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By Josh FeldmanApr 20th, 2021, 5:07 pm Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. After the verdict was announced, Chauvin was remanded into custody. Throughout the trial, the disturbing video of George Floyd’s last moments was played several times. The jury heard from eyewitnesses at the scene and expert witnesses giving testimony on the cause of death. ...

Here are the key moments that have taken place nationally since George Floyd’s arrest and death last May Updated Apr 20, 2021; MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, who struggles and ends ...

Jurors in Chauvin trial deliberate; Biden hopes for right verdict By Jonathan Allen Reuters MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Jurors deliberated for a second day on Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, while U.S. President Joe Biden said he spoke with Floyds family. With the jurors now sequestered, Biden told reporters at the White House that he was praying for the "right verdict" in the most high-profil...

Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Guilty Of Murder, Manslaughter In George Floyd Case Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades. People elated by the verdict flooded the surrounding streets downtown upon hearing th...

First Thing: US awaits verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial over George Floyd’s death Molly Blackall Good morning. Jurors in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd will start their first full day of deliberations this morning, after closing arguments were made yesterday. Floyd died after Chauvin kept his knee on his neck for more than nine minutes. The prosecution argued that Chauvin’s force was unnecessary, defied his training, and cau...

Oxford-AstraZeneca shots and deliberations in Chauvin trial: In The News for April 20 © Provided by The Canadian Press In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is whats on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 20, 2021 ... What we are watching in Canada ... Younger Canadians in several provinces are now able to get the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Starting today, those aged 40 and over in Ontario and Alberta can get t...

Latino lawyers and community leaders on Tuesday will ask the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Chicago police officer.

Judge criticizes Rep. Maxine Waters, calling her Chauvin trial comments abhorrent By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro Published  Judge criticizes comments made by Rep. Maxine Waters on Chauvin trial The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd on Monday called recent comments by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters MINNEAPOLIS - The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd on Monday calle...

Republicans’ Criminalization of Protest and Cops’ Crackdown on Journalists Go Hand in Hand While police in Minneapolis assault reporters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is endorsing violence against demonstrators. It’s time for journalists to put up a fight. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Before lawyers working for her news organization could find her, Carolyn Sung, a CNN producer, was zip-tied and body-scanned, searched by an officer “who put her hands down Sung’s pants and in her bra,”...

George Floyd and the recent fatal shooting of an unarmed Daunte Wright during a routine traffic stop. Waters encouraging protestors to stay aggressive and let “them know you mean business” has reportedly drawn bipartisan ire but has mostly been used by many on the conservative end of the media spectrum. Monday night, Tucker Carlson curiously interpreted Rep. Waters’s comments as “do what we say or we will kill you” in a heavy-handed segment that also criticized Water’s lack of ap...