Category Archives: Justice
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S.
Chauvin’s mother calls her son ‘honorable and selfless’
The mother of the former Minneapolis police officer being sentenced Friday in George Floyd's death told the judge that her son is a “quiet, thoughtful, honorable and selfless man” who should not receive a lengthy sentence.
Trump’s company could face criminal charges in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are considering filing criminal charges soon against Donald Trump’s company, stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s business dealings.
U.S. senator wants Canada on religious freedom watch list over pastor COVID arrests
EDMONTON — A U.S. senator has asked that Canada be investigated for violating religious freedom over the arrests of Alberta pastors accused of flouting COVID-19 restrictions. In a letter released Thursday, Missouri Republican Josh Hawley asked his coun...
Tennessee sued over new transgender bathroom sign law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law that requires businesses and government facilities to post signs if they let transgender people use multiperson publ...
Malta placed on global money laundering watchdog’s grey list
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A watchdog on the lookout for money laundering and terror financing said Friday it has placed the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta on a list for increased monitoring.
Aid group MSF ‘horrified’ as colleagues murdered in Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Friday it was “horrified by the brutal murder” of three colleagues in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the latest attack on humanitarian workers helping civilians in the deadly conflict th...
George Floyd’s family members to speak at Chauvin sentencing
MINNEAPOLIS — An attorney for George Floyd’s family said Friday that family members were feeling anxious ahead of a sentencing hearing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.
Rory Gamble, who led UAW through scandal, pandemic, retires
DETROIT (AP) — Rory Gamble, a former Ford Motor Co. factory worker who led the United Auto Workers through one of the most turbulent periods in its history, is retiring effective June 30 after nearly a half-century of union membership.
Judge rejects Chauvin request for new trial in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Friday denied Derek Chauvin’ s request for a new trial in George Floyd ’s death, saying the defense has not shown that the former Minneapolis police officer was deprived of his right
