Apr 14 Watch 9:06 How the U.S. plans to address educational inequities, teacher burnout and school shootings By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris and Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs More than half of public schools around the country are back to full time in-person classes. But many school districts still are using distance or hybrid learning, and there are many questions ahead about what it will take to reopen… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 3:10 Medical witness for defense in Chauvin trial says Floyd's manner of death 'undetermined' By Yamiche Alcindor, Alison Thoet, Claire Mufson The defense team for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been making the case that George Floyd died for other reasons, and that Chauvin's kneeling on Floyd's neck was not the crucial factor. Today, the defense focused on that… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 10:37 The common ground between law enforcement and activists' call to 'defund the police' By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Leah Nagy As the nation watches the trial of Derek Chauvin, we return to the debate that George Floyd's death ignited. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault spoke with current and former law enforcement officers about "defunding the police," and what reforms they believe… Continue watching
Apr 14 Protests over fatal shooting at Ohio hospital reach police station By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press More than 100 people had gathered Tuesday night to protest the fatal police shooting of a Black man in a hospital emergency room on Monday. Continue reading
Apr 14 Former Minnesota police officer will be charged in shooting of Daunte Wright By Associated Press The charge against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter will be filed Wednesday, three days after Wright was killed during a traffic stop and as the nearby murder trial progresses for the ex-officer charged with killing George Floyd last… Continue reading
Apr 14 Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in federal prison at 82 By Associated Press Madoff's death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, was confirmed by his lawyer and the Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading
Apr 14 What we know about Daunte Wright's killing, and what it says about policing in America By Courtney Vinopal The killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by a police officer on Sunday afternoon set off three nights of protests in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, and raised questions over the circumstances that led to the shooting of yet another… Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Day 13 By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press A defense expert says George Floyd died from a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police officers, not because former Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 7:02 Johnson & Johnson vaccines halted across the U.S. over possible links to rare blood clots COVID vaccination centers have begun suspending the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after federal health officials recommended the move. The CDC and the FDA say they are reviewing extremely rare and severe blood clots in six women, out… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 5:00 Minnesota on edge following the police killing of Daunte Wright By Fred de Sam Lazaro The death of George Floyd and the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin has kept the state of Minnesota in the national spotlight. Now the death of Daunte Wright near Minneapolis has led to new protests and opened long-standing… Continue watching