Hands Up: Police used tear gas and armored vehicles last night to disperse demonstrators defying a midnight to 5 am curfew in Ferguson, Mo. Seven people were arrested. Shortly before the midnight deadline members of the New Black Panther party circulated urging people to go home, but hundreds refused to leave, chanting “No justice, no curfew!” and “Hands up, don’t shoot!” The police moved in.

Some protesters fired guns. One man was shot and seriously wounded in an unexplained incident in or near a barbeque restaurant.

Gov. Jay Nixon had declared a state of emergency earlier in the day. Nixon spoke to citizens and the press, sometimes drowned out by catcalls demanding justice and murder charges against the white police officer who killed the black teenager Michael Brown a week ago.

Making his announcement, Nixon said, “If we are going to achieve justice, we must first have, and maintain, peace. He went on, “This is a test; the eyes of the world are watching.”

Mess in Texas: Gov. Rick Perry vowed yesterday to do everything in his legal power to remain in office through the end of his term next year. He said, “We don’t settle political differences with indictments in this country.” Perry was indicted on two felony charges Friday accusing him of abusing his powers trying to force a Democratic county prosecutor to resign. John Whitmire, a Democrat who is the Texas senate’s longest serving member quipped about Perry’s troubles, “It’s a reminder that there ain’t no cowboy that can’t be thrown.”

Iraq: Kurdish forces under the cover of US airstrikes have re-taken part of the Mosul dam from ISIS extremists. The dam supplies water and power to northern Iraq and the government is worried that ISIS rebels might blow it up, potentially killing thousands of people downstream.

Nation: A 485-foot chemical tanker carrying a gasoline additive is adrift 700 miles off the coast of Oregon after a fire crippled its engines. One crewmember was killed. The Coast Guard is sending a tugboat and so far they say there’s no evidence the cargo is leaking.

Alphabet News: Veteran ABC News correspondent Ann Compton, as much a fixture at The White House as the pillars, announced she’s retiring in September. Compton was the first woman to cover the White House for a television network. She stayed for 41 years and seven presidents.

Hot Car: A fire engine red 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta has sold at auction for $38.1 million, one of the biggest price tags ever for a car. One of the car’s first owners was Henri Oreiller, a retired Olympic skier who died of injuries after crashing the Ferrari in a race. With billionaire money chasing them, rare cars have become a hot commodity. The seller of the Berlinetta is an investment group that’s owned it only for two months.

Muhammed Twist: Various spellings of the name Muhammed were the most popular name for boys born in Great Britain in 2013, a sign of demographic change coming to the land of Robin Hood and King Arthur. “Oliver” came in second.

An App for That: A New York woman has created an app called “Ignore No More” that can shut down her teenagers’ cellphones if they don’t return her calls and texts. It blocks the games, Internet, and texting. Everything. Except, they can still call 911 …. or their mother.

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