The jury began deliberating Wednesday at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights when he was pinned to the ground for up to nine-and-a-half minutes as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck.
The Queen held her weekly audience with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson via telephone on Wednesday despite having contracted COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said.
The potential for a war in eastern Europe has made energy prices volatile over investor fears that conflict between Russia and Ukraine could disrupt supplies.
The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as it prepares for convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week.
