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Derek Chauvin murder trial puts focus on use-of-force training Key moments from Day 11 of the Derek Chauvin trial UP NEXT The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has put a spotlight on law enforcement training, as his former supervisors, trainers, and counterparts take the stand to testify. Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, opened the trial by telling jurors that the neck restraint he used on Floyd was “exactly what he had be...

dlewis33/iStock (NEW YORK) -- The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has put a spotlight on law enforcement training, as his former supervisors, trainers, and counterparts take the stand to testify. Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, opened the trial by telling jurors that the neck restraint he used on Floyd was “exactly what he had been trained...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Anti-Asian violence continues, but some attacks may not be tried as hate crimes. • 9 min read Anti-Asian xenophobia rises amid pandemic Violence against Asian Americans has grown since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Chine Nouvelle via SIPA via Shutterstock Violence and harassment against Asian Americans continue to make national headlines -- but experts and advocates say some of those attacks may never...

BY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Fortified fencing, barbed wire and concrete barricades have gone up around the courthouse and police stations in Minneapolis in preparation for the landmark murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. But what may seem like necessary preparations for unrest that could accompany the trial, in a city still recovering from the violence and destruction that erupted there last summer after Floyds death, to others is...

  Home / National News / Why advocates are on edge ahead of officers trial in George Floyds death Why advocates are on edge ahead of officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death Stephen Maturen/Getty Images BY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Fortified fencing, barbed wire and concrete barricades have gone up around the courthouse and police stations in Minneapolis in preparation for the landmark murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. But...

Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Boyce questions DA after no hate crime charge in Chinatown stabbing WABC Share: CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The wave of violent unprovoked attacks against Asian Americans may end up with a man losing his life. Sources say the 36-year-old stabbed in his back in Chinatown last week with an 8-inch-kitchen knife is not likely to survive but is still fighting for his life. Meanwhile, community leaders are outraged after the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance d...

share-square-1809161 Each year, the MLB Draft provides teams the opportunity to restock their farm systems, look to the future and find their next homegrown star. That’s occurred quite a few times for the Orioles, whose best Draft picks have gone on to become some of the game’s all-time greats. Not all Draft picks work out, but some hit really, really big. Here are the top homegrown Draft picks in Orioles history: Drafted: 1978, 2nd round (No. 48 overall) Who did the Orioles draft in the fi...

Mental imbalance. Poverty. Wild West syndrome. Alcoholism. Too many guns. All these factors and more have been seen for decades as causes of gun-related homicides in the United States, which has the most-armed civilian population in the world. Now police, government officials, criminologists, social workers and mental health experts are saying that last year a new factor helped fuel gun violence and gun sales－the pandemic. As the number of people in the US killed by COVID-19 approaches 400,00...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn The Homeland Security intelligence branch faced scrutiny over the summer. • 12 min read US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol, resulting in deaths, injuries, arrests and vandalism.Shannon Stapleton/Reuters In the months leading up to Wednesdays deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Trump administration gutted a key federa...

Investigators combing through massive US Capitol crime scene following riot ABCNews Federal agents and detectives from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department have launched a broad and multipronged investigation into the mayhem and death Wednesday at the United States Capitol, that sources tell ABC News includes an effort to determine the motives of a paramilitary faction of the mob that invaded the heart of American government. "Were talking about a very complex investigation," said Robert Bo...