George Floyd
The white former officer convicted of manslaughter after fatally shooting the Black motorist in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison.
Minnesota’s Court of Appeals has upheld Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd.
The city will settle lawsuits filed by two people who said ex-cop Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before doing the same in Floyd's death.
Officials hope the agreement serves as a model for how cities, police departments and community members "can work together to address race-based policing and strengthen public safety.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The city proposes to pay each protester $21,500 to settle a police-brutality lawsuit.
The attorney addressed the NAACP Image Awards following Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' rejection of a new AP African American Studies course.
The Fox News host's racially charged blather hit another low in his take on the police killing of Tyre Nichols.
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.
As concerns about the possible end of American democracy persist, let us remember: It’s always been the end.
A criminology professor concluded that the cop's use of force was unreasonable and excessive, the complaint said.
