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CNN's Chris Cuomo gets tear-gassed covering the riots in Ferguson after the grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.

You egged them on and you got your riots. Ferguson is burning. And for what purpose?

The Federal Aviation Administration is diverting some St. Louis-bound flights to other airports because of reports of gunshots fired into the sky in Ferguson following a grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old.

Now this… Ferguson Mayor James Knowles told FOX 2 anchors late on Monday night that he had repeatedly requested the National Guard Monday night… But his requests were ignored. “I know I’ve been on the phone in contact with the County Executive’s Office. I know he has requested. I am requesting. I’ve requested the National Guard troops to come out from their command post to help restore order along the business district. We have not seen that… Those calls have gone unheeded at this point… We need to have the governor step up and give us the resources that he’s...

A no fly zone has been instituted above and around Ferguson, Missouri while reports are emerging that area airports are being shut down. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the no fly zone after the grand jury decision came through on Monday night in the Michael Brown shooting. Listed under the reason for the no fly zone, the agency put: “To provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities.” It later said that the decision stemmed partially from reports of gunshots being fired into the sky. The prohibited airspace is designated as three nautical miles around Ferguson. “On the ST LOUIS...

Amid fire and looting, the St. Louis County Police Department is reporting heavy automatic gunfire coming from rioters. The gunfire was reported near the intersection of West Florisant and Canfield Streets, S.t Louis County Police said via social media. Automatic gunfire refers to guns that are not readily available on the civilian market, because more than one shot is fired with a single trigger pull. While civilians are not able to legally purchase those weapons, there is a large underground market for them. St. Louis Police has not provided additional information about the shootings. This is the latest escalation of...

A St. Louis County grand jury on Monday decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney announced. The shooting of Brown, who is black, by a white police officer stirred protest movements, broke open deep tensions about the relationship between law enforcement and the black community in urban and surburban communities, and reignited a debate about how whites and blacks see life in America differently.

The prosecutor that announced Darren Wilson will not face charges for the murder of Michael Brown is a Democrat. From the 8th paragraph of a CBS report from the summer: McCulloch, a Democrat who has been in office since 1991, referenced his father's death in his initial campaign. He survived a Democratic primary earlier this month and faces no Republican opposition in his re-election bid.

10:30 p.m. Central Time: Fires continue, and while many protestors are still out in Ferguson, Missouri, reporters say the crowds had dwindled a bit. Some protestors are shouting profanity at police and members of the media. One building is engulfed in flames and is destroyed. CNN reports the building is a Little Caesars pizza restaurant.

A Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer on any charges in the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager unleashed a wave of violent protests Monday night similar to what engulfed the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson in August. Angry crowds took to the streets around the Ferguson, Missouri, police department after the grand jury determined there was no probable cause to charge officer Darren Wilson with any crime for the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The incident highlighted longstanding racial tensions in the predominantly black city, which has a white-dominated power structure. "They...

President Obama on Monday called on protesters to react peacefully to the St. Louis County grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown -- even as TV networks showed a split screen of the president's speech with police firing tear gas at protestors. Surreal split screen: Obama calls for restraint as tear gas is deployed by police in Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/Kak3tt78Cx — Vexy Vox (@Vexyvox) November 25, 2014 Obama said that it's "an understandable reaction" for some to be angry with the decision, but he urged people to respect the wishes...

STATE SEN. MARIA CHAPPELLE-NADAL: And I have to tell you, this is St. Louis's race war. We didn't have a race war like other cities throughout the country. This is our race war. And people have to be open, and they have to be honest and they have to earnest, and they have not been earnest for decades. In my own experience, I know people in my own party, in my own government structure who disregard things that we say and how we feel, and we are not going to allow it anymore.

If rioters demeaned the cause of nonviolence, that was not in most cases their intent. The majority of plunderers and burners in American cities last week were about as ideologically motivated as soldier ants. Many, to be sure, were venting the longstanding resentments of black Americans in a white society. But the looters were predominantly driven by a combination of self-help and help-yourself..."His death just gave us an excuse," said Ronald Rudolph, 22, in Pittsburgh. "I never did dig the man much when he was alive." When a well-provisioned Harlem "liberator" was asked why he was stealing, he cried: "It's...

* At an 8:30pm CT press conference in Missouri on Monday night it was announced that Wilson will not face trial over the teen's death* Ferguson officer Darren Wilson shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown on August 9 * Brown's family issued a statement saying they were 'profoundly disappointed' with the decisions, while calling for peaceful protests * Local police are currently attempting to make peace in the streets of Ferguson where some angry protesters have grown violent, throwing bottles and rocks and smashing car windows * The U.S. Attorney General and president have both urged police to show...

At the culmination of a tumultuous day, President Obama spoke from the White House on the decision made in Ferguson not to prosecute the police officer who shot and killed an 18-year-old African American man this past August. "We need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make," Obama said Monday night.

As Ferguson and cities around the country are on edge for potential unrest after the grand jury's decision on whether to indict officer Darren Wilson is announced, the president of the NAACP said he was disappointed that officials were more concerned about potential riots and violence than about "social justice."

FERGUSON, Mo. (CBS St. Louis/AP) — A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch announced the decision Monday evening. A grand jury of nine whites and three blacks had been meeting weekly since Aug. 20 to consider evidence. The panel met for 70 hours and heard from 60 witnesses.

About 100 people are marching in downtown Seattle to protest the decision by a Missouri grand jury to not indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen. Shouting “No justice, no peace,” the marchers are headed from Westlake Park, site of an earlier rally, down Fourth Avenue and then looping back to Westlake Park. Dozens of Seattle police  bicycle officers are stationed along the streets, watching the crowd, which has thus far been peaceful.

Al Sharpton delivers presser on Ferguson grand jury decision

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