NYC Mayor de Blasio apologizes for police department's 'excessive force' during George Floyd protests

Prosecutors handling the Minneapolis case involving four former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd have asked that the trial be delayed by three months, citing coronavirus concerns, according to a report. In a recently filed court motion, prosecutors cited the COVID-19 pandemic and the amount of time needed before enough people are vaccinated and health risks are sufficiently diminished as their reason for the request, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

The Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday released body camera footage of the shooting death of Dolal Idd, the first police killing since George Floyd died during an encounter with officers in May.  Idd's father, Bayle Gelle, of Eden Prairie, identified his 23-year-old son as the man shot Wednesday evening at a gas station during a traffic stop for a felony warrant, the Star Tribune reported.  Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said witnesses reported the Idd fired first.

After two decades as the Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire removed the “Dixie” in 2020, renaming themselves the Chicks.

The Chicks have discussed changing their band name this year, and how the murder of George Floyd spurred them on in their decision.The trio – fka the Dixie Chicks – announced that they were to drop the ‘Dixie’ from their name back in June, a month in which Black Lives Matter protests spread across the globe following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in late May.In a new interview with The Independent, The Chicks discussed the thought process behind the name change.

Attorney Ben Crump welcomed news Wednesday that two Louisville, Ky., police officers will most likely be terminated from the force over their roles in the death of Breonna Taylor. Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes were both recently served with termination paperwork over the botched March 13 drug raid on Taylor's apartment.The FBI concluded Cosgrove fired the shot that killed Taylor.

In a turbulent 2020, America's law enforcement came under increased scrutiny amid a racial reckoning, widespread backlash against the police, and calls for police budget cuts and officer misconduct crackdowns.

Michelle Obama is looking back on 2020.From the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to heightened awareness over the Black Lives Matter movement following the tragic death of George Floyd, the former first lady is opening up about what this unprecedented year has taught us.«Black Lives Matter. For me, the holidays have always been a chance to slow down and reflect,» Obama wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, accompanying her post with a video from.

The head of Boston’s largest police union accused a defense attorney who handed over videos allegedly showing officers using excessive force during demonstrations in June following the death of George Floyd of "stitching together" a narrative, arguing the "real enemy" that night were "cop-hating anarchists" who "showed up to a peaceful protest armed for violence and looking for a fight." An unidentified police sergeant was placed on administrative leave after the videos were published online

A judge in Minnesota is upholding his decision to livestream the trial against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.  In a ruling issued Friday, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill cited the immense global interest in the case and limited courthouse space amid the "unique and unprecedented situation" brought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.The trial is scheduled for March 2021.

George Floyd‘s daughter, Gianna, got to celebrate her birthday in style thanks to rapper Lil Baby and NBA star Stephen Jackson. The two celebrities threw the 7-year-old an intimate, socially distanced L.O.L. dolls-themed party at Atlanta’s Pink Hotel, per Forbes. Future, Lil Baby, Jackson and Rayshard Brooks’ children were also in attendance.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Out of Control” and No Time for Despair,” the Dec.

George Floyd's daughter, Gianna, got to celebrate her birthday in style thanks to rapper Lil Baby and NBA star Stephen Jackson. The two celebrities threw the 7 year old an intimate, socially distanced L.O.L.

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama caught heat for criticizing calls to defund the police. On Tuesday night, the former POTUS explained his critiques to The Daily Show host Trevor Noah.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Neither woman could bring themselves to watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments, his neck pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.But as their city grieved, Leesa Kelly and Kenda Zellner-Smith found much-needed comfort in the messages of anguish and hope that appeared on boarded-up windows as residents turned miles of plywood into canvases.

Following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 and the subsequent Black Lives Matter uprisings that swept the U.S., there was a nationwide rallying cry to support Black-owned businesses, resulting in a flood of new customers to many. “We just kept getting orders all day.

Naomi Osaka is the second of Vogue’s four stunning January 2021 cover stars.

The owner of a Minneapolis hair salon that was burned down during riots over the death of George Floyd denounced Friday the newly approved plan by city leaders to slash the police budget. The Minneapolis City Council passed a budget Thursday that will cut its police funding by $8 million and use the money for mental health and violence prevention programs.  "We need police.