Missouri prosecutor says he won't charge Nelly after an August drug arrest Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024
A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive Michael Brown’s fatal shooting by police a decade ago set off more than a week of protests by thousands of people in Ferguson, Missouri The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
Prof: Politics behind Missouri execution Missouri executed Williams despite questions about his conviction and protests from prosecutors and victim's family Salon · Sep 27, 2024
A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent? Questions are still swirling around the execution of a Missouri man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998 The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Did Missouri execute an innocent man? Marcellus Williams’s furious supporters decry ‘injustice system’ ’How can you execute a man when there is reasonable doubt?’ Obie Alexander, who spent nearly two decades in prison on a wrongful murder conviction, toldThe Independent The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Missouri "lynched" Marcellus Williams The NAACP said Tuesday night's execution was "murder," not justice Salon · Sep 25, 2024
Man executed in Missouri after 20 years despite victim's family thinking he was innocent Marcellus Williams was convicted of murdering a former journalist, but concerns had been raised that key evidence had been contaminated Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2024
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction Williams long maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by victim’s family, jurors and office that tried him The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2024
Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ objections and innocence claims Prosecutors raise concerns about lack of evidence as family of victim supports saving Williams from the death penalty The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2024
Missouri Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Marcellus Williams Case Missouri Supreme Court reviews Marcellus Williams' case, sparking legal battles and calls for intervention due to new evidence challenging his conviction. Top News · Sep 23, 2024
Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024
Legal Battle Intensifies For Missouri Death Row Inmate Marcellus Williams faces legal challenges as doubts arise over his conviction in a 1998 murder case. Top News · Sep 14, 2024
Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998 The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024 Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life An evidentiary hearing is set for a man on Missouri's death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024 Missouri death row inmate with DNA evidence on his side gets last ditch hearing to save his life Marcellus Williams, 55, was sentenced to death in 2001 for fatally stabbing well-known St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024 Missouri man makes life-or-death effort to prove innocence before execution scheduled for next month Testimony begins in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams
Top News · Aug 13, 2024 Officer Injured During Ferguson Protests, Suspect Faces Multiple Charges New videos from Ferguson protests show officer injured, sparking concerns on safety and use of force.
Latin Times · Aug 13, 2024 Democrat 'Squad' Member Ilhan Omar's chances of surviving her Minnesota primary Omar is set to face several opponents in the blue district's elections. Her main one is City Council member Don Samuels, whom she beat by 2 points in 2022
Roll Call · Aug 8, 2024 At the Races: Don’t forget the Motor City (counts votes slowly) - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2024 Cori Bush warns pro-Israel lobby ‘to be afraid’ after primary loss Member of progressive ‘Squad’ says her loss has freed her to openly challenge Aipac
Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2024 Cori Bush loses Democratic primary after huge campaign by pro-Israel groups Bush defeated in US race that saw pro-Israel campaign contributions help topple member of Congress’s left-wing ‘Squad’.
Salon · Aug 7, 2024 Cori Bush won't return to Congress The progressive lawmaker was defeated Tuesday in a primary race against a challenger backed by AIPAC
Latin Times · Aug 7, 2024 'Squad' member Cori Bush loses Missouri primary marked by her strident criticism of Israel Prosecutor Wesley Bell, backed by a powerful pro-Israel group, will be the Democratic party's nominee
Top News · Aug 7, 2024 Democratic Primary Upset In St. Louis Wesley Bell wins St. Louis primary, Cori Bush defeated. Bob Onder wins Republican primary in Missouri. Political dynamics and divisions in the Democratic P...