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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — There's still plenty of anger in Ferguson, Missouri -- where police have now identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager ignited days of heated protests. Police have also released documents alleging that Michael Brown was killed after a convenience store robbery in which he was suspected of stealing a box of cigars. After that announcement, protesters expressed disbelief -- although an attorney for a friend of Brown tells MSNBC that the friend admits they were at the store and took the cigars.
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) — Reports of a Russian incursion into Ukraine have spooked global financial markets today. NATO says a Russian military column ventured overnight into Ukraine -- and Ukraine's president says his military destroyed most of it. Russia denies it all. The reports overshadowed the optimism stemming from an agreement over a Russian aid convoy headed for eastern Ukraine. After days of controversy, Russia has agreed to let Ukrainian officials inspect the convoy while it is still on Russian soil.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York sheriff says two young Amish sisters who are now safe back home had been kidnapped from their family farm stand, and police are seeking more than one person responsible. The sheriff says the girls are in good health and provided information that's helping the investigation. Authorities still aren't releasing any details about what happened to the girls during their daylong disappearance. They say they don't want to compromise a potential prosecution.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Nobody has bid on a New Hampshire compound owned by a tax-evading couple who were convicted of putting together an arsenal of weapons and holding federal law enforcement officials at bay for months. Federal marshals say they have the option of holding a second auction in the future to sell the fortress-like home of Ed and Elaine Brown. Prospective bidders weren't allowed to tour the property, because of concerns about booby traps and other safety hazards. The Browns have each been sentenced to decades in prison.
NEW YORK (AP) — After more than a year of criticism of its treatment of killer whales, SeaWorld says it's going to build new, larger environments at its theme parks. And it says it will fund additional research on the animals -- along with programs to protect ocean health and whales in the wild. The company says the renovations have been in the works for some time, and aren't a response to the documentary "Blackfish" or the criticism of the company that followed the release of the film.
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