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 Apr 14, 2021
After another police shooting, Biden urges calm. Activists want answers.
by Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
After U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned a campaign promise to establish a police oversight commission during his first 100 days in office, administration officials have provided few details about how far he will go to combat racism in policing. On Tuesday, Biden added little clarity ...
World Apr 13, 2021
Second night of unrest after police shoot dead Black man near Minneapolis
The shooting of Daunte Wright, 20, appeared to result from an officer mistakenly opening fire with her gun instead of a Taser during a traffic stop, the city's police chief said.
World Apr 7, 2021
At George Floyd murder trial in Minneapolis, calls for police reform set aside
Protests erupted across the country when footage emerged of Floyd dying after officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 3, 2021
Derek Chauvin's use of force on George Floyd 'totally unnecessary,' senior officer testifies
Police officer Derek Chauvin's use of force against George Floyd was "totally unnecessary," the longest-serving officer in the Minneapolis Police Department testified on Friday. Lt. Richard Zimmerman, giving evidence for the prosecution on the fifth day of Chauvin's murder and manslaughter trial, said the sacked ...
World / Crime & Legal Mar 13, 2021
George Floyd's family receives $27 million settlement from Minneapolis over his death
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died ...
World / Social Issues | FOCUS Mar 6, 2021
After Floyd killing in U.S., no sweeping police reform but small, local steps
George Floyd's death at the hands of a white police officer last year was a gut punch that sparked sometimes violent nationwide protests over brutality against people of color in America and a national reckoning over race relations. Nine months later, the U.S. has not ...
World / Social Issues Jul 5, 2020
U.S. police brutality protests highlight concerns AI tech reinforces racial bias
A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like facial recognition that critics say may reinforce racial bias. While the protests have focused on police misconduct, activists point out flaws that may lead to unfair applications of technologies ...
World / Crime & Legal Jun 4, 2020
New charges in George Floyd case may provide clearer path to conviction
Prosecutors seeking to put a former Minneapolis police officer in prison for the death of George Floyd bolstered allegations on the use of force but stopped short of calling the killing intentional in a move legal experts said could ease the path to a ...
World Jun 2, 2020
Trump threatens to deploy troops across the U.S. to quell protests
President Donald Trump promised a forceful response to violent protests across the United States and threatened to deploy U.S. military forces if cities and states fail to contain unruly demonstrations touched off by the death of a black man in police custody. During hastily arranged ...
World Jun 2, 2020
Autopsies agree on homicide in George Floyd case, but clash on underlying cause
A medical examiner's office on Monday ruled that the death of George Floyd, the black man whose killing in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, was a homicide and that he died from asphyxiation. The medical examiner's finding that the death was a ...
World | ANALYSIS May 30, 2020
Videos of U.S. police killings spur protests — and sometimes charges
The decision to criminally charge a police officer four days after the death of George Floyd shows how efforts to hold officers accountable often hinge on the level of protest and whether the incident was caught on video.