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April 8, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, medical experts testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd’s drug use and underlying health problems killed him. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin: Daily Trial Highlights “A healthy person […] More

April 8, 2021

Court TV's Vinnie Politan and Michael Ayala look back at five of the biggest moments in the first week of Derek Chauvin's trial. More

April 8, 2021

DALLAS (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a former Dallas police officer who was arrested on capital murder charges for allegedly ordering two killings in 2017 after prosecutors agreed that they don’t have enough evidence to move forward with the case. After listening to more than two hours of testimony by […] More

April 7, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck area — and was bearing down with most of his weight — the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified at Chauvin’s murder trial. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin Daily Trial […] More

April 7, 2021

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Decomposed remains found in a Missouri park have been positively identified as those of a Chinese woman who had been missing from Columbia, Missouri, since 2019, authorities said Tuesday. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said forensic experts used dental records to identify Mengqi Ji’s remains, which were found by a hunter on March 25 […] More

April 7, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The parade of Minneapolis police officers rejecting a former officer’s actions in restraining George Floyd continued at his murder trial, including a use-of-force instructor who said officers were coached to “stay away from the neck when possible.” >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin Daily Trial Highlights Lt. Johnny Mercil on Tuesday became the […] More

April 7, 2021

CHICAGO (AP) — Defense lawyers for a white former police officer on trial for murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd want to call an acquaintance of Floyd’s as a witness, as part of an ongoing bid to shift blame for Floyd’s death. Morries Hall wants to avoid testifying, his lawyer telling the trial judge […] More

April 6, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Officer Derek Chauvin underwent training in 2016 and 2018 on how to defuse tense situations with people in crisis and how police must use the least amount of force necessary to get someone to comply, the jury at Chauvin’s murder trial was told Tuesday. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin: Daily Trial Highlights Sgt. […] More

April 6, 2021

Justin Arthur-Ray Davis allegedly stalked the woman for over a month after quitting their mutual workplace. More

April 6, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, his lawyers are demanding a new trial, arguing in court papers Monday that the landmark #MeToo prosecution that put him behind bars was buoyed by improper rulings from a judge who was “cavalier” in protecting the disgraced movie mogul’s right to a fair […] More

April 6, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS (Scripps News Indianapolis) — The reward for an arrest in the murders of two teens in Delphi is now up to $325,000 after Indiana State Police received an anonymous $100,000 donation. Liberty “Libby” German and Abigail “Abby” Williams were dropped off near the Old Monon High Bridge on the afternoon of February 13, 2017. […] More

April 6, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd’s death “murder” soon after it happened testified that Officer Derek Chauvin had clearly violated department policy when he pinned Floyd’s neck beneath his knee for more than 9 minutes. Continuing to kneel on Floyd’s neck once he was handcuffed behind his back and lying on his […] More

April 5, 2021

Viewers watching the trial of a former Minneapolis officer charged with murder in George Floyd ‘s death may be struck by the array of prosecutors taking turns presenting their case. The choice of who does what is no accident. While Derek Chauvin ’s attorney, Eric Nelson, works alone, the prosecution is being handled by two assistant attorneys general, Matthew Frank and Erin […] More

April 5, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead after trying to resuscitate him testified Monday that he theorized at the time that Floyd most likely died of suffocation. More

April 5, 2021

BALTIMORE — “It’s been rough. I wish I could call him. See what he’s up to. See what’s new, tell him what’s going on with me, but I can’t do that. I can’t do it.” Instead she fights back the tears every time she thinks of her dad. Autumn Harris was just 9 when her […] More

April 5, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death is expected to turn toward the officer’s training on Monday after a first week that was dominated by emotional testimony from eyewitnesses and devastating video of Floyd’s arrest. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin […] More

April 5, 2021

Kneeling on the neck of someone who is handcuffed and in the prone position is “top-tier, deadly” force and should not be used, the head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide division testified Friday at Derek Chauvin's murder trial. More

April 2, 2021

The first days of testimony at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death were dominated by witnesses to his arrest and countless videos that forced them to relive the trauma of it all over again. More

April 2, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German heiress and served more than three years behind bars for defrauding New York banks and hotels. Sorokin, who finagled her way into the Manhattan elite using the name Anna Delvey, […] More

April 2, 2021

CARMEL, Ind. (Scripps News Indianapolis)  — Three people have been arrested in connection with a January homicide investigation in Carmel, according to police. Carmel Police Department officers found Francis Kelley dead inside his home on January 18, according to a press release from police. An investigation found his death was the result of a homicide. […] More

April 2, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police supervisory sergeant who was on duty the night George Floyd died testified that he believes the officers who restrained Floyd could have ended it after he stopped resisting. >>>How to Watch: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin David Pleoger testified Thursday at the trial of since-fired […] More

April 2, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s girlfriend tearfully told a jury Thursday the story of how they met — at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” — and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage […] More

April 1, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s girlfriend cried on the witness stand Thursday as she told the story of how they first met in 2017 at a Salvation Army shelter where Floyd was a security guard with “this great Southern voice, raspy.” She also recounted how they both struggled with opioid addiction. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court […] More

April 1, 2021

10 months after George Floyd died in a confrontation with four Minneapolis Police officers, the first of those officers, Derek Chauvin, faces a jury. More

April 1, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (Court TV) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, has been found guilty in the May 25, 2020, murder of George Floyd, Jr.   DAY 16 4/20/21 After more than 10 hours, a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts: Count 1: Second-degree unintentional murder Count 2: Third-degree murder Count 3: Second-degree […] More

April 1, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the Black man’s neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Floyd was “a sizable guy” and “probably on something,” according to police video played in court Wednesday. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin: Daily Trial Highlights The video […] More

March 31, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The convenience store cashier who was handed a counterfeit $20 bill by George Floyd — setting in motion the Black man’s ill-fated encounter with police — testified Wednesday that he watched Floyd’s arrest outside with “disbelief — and guilt.” “If I would’ve just not tooken the bill, this could’ve been avoided,” 19-year-old Christopher Martin […] More

March 31, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The convenience store cashier who sold cigarettes to George Floyd and was handed a counterfeit $20 bill in return took the stand Wednesday at Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial as prosecutors laid out the sequence of events that led to Floyd’s ill-fated arrest outside. Prosecutors also played store security video showing Floyd in Cup Foods for […] More

March 31, 2021

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican man was charged Tuesday with coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-rig after crossing the border into California. Jose Cruz Noguez, 47, of Mexicali, was arrested Monday night as he crossed into the United States at the Calexico […] More

March 31, 2021