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Mike Rockenfeller to replace suspended Noah Gragson for next two NASCAR Cup Series races
Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday that two-time Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller will replace the suspended Noah Gragson in the next two NASCAR Cup Series races.
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Ex-Minneapolis officer Tou Thao sentenced to nearly 5 years for role in George Floyd's killing
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, has been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months, even as he denied wrongdoing.
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NASCAR suspends driver Noah Gragson for liking insensitive George Floyd meme
The rookie driver apologized on social media Saturday, saying “I am disappointed in myself.”
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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask US Supreme Court to review his conviction in George Floyd's murder
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.
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After George Floyd's killing, DOJ probe finds Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights
The Justice Department has found that Minneapolis police engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against Black and Native American people.
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Prince George's Chief on Police Reform 3 Years After George Floyd's Murder
Three years after the murder of George Floyd, police departments are still tackling calls for reform. Prince George’s County’s police chief told News4’s Darcy Spencer changing policing is only part of the solution.
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Anniversary of George Floyd's Killing: Changes Were Made, But Short of ‘Reckoning' on Racial Justice
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.
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Police Reform 3 Years After George Floyd's Murder
News4’s Erika Gonzalez spoke with Howard University law professor Justin Hansford about police reform three years after the murder of George Floyd.
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Ex-Officer Tou Thao Convicted of Aiding George Floyd's Killing
A judge has found a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Tou Thao was last of the four former officers facing judgment in Floyd’s killing.
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Derek Chauvin, Ex-Officer Who Killed George Floyd, Pleads Guilty in Tax Case
The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion. Derek Chauvin entered the plea Friday in a Minnesota court before Washington County Judge Sheridan Hawley. Chauvin appeared via Zoom from a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Chauvin and his now ex-wife were charged with multiple counts...
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NYC to Pay George Floyd Protesters Over $10 Million in Massive ‘Kettling' Settlement
In court papers late Tuesday, the city said it will pay $21,500 to each of at least 200 protesters who were detained, arrested or met with force by NYPD during a June 4, 2020, protest.
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Court Asked to Void Verdict Against Ex-Cop in George Floyd's Murder
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.
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Ex-Officer Who Kneeled on George Floyd's Back to Be Sentenced Friday
The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back as one of his colleagues pinned the Black man’s neck to the pavement is being sentenced on a state count.