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Memphis authorities initially said Tyre Nichols was taken into custody after two "confrontations" with police. Video footage released later shows Nichols being fatally beaten by officers.

Instead, Nichols is dead and the five officers are charged with second-degree murder and other crimes. More disciplinary action may be coming now that the harrowing video of Nichols treatment has been released. The Memphis Fire Department also fired three emergency response workers who arrived on the scene for failing to assess Nichols' condition. Body camera video shows he was beaten as officers screamed profanities, even as Nichols seemed confused about what he did wrong. Security camera images from that scene show two officers holding Nichols to the ground as a third appears to kick him in the head.

As Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others held Nichols down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp.

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The attorney for Nichols’s family called on Congress to pass stalled legislation aimed at combating police misconduct. But it could face an uphill battle in the House.

Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King's savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change. All fell short of the shift in law enforcement culture Black people in America have called for — a culture that promotes freedom from fear, trust in police and mutual respect. We need law enforcement to combat pervasive crime,” said Jason Turner, senior pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis. Officers are told to limit uses of force, exhaust all alternatives before resorting to deadly force and report all uses of force. Biden said he told Nichols' mother that he would be "making a case" to Congress to pass the Floyd Act "to get this under control."

Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King's savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change. All fell short of the shift in law enforcement culture Black people in America have called for — a culture that promotes freedom from fear, trust in police and mutual respect. We need law enforcement to combat pervasive crime,” said Jason Turner, senior pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis. Officers are told to limit uses of force, exhaust all alternatives before resorting to deadly force and report all uses of force. Biden said he told Nichols' mother that he would be "making a case" to Congress to pass the Floyd Act "to get this under control."

Self-proclaimed “forest defenders” in Atlanta are calling for a more thorough investigation into the death of a protester who was killed by authorities after officials said the activist shot a trooper.

Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is hard to watch.

The brutal footage released Friday echoed the disparity between what police often initially report and what actually happens.

Former President Donald Trump says the footage of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers is “horrible” and that the attack “never should have happened.”.

The body-camera footage of Tyre Nichols's Memphis beating shines light on a recent history of grief and frustration as well as calls for police accountability.

A detective said the case shows, "while not all individuals have the means to act upon their words, in the online space, they can easily spread to inspire others who do."

NEW YORK — (AP) — A lawyer who purchased gasoline that another lawyer used in firebombing an unoccupied New York City police car during protests over George Floyd's death in 2020 was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison. Colinford Mattis, appearing in federal court, was also ordered to pay just over $30,000 to the New York Police Department for the destroyed vehicle. Initially, the two lawyers had faced much more severe charges and possible years-long prison sentences, but prosecutors reduced the charges and they pled guilty to conspiracy. Federal authorities had asked for Mattis to be sentenced to between 18 to 24 months in prison. Rahman was sentenced in November to 15 months in prison.

The amount companies have pledged to support racial justice has grown to nearly $340 billion, according to McKinsey & Company senior partner Shelley Stewart.

Floyd's death touched off protests around the world and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism. But Neal Katyal, a special attorney for the state, said Chauvin got “one of the most transparent and thorough trials in our nation's history. ... Chauvin's many arguments before this court do not come close to justifying reversal.”Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He was questioned during jury selection about whether he had participated in any demonstrations or marches “in Minneapolis” against police brutality after Floyd's death. He said the appeals court should send the case back to Cahill for a hearing on that issue — a request that Cahill had denied.

An attorney representing Derek Chauvin has asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to throw out the former Minneapolis officer's convictions in the murder of George Floyd.

The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin, who is white, pinned the Black man to the ground with his knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes.

Floyd's death touched off protests around the world and forced a painful national reckoning with police brutality and racism. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. While Chauvin waived his right to appeal under his federal plea deal, he continued to pursue his appeal of his murder convictions in state court. Other disputes in the appeal include whether it was legally permissible to convict Chauvin of third-degree murder, and whether Cahill was justified in exceeding the 12 1/2 years recommended under the state's sentencing guidelines. That verdict is pending, as is his federal appeal.

Floyd's death touched off protests around the world and forced a painful national reckoning with police brutality and racism. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. While Chauvin waived his right to appeal under his federal plea deal, he continued to pursue his appeal of his murder convictions in state court. Other disputes in the appeal include whether it was legally permissible to convict Chauvin of third-degree murder, and whether Cahill was justified in exceeding the 12 1/2 years recommended under the state's sentencing guidelines. That verdict is pending, as is his federal appeal.

An attorney for Derek Chauvin has asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's convictions in the murder of George Floyd.

An attorney for Derek Chauvin is planning to ask an appeals court Wednesday to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's convictions in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that numerous legal and procedural errors deprived him of a fair trial. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, who is white, pinned the Black man to the ground with his knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes. A bystander video captured Floyd's fading cries of “I can't breathe.”

A federal court accepted a government's request to drop its appeals of the sentences of two Minneapolis officers connected to the police-involved death of George Floyd.

George Floyd's family is beginning to take applications for business grants funded by their son's wrongful death settlement. The city of Minneapolis gave the family $27 million.

MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — George Floyd’s family is ready to take applications from businesses for grants funded by money from their wrongful death legal settlement with the city of Minneapolis. Floyd, who was Black, died in May 2020 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. His family won a $27 million settlement from the city in March 2021 and set aside $500,000 for grants to businesses in the neighborhood where Floyd died. Floyd family attorney Ben Crump says businesses can begin applying Monday and continue to apply until all dollars are distributed. Grants will be awarded in the amounts of $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000, although larger grants may be considered.

The father of a man an officer shot and killed wants to back out of a $3 million civil settlement with the city.

Maryland attorney general is reviewing 100 cases of people who died in state custody after being physically restrained.

Rulings on causes of death are often not cut-and-dried and can be controversial, especially in cases involving police.

J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison

J. Alexander Kueng, a former Minneapolis police officer, was sentenced to 42 months on a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another officer kneeled on the Black man’s neck was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison. Kueng is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, and the state and federal sentence will be served at the same time. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back while another officer kneeled on the Black man's neck is expected to be sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. Kueng kneeled on Floyd's back during the restraint. If Thao is convicted, the murder count — which carries a presumptive sentence of 12 1/2 years in prison — will be dropped.

The city of Minneapolis has decided to buy the boarded-up Speedway gas station at the intersection where George Floyd was killed by police and turn it into a racial justice healing center and permanent memorial for the Black man. The City Council voted unanimously Thursday to purchase the gas station at the intersection now known as George Floyd Square. Floyd's killing, which was recorded by a bystander, sparked a national reckoning on racial injustice. Some activists have said the city's involvement in taking over the property could taint the protest and community space that emerged organically after Floyd's killing. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, Star Tribune.

The city of Minneapolis says it will buy the boarded-up Speedway gas station at the intersection where George Floyd was killed in an encounter with police.

As part of the agreement, prosecutors dropped a charge of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Kueng is already serving a three-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights by denying him medical care during the deadly May 2020 encounter. Last year, a Minnesota jury convicted Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for Floyd’s death. Thao is awaiting a judge’s verdict in his trial on state charges of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, KARE reported. He is also serving a two-and-a-half-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights.

J. Alexander Kueng's guilty plea - along with another officer's decision to let a judge decide his fate - averted what would have been the third long and painful trial over Floyd's killing.

MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back while another officer kneeled on the Black man's neck is expected to be sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after former Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes as Floyd repeatedly said he couldn't breathe and eventually went limp. Then-Officer Thomas Lane held Floyd's legs and Tou Thao, also an officer at the time, kept bystanders from intervening. Kueng, who is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights, will appear at Friday's sentencing hearing via video from a low-security federal prison in Ohio. If Thao is convicted, the murder count — which carries a presumptive sentence of 12 1/2 years in prison — will be dropped.

MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The city of Minneapolis has reached a $600,000 settlement with 12 protesters who were injured during demonstrations after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday. And it requires that officers have their body cameras recording and unobstructed while at protests, according to the ACLU. Floyd, a Black man, was killed on May 25, 2020, when then-Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes during an arrest. Two lawsuits filed in 2020 and later consolidated accused Minneapolis police of using unnecessary and excessive force against protesters. Anderson said her office filed necessary documents and an order reflecting portions of the settlement was made public Wednesday.

Portland settled a lawsuit with five protesters and activist group Don't Shoot Portland over the police bureau's use of force during the George Floyd protests in 2020.

A now-disbarred New York City lawyer was sentenced to 15 months on Friday for firebombing an NYPD vehicle during George Floyd protests back in 2020.

A New York City attorney was sentenced to 15 months behind bars on Friday for firebombing an empty New York City police vehicle with another lawyer during protests over the murder of George Floyd. Before hearing her sentence, Urooj Rahman asked a judge to spare her prison time and give her a “second chance” to redeem herself for what she called a momentary lapse of judgement. “I’m so incredibly sorry for my reckless and wrong actions,” a tearful Rahman said in federal court in Brooklyn.

The Department of Homeland Security launched a failed operation that ensnared hundreds, if not thousands, of U.S. protesters in what new documents show was as a sweeping, power-hungry effort before the 2020 election to bolster President Donald Trump’s spurious claims about a “terrorist organization” he accused his Democratic rivals of supporting.

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SALEM, Ore. — (AP) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials under then-President Donald Trump compiled intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon, according to a newly unredacted internal review. Brian Murphy, who was then the acting undersecretary of DHS' intelligence unit, insisted on calling violent protesters “Violent Antifa Anarchists Inspired," even though “overwhelming intelligence regarding the motivations or affiliations of the violent protesters did not exist,” according to the report. They were previously normally compiled on non-U.S. citizens or only on Americans with “a demonstrated terrorism nexus.”The DHS report was previously released last year but had more redactions. Draft dossiers included friends and family of protesters as well. Wyden credited current Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Kenneth Wainstein for reviewing the Trump administration’s “unnecessary redactions” and releasing the unredacted report.

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If Thao is convicted, the murder count — which carries a presumptive sentence of 12 1/2 years in prison — will be dropped. The day's developments pushed the long process of prosecuting the officers involved in Floyd's death nearer an end. A fourth officer, Thomas Lane, was convicted of federal charges in February and pleaded guilty to state charges in May. When asked if there had been an incident at the federal prison, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons said he could not comment, citing privacy, safety and security reasons. He also pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating Floyd's civil rights and was sentenced to 21 years.

Instead, Kueng pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in exchange for the murder count against him being dismissed. Kueng is the second officer to plead guilty to the state charge; Thomas Lane pleaded guilty earlier this year. If he's convicted, the murder count — which carries a presumptive sentence of 12 1/2 years in prison — will be dropped. Chauvin was convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges last year and Kueng, Lane and Thao were convicted of federal charges in February. When asked if there had been an incident at the federal prison, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons said he could not comment, citing privacy, safety and security reasons.

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One of four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's killing pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

A second officer present as Floyd struggled to survive asked for a trial by judge instead of jury.

Kueng is the second officer to plead guilty to the state charge, following Thomas Lane, who pleaded guilty earlier this year. All three were convicted in February on federal counts of willfully violating the civil rights of Floyd, who was Black. All three were convicted of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care and Thao and Kueng were also convicted of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin during the killing. If Kueng had been convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, he would have faced a presumptive 12 1/2 years in prison. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — Another former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. All three have already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating the civil rights of Floyd, who was Black. Kueng was sentenced to three years and Thao was sentenced to 3 1/2, but for some Floyd family members and activists, the penalties were too small. If Kueng had been convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, he would have faced a presumptive 12 1/2 years in prison. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Another long and painful trial over the killing of George Floyd has been averted after one former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty and another agreed to let a judge decide his fate.

A jury trial is set to begin in Minnesota court for former officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, who pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding and abetting the murder and manslaughter of Floyd.

J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have already been convicted of federal counts for violating Floyd's civil rights and begun serving those sentences. Many witnesses expected to testify at their state trial have already done so at both their federal trial and at the state trial against their former colleague, Derek Chauvin. The second trial in Floyd’s death came in federal court, where Lane, Kueng and Thao were all convicted of federal civil rights violations. Kueng and Thao reported to federal prison earlier this month to begin serving their sentences for violating Floyd's rights. Chauvin was sentenced to 22 ½ years on the state murder charge and 21 years on a federal count of violating Floyd's rights.

George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of his arrest.

Jury selection is getting underway in the trial of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.

J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have already been convicted of federal counts for violating Floyd's civil rights and begun serving those sentences. Many witnesses expected to testify at their state trial have already done so at both their federal trial and at the state trial against their former colleague, Derek Chauvin. The second trial in Floyd’s death came in federal court, where Lane, Kueng and Thao were all convicted of federal civil rights violations. Kueng and Thao reported to federal prison earlier this month to begin serving their sentences for violating Floyd's rights. Chauvin was sentenced to 22 ½ years on the state murder charge and 21 years on a federal count of violating Floyd's rights.

Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts in what will be the third and likely final criminal trial stemming from the Black man's death.

In 2022, only 57 people applied to be recruited by the Minneapolis Police Academy, down from 292 in 2019.

City officials in Minneapolis are struggling to boost recruitment for police departments, which have been left vacated in the aftermath of the police-involved murder of George Floyd.

And everything they do must be aimed at rebuilding trust in a city left in tatters by the killing of Floyd and other Black men. Homicide offenses nearly doubled from 2019 to 2021, aggravated assaults jumped by one-third, and car-jackings — which the city only began tracking in fall 2020 — exploded. And the city's crime problem has been compounded by a mass exodus of officers who cited post-traumatic stress after Floyd was killed, gutting the department of roughly one-third of its personnel. “I don’t want people of color to be against cops,” said Collins, who works as a pizza cook and a FedEx package distributor. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

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Prosecutors and defense attorneys for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd have filed more than 100 motions to limit testimony or evidence that will be allowed at trial.

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years.

The Salt Lake City Police Department has released body-camera footage of a struggle between police officers and an unarmed man, who wound up dead.

Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing may be held under less restrictive conditions.

A specially appointed prosecutor said he will not pursue charges against the two white Atlanta police officers who clashed with Rayshard Brooks during a June 2020 encounter that ended with the 27-year-old Black man’s fatal shooting.

Ahmaud Arbery is being honored by his hometown after stiff sentences for hate crimes against the white men who chased and killed him.

Louisville activists who put in long hours protesting the death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police say they felt relief this week when federal officials charged four officers.

Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed out penalties well below what prosecutors sought and below federal guidelines.

The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights have been sentenced in federal court.

A federal judge has sided with two former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, saying the guidelines for their sentences will be calculated in a way that could mean substantially less prison time for them.

A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the restraint that killed George Floyd.

A judge has scheduled sentencing this week for a former Minneapolis police officer convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

Arizona’s governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there’s growing pressure around the country for greater law enforcement transparency.

Now that former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to federal prison, attention turns to the fates of three fellow ex-cops.

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A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.”.

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer convicted in 2021 of murdering George Floyd, has put up his Orange County townhouse for sale.

A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017 has been released from prison on parole.

The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017 is scheduled to be released from prison next week.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to give former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin a 25-year sentence for violating the rights of George Floyd, as well as the rights of a 14-year-old Black boy who was restrained in an unrelated case.

A judge has rescheduled the state trial for two former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s killing to Oct. 24 to resolve dueling requests for a new trial date.

Minnesota prosecutors and a defense attorney for one of two former Minneapolis police officers who still face a state trial in George Floyd’s killing have made dueling requests for a new trial date.

The curious history of a Massachusetts beach named after an enslaved African American is the focus of new efforts to recognize the role of slavery along the state’s picturesque North Shore.

Chicago’s police superintendent is recommending the firing of an officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and kneeling on her back and neck during a period of protests and unrest following George Floyd’s killing.

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fined $100,000 by the team for his comments about protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

A Michigan police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head as the Black man was on the ground.

The judge overseeing the remaining case against two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing has ordered that the trial be delayed until January to improve prospects for a fair trial.

A protester who suffered eye damage when a rubber bullet fired by a Fort Lauderdale police officer struck her in the face is suing the city.

Two Minnesotans have filed federal civil rights lawsuits against the city of Minneapolis and former Officer Derek Chauvin.

Negotiations that led to the executive order on race and policing signed last week by President Joe Biden had been in danger of breaking down.

Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide.

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death.

Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked a global protest movement and calls for a racial reckoning to address structural racism that has created long-standing inequities impacting generations of Black Americans.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to improve accountability in policing.

The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice.

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The national reckoning over racial inequality sparked by George Floyd’s murder two years ago has gone on behind closed doors inside America’s intelligence agencies.