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Former Minneapolis cop pleads guilty for role in George Floyd murder

Thomas Lane pleads guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, a week before the two-year anniversary of the case.

Minneapolis voters reject disbanding police 18 months after Floyd murder

Democrats, normally allies in the largely progressive Midwestern city, split over the ballot question.

Chauvin files appeal against conviction, sentence in Floyd's death case

Former Minneapolis policeman filed an appeal with a Minnesota district court, citing 14 complaints related to his trial earlier this year in the high-profile murder of George Floyd, which sparked "Black Lives Matter" protests across the globe.

Mass rally held in Minnesota ahead of anniversary of George Floyd's murder

About 1,500 marchers in Minneapolis joined members of the Floyd family and relatives of other Black people who died in encounters with the police.

US opens police-bias probe into Breonna Taylor's killing

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a sweeping investigation into policing in Louisville, Kentucky, over the March 2020 killing of the Black woman in a botched police raid.

George Floyd's girlfriend tells jury of couple's struggle with addiction

On day four of former police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, Courteney Ross cried on the witness stand as she told the story of how she met boyfriend George Floyd.

New charges in Floyd killing may give prosecutors path to conviction

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday added a more serious second-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd. Three more officers were charged.

Four cops charged in Floyd death, one faces 2nd-degree murder count

The May 25 death of George Floyd - who had been accused of trying to buy cigarettes with a counterfeit bill - has ignited protests across the United States over systemic racism and police brutality.