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Police did not get Daunte Wright swift medical care, witness says Al Jazeera English © Daunte Wright’s death was followed by protests outside the city’s police station, with some demonstr... Daunte Wright’s death was followed by protests outside the city’s police station, with some demonstrators hurling objects at officers who have responded at times with gas and rubber bullets before clearing the scene with a riot line [Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters] A witness has told Al J...

The prosecution in the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin delivered their closing arguments on Monday after resting its case.

Chauvin defense asks for mistrial based on Rep. Maxine Waters guilty comments On Location: April 19, 2021 Replay Video UP NEXT House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday rejected GOP claims Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was "inciting violence" when she said in Minnesota over the weekend that protesters need "to get more confrontational" if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found not guilty in the death of George Floyd. © Alex Kent/Shutterstock The judge criticized Waters by nam...

Florida governor signs controversial ‘pro-law enforcement’ law cracking down on riots Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law a controversial bill that aims to crack down on riots and property damage in the face of fierce opposition from Democrats in the state, who argue it will have a chilling effect on peaceful protests. The new law will increase penalties for assault, battery, burglary and theft, and battery against a law enforcement officer during a riot, as well as prohibit...

MINNEAPOLIS — The attorneys in the trial of former police Officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with murdering George Floyd, finished closing arguments Monday, turning over to jurors a case that has become the centerpiece in a high-stakes drama over race and justice in a nation with a troubled history of police brutality. After three weeks of emotional testimony — ranging from expert medical witnesses to a 9-year-old girl who was buying snacks as Floyd died — Chauvin’s fate ...

McCarthy Announces Resolution to Censure Waters Over ‘Dangerous’ Comments House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Monday that he will introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) over comments he says “incited violence.” “This weekend in Minnesota, Maxine Waters broke the law by violating curfew and then incited violence. Speaker Pelosi is ignoring Waters’ behavior—that’s why I am introducing a resolution to censure Rep. Waters for these dange...

Attorney's in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin finished closing arguments on Monday, Case now in hands of jury.

Chauvin Jury Gets Case After Emotional Closing Arguments Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Ayanna Alexander and Ian Lopez © Bloomberg Reverend Al Sharpton, center, and Philonise Floyd, George Floyds brother, second right, arrive at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., on Monday, April 19, 2021. Officer Derek Chauvin "had to know" he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as the Black man cried out over and over that he couldn’t breathe and finally ...

Apr 20, 2021 he season for potentially violent street protests is upon us, sparked by the latest police shooting of a Black man in a suburb of Minneapolis. Officers in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, pulled over a car because it had an expired registration tag. They discovered the driver, Daunte Wright, 20, also had an outstanding warrant, reportedly for carrying a gun without a permit and running away from police last June. Wright resisted arrest and wriggled back into his car to flee. As police t...

Jury Begins Deliberations In George Floyd Murder Trial By Robin Legrand with Chris Lefkow in Washington on April 20 2021 9:06 AM Jurors on Monday began mulling the fate of the white ex-Minneapolis policeman accused of killing African-American George Floyd, a death that sparked a nationwide reckoning on racism and which prosecutors called a "shocking abuse of authority". "You must be absolutely fair," Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said in his final instructions to the 12-member...