US journalist arrested while covering protest goes … IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A journalist went on trial Monday on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice in Des Moines last year, after Iowa prosecutors defied international pressure to drop a rare effort to punish a working reporter. Des Moines Register news reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper-sprayed and jailed while […]
Minneapolis prepares for possible unrest as Chauvin … MINNEAPOLIS, Min. (WLAX/WEUX) -Nearly one year ago, George Floyd died while in police custody, setting off a nationwide reckoning with racism. Now, the man seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck is about to go on trial, with jury selection beginning as soon as this week. FOX News Correspondent Christina Coleman has more on how the city […]
Dozens rally before ex-officer put on trial in Floyd’s … ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dozens of people gathered in front of the Minnesota governor’s mansion on Saturday to demand accountability for police officers, days before a former Minneapolis officer is scheduled to go on trial in the death of George Floyd. Many of the roughly 150 people who demonstrated in Minnesota were family members […]
Officer’s trial could reopen intersection where Floyd … MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — During a group’s recent meeting at the now-vacant Speedway gas station near where George Floyd died, children roasted marshmallows on a fire pit while adults discussed topics ranging from activism to snow removal. “Black joy is a form of protest,” said Marcia Howard, one of the group’s organizers, referencing plans for celebrating […]
Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Two Minneapolis police officers respond to a call of a possible forgery shortly after 8 p.m. at a corner grocery. They encounter a Black man later identified as […]
Third-degree murder count against ex-officer in Floyd … The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday ordered a judge to reconsider adding a third-degree murder charge against a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, handing a potential victory to prosecutors, but setting up a possible delay to a trial set to start next week.
Newsfeed Now: Police reform debate heads to Senate, … In this edition of Newsfeed Now, the debate over police reform moves to the Senate after the House passes a measure named after George Floyd, and two brothers kidnapped from Louisiana are found in Florida.
House passes George Floyd policing bill The House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 by a vote of 220-212.
Growing tension in Minneapolis as trial looms in … MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Barbed wire and concrete barriers surround the courthouse where the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will soon go on trial, a sign of the deep uneasiness hanging over a city literally set ablaze almost a year ago in the anger over his death. Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. […]
AP: Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in … A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. Body camera footage shows Master Trooper Kory York dragging Ronald Greene “on his stomach by the leg shackles” following a violent arrest and […]
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