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Stories from April 20, 2021

Chauvin found guilty on all counts

A  jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the May death of George Floyd. Chauvin was charged with 2nd and 3rd degree murder and a count of manslaughter. Jurors spent about 10 hours deliberating Chauvin’s fate before returning their verdict. This is an MPR News evening update for April 20, 2021. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Obamas: Chauvin jury 'Did the right thing' But 'we cannot rest'

Obamas: Chauvin jury 'Did the right thing' But 'we cannot rest'

"We know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial," the nation's first Black president and the former first lady said in a statement.
by Benjamin Swasey

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Biden to Floyd family after verdict: 'We're all so relieved'

Biden to Floyd family after verdict: 'We're all so relieved'

Before the verdict was announced in Minneapolis, President Joe Biden said he was “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Later he told the family of George Floyd in a phone call, “We're all so relieved.”
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Crowds cheer, celebrate after Chauvin convicted of murder and manslaughter

Photos: Crowds cheer, celebrate after Chauvin convicted of murder and manslaughter

A Hennepin County jury on Tuesday found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. In Minneapolis, people hugged and cheered as they heard the verdicts, drivers blared their horns and demonstrators waved signs.
by Tim Nelson, Evan Frost and Megan Burks

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How community leaders are holding space for healing

How community leaders are holding space for healing

The trial of Derek Chauvin and the killing of Daunte Wright have led many Minnesotans to reach out for resources on how to handle the stress and trauma. Host Angela Davis talks with two faith leaders and a Twin Cities writer about healing efforts under way in Minnesota. 
by Angela Davis, Alex Cheng and Lindsay Guentzel

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EU agency links Johnson and Johnson shot to rare clots, says odds favor use

EU agency links Johnson and Johnson shot to rare clots, says odds favor use

The European Union’s drug regulatory agency says it found a “possible link” between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and extremely rare blood clots and that a warning should be added to the label. But experts at the agency reiterated that the vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks.
by The Associated Press

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Chad's president, Idriss Déby, reportedly killed during clash with rebels

Chad's president, Idriss Déby, reportedly killed during clash with rebels

The death of Déby, who came to power in 1990, was announced a day after his reelection to a sixth term was certified. The army said that his son, a four-star general, will become interim president.
by Scott Neuman

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Biden praying for 'right verdict' in Chauvin trial

Biden praying for 'right verdict' in Chauvin trial

President Joe Biden says he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and that he believes the case to be “overwhelming.” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that he was only weighing in on the trial into the death of George Floyd because the jury in the case had been sequestered.
by The Associated Press

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South Minneapolis remembers a year of unrest as it braces for what's next

South Minneapolis remembers a year of unrest as it braces for what's next

Throughout south Minneapolis, people are preparing and waiting for what happens next, as a jury deliberates whether former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
by Megan Burks

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Walter Mondale and Gary Eichten at the Fitzgerald Theater in 2012

Walter Mondale and Gary Eichten at the Fitzgerald Theater in 2012

Walter Mondale is the featured guest on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater for the “Farewell MIDDAY Program” hosted by MPR’s Gary Eichten in January 2012.

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A daughter grieves her mom, and finds herself, in 'Crying in H Mart'

A daughter grieves her mom, and finds herself, in 'Crying in H Mart'

Michelle Zauner's new memoir, built on her 2018 New Yorker piece of the same name, powerfully maps a complicated mother-daughter relationship cut much too short, with Korean food as a guide.
by Kristen Martin

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Cooler weather continues for Minnesota

Cold and occasionally snowy weather prevails through Wednesday, then much warmer weather returns Thursday, but cooler temperatures quickly return.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Humana Inc. overcharged Medicare nearly $200 million, federal audit finds

Humana Inc. overcharged Medicare nearly $200 million, federal audit finds

If the report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General is sustained, Humana Inc. could face a record penalty for overcharges in a Medicare Advantage plan.
by Fred Schulte

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Long after the loss, Mondale's liberal legacy still relevant

Long after the loss, Mondale's liberal legacy still relevant

As a young senator, he co-wrote the Fair Housing Act of 1968, a pillar of federal civil rights legislation. Under President Jimmy Carter, he became the first vice president to regularly advise the president. He also named a woman as his running mate, a first for a major presidential ticket.
by The Associated Press

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Comic: 'Radiating love and positivity' while teaching in the pandemic

Comic: 'Radiating love and positivity' while teaching in the pandemic

It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid a pandemic. This week is Shameem Patel, a second-grade teacher in Dallas.
by LA Johnson

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State Department to issue travel warnings amid 'unprecedented' COVID-19 risks

State Department to issue travel warnings amid 'unprecedented' COVID-19 risks

The department says the new advisories will "better reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's science." Americans are urged not to travel to nearly 80 percent of countries around the globe.
by Vanessa Romo

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Missing travel? This 'irreverent guide' visits Anthony Bourdain's favorite places

Missing travel? This 'irreverent guide' visits Anthony Bourdain's favorite places

"He always made people feel like they belonged," says a former Bourdain producer. “World Travel: An Irreverent Guide” is based on the TV chef's writings and an interview conducted just before his death.
by Neda Ulaby

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Chauvin guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd's killing

Chauvin guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd's killing

A jury on Tuesday convicted ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in Floyd’s killing last May while in police custody. Chauvin was led away in handcuffs. Sentencing will come in about eight weeks.
by Jon Collins, Riham Feshir, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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More light snow showers Tuesday

Cold weather and scattered light snow continues for Minnesota Tuesday, although there will also be a few more breaks of sunshine.
by Nicole Mitchell

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In Minneapolis, city fortified after Chauvin guilty verdict

In Minneapolis, city fortified after Chauvin guilty verdict

More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with police officers, sheriffs deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis in the wake of a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with murder in the death last year of George Floyd.
by The Associated Press

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Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, credited with expanding the office of the vice president and the first presidential candidate to choose a woman as running mate, died Monday in Minneapolis. He was 93. Mondale’s death was announced in a statement from his family. No cause was cited. This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Looming Chauvin verdict will test Biden's leadership on race

Looming Chauvin verdict will test Biden's leadership on race

The president prioritizes racial justice while also acting as an ally of law enforcement, and the trial's end could be the first significant flashpoint over race and policing in Biden's presidency.
by Juana Summers

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Stuck at 435 representatives? Why the U.S. House hasn't grown with census counts

Stuck at 435 representatives? Why the U.S. House hasn't grown with census counts

A 1929 law set up a process for redistributing representation after each census that has pitted states against one another in a once-a-decade fight for power in Congress and the Electoral College.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Police shooting puts Brooklyn Center mayor in the spotlight

Police shooting puts Brooklyn Center mayor in the spotlight

Mike Elliott is the part-time mayor of a small first-ring suburb, but the killing of Daunte Wright has placed him in the middle of the national debate over policing.
by Riham Feshir

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Special coverage: Reaction to Chauvin trial closing arguments

Special coverage: Reaction to Chauvin trial closing arguments

Host Angela Davis talked with law experts and reporters in reaction to closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial. The special coverage included the last part of the defense's closing arguments ahead of the prosecution's rebuttal.
by Angela Davis, Lindsay Guentzel and Maja Beckstrom

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Mondale remembered as effective policymaker, public servant

Mondale remembered as effective policymaker, public servant

Former Vice President Walter Mondale is being remembered as a public servant with wisdom and wit as well as an effective policymaker. Former President Jimmy Carter says his vice president “was an invaluable partner and an able servant of the people of Minnesota, the United States, and the world.” Minnesota's current U.S. senators also are mourning the man who preceded them in the Senate. 
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

A Minnesota political icon, Mondale rose to national prominence as a vice president and then as a presidential candidate. He once said he hoped Americans would remember him simply as a decent person who tried his best to do the right thing.
by Matt Sepic and The Associated Press

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