View of #Ferguson Thrust Michael Brown Shooting to National Attention

Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a police officer, sparking protests around the nation, was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy performed on Sunday found. One of the bullets

Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a second official autopsy to be performed on Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer last week.

Addressing a congregation in Ferguson on Sunday, the Rev. Al Sharpton blasted the release by police of a video purportedly showing Michael Brown robbing a store.

FERGUSON, Missouri — Justice is the only way to restore peace in Ferguson, the mother of slain unarmed teen Michael Brown said on Monday. Justice is “being fair, arresting this man and making him accountable for his actions,” Lesley McFadden said on 

A video making the rounds on conservative blogs is highlighting a critical question: Did Michael Brown attack the police officer who fatally shot him? The shooting death of Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man, at the