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April 19, 2022 at 11:31 am

Study: Redlining tied to more oil, gas wells in urban areas

A new study finds that minority neighborhoods where residents were long denied home loans through a practice called redlining have twice as many oil and...

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February 26, 2022 at 1:32 pm

Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary VIEW

Americans who have been clamoring for an end to mask-wearing have welcomed new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

February 24, 2022 at 8:45 pm

For 3 more officers at Floyd killing, jury says: Guilty VIEW

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,...

FILE – This image from surveillance video introduced into evidence during court shows Minneapolis police Officers Thomas Lane, left and J. Alexander Kueng, right, escorting George Floyd, center, to a police vehicle outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020. Former police officers Tou Thao, Kueng and Lane are on trial in federal court accused of violating Floyd’s civil rights as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin killed him. (Surveillance Video/State of Minnesota via AP, File) CER502 CER502

February 23, 2022 at 8:42 pm

3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing VIEW

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

From left, former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office/TNS) 40947998W 40947998W

February 22, 2022 at 8:46 pm

Jury ends 1st day, no verdict for 3 cops in Floyd killing VIEW

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.

FILE – This image from video shows Minneapolis Police Officers Thomas Lane, left and J. Alexander Kueng, right, escorting George Floyd, center, to a police vehicle outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020. The two and another former Minneapolis officers are on trial in February 2022, on federal civil rights charges in Floyd’s death. All three are expected to testify. Kueng took the stand Wed. Feb. 16, 2022 in the trial. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File) CER502 CER502

February 21, 2022 at 7:43 pm

Prosecutor: 3 cops in Floyd killing ‘chose to do nothing’ VIEW

A federal prosecutor says three Minneapolis police officers sat by and “chose to do nothing” as George Floyd pleaded for air and then went silent.

In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter speaks during a sentencing hearing Feb. 18, 2022 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Potter, who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright has been sentenced to two years in prison. Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, who was Black. (Court TV via AP, Pool) CEN506 CEN506

February 17, 2022 at 8:39 pm

Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright’s death VIEW

Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, has been...

February 16, 2022 at 8:35 pm

Prosecutors question officer in Floyd killing about training VIEW

A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified that he didn’t act on another officer’s suggestion to roll Floyd on his side...

February 15, 2022 at 8:44 pm

Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin VIEW

A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified Wednesday that he deferred to Derek Chauvin because he was his senior officer and...

February 14, 2022 at 8:48 pm

Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd VIEW

A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing says he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs as...