Milwaukee and Minneapolis have seen the biggest surge in murders so far this year compared with other major cities nationwide, more than doubling the number of homicides reported during the same time in 2019, according to data compiled by Fox News.Milwaukee, Wis., saw a 120% increase in murders from Jan. 1 to Aug. 13 compared with the same time…
The former Minneapolis police officer who was charged in George Floyd's death and his estranged wife face nine felony income-tax charges, according to the Washington County, Minnesota, attorney.
Body-camera footage from two Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's deadly arrest were made public Wednesday, documenting the critical moments leading up to his death as he pleaded with officers to let him go."I'm not a bad guy!" Floyd said as he struggled with officers in the presence of onlookers. One bystander tells Floyd, "You…
The third Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death was released from jail on bond Saturday, according to Hennepin County jail records.Tou Thao, 34, posted a $750,000 bond and was released shortly after 11 a.m. on the Fourth of July, the records show. He agreed to appear in court at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11…
After George Floyd’s death, pent-up frustrations, provocateurs and inexperienced leadership led to mayhem for three nights.A building burned in Minneapolis during protests against the killing of George Floyd by the police in May.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York TimesJuly 3, 2020Updated 8:27 p.m. ETTwo days after George Floyd died, the police chief of Minneapolis…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…