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A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017 has been released from prison on parole.

The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017 is scheduled to be released from prison next week.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to give former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin a 25-year sentence for violating the rights of George Floyd, as well as the rights of a 14-year-old Black boy who was restrained in an unrelated case.

The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright's death.

The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright's death.

We here at JohnKnoxVillage in Weslaco joined the nation in remembering our fallen on Memorial Day. Following wreath ceremony, we joined our nation in Taps Across America at exactly 3 p.m. in playing taps, remembering and honoring all those who gave their lives in defending our freedom and liberties. Some progressives quickly reacted to equate the Uvalde massacre to George Floyd’s death. We know how “trained” law enforcement personnel reacted to my question in a recent Texas mass school massacre. He got called out for “proposing big increase in public spending” and raising taxes on large corporations.

A judge has rescheduled the state trial for two former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s killing to Oct. 24 to resolve dueling requests for a new trial date.

Minnesota prosecutors and a defense attorney for one of two former Minneapolis police officers who still face a state trial in George Floyd’s killing have made dueling requests for a new trial date.

The curious history of a Massachusetts beach named after an enslaved African American is the focus of new efforts to recognize the role of slavery along the state’s picturesque North Shore.

Chicago’s police superintendent is recommending the firing of an officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and kneeling on her back and neck during a period of protests and unrest following George Floyd’s killing.

Del Rio called the Jan. 6 attack "a dust-up at the Capitol," which he later apologized for.

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fined $100,000 by the team for his comments about protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

A Michigan police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head as the Black man was on the ground.

The judge overseeing the remaining case against two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing has ordered that the trial be delayed until January to improve prospects for a fair trial.

Speaking at the White House about recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, President Biden called for Congress to pass several proposals, including a reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, to curb gun violence.

3-time NBA champion and former Chicago Bulls point guard B.J. Armstrong joined Sports Seriously and discussed why the GOAT conversation in the NBA is outdated.

Two Minnesotans have filed federal civil rights lawsuits against the city of Minneapolis and former Officer Derek Chauvin.

Negotiations that led to the executive order on race and policing signed last week by President Joe Biden had been in danger of breaking down.

Jim Pasco, the executive director for the Fraternal Order of Police, was watching football on a Sunday afternoon when he got a call from Susan Rice, the top domestic policy adviser at the White House. Negotiations over an executive order to address racism and policing were in danger of breaking down after a draft was leaked that law enforcement groups believed was too harsh toward officers. Now Rice was looking to get things back on track.

Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide.

The renaming was followed by a candlelight vigil at a nearby ceremony.

For a brief period, culminating two summers ago, the United States seemed to be on the verge of a serious rethinking.

Biden orders a national accreditation system for police departments and a database of offending officers. Seeking to balance the concerns of police groups and Black activists, Biden acts two years after the killing of George Floyd.

The sense of hope after the murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer has been replaced by disappointment that the demand for police reform is fading.

The shooting at a Tops grocery store, which authorities say was motivated by racist hate, brought into sharper focus the weight of being a target.

Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked a global protest movement and calls for a racial reckoning to address structural racism that has created long-standing inequities impacting generations of Black Americans.

The gunman, identified as an 18-year-old man from the area, was killed by law enforcement, police said.

The intersection of 38th and Chicago streets became known informally as George Floyd Square in the wake of his death.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to improve accountability in policing.

The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice.

The order will be signed Wednesday, the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody. But it only applies to federal law enforcement — not local forces

Depp is suing Heard for libel over a 2018 op-ed she wrote describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse."

Choose your plan ArrowRight The White House has scheduled a signing ceremony at 4 p.m. Wednesday at which the president will be joined by Floyd’s family members, civil rights advocates and law enforcement officials. The executive order also will instruct federal law enforcement agencies to update their use-of-force policies. It will set new restrictions on the sale of military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, the people familiar with the document said. Biden, who is returning from a trip to Asia on Tuesday, will issue the highly-anticipated executive order amid a rise in violent crime and concern among civil rights groups that the White House has lost a sense of urgency around police reform. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Biden is signing the order on federal policing two years after Floyd died at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that now commemorate Confederate officers.

We returned to some of the people who marched in Minneapolis two years ago to ask how Floyd's death continues to resonate in their lives.

Biden was an outspoken supporter of the racial justice movement that arose after George Floyd died. Now he often speaks more about the need to fund and bolster the police.

The Minneapolis Police Department will face the scrutiny of a federal program after a state investigation concluded that its officers stop and arrest Black people more than white people, use force more often on people of color and maintain a culture in which racism is tolerated.

The national reckoning over racial inequality sparked by George Floyd’s murder two years ago has gone on behind closed doors inside America’s intelligence agencies.

Once the removal schedule is firmed up, King George will announce to the public when the memorial is being moved to a private cemetery.

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge as part of a plea deal.

Choose your plan ArrowRight Thomas K. Lane entered his guilty plea early Wednesday before Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill. AdvertisementLane, Kueng and Thao are awaiting sentencing in the federal case. Jury selection in that trial is scheduled to begin June 13 — though Lane’s guilty plea is certain to spark speculation about other potential pleas in the case. “That deadline has passed.”It was not immediately clear what led to Lane’s guilty plea. Attorneys for Kueng and Thao did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Lane’s guilty plea or whether their clients are engaged in plea discussions.

Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's killing. The state is recommending a sentence of three years in prison.

A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, has already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating Floyd's rights during the May 2020 restraint that led to the Black man's death.

In a new biography of the man whose murder sparked massive protests, two reporters tell a longer story of institutional racism.

“His Name is George Floyd: One’s Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” draws from more than 400 interviews, including Floyd’s friends and family and President Biden.

Thousands of dollars of produce have been spoiled and that is money out of Texans’ pockets, all for a publicity stunt. It shows that Greg Abbott does not really care for the welfare of his constituents, but wants headlines so he can run for president. It seems the federal inspectors do their jobs adequately and when drugs do get through, it is really our fault. As many of us also remember, Mr. Floyd, who did not resist the same malicious officer’s arrest, was pleading for his life when that horrible incident took place. Robert LopezMcAllenLeador leaveMr. President, Mrs. Vice President, lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way.

Among those indicted are two officers charged​ earlier this year for allegedly assaulting people at the 2020 protests.

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four ex-Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said that he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.

A Minnesota judge convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin in 2021 of murdering George Floyd the year prior.

Both sides agreed Chauvin should face a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years, with prosecutors saying they would seek 25.

Under the plea agreement, which Chauvin signed, both sides agreed Chauvin should face a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years, with prosecutors saying they would seek 25.

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said Wednesday that he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison. Chauvin pleaded guilty Dec. 15 to violating Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck — even after he became unresponsive — resulting in the Black man’s death on May 25, 2020. The white former officer admitted he willfully deprived Floyd of his right to be free from unreasonable seizure, including unreasonable force by a police officer.

"Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?" Trump reportedly asked of the Floyd protestors, per Esper's forthcoming book.

Floyd's murder "seemed to trigger something else entirely in Trump" in comparison to Joe Biden, per NYT reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns.

Among the scathing findings of an investigation launched after the police killing of George Floyd is that the Minneapolis Police Department used covert or fake social media accounts to monitor Black activists and organizations.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison last year for the murder of George Floyd.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison last year for the murder of George Floyd.

Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity.

A Minnesota state agency says it will work with the city of Minneapolis to negotiate solutions to resolve the pattern of race discrimination uncovered by a two-year investigation.

A year after his conviction, the former Minneapolis police officer is asking a state court to send his case back to Hennepin County; order a new trial elsewhere; or order him to be resentenced.

The investigation, announced after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, examined whether the city and the police department were using racially discriminatory practices and policies.

A state investigation launched after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer has determined that the department has engaged in a pattern of race discrimination.

The Los Angeles County sheriff disputed allegations he orchestrated the cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head for more than three minutes.

While the agreement makes it tougher for fired officers to return to the force, activists say more reforms are needed.

A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be livestreamed.

Companies across the nation pledged support for Black Lives Matter and various social justice initiatives following the death of George Floyd.

A new report by Pew Research Center says a majority of Black Americans believe being Black is central to how they think about themselves and shape their identities, even as many have diverse experiences and come from various backgrounds.

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

Lawsuits by racial justice demonstrators removed from park near the White House in June 2020 prompted the change in policy.

Lawsuits by racial justice demonstrators removed from park near the White House in June 2020 prompted the change in policy.

The recent mass shooting in California's capital city has shaken a downtown core that's been beset by violence and decades of economic struggles.

April and Malik Muhammad own two locations of Malik Books, which have seen a boost in business after the police-involved murder of George Floyd.

The riot squad was clearing an area for a curfew following protests over George Floyd's murder.

Prosecutors have revealed that they offered plea deals to three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, but say the defendants rejected them.

Prosecutors revealed Monday evening that they offered plea deals to three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, but said at a hearing that the defendants rejected them. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill held the hearing mostly to consider whether he has the authority to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial set to begin in June for former Officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng. They're charged with aiding and abetting both manslaughter and murder when former officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd, a Black man, to the pavement for 9 1/2 minutes on May 25, 2020.

An arbitrator ruled that they two didn't violate the department's use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground. It was caught on video that went viral. He spent a month in a hospital.

A Texas man who says he is affiliated the anti-government “boogaloo” movement has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for opening fire on a Minneapolis police station during civil unrest over the 2020 death of George Floyd.

A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters injured during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two dozen similar lawsuits.

An external review of Minnesota’s response to days of civil unrest following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd found several problems, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze.

A jury has awarded $14 million in damages to protesters over the actions of police in Denver during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago.

A Wisconsin father is demanding that prosecutors charge an off-duty police officer who appears to have briefly pressed his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck similar to how Derek Chauvin restrained George Floyd.

Body camera footage of the moments after an Arkansas deputy fatally shot a white teenager during a traffic stop have been shown publicly for the first time as the deputy’s manslaughter trial began.

A lawsuit accusing Denver police of using indiscriminate force against people protesting the killing of George Floyd two years ago is being heard by a jury in federal court.

The acquittal of an ex-Louisville officer tied to the botched drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death is stirring the frustrations of her family and protesters.

Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin.

One of the nation’s leading police research groups is calling on the Justice Department to study how police use less-lethal weapons like tear gas and bean-bag guns.

The three Minneapolis police officers alongside Derek Chauvin at the scene of George Floyd’s killing offered a variety of reasons why they weren’t to blame, including experience, bad training and the supposed threat of angry bystanders.

For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race.

George Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis in May 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event.

The killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media.

Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lashing out at the local prosecutor in his state’s capital, floating the possibility of clemency to 19 Austin police officers indicted for tactics used against during 2020 demonstrations against racial injustice.

Back-to-back convictions of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have bolstered civil rights activists who viewed the case as a test of the criminal justice system.

Jurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict.

The concept of willfulness will be key to a verdict at the federal trial of three police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s rights almost two years ago as Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into the Black man’s neck.

Three former officers who were with Derek Chauvin as he pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck are on trial on federal charges they violated the Black man’s civil rights.

The attorneys for eight of the 19 Austin, Texas, police officers facing indictments stemming from tactics used during the 2020 protests over racial injustice say they have yet to receive the indictments.