| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Lawyer confirms he's leaving force | | The resignation comes five days after a grand jury decided not to indict the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer for killing Michael Brown. |
| Justice different for blacks? | | A little over two days. That's how long the grand jury deliberated before deciding not to bring an indictment against Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9. St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced the grand jury had heard more than 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses before reaching its decision, which he said was supported by physical evidence. |
| How 'Star Wars' ruined sci-fi | | Now that the trailer for the seventh "Star Wars" movie is out, you can imagine the anticipation among the millions of fans of the film franchise. And why not? The six "Star Wars" films have been enormous successes: they have grossed over $2 billion domestically at the box office, spawned scores of books, comic books and merchandise (how many kids have their own light saber?) and made household names of characters like Darth Vader, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. |
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