Ahead of closing arguments in the case of the former Minneapolis police officer, Judge Peter Cahill issued detailed instructions to the jury. Chauvin faces three counts.
Read more ...Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Died Of Natural Causes, Medical Examiner Rules National News
Sicknick, who engaged with pro-Trump rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection, died after suffering strokes, Washington, D.C.'s chief medical examiner says.
Read more ...Joy, Relief In Airports As Australia And New Zealand Open 'Travel Bubble' National News
Families and friends met in airports for the first time in over a year after Australia and New Zealand opened a "bubble" of quarantine-free travel between their countries.
Read more ...Jurors Have The Case In Chauvin Trial; Prosecutors Ended With Call For Common Sense National News
Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell said what happened to George Floyd last May was "so simple that a child could understand it." Blackwell quoted a 9-year-old witness who said, "Get off of him."
Read more ...Eco-Activist Greta Thunberg Has A New Issue: The Moral Threat of Vaccine Inequality National News
The 18-year-old gave her point of view at a World Health Organization press conference, saying it's "unethical" to vaccinate young people in wealthy countries ahead of health workers in poor places.
Read more ...2 Proud Boys Ordered Jailed Pending Trial In Capitol Riot Conspiracy Case National News
Ethan Nordean and Joseph Biggs had been released, but the government renewed its request to return them to custody after indicting them. A federal judge agreed, given the nature of the allegations.
Read more ...Immigration Agencies Ordered Not To Use Term 'Illegal Alien' Under New Biden Policy National News
The Biden administration is ordering U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to change how they talk about immigrants, part of a broader effort to build a more "humane" immigration system.
Read more ...In Minneapolis, Residents And Law Enforcement Alike Brace For Chauvin Trial Verdict National News
With the National Guard on patrol and barbed wire fences lining downtown, residents say they feel anxious ahead of a verdict, which could come this week.
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