World / Crime & Legal Sep 24, 2021
Former police officer convicted of George Floyd's murder files appeal
He accuses the state of prejudicial misconduct and lists multiple issues with the jury selected for the trial, among other objections.
World / Politics | FOCUS Aug 18, 2021
As murders in the U.S. surge, Democrats find a new message: Fund the police
by James Oliphant and Nathan Layne
Democratic city leaders are scrambling to boost police budgets amid the deadliest crime wave in two decades, a reflection of how deeply unpopular the "defund" concept has become.
Commentary / World Aug 2, 2021
The power of civil society in a post-pandemic world
by Hina Jilani
Countries around the world are experiencing an alarming drift toward authoritarianism with democracies facing an erosion of trust in the institutions that underpin them by their citizens.
World / Crime & Legal Jun 26, 2021
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22½ years in murder of George Floyd
The verdict was widely seen as a landmark rebuke of the disproportionate use of police force against Black Americans.
Business / Corporate Jun 7, 2021
SoftBank fund invests $50 million in Black and Hispanic-led startups
by Sarah Mcbride
The firm created its Opportunity Fund barely a week after the murder of George Floyd last year.
World Jun 2, 2021
A century on, Biden honors victims of 'forgotten' massacre of African Americans
Biden marked the centenary of the massacre by meeting survivors, after the White House announced initiatives including billions of dollars in grants to address racial disparities in wealth
World May 26, 2021
George Floyd's family lobbies Biden for U.S. police reform on anniversary of death
Tuesday's private Oval Office visit marked the first time any of Floyd's family had been hosted at the White House.
Commentary / World Apr 22, 2021
It's too soon to call the Derek Chauvin verdict a turning point
by Noah Feldman
The jury was not asked to determine whether racism was behind the incident. It was asked to only to determine whether Chauvin knowingly caused Floyd’s death.
Tennis Apr 22, 2021
Naomi Osaka saddened verdict in Derek Chauvin trial was in doubt
Women's tennis star Naomi Osaka, an outspoken critic of racial injustice, expressed dismay Tuesday that the conviction of a white police officer in the United States for killing a Black man was in doubt. The video footage of Minnesota police officer Derrick Chauvin kneeling on ...
World Apr 21, 2021
The death of George Floyd reignited a movement. What happens now?
by Audra D.S. Burch, Amy Harmon, Sabrina Tavernise and Emily Badger
For many Black Americans, real change feels elusive, particularly given how relentlessly the killing of Black men by the police has continued on.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
Jury finds ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd
The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
‘We matter’: A moment of catharsis after the Derek Chauvin verdict
by Shaila Dewan and Julie Bosman
For some Americans who had closely followed the trial, the verdict was surprising — different, they said, from what they had come to expect in cases involving the police.