The Justice Department has been limiting the ability of people in prison to apply for compassionate release. Advocates say that flouts Congress and is cruel.
Former Minneapolis officer J. Alexander Kueng took the stand Wednesday, making his first remarks since Floyd’s killing in police custody. Earlier, prosecutors pressed ex-officer Tou Thao on his responsibility to help Floyd at the scene.
The 22-year-old Black man’s funeral will be Thursday at the Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis, with remarks from Rev. Al Sharpton. Locke was killed by police during a search warrant where he was not named.
Tou Thao, who ran crowd control at the scene of George Floyd’s killing, told a federal jury Tuesday he assumed his fellow officers were attending to Floyd’s medical needs as he focused on keeping back bystanders.
Palin sued the newspaper over a 2017 editorial that wrongly linked an ad by her political action committee to the shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2011.
The medical examiner says 34-year-old Stephen Christ Poissant, of Brainerd, died of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during an encounter in Eden Valley early Saturday.
Darnella Frazier, who was a teenager when she recorded Floyd's death while he was in the custody of Minneapolis police officers in 2020, was the last witness for the government in the federal trial.
Known as a star athlete and a stellar student, Deshaun Hill’s presence loomed large on campus. His death following a shooting last week has left many confused.
Amelia Huffman was elevated to the top job on an interim basis just weeks before 22-year-old Amir Locke was slain by officers serving a search warrant.
When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver. Sign-up now for headlines, breaking news, hometown stories, weather and much more. Delivered weekday mornings.