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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Many residents in Ferguson, Missouri, are hoping today's relative calm will last through the night and into the Thanksgiving holiday. A restaurant owner says his business was protected by protesters who locked arms against vandals. In nearby St. Louis, about 200 demonstrators staged a mock trial of the officer cleared of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Some of them shouted "Shame, Shame" after barging into City Hall.
CLEVELAND (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy fatally shot by a police officer responding to a call about someone with a gun says police acted too quickly and his death could've been avoided. Tamir Rice was actually playing with a realistic-looking toy gun. A surveillance video released today shows an officer shooting Rice. Police say the officer, a rookie, fired within 2 seconds of pulling up in a cruiser.
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) — An ex-convict who fatally shot his mother and wounded a suburban St. Louis police officer and two FBI agents is dead. An official with University City Police says the suspect died today after police were called to a home where he was hiding. Details of his death were not released. FBI agents provided tactical support and two were shot — one in the leg and one in the shoulder. Their injuries are not life-threatening.
WASHINGTON (AP) —The Obama administration has proposed stricter emissions limits on smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness. The new rules have left Republicans and business groups fuming. They consider the new ozone regulations as unnecessary and too costly.
UNDATED (AP) — Two international research teams working independently have discovered a "pre-cancer" gene mutation that is more likely to be found among older people. The mutations raise the risk of diseases including leukemia and other blood diseases. The research has been published by the New England Journal of Medicine.
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