Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kyle Mazza/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom In recent years, American public opinion about police has swung wildly from strong support for law ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A convoy of armored personnel carriers arrives in Ferguson, Mo., in response to the protests of August 2014. (Scott Olson / Getty ...

More Military Deployment and Terrorism Investigations are an Outrageous Response to Black Pain, Grief, and Anger More Military Deployment and Terrorism Investigations are an Outrageous Response to ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri and ...

Police departments that get more equipment from the military kill more civilians than departments that get less military gear. That’s the finding from research on a federal program that has operated ...

Rep. Hank Johnson didn't like the Pentagon's surplus military transfer program long before Ferguson, Missouri, turned into a war zone. The Georgia Democrat, a member of the House Armed Services ...

Police departments also began to embrace counterterrorism training, recruit military veterans, and adopt “warrior” mentalities that prioritized combat readiness over community connection. “It ...

The Pentagon on Tuesday mounted a vigorous defense of the surplus military equipment transfer program that has drawn criticism following the police crackdown in Ferguson, Missouri. Defense Secretary ...

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., co-sponsored a bill introduced in 2019 that would have restricted the transfer of military-grade weapons to police departments. However, this is not only a different issue ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. At the start of the new archival ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling for a sharp separation between the nation’s armed forces and local police, President Barack Obama on Monday urged a re-examination of programs that have equipped civilian law ...