Law

Proposed Law In Florida Targets Transgender Student Athletes

4:26pm April 14, 2021

by Greg Allen

Florida is the latest state to consider a law targeting transgender athletes. The measure would require athletes to compete in school sports according to their sex assigned at birth.

Kristen Clarke delivers remarks after being nominated to be civil rights division assistant attorney general by then-President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 7. Her confirmation hearing is on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Kristen Clarke's Civil Rights Record Led Her To Barrier-Breaking DOJ Nomination

2:23pm April 14, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

Clarke faced senators in a hearing on Wednesday for consideration to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. If confirmed she would be the first woman and first woman of color in the job.

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National

Families Of George Floyd, Daunte Wright Stand Together In Minnesota

7:23am April 14, 2021

Relatives of George Floyd and Daunte Wright called for justice in the two separate cases of Black men killed in police encounters. NPR's Noel King talks to Benjamin Crump, the families' attorney.

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News Brief: Minneapolis Turmoil, J&J Shot, U.S.' Afghan Exit Plan

5:42am April 14, 2021

The families of Daunte Wright and George Floyd call for justice. States pause using J&J's COVID-19 vaccine. The White House will announce a timeline for the U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

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Barry Brodd, a use-of-force expert, testifies Tuesday in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial. Brodd said the position in which George Floyd was restrained — facedown on the ground — was safest for officers and the suspect.

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Expert Testifies Chauvin's Actions Were Justified And In Line With Policies

7:09pm April 13, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Defense witness Barry Brodd, a former police officer and use-of-force expert, told the court that the defendant, Derek Chauvin, followed his training as he pinned down George Floyd with his knee.

Officer Rusten Sheskey "was found to have been acting within policy and will not be subjected to discipline," the Kenosha, Wis., police chief said, following a review of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

National

Rusten Sheskey, Kenosha Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake, Will Not Face Discipline

6:23pm April 13, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"Officer Sheskey was found to have been acting within policy," Kenosha, Wis., police Chief Daniel Miskinis said Tuesday, adding that he knows "some will not be pleased with the outcome."

Minneapolis Park Police Officer Peter Chang testifies Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged in the death of George Floyd.

National

Park Police Officer Who Provided Backup Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial

5:43pm April 13, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Chauvin's attorney said the footage from Officer Peter Chang's bodycam would show how another officer reacted to events as well as reflect bystanders' reactions to what they were seeing.

Shawanda Hill testifies Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin. She said that as a police officer stood with a gun drawn outside the car she was in with George Floyd, Floyd grabbed the steering wheel and started saying, "Please, please don't kill me, pleas

National

Passenger In George Floyd's Car Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial

3:52pm April 13, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Shawanda Hill said she was with George Floyd when an officer drew a gun outside the car. Floyd grabbed the wheel and said, "Please, please don't kill me, please, please don't shoot me," she recalled.

National

Minnesota Community Reacts To Shooting Of Daunte Wright

8:06am April 13, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nekima Levy Armstrong, a Minneapolis lawyer and activist, about the shooting. The mayor of Brooklyn Center is now in charge of police. The city manager has been fired.

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News Brief: Shooting Probe, Iran Nuclear Site, Russia-Ukraine Tensions

5:57am April 13, 2021

Police say an accidental discharge of a gun led to Daunte Wright's death. Iran says it will retaliate for sabotaged nuclear site. Russia builds up military forces on its border with Ukraine.

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