Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A Black woman has been showered with support after she was told she was "not the right color" by her white neighbor. Virginia-born Hilary Langlois was instantly fired from her job for the remark she made to her Black neighbor Laquetta Good, who was identified and interviewed by Daily Mail.…
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A juror in the Derek Chauvin trial has reflected on his time inside the courtroom, and says every day felt "like a funeral". Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. The ex-cop now faces a maximum…
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President Joe Biden is moving to boost the hourly pay of hundreds of thousands of federal contractors. Although he was unsuccessful in doing so in his Covid relief package, it seems as though the US President has now made it his mission to fulfill his promise. Biden's presidential campaign initially…
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Social media users have been left "heartbroken" after watching the TikTok videos Ma'Khia Bryant posted prior to her tragic death. The 16-year-old was fatally shot in Ohio on April 20 - the same day ex-cop Derek Chauvin received a guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd. But just days…
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Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict in the George Floyd trial is "not a cause for celebration," according to a lead prosecutor. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. The ex-cop now faces a maximum sentence of up to…
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Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on June 16 for his part in the murder of George Floyd. Per ABC News, the time of the sentencing hearing is set for 1:30PM (central). The sentencing date comes after the former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on Tuesday of second-degree unintentional murder,…
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A man who lost his wallet three decades ago while on a boating trip has finally been reunited with it - but the amazing discovery is a reminder of the day his life changed forever. Revealing his story to the Daily Mail, former Queensland MP Rob Pyne admits that he…
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George Bush claims that he wrote Condoleezza Rice in for President in the 2020 ballot last year. In a recent interview with People magazine, the former President of the United States revealed that he did not vote for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential Election. Instead,…
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Former US president Donald Trump has called LeBron James' rants "divisive" and "racist" following the basketball player's now-deleted post about police officer Nicholas Reardon. On Tuesday, James posted a tweet to his near-50 million Twitter followers of Reardon - the Columbus police officer who shot dead Ohio teenager Ma’Khia Bryant.…
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President Joe Biden has promised to slash America's greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% by 2030. According to CNBC News, the POTUS made the pledge in an announcement on Thursday, April 22, in the latest bid by his administration to curtail the effects of climate change. Biden's announcement came on Earth…
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Footage has surfaced of the moment George's Floyd's family heard that Derek Chauvin had been found guilty following the fatal arrest back in May 2020. The video in question, which you can view below, shows the family of the late Floyd watching the trial virtually while at home, and celebrating…
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President Joe Biden called George Floyd's family to let them know he was "praying" for them. George Floyd's brother revealed in an interview with NBC's TODAY Show that the president had reached out to them on Tuesday (April 20). "He was just calling," Philonise Floyd said. "He knows how it…
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Throughout Derek Chauvin's highly-publicized three-week trial, his jury remained anonymous - and for good reason. After sealing his fate on April 20, a dozen Minnesotan jurors aged between their 20s and 60s have still retained that anonymity. Per AP, Peter Cahill, the judge who presided over the case, said each…
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Derek Chauvin has been placed in solitary confinement following his conviction. The former police officer, 45, was found guilty on Tuesday (April 20) of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter following his involvement in the fatal arrest of George Floyd back on May 25, 2020. He is now being…
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A young girl who watched as Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck during his fatal arrest says she's "proud" of the guilty verdict. Judeah Reynolds was just nine years old when she and a cousin saw the tragic events unfold on May 25, 2020. She was one of the…
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George Floyd's sister has revealed that she is "praying" for Derek Chauvin after his guilty verdict. The former Minneapolis police officer, 45, was found guilty on Tuesday (April 20) of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter following the fatal arrest of Floyd back on May 25, 2020. But in…
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Teenager Darnella Frazier has been praised for filming George Floyd's fatal arrest last year, following the conviction of ex-cop Derek Chauvin. According to CBS News, the then-17-year-old recorded former police officer Chauvin's fatal arrest of Floyd, after resting his knee on the back of Floyd's neck for over nine minutes.…
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George Floyd's family has spoken out after Derek Chauvin's conviction for murder. According to People magazine, they spoke to reporters after the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict with respect to the former policeman's involvement in Floyd's death. Take a look at this news report on the family's reaction in…
