• 3 things that led to Chauvin’s conviction, and what experts say is needed for more police accountability

    3 things that led to Chauvin’s conviction, and what experts say is needed for more police accountability

    Apr 23, 2021 04:36 PM EDT

    The defense team also called eye witnesses and medical experts in its attempt to claim that Floyd resisted arrest and that carbon monoxide exposure, a tumor in Floyd’s lower abdomen and fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system contributed to his death. At one point, the defense called Minneapolis Park ...

  • Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death

    Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death

    Apr 21, 2021 02:58 PM EDT

    ... This is the first time the urn has returned to the atrium for display to the public. Prince died April 21, 2016, of an accidental fentanyl overdose at age 57, shocking fans and setting off waves of grief around the world. Since then, Paisley Park was turned into a museum ...

  • Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd death

    Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd death

    Apr 20, 2021 09:14 PM EDT

    ... Floyd died because of an underlying heart condition and his illegal drug use. Floyd had high blood pressure, an enlarged heart and narrowed arteries, and fentanyl and methamphetamine were found in his system. Under the law, police have certain leeway to use force and are judged according to whether their ...

  • WATCH: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

    WATCH: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

    Apr 20, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

    ... Floyd died because of an underlying heart condition and his illegal drug use. Floyd had high blood pressure, an enlarged heart and narrowed arteries, and fentanyl and methamphetamine were found in his system. Under the law, police have certain leeway to use force and are judged according to whether their ...

  • WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Closing arguments

    WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Closing arguments

    Apr 19, 2021 01:18 PM EDT

    ... problems as contributing factors. Nelson also showed the jury pictures of pills found in Floyd’s SUV and pill remnants discovered in the squad car. Fentanyl and methamphetamine were found in Floyd’s system. The defense attorney said the failure of the prosecution to acknowledge that medical problems or drugs ...

  • WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 14

    WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 14

    Apr 15, 2021 01:39 PM EDT

    ... the way he was pinned down. Dr. David Fowler, a former Maryland chief medical examiner who is now with a consulting firm, said Wednesday the fentanyl and methamphetamine in Floyd's system, and possibly carbon monoxide poisoning from auto exhaust, were contributing factors in the 46-year-old Black man ...

  • WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Day 13

    WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Day 13

    Apr 14, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

    ... Chauvin trial in the video player above. Dr. David Fowler, a former Maryland chief medical examiner who is now with a consulting firm, said the fentanyl and methamphetamine in Floyd's system, and possibly carbon monoxide poisoning from auto exhaust, were contributing factors in the 46-year-old Black man ...

  • WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 12

    WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 12

    Apr 13, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

    Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson has argued that the 19-year Minneapolis police veteran did what he was trained to do and and that Floyd died because of his illegal drug use and underlying health problems, including high blood pressure and heart disease. Fentanyl and methamphetamine were discovered in his system ...

  • WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 10

    WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 10

    Apr 09, 2021 01:14 PM EDT

    ... fentanyl and methamphetamine in Floyd's system. Baker testified that neither Floyd’s heart problems nor drugs caused his death: “Mr. Floyd’s use of fentanyl did not cause the subdual or neck restraint. His heart disease did not cause the subdual or the neck restraint.” Under cross-examination, though ...

  • News Wrap: Number of minors at southern border hits all-time high amid claims of abuse

    News Wrap: Number of minors at southern border hits all-time high amid claims of abuse

    Apr 08, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... that argument today. Dr. Daniel Isenschmid, a forensic toxicologist with a private company that analyzed Floyd's autopsy, testified that the levels of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Floyd's system were not a factor in his death. That finding was supported by both Tobin earlier and the day's final ...