Derek Chauvin used "grossly disproportionate" force when he pinned George Floyd's neck and back with his knees, a Minneapolis court heard on on Monday, and jurors need only believe their own eyes and use common sense to render a guilty verdict against the former Minneapolis police office.
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while confronting rioters during the Jan. 6 raid on the Capitol, suffered a stroke and died from natural causes, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner's office ruled Monday, a finding that lessens the chances that anyone will be charged in his death.
Did former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin act reasonably when he applied force on George Floyd? And did those actions, including his knee pressed in or around the neck of the 46-year-old Black man, play a role in his death? These are the two main questions jurors will have to answer.
Two U.S. federal agencies are sending teams to investigate the fatal crash of a Tesla vehicle near Houston, Texas, in which local authorities say no one was behind the wheel.
The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse wants the results of a recent vote to be thrown out, saying that the company illegally interfered with the process.
The start of quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand is a long time coming for families who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as to struggling tourism operators.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, will be admitted to a hospital in another prison, the Russian state penitentiary service said Monday, after the politician's doctor said he could be near death.
The 12 European clubs planning to start a breakaway Super League have told the leaders of FIFA and UEFA that they have begun legal action aimed at fending off threats to block the competition.
NASA's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity has achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
New Delhi was being put under a weeklong lockdown Monday night as an explosive surge in coronavirus cases pushed the Indian capital's health system to its limit.
When it comes to climate policy, clean infrastructure investments are necessary but most emission reductions will come from a combination of carbon pricing and regulations, such as fuel, vehicle and power standards, write Merran Smith and Sarah Petrevan.
