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USA TODAY Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could face up to 30 years in prison  after a Minnesota judge ruled there were several aggravating factors in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin, 45, abused his authority as a police officer when he restrained Floyd last May by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes and not rendering medical aid even when it became clear Floyd was in medical distress, Judge Peter Cahill said in a ruling made public Wednesday. Cahill found Chauvin treated Floyd with "particular cruelty" because of the "prolonged nature of the asphyxiation" a...

A pardon “wouldn’t erase the memory, personal or institutional, of this thing that happened to" George Floyd, Mathis said, continuing by saying it would also not erase "things that would happen to him later." But "it would show that the state of Texas is interested in fundamental fairness, in admitting its mistakes, and in working to increase the accountability for police officers who break our trust and their oaths, and harm our people rather than serve them,” she said. The pardon application was made public Monday by a reporter with The Marshall Project. In a statement to KHOU-11, Har...

USA TODAY Under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer for more than nine minutes, George Floyd said time and again he couldn’t breathe. Nearly 11 months later, his family can finally exhale. A sense of relief mixed with jubilation was palpable among Floyd’s relatives Tuesday after a Minneapolis jury found the man accused of killing him guilty on all three charges, including second-degree murder. The family thanked the legions of advocates and protesters who pursued justice since Floyd died last May 25 while handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Derek Chauvin. They also vowed to contin...