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The police officer who killed African American George Floyd in 2020 asked an appeals court Wednesday to overturn his murder conviction, arguing that the extreme media attention and potential for riots had deprived him of a “fair"…

A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, a count of aiding and abetting second-degree…

Prosecutors at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are trying to show that even bystanders knew the Black man needed help, while the officers failed to…

Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd‘s civil rights accused the men Monday of standing by as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin “slowly killed George Floyd right in…

Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights during an arrest that ended in his death were scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday for a pretrial conference that could address…

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abused his discretion or erred during several key points in the case, according to…