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“This evidence is being admitted solely for the limited purpose of showing what effects the ingestion of opioids may or may not have had on the physical well-being of George Floyd,” Judge Cahill told the jury on Tuesday before the video was shown. “This evidence is not to be used as evidence of the character of George Floyd.” The video showed Mr. Floyd being slow to respond to commands from the police, and the officer who wore the body camera reaching to put Mr. Floyd’s hand on the dashboard. “It escalated real quick,” said the officer, Scott Creighton, who is now retired and wh...

>>Shaila Dewan and Tim Arango, The New York Times Published: 14 Apr 2021 09:22 PM BdST Updated: 14 Apr 2021 09:22 PM BdST A volunteer cleans a makeshift memorial to George Floyd outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis on Monday, April 1, 2021. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer is on trial for the death of George Floyd while in police custody last year. (Joshua Rashaad McFadden/The New York Times) A police officer approached a car with George Floyd in the front seat, and Floyd started to panic. While officers ordered him to spit out a pill he was trying to swallow, he repeatedly be...

When police kill people, they are rarely prosecuted and hard to convict Updated: 2 hours ago Published 2 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article The footage plays inside the downtown Minneapolis courtroom where Derek Chauvin is on trial, charged with murder. It shows George Floyd, a Black man, gasping for air under the White police officer’s knee. That video is the centerpiece of the case against Chauvin, which prosecutors emphasized by urging jurors to “believe your eyes.” But prosecutors face a steep legal challenge in winning a conviction against a police officer. Despite ...

[Live: Follow coverage of the trial.] MINNEAPOLIS — Late last year, a 14-page questionnaire began to arrive in mailboxes across Minneapolis and its suburbs. It asked if the recipient had watched the video of George Floyd dying under a police officer’s knee. What about the protests against police brutality, it wanted to know — did you go? How do you feel about Black Lives Matter? It asked respondents to list their education level, any martial arts training, even their favorite podcasts. And then there was the essay prompt, followed by a daunting expanse of blank paper: Tell us everythi...

Filing is underway for several city and school board races that will be on the May 1 election ballot in Parker and Palo Pinto County. The deadline to file is