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March 9, 2021

George Floyd case: Derek Chauvin trial to begin Tuesday, a day later than scheduled

Jury selection in the trial of ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin is expected to begin Tuesday, a day later than scheduled -- though a looming appellate ruling could push the case back weeks or even months as the state tries to reinstate a third-degree murder count.

March 8, 2021

Laura Ingraham: 'Time to retire or just ignore' COVID 'control freaks' like Fauci, CDC

With more Americans receiving coronavirus vaccines and the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths trending downward or remaining stable, it's time to stop listening to so-called experts who continue to profess a message of "doom," Laura Ingraham said Monday.

March 8, 2021

'Scary to watch': Minneapolis business owners on edge over possible repeat of riots

Minneapolis business owners are fearing more riots will erupt in the city as jury selection begins in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd.

March 8, 2021

George Floyd case: Derek Chauvin trial jury selection delayed amid wrangling over 3rd-degree murder charge

Minneapolis remained on edge Monday with jury selection in limbo in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer who pressed his knee into the back of George Floyd’s neck before his death while in custody last May.

March 8, 2021

Minneapolis protesters carry casket, march through city on eve of Chauvin trial

Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Minneapolis Sunday, just one day before Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd.

March 7, 2021

Floyd’s cause of death, ex-cop’s force will be keys at trial

A Minneapolis police officer was swiftly fired and charged with murder after bystander video showed him pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, ignoring the Black man’s cries that he couldn’t breathe. But even with that powerful footage, legal experts say the case isn’t a slam dunk.

March 6, 2021

Mark Pavelich, 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ Team USA gold-medal winner, dead at 63

Mark Pavelich, a member of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic hockey team who spent the bulk of his seven-year NHL career with the Rangers, was found dead at a treatment facility in central Minnesota.

March 5, 2021

Minnesota woman takes custodian job at nursing home to see her dad: report

Lisa Racine took a part-time job at the Good Samaritan Society - Stillwater in Minnesota in December so she could spend time with her dad.

March 5, 2021

Derek Chauvin may face third-degree murder charge on top of others after court ruling

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing trial in the death of George Floyd, could see a third-degree murder charge reinstated against him after a state appeals court ruling Friday.

March 5, 2021

Hubble telescope solves mystery of star's dimming

New findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers to solve the mystery of why Orion's bright red supergiant Betelgeuse dramatically faded for a period of weeks last year.