Associated Press

Jurors at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have been told that he received extensive training in how to defuse tense situations.

Biden was set to make the announcement at the White House later Tuesday following a visit to a vaccination site in Virginia, a White House official said.

Corporations have given more than $50 million in recent years to state lawmakers who have seized on Trump’s lies about a stolen 2020 election to push for voting restrictions.

Derek Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter in the May 25 death of George Floyd. 

Lawmakers in several states are proposing legislation that would require more training for police in how to interact with someone in a mental crisis.

While much of the country is gleefully making dinner reservations again and booking long canceled vacations, some are secretly dreading each milestone toward normalcy.

The organization turned Lincoln Financial Field into a COVID-19 vaccination site for members of the autism community.

For many, it has brought back memories of the disturbing video of Floyd's last moments as he gasped for breath with Chauvin's knee on his neck.

The deaths came less than two weeks after the Capitol Police removed an outer fence that had temporarily cut off a wide swath of the area to cars and pedestrians.

The 55 companies named in the report issued Friday cross many industries, from agriculture to high tech, and they include such big names as Nike and Duke Energy.

An unopened copy of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. that was bought in 1986 and then forgotten about in a desk drawer has sold at auction for $660,000.

About 25 million Americans will be eligible for more money in food assistance under a new policy adopted by Democratic President Joe Biden's administration.