Chauvin, George Floyd’s murderer, sentenced to over 22 years
A judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest in May...
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Minneapolis police chief expected to testify against Chauvin in murder trial over arrest of George Floyd
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo could testify as soon as Monday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin for the deadly arrest of George Floyd,...
Former Minneapolis officer goes on trial on charge of murdering George Floyd
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin betrayed his badge by “grinding” his knee into George Floyd’s neck during a deadly arrest last May, a prosecutor said...
Ex-officer on trial for George Floyd’s death asks to show jury an earlier arrest
Almost exactly a year before George Floyd was killed in a deadly arrest by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020, he found himself in another...
Protesters fail to bring down Andrew Jackson statue near White House
Protesters tried tearing down a statue of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, in a park near the White House on Monday,...
PepsiCo drops Aunt Jemima branding; Uncle Ben’s, others under review
PepsiCo Inc said on Wednesday it will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup which have been criticized...
Lloyd’s of London apologises for ‘shameful’ role in Atlantic slave trade
The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has apologised for its role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and has agreed to fund...
Man shot in New Mexico protest over conquistador sculpture
A man was shot and wounded on Monday during a protest near a museum in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said, where demonstrators were reported...
How companies are responding to George Floyd protests?
The corporate response to a wave of protests over the treatment of African Americans has included pledges to increase diversity, donations to civil rights groups and,...
French police protest against chokehold ban
Police staged protests in cities across France against a ban on chokehold restraint techniques imposed by the government in response to public anger over the...
Trump threatens to send military forces into Seattle’s ‘autonomous zone’
The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city...
Walmart to stop keeping ‘multicultural’ beauty products in locked display cases
Walmart Inc will stop keeping personal care products designed for people of color in locked display cases, the retailer said, after the practice drew flak...
George Floyd hailed as ‘cornerstone of a movement’ at funeral; family calls for justice
George Floyd was memorialized at his funeral on Tuesday as “an ordinary brother” transformed by fate into the “cornerstone of a movement.” During a four-hour...
Man’s inhumanity to man in the time of corona
By Alper Ali Riza We know that black lives don’t matter in the US but to see a black guy asphyxiated in cold blood in...
Police face new charges in Floyd killing, Mattis angry at Trump
U.S. protests over the death of a black man in custody dwindled overnight into early Thursday after prosecutors leveled new charges against four Minneapolis policemen...