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown

Aug. 09, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of Canfield Drive, a two-lane street in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, when a police officer drove by and told them to use the sidewalk. After words were exchanged, the white...

Picking a running mate: Inside the 16 days between Kamala Harris' launch and her choice of Tim Walz

Aug. 07, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris’ whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird. With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren’t supposed to have a veep search...