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Thousands gathered at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church to honor teenager Michael Brown in St. Louis, Mo., on Monday.
The guest list includes Spike Lee, Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Nick Cannon, along with political and civil rights leaders.
In northern New York, members of an extended Amish family plan to hold a "garage raising" for the couple who returned two kidnapped Amish girls.
At the funeral for slain teen Michael Brown in Missouri, Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the legacy of Michael Brown.
Michael Brown’s family attorney says the family will demand that Michael Brown’s death be treated with equity and fairness.
The base was briefly locked down after a report of an “active shooter.”
While speaking at his cousin’s funeral, Eric Davis describes Michael Brown as a big guy with a gentle smile who knew that one day the world would know his name.
The guest list includes Spike Lee, Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Nick Cannon, along with political and civil rights leaders.
This week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested that if Republicans took control of the Senate in the November elections and he became majority leader, he would increase the use of tactics that could lead to future government shutdowns. He said he would favor spending bills with extensive riders on them that would likely be opposed by the president. McConnell indicated that he would be perfectly okay with a government shutdown in those circumstances.
In our regular weekly feature, we'll be taking a look at the winners and losers of the week in the struggle for the rights of working families. The winners will be the persons or organizations that go above and beyond to expand or protect the rights of working families, while the losers will be whoever went above and beyond to limit or deny those rights.
