Minneapolis

Trial for ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death forges on, for now

11:16 am March 9, 2021

Minneapolis: The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death is forging ahead with jury selection, even though a looming appellate ruling could halt the case and delay it for weeks or even months as the state tries to add a third-degree murder count. Prosecutors are asking the Court of Appeals to put Derek Chauvin’s trial on hold until […]

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Police command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot

11:14 pm January 18, 2021

Washington: As the rioters stormed the US Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no direction. No plan. And no top leadership. One cop ran from one side of the building to another, fighting hand-to-hand against rioters. Another decided to respond to any […]

Police: 3 killed in crash during Minneapolis police chase

8:14 pm October 5, 2020

Minneapolis: Three people have died after a stolen vehicle in which they were riding crashed while being chased by police in Minneapolis early Monday, authorities said. Officers spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it about 1:45 a.m., according to police spokesman John Elder. The vehicle had been taken by force in a carjacking Sunday […]

The U.S. reckoning on race, seen through other nations’ eyes

11:43 pm September 27, 2020

Washington: It’s not only in the United States where protests against racial injustice are part of the national conversation. A handful of America’s critics have taken note too, using recent months’ demonstrations and graphic images of police violence to denounce the country at the United Nations’ gathering of world leaders this year. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invoked the killing of George […]

Minneapolis to name stretch of street for George Floyd

11:58 pm September 19, 2020

Minneapolis: A stretch of a Minneapolis street that includes the place where George Floyd was killed will soon be named in his honour. Although the street will still be called Chicago Avenue, the city will refer to the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place, the Star Tribune reported. The […]