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$9.25 million settlement announced in 2020 George Floyd protest lawsuits

By Ron Todt, Associated Press

Philadelphia city officials have announced a $9.25 million settlement with hundreds of people in lawsuits challenging the police response to protests in 2020 that followed the police custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Derek Chauvin's lawyer says ex-cop didn't get a fair trial, asks court to void verdict

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

An attorney for Derek Chauvin has asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's convictions in the murder of George Floyd.

Former police officer who who kneeled on George Floyd's back gets 3.5-year sentence

By Stephen Groves, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

The former Minneapolis police officer who held down George Floyd's back as one of his colleagues kneeled on the Black man's neck has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane sentenced to 3 years in plea deal

By Amy Forliti, Associated Press

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years.

Minneapolis teachers, district reach tentative deal to end strike

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Teachers in Minneapolis have reached a tentative agreement to end a more than two-week strike over pay and other issues that idled some 29,000 students and around 4,500 educators and staff.

Thousands of Sacramento teachers strike as Minneapolis walkout continues

By Steve Karnowski, Olga R. Rodriguez, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

The California capital is the second major U.S. school district this month to see a work stoppage over pay and staffing shortages. In Minneapolis, teachers are in their third week of a strike.

Minneapolis teachers strike, halting classes

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

Teachers in the Minneapolis School District have gone on strike after failing to reach agreement on a new contract.

As Minnesota's Black population grows, African Americans and African immigrants unite

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane

Three high profile police killings of Black men in the past two years have led to ongoing conversations about racial justice in Minnesota. There’s also been noticeable solidarity between the state’s African American and African immigrant populations. Special correspondent Fred…

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Teen bystander testifies she knew instantly Floyd was `in distress'

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

A woman who was 17 when she came upon the sight of Minneapolis police pinning George Floyd to the street testified she knew instantly that the Black man was "in distress."…

Police officers on trial for violating George Floyd's rights should have intervened, says lieutenant

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

The head of the Minneapolis Police Department's homicide unit says three former officers on trial for violating George Floyd's civil rights should have intervened to stop fellow Officer Derek Chauvin when he had his knee on the Black man's neck.