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Nation reacts to Derek Chauvin verdict: Live updates
(MINNEAPOLIS) -- People across the United States responded to the guilty verdict that was reached in the murder trial of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty on all counts. Here's how the news is developing today. All…

Here’s how long Derek Chauvin could spend in prison
(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Derek Chauvin's conviction on all three charges stemming from the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd could lead to a sentence that lasts decades -- and to another court battle. Chauvin will learn his fate in eight weeks, when Judge Peter Cahill hands down punishment to the…

Maryland officer charged with assaulting woman during 2020 traffic stop
(BLADENSBURG, Md.) -- A Maryland police officer has been criminally charged for allegedly using excessive force and injuring a woman during a traffic stop last year. Michael A. Luciotti, a nine-year veteran of the Bladensburg Police Department, was indicted Feb. 11 by the Prince George County Maryland State's Attorney’s Office…

‘He’s in history’: George Floyd’s family reacts to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict
(MINNEAPOLIS) -- George Floyd's brother says he's "able to breathe again" after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts for Floyd's death. "I feel relieved," one of his brothers, Philonise Floyd, said at a Tuesday news conference. "A lot of days I prayed and…

George Floyd’s voice haunted Derek Chauvin murder trial
(MINNEAPOLIS) -- During the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, jurors heard from 45 witnesses. But legal experts say the voice that may have resonated most in the courtroom every day was one from the grave. In what legal experts called a rarity for the criminal justice…

Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd: Live updates
(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Jurors are deliberating whether to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Apr 20, 5:29 pm Video of verdict in Chauvin case BREAKING: Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three counts in the…

California beach seized from Black family in 1924 set to be returned to descendants
(LOS ANGELES) -- A stretch of beachfront land in Southern California that was seized from a Black family 97 years ago is set to be returned to their descendants. Black couple Willa and Charles Bruce purchased land on Manhattan Beach in 1912, making them among the first Black landowners in…

One dead, two hurt in Long Island supermarket office shooting, suspect at large: Police
(WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) -- One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at an office of a Stop & Shop supermarket in West Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday, police said. The survivors' conditions were not immediately clear, though police said both were in the hospital. One…

Police departments across US brace for Derek Chauvin verdict
(NEW YORK) -- Police departments across the U.S. are bracing for potential protests after the Derek Chauvin verdict. Thousands of National Guard soldiers have been deployed throughout Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed and Chauvin, now a former Minneapolis police officer, waits to learn his fate from the jury, who…

Alleged gunman in FedEx shooting browsed white supremacist websites, police say
(INDIANAPOLIS) -- The alleged gunman who killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week apparently browsed white supremacist websites a little over a year before the deadly shooting, police said. On March 3, 2020, Brandon Hole's mother went to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department seeking help after…