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U.S.Yahoo NewsFor many Black Americans, George Floyd's murder was just another reminder of uneven standards and expectations for survival
Over the past year, corporations, politicians and many white Americans seemed to wake up to the reality that racism is alive and well in America. But for many Black Americans, George Floyd's murder was just the latest example of a reality they had long suffered under.
U.S.Yahoo NewsHow policing laws have changed in the year since George Floyd died
In the past year, some states and municipalities have passed laws banning police chokeholds, mandating body cameras or eliminating “no-knock” warrants. But some have gone in another direction, passing anti-protest bills and proposing legislation to “back the blue.”
U.S.Yahoo NewsAt Andrew Brown Jr. funeral, Al Sharpton accuses officials of 'con game' in delaying video release
The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a fiery eulogy at the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Monday, calling on police to release the body camera footage of his death.
PoliticsYahoo NewsBiden to Congress: Pass police reform bill by anniversary of George Floyd's death
During his address to a joint session of Congress, Biden asked lawmakers to “work together to find a consensus” on the bill, which passed the House last summer but didn’t make it out of the Senate.
U.S.Yahoo NewsJudge denies release of police bodycam video in fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
A North Carolina judge ruled Wednesday against the public release of body camera footage showing the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. for at least 30 days so that authorities can complete an investigation into his death.
U.S.Yahoo NewsAndrew Brown Jr. family autopsy shows he was shot 5 times, once in back of head
Attorneys for the Brown family announced the results of an independent autopsy Tuesday, nearly a week after the 42-year-old Black man was killed in a police shooting.
U.S.Yahoo News 360Would better training prevent police killings?
Optimists say new training programs would provide officers the skills they need to respond without violence, but skeptics say more drastic reforms are needed.
U.S.Yahoo News'Skullduggery' political podcast: 'Guilty, guilty, guilty: Processing the Chauvin verdict' — April 21, 2021
Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti are joined by Yahoo News reporter Crystal Hill, who covered the Chauvin trial, and then by Nakia Gordon, a neuroscientist and a psychology professor at Marquette University, who talks about the range of emotional responses to what was at the core of this trial: the denial of a person’s humanity.
U.S.Yahoo News 360Is the Chauvin verdict a turning point for U.S. policing?
Will the conviction of George Floyd's killer mark a new era of accountability for law enforcement or will the status quo remain in tact?
U.S.Yahoo NewsWhat's next for Derek Chauvin?
The former Minneapolis police officer is being held in a single cell away from the general population in Minnesota's most secure prison as he awaits sentencing for the murder of George Floyd.
U.S.Yahoo NewsPelosi thanks George Floyd for 'sacrificing your life for justice'
After the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was announced, the House speaker expressed her gratitude for "justice" — by thanking Floyd for “sacrificing” his life.
PoliticsYahoo NewsBiden and Harris celebrate Chauvin guilty verdict: 'A giant step forward'
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris praised the guilty verdict delivered Tuesday by a Minneapolis jury in the murder trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin in a joint appearance at the White House.
U.S.Yahoo News'This was accountability, but it's not yet justice': Reactions to Chauvin guilty verdict
Here are some of the reactions that poured in following Tuesday’s announcement of the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
U.S.Yahoo News'The right thing': Obama hails verdict in George Floyd's death
Former President Barack Obama weighed in after a Minneapolis jury convicted former Police Officer Derek Chauvin of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd.
U.S.Yahoo NewsDerek Chauvin found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts against him in the killing of George Floyd. The jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFull coverage: Chauvin found guilty of murder in George Floyd's death
The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death.
CelebrityYahoo NewsBiden on Chauvin trial: 'I'm praying the verdict is the right verdict'
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president said he believes the evidence against the former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's murder is "overwhelming."
U.S.Yahoo NewsWhat Derek Chauvin is charged with in George Floyd's death
Here's what you need to know about each of the charges and what prosecutors must have proved to the jury in order to convict him.
U.S.Yahoo NewsJudge calls out Maxine Waters's comments on Chauvin murder trial as 'abhorrent'
Just moments after the jury had exited the courtroom on Monday to begin deliberations in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the defense attorney pushed for a mistrial over its coverage.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFull coverage: Jury deliberations begin in Chauvin murder trial
Closing arguments concluded Monday in the trial of the former officer Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's murder.
U.S.Yahoo NewsDaunte Wright's mother: 'There's never going to be justice for us'
The family of the 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop says it is not looking for "justice" after charges were brought against the officer who killed him — just "accountability."
U.S.Yahoo News 360Is it time to take the police out of traffic stops?
Traffic stops are the most common way Americans interact with the police. Does it make sense to have armed officers enforcing traffic laws?
U.S.Yahoo NewsDaunte Wright's family disputes claim officer mistakenly fired gun instead of Taser: 'An accident is knocking over a glass of milk'
The family of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man fatally shot by police Sunday, dismissed the initial conclusion by officials that the officer fired her gun instead of a Taser by mistake.
U.S.Yahoo NewsPolice say fatal shooting of Daunte Wright appears to be accidental
Officials in Brooklyn Center, Minn., say the female officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop Sunday accidentally drew a handgun instead of a Taser when she killed him.
U.S.Yahoo NewsGeorge Floyd's breathing was so restricted that it was almost as if his lung had been removed, expert says
Derek Chauvin and two fellow Minneapolis police officers had restricted George Floyd's breathing so severely that it was almost “as if a surgeon had gone in and removed” his lung, Dr. Martin Tobin testified Thursday at Chauvin's trial.
“The pandemic has unequivocally proven the public health value of masks. And they should stick around in certain situations.”
“With the steady thrum of anti-mask sentiment in the U.S., it’s highly unlikely that they will continue to be a ubiquitous sight.”
“Wearing masks on airplanes or other modes of transit ... can help keep everyone safe.”
“Just because masks are common in many other nations ... is hardly a reason to emulate the practice.”
“The fact that the flu all but vanished ... is not evidence alone that masks were responsible.”