• How response to George Floyd's death reflects 'accumulated grievance' of Black America

    How response to George Floyd's death reflects 'accumulated grievance' of Black America

    May 29, 2020 10:45 PM EST

    But I have to ask you, because you shared in this essay that, when you watched the video of George Floyd, that you wept. And you dig into the dark chapters of American history and spend your time making that truth very clear to the rest of the country and ...

  • Shields and Brooks on George Floyd, 100K coronavirus deaths

    Shields and Brooks on George Floyd, 100K coronavirus deaths

    May 29, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including former Vice President Joe Biden’s comments on the death of George Floyd and what action it should prompt, President Trump’s approach toward Twitter and truth and the milestone of 100,000 American deaths from COVID-19.

  • Read the complaint charging ex-officer Derek Chauvin with George Floyd's death

    Read the complaint charging ex-officer Derek Chauvin with George Floyd's death

    May 29, 2020 09:44 PM EST

    The former Minneapolis police officer who was seen kneeling on George Floyd's neck as the 46-year-old complained that he could not breathe before dying later in custody has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. According to a complaint filed Friday, Derek Chauvin placed ...

  • WATCH: Minneapolis officer charged with murder in George Floyd's death

    WATCH: Minneapolis officer charged with murder in George Floyd's death

    May 29, 2020 06:37 PM EST

    A Minnesota prosecutor has charged a police officer with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the restraint death of George Floyd. Watch the announcement in the player above. Floyd is the handcuffed black man whose cries of “I can’t breathe” in a widely seen cellphone video set off days ...

  • Read Obama's statement on George Floyd: 'It can't be normal'

    Read Obama's statement on George Floyd: 'It can't be normal'

    May 29, 2020 05:54 PM EST

    Former President Barack Obama on Friday issued a statement on the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Monday night in Minneapolis after being held down by the neck. The incident was captured on video and sparked protests across the U.S. Obama expressed ...

  • Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with George Floyd's murder

    Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with George Floyd's murder

    May 29, 2020 05:43 PM EST

    ... the police precinct, saying it had become too dangerous for officers. Attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Floyd's family, asked to take custody of Floyd's body to have an independent autopsy performed. Crump said that talk of a heart condition or asthma was irrelevant because Floyd was walking ...

  • WATCH: 'We are a country with an open wound,' Biden says about protests following the killing of George Floyd

    WATCH: 'We are a country with an open wound,' Biden says about protests following the killing of George Floyd

    May 29, 2020 05:34 PM EST

    ... heal “the soul of the nation” and is suddenly getting his chance to try in real time. Biden said he spoke to the family of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who was killed in Minneapolis this week after a white police officer knelt on his neck. Floyd's death ...

  • Police nationwide condemn custody death of George Floyd

    Police nationwide condemn custody death of George Floyd

    May 29, 2020 05:47 AM EST

    ... of police racism and oppression against people of color. “We’ve got to remember that it was not just Officer Chauvin who was sitting on George Floyd’s neck,” she said. Abdullah and hundreds of others protested what she called Floyd's lynching on Wednesday night. Some blocked lanes of ...

  • ‘We want justice’ for George Floyd, local activist says as violence erupts in Minneapolis

    ‘We want justice’ for George Floyd, local activist says as violence erupts in Minneapolis

    May 28, 2020 10:50 PM EST

    ... Amna Nawaz: Mr. Terrill, in just a few seconds left, I have to ask you. There's been rallies in other cities sparked by Mr. Floyd's death, in Memphis and Los Angeles. Does this moment in any way feel different to you? Tyrone Terrill: It doesn't feel different ...

  • Bracing for more unrest over George Floyd's death, Minnesota calls on National Guard

    Bracing for more unrest over George Floyd's death, Minnesota calls on National Guard

    May 28, 2020 10:13 PM EST

    ... outside the building was using a bullhorn to shout. "I can't breathe, I can't breathe. Mama, I can't breathe," repeating some of Floyd's pleas for relief. Across from the precinct, someone had spray-painted the sidewalk in red: "Where's humanity?" The 46-year-old Floyd ...