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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The suburban St. Louis police officer cleared in the shooting of an unarmed, black 18-year-old says he has a clean conscience. Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson said in an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that he did his job right and couldn't have done anything differently in his confrontation with Michael Brown to have prevented the shooting death.
CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's going to work with people "who are constructively moving forward" on attempting to improve relations between law enforcement and communities that mistrust police. Obama, speaking in Chicago, said the violence that erupted after the officer in the Michael Brown shooting was cleared was "criminal" and should be prosecuted. In Ferguson, Missouri, more National Guard troops have been deployed tonight.
CLEVELAND (AP) — A fatal police shooting in Cleveland continues to spark protests. Several hundred people marched down an exit ramp and temporarily blocked rush-hour traffic today on a freeway. They were demonstrating against an officer's fatal shooting on Saturday of a 12-year-old boy holding pellet gun.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A spokesman for Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says a decision will be made after the holiday on a ruling by a federal judge striking down the state's gay marriage ban. The ruling has been put on hold in anticipation of an appeal. There was a similar ruling by a state judge in May.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge is allowing the Washington Redskins to move ahead with a lawsuit seeking to overturn a cancellation of the team's trademark. The team sued after the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled that the trademark should be cancelled because it may be disparaging to Native Americans.
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