Former officer who held knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried separately from others
Derek Chauvin will stand trial alone in March while the other three former officers will be tried together in the summer.
Minneapolice officer told a pleading George Floyd, ‘It takes ... a lot of oxygen to talk’
As George Floyd told police he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times in the moments before he died, the officer who pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck dismissed his pleas, saying “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” according to transcripts.
Mayor: Minneapolis officer who put knee on man’s neck should be charged
Conflict erupted Wednesday at a police precinct in the part of the city where the man died, with some protesters throwing rocks and bottles at police.
Minnesota men charged with trying to join Islamic militants
When Guled Ali Omar made up his mind to join the Islamic State group, he wasn't easily deterred. The Minnesota man emptied his bank accounts last May and planned to fly to Syria via San Diego, federal officials say, but his family confronted him and he set his plans aside. In November, he tried to board a flight in Minneapolis, but was stopped by the FBI.