The three other Minneapolis police officers involved in the arrest that led to the death of George Floyd are now being charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao had been fired along with Derek Chauvin, who was seen on video pressing his knee into the black man's neck for several minutes. Chauvin was originally charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but those counts are now upgraded to a charge of second-degree murder.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Police and the Minnesota State Patrol, alleging police have violated the rights of journalists covering the protests in response to the death of George Floyd. The lawsuit, filed by the ACLU of Minnesota on Wednesday, alleges a ``pattern and practice of conduct by law enforcement,'' which the organization says, ``tramples on the Constitution.'' The lawsuit's lead plaintiff is Jared Goyette, a freelance journalist who says he was shot in the face by a rubber bullet fired by police.The suit outlines the number of journalis

American cities erupted in violence and destruction in a seventh straight night of unrest, with several police officers shot or run over, amid boasts and threats from President Donald Trump to send in troops to ``dominate the streets.''The death toll nationwide has risen to at least nine, with over 5,600 arrests in the week since George Floyd's death in Minneapolis touched off protests against police killings of black people.Trump has threatened to deploy the United States military unless states halt the violent protests that have gripped cities from coast to coast.Trump said yesterday he was

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia is not welcome in the G7 any time soon.Trudeau is flatly rejecting today a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump to readmit Russia, which was kicked out of the group of leading democratic countries after its invasion of Ukraine in 2014.Trump was to host the G7 summit later this month but has postponed it to the fall because of the mass protests rocking the United States, and he has mused that he would like to see Russia, India, South Korea and Australia added to what he calls a "very outdated" group of countries.Trudeau says Russia was kicked out o

US President Donald Trump has announced that the US will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization. He says the WHO failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has ``total control'' over the global organization. He says Chinese officials ``ignored'' their reporting obligations to the WHO. Donald Trump is sounding a bit more sympathetic about the death of George FloydUS President Donald Trump is sounding a bit more sympathetic about the death of a black man from Minnesota at the hands of a white police officer. Trump gave his condolences to George Flo

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has spoken with the family of George Floyd and is calling for justice. Biden's comments came as a Minnesota prosecutor announced charges against a police officer seen kneeling on Floyd's neck. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says Derek Chauvin is charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the restraint death of Floyd. In a brief online appearance Friday, the former vice-president blamed systemic racism, which he called ``an open wound'' on American society, for Floyd's death. He says it's time for deep and lasting p

A white police officer seen on video kneeling on a black man's neck for eight minutes as he pleaded he couldn't breathe has been arrested. The arrest of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd follows three nights of increasing violence in Minneapolis. Last night, protesters torched the police station where Chauvin and three other officers seen in the video worked. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the state is taking over the response to the protests and will show respect and dignity for those who are suffering.

Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protestProtesters angered by the death of a black man who died while pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck have torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned.Thursday marked a third night of violent protests following the death of George Floyd, who died in a confrontation with officers outside a grocery store. Fires burned Friday morning in Minneapolis and nearby St. Paul.National Guard members were being stationed in locations to help stem looting.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's defended the cit

Donald Trump launched a Twitter war of a different sort Thursday, picking a fight with the online platforms that helped to shape his political career. A feud that, should it escalate, could curtail free speech in the United States and even run afoul of North America's new trade pact. Angered by Twitter's decision to place fact-check flags on two of his recent tweets, Trump signed an executive order Thursday authorizing a review of Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act. Act is considered a cornerstone of the modern-day internet that protects online platforms from being held liable