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Breaking: Grand Jury Decides Not to Charge Ferguson Cop in Death of Michael Brown
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Following an intense investigation, a grand jury in Ferguson, Mo. has decided not to charge police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, 18, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced Monday night. He said the grand jury found no probable cause to file charges. McCulloch, in…
Homeland Security Secretary Responds to President Obama’s Immigration Plan in Letter
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson issued a letter last week after President Obama unveiled a new immigration plan. Tonight, President Obama will announce a series of executive actions to begin to fix our immigration system. The President views these actions as a first step toward the reform of the system, and…
Ex-Red Sox Pitcher Curt Schilling’s Son Alarms Passengers, TSA with Fake Grenade
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s son caused quite a scare at Logan International Airport on Saturday when his 12-year-old son told federal agents he had a fake grenade in his bag, MassLive reports. “I think I left (a) fake grenade in my bag!” his son said. Schilling tweeted that the…
Lengel: My Adventures Tracking Marion Barry
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In March of 1997, after being on strike at the Detroit News for 19 months, I headed off to D.C. to work for the Washington Post. Sure, D.C. was home to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, but to me, just importantly, it was home to the legendary Mayor Marion Barry,…
FBI Sends Nearly 100 Additonal Agents to Ferguson Ahead of Grand Jury Decision
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly 100 additional FBI agents are in Ferguson as authorities brace for the reaction to a Ferguson grand jury that will decide soon whether Officer Darren Wilson will be charged with shooting an unarmed black teen, ABC News reports. Federal law enforcement officials have already warned of a potentially violent reaction….
Marion Barry’s Civil Rights Achievements Overshadowed by FBI Sting involving crack
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For better or worse, the defining moment of Marion Barry’s storied political career was an FBI bust that revealed the D.C. mayor smoking crack in a hotel room in 1990. “Bitch set me up,” Barry said of the woman who was a part of the sting. Barry, who also was a…
Weekend Series on Law Enforcement History: Archival Footage of the FBI
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Full Video of President Obama’s Speech on Reforming Immigration Laws
President Obama delivered a 15-minute speech in which he unveiled his immigration plan Thursday evening. “Today our immigration is broken, and everyone knows it,” Obama said.