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Friday marked the first time Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao appeared in court together. Attorneys for the four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death argued that their clients should each get a separate trial, while prosecutors contended Friday they should be tried together, in part to spare Floyd’s […]

Attendees in NYC wore masks, greeted each other with elbow bumps rather than handshakes and stood 6 feet apart. Ceremonies on the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks looked different this year amid a pandemic that has unmistakably altered American rituals. As flags flew at half-staff Friday at the National September 11 […]

One Lafayette officer was put on leave and two more taken of regular duties, following bowling alley confrontation. Police in southern Louisiana put one officer on leave, removed two more from regular duty and launched an internal probe of their confrontation with two Black teens, officials said Thursday. Bystander video appeared to show at least […]

From 2009 to last year, more than 100,000 civilians were killed or injured in the war-torn nation, according to United Nations estimates. Long-awaited talks between the Taliban and an Afghan delegation that includes members of the government are due to begin Saturday, in a diplomatic breakthrough that could bring the country a step closer to […]

The Department of Homeland Security has accused Beijing of abusing student visas to exploit American academia. Beijing on Thursday hit back at a U.S. decision to revoke visas for more than a 1,000 Chinese students and researchers who the American government deemed posed a security risk or had ties to China’s military. Prejudice was behind […]

“She died of cancer diagnosed in March, and spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life,” said Rigg’s daughter, Rachael Stirling. Emmy award-winning British actress Diana Rigg, who starred as Olenna Tyrell in “Game of Thrones” and Emma Peel in “The Avengers” TV series, has died, her daughter confirmed Thursday. She was 82. […]

It is the first time members of the minority group have sought to use international law to hold Beijing accountable for their alleged mistreatment. LONDON — The cries echoing off the walls of the jail frightened and weakened him in equal measure, Mamattursun Omer said. “I didn’t see, but I could hear the unbearable screams […]