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Ferguson Mayor James Knowles holds a news conference.

The school's governing board is scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon in response to a Rolling Stone article about a 2012 fraternity gang rape.

“The violence we saw in areas of Ferguson last night is unacceptable,” the governor said.

“The violence in Ferguson last night is unacceptable,” the governor said, announcing that the National Guard presence would be higher on Tuesday.

The dead teen's father appeared at a press conference but did not speak

The grand jury investigating the shooting of Michael Brown heard from more than 60 witnesses, including some who saw the confrontation.

Rev. Al Sharpton vows that Michael Brown “will not be remembered for ashes form building burned in Ferguson,” but for “new legislation and the upholding of law.”

Benjamin Crump, the attorney for the family of Michael Brown, speaks out against a grand jury’s failure to indict Darren Wilson.

The children, as old as 16, were killed when the fire broke out in Edna early Tuesday, officials said. The parents and another sibling survived.

The teen's mother and father are appearing with the Rev. Al Sharpton at a news conference.