Self-avowed white supremacist faces death penalty for killing of nine black churchgoers

Dylann Roof says he saved bullets so he could kill himself if confronted by police

In many parts of the US this winter, sports will be the only common ground

Nine-strong Black Lives Matter protest group grounded all flights for a number of hours

Former New York City mayor attacks singer over politically-charged VMAs performance

Apple’s tax bill, a bomb in Brussels and Beyone at the Video Music Awards

Brian Malte of campaign to prevent gun violence says getting a gun in the state is far too easy

Gun appears to have been sold for $138,900 on United Gun Group website auction

George Zimmerman had put weapon he used to shoot black teenager in 2012 up for sale

The intensely private singer says more on her new album than she has in her entire career

Beyonce appears to address rumours of trouble in her marriage with rapper Jay Z

America Letter: Washington museum will tackle sensitive issues of the past and present

Shooting suspect railed about Trayvon Martin and Freddie Gray cases, former friend says

Neighbourhood watch volunteer acquitted of killing Trayvon Martin

Side boasts two of the top five earners in NBA yet vies with 76ers for title of worst team

Major protests in Washington and New York over police killings of unarmed black men

Recent events in Missouri show black mistrust of police and courts runs deep

Darren Wilson will not face charges over shooting death of unarmed black teenager

Police shooting victim Michael Brown to be buried today

Call follows violent protests in St Louis suburbs after police shoot Michael Brown

Demonstration peaceful after two days of violence over killing

This Sundance prize winner is overly schematic, but also hard-hitting in its outrage over a racially charged miscarriage of justice

Trial of white man who shot unarmed black teenager raises deep-seated issues

Volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin charged with assault on his girlfriend

Homeowner shot unarmed black woman Renisha McBride (19) on his porch as she sought help after car accident

Half a century ago today, Martin Luther King galvanised a national movement

‘The journey is not complete. We can and we must do more’

Marchers in Washington DC remember civil rights leader and call for 'new America'

Mayor’s stop-and-frisk policy a delicate issue for would-be successors

Protests outside federal court buildings and police headquarters one week after acquittal

“Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago,” says president

A white man is acquitted of murdering an unarmed black teenager: now the entire US criminal justice system is on trial, once again, in the court of public opinion

US president urges Americans to consider racial issues in comments on acquittal of man who killed black teenager

US attorney general describes Martin death as ‘tragic’ and ‘unnecessary’

Many believe that if Trayvon Martin had been born white, he would be alive today

Acquittal of George Zimmerman reverberates across the US