Tag: Death of George Floyd
Raiders get backlash for tweet after conviction of officer
<p>HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders got angry backlash for a tweet the team sent after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted...
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis Officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-04-20-2021-955a78df9a7a51835ad63afb8ce9b5c1">Derek Chauvin</a> on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd's neck with his...
Tears and relief sweep intersection where George Floyd died
MINNEAPOLIS — There was quiet, just for a moment, as hundreds of people standing in the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue crowded...
Rask, Bruins blank Sabres 2-0 for 5th consecutive victory
<p>BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tuukka Rask recorded his first shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to five games with...
Through the media covering Chauvin case, a collective pause
NEW YORK — With a collective nervous energy, millions of people paused in front of television sets or other screens Tuesday for a verdict...
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials
<p>WASHINGTON — Three months after more than 25,000 National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital to secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, Defense Department...
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage...
Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/8b486c2622de5504f1e65a606b0eac7f">Derek Chauvin's</a> murder trial in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/a55d2662f200ead0da4fed9e923b60a7">George Floyd's...
Feds weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin,...
EXPLAINER: Conviction on lesser murder count might not stick
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors fought hard to add a third-degree murder charge against former police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, but...