Two Minnesota ex-officers sentenced on federal charges in George Floyd case
Two former Minneapolis police officers were sentenced on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from the murder of George Floyd, the Black man who was killed...
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George Floyd restraint seemed ‘reasonable,’ ex-officer testifies (Updated)
Pinning George Floyd face down on a Minneapolis road in a May 2020 arrest seemed reasonable in the moment, Thomas Lane, one of three former...
Chauvin expected to change plea to guilty in Floyd case
White former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday in a federal court in Minnesota to charges that he violated...
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...
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...
