Ferguson police chief steps down
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson, in charge as the US town was hit by last year’s riots over the killing of an unarmed black teenager, resigns. BBC News – US & Canada
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson, in charge as the US town was hit by last year’s riots over the killing of an unarmed black teenager, resigns. BBC News – US & Canada
Two Oklahoma students who led the singing of a racist chant captured on video have been expelled, says the university’s president. BBC News – US & Canada
A baby girl is found alive in a car 14 hours after the vehicle plunged into a river in Utah, killing her mother. BBC News – US & Canada
US President Barack Obama pays tribute to the “heroes” who took part in a landmark civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, on the 50th anniversary of the event. BBC News – US & Canada
US actor Harrison Ford is expected to make a full recovery from injuries suffered when crashing his plane on to a golf course in Los Angeles. BBC News – US & Canada
Defence lawyers in the trial of one of the men accused of bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013 admit he carried out the attack but say he was coerced. BBC News – US & Canada