Nation Jun 02 Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis police over Floyd death MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota filed a human rights complaint Tuesday against the Minneapolis Police Department in the death of George Floyd by an officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for minutes, even after he stopped…
Nation Jun 01 Independent autopsy for George Floyd contradicts prosecutors’ findings The family of George Floyd says an independent autopsy has found that he died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure on his back and neck. Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs at the time, died a week ago after…
Politics May 29 Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with George Floyd’s murder The police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in a case…
Nation May 29 WATCH: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz acknowledges ‘abject failure’ in protest response Spurred by the killing of Floyd, people protested in the streets in Minneapolis this week.
Nation May 29 Protesters set fire to Minneapolis police precinct as Trump attacks uprising on Twitter Late Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted “Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” he…
Nation May 28 Bracing for more unrest over George Floyd’s death, Minnesota calls on National Guard Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called in the National Guard as a wounded Minneapolis braces for more violence over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody.
Nation May 27 Minneapolis mayor says officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck should be charged Mayor Jacob Frey said he believes officer Derek Chauvin should be charged in Monday's death of George Floyd. Chauvin and three other officers were fired Tuesday.
Nation May 26 4 Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man who pleaded ‘I can’t breathe’ Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander's video provoked widespread outrage.
Nation May 26 FBI investigating black man’s death after video shows Minneapolis officer kneeling on neck The FBI and Minnesota agents are investigating the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody after video from a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck.
Health Apr 11 20,000: U.S. death toll overtakes Italy’s as Midwest braces The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at about 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering…