in news from texas, 1200 people packed into a church in arlington to honor a college student shot dead byn- police on august 7.3 when police officer brad miller shot him fou) times at a car dealership which taylor had allegedly broken into. officer miller claimed taylor advanced toward him and he feared for his life. but police chief will johnson fired officer miller, saying he confront taylor without assistance or an arrest plan. iá's unclear if miller will face criminal charges for the shooting. and nbc is facing criticism for interrupting singer janelle monae as she spoke out against police brutality during a performance on the "today" show. after finishinher snt r hit song "tightrope," monae said, "god bless america. god bless all who've lost lives to police brutality." she continued to speak, but "today" show anchor savannah guthrie cut her off, just as she said, "we will 'ot be silenced." >> god bless america. god bless all who've lost lives to police brutality. we stand tall. we want black ameri(p to know -- >> we will come back with morq coming up. first, this is "today" o' nb

the arlington police chief said he is turning over evidence to the district attorney, who will decide whether to present it to a grand jury for a possible criminal indictment. amnesty international has voted to support a policy calling for the full decriminalization of all aspects of consensual sex work. the vote occurred tuesday during a biennial meeting in dublin . amnesty says the policy shift comes after years of research in which the organization says it found that decriminalization is the best way to defend sex workers' human rights. amnesty international will now turn to lobbying governments to repeal laws that forbid the sale and purchase of sex. in news from nigeria, an explosion in a market has killed nearly 50 people tuesday in the northeastern town of sabon gari. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although the u.s. state , department noted that it occurred in a region that has faced a wave of recent attacks by the militant group boko haram. federal prosecutors have unveiled criminal charges against nine people accused of orchestrating a multimillion dollar

american college football player who was fatally shot by a white police officer in the dallas suburb of arlington on friday. authorities say that police shot taylor after he did not comply with initial calls to surrender during what authorities are describing as a potential burglary at a car dealership. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. taylor had spoken out against police brutality on social media. in a now much-circulated tweet from late july, he wrote -- "i don't want to die too young." in turkey, at least eight people have died in attacks on turkish security forces, including an attack on a police station in istanbul and a roadside bomb that killed police officers in the southeast province of sirnak. gunmen also fired at the u.s. consulate in istanbul. meanwhile, thousands of people in istanbul, paris and cologne, germany, held peace rallies over the weekend to denounce the turkish government's attacks against the kurdistan workers' party, known as the pkk, which began in late july. in mexico, an activist who has led the search for the missing 43 students in the southern st