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By VICTORIA TAFT After President Joe Biden, Governor Tim Walz, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters all weighed in on what they hoped the “right” verdict would be in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police

Activists and residents in New Hampshire say they feel a sense of relief after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of

Tears stream from the eyes of an overjoyed Al Action, as he speaks in Nubian Square about the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) As the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd came down Tuesday, activists, organizers and politicians in Boston celebrated it as a step toward justice — while messaging that there was more work to be done. "Hopefully it opens the door toward more prosecutions," said Brock Satter, ...

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) I wrote earlier today about reports that there might be some Democrat defectors in the House who would be willing to go along with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s attempt at censuring Rep. Maxine Waters over comments she made this past weekend in Minnesota about the Derek Chauvin trial that Republicans said could incite violence. “We’ve got to stay on the street, and we’ve got to get more active. We’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to m...

Minneapolis and cities across the U.S. have been wracked by violent protests against police brutality since Floyd died on May 25, 2020, facedown on the pavement with Chauvin kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Moments before Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill read the verdict, Minneapolis office buildings emptied and workers fled downtown to avoid possible demonstrations, local media reports said. But fears of mass chaos appeared to be unfounded by early evening. Demonstra...

Jacobs: What’s the matter with Minnesota? We’ve got to move away from the complacent self-satisfaction that hides the reality and fuels the division that threatens all of us, not Minnesotans only, not Midwesterners only, but all Americans together. Written By: Mike Jacobs | × Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald columnist. GRAND FORKS — Here’s the headline that confronted me on Sunday morning, when I opened my computer screen and clicked the icon for The New York Times: “M...

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight George Floyd killing: Former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin had denied charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. But after 10 and a half hours of deliberations, the jury convicted the 45-year-old on all counts. Chauvin, whose face was obscured by a COVID mask, showed little emotion as ...

Ex-cop guilty of murder, manslaughter in Floyd case Amy Forliti, Stephen Groves and Tammy Webber Associated Press April 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, accompanied by defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, speaks to the judge before prosecutor Jerry Blackwell gives a rebuttal in closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, dea...

Written by Danielle Chiriguayo, Amy Ta, Evan George Apr. 20, 2021California MORE A man reacts after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of murdering George Floyd, at Florence and Normandie Avenues in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 20, 2021. Photo by David Swanson/Reuters. Californians reacted quickly to the news that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty ...

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Terrace Park, said in a tweet that "justice appears to be served." That prompted State Rep. Erica Crawley, D-Columbus, to reply: "let’s be clear, Chauvin’s guilty verdict is not justice, it’s accountability." House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, D-Akron, also made that distinction. “While today is a tremendous step, we know this isn’t the end of oppression, racism and injustice in America. Far from it," she said. "But it is my hope that today’s verdict can serve a...