—From Amarillo, Texas Baltimore: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake yesterday asked the Justice Department to investigate her own police department to determine whether it has been guilty of excessive force, discriminatory harassment, and illegal stops and arrests. “I’m willing to do what …

—From Albuquerque, NM Germanwings: The initial French investigation has found that the co-pilot who intentionally crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps had previously practiced a slow descent, setting the autopilot to 100 feet. Andreas Lubitz appeared to have rehearsed …

—From Sedona, Ariz. Anti-Islam: One of the shooters killed in an attack on an anti-Islamic gathering in Garland, Tex. Sunday night has been described as a terrorism suspect known to the FBI. The man, Nadir Hamid Soofi, 34, lived in …

—From The Grand Canyon Nation: Two gunmen were killed by the police last night near Garland, Tex. after they opened fire outside an anti-Islam event that featured an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. The two gunman shot a …

—From The Grand Canyon Fight Club: Floyd Mayweather Jr outpunched Manny Pacquiao last night in Las Vegas to win the welterweight title and remain undefeated in 48 matches. Mayweather jumped up on the ropes and posed with crossed arms in …

—From Williams, Ariz. Baltimore: The prosecutor’s statement that the man at the center of the Baltimore police investigation had committed no crime has raised again the department’s history of brutality and making false arrests. In 2010 the city settled a …

Baltimore: The death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore has been ruled a homicide and “We have probable cause to file criminal charges,” Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said today. Gray died last month of a spinal cord injury suffered …

Baltimore: Thousands of people marched yesterday in Baltimore and other cities including Boston, New York, and Washington to protest the death of 25-year-old Freddie who was fatally injured in police custody. Investigators have yet to explain Gray’s death, but they …

Baltimore: Police clashed briefly last night with a crowd of about 200 demonstrators before they were dispersed with teargas and pepper balls. Earlier in the day residents cleaned up trash after Monday night’s rioting that left 144 burned vehicles, 15 …

Black Lives: Thousands of police and troops are deployed in Baltimore today following a night of rioting and looting that broke out after the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. The governor of Maryland declared a state of emergency and called …