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Attorney General Merrick Garland says probe 'will assess whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests'

Black man's death last year, at hands of white police officer sparked widespread protests in the United States and around the world against police treatment of minorities  

The US state of Georgia is at the center of a national debate over alleged voter suppression

President Xi will appear virtually from Beijing Thursday on first day of Leaders Summit on Climate organized by US counterpart Joe Biden     

Floyd’s death last year led to widespread protests in the United States and around the world against police treatment of minorities

Proposal is part of $2 trillion American Jobs Plan legislation that the administration says is needed to revamp nation’s infrastructure, compete with China

Minneapolis residents take to streets to celebrate conviction

Community organizers are planning protests and police are anticipating demonstrations to continue after Chauvin verdict

100-day plan calls for the power industry owners and operators to modernize cybersecurity defenses

Some police departments call for calm while also acknowledging need for police reform

Some initial reactions, through statements and tweets, to the verdict

Jurors deliberated for little more than 10 hours over course of two days before convicting former police officer of murdering George Floyd

A new generation of employees and consumers takes silence as 'complicity' 

The commander of US forces in the Middle East and South Asia admits that without troops on the ground, making sure al-Qaida, Islamic State do not regenerate will likely be problematic

The company says the goal is to enable domestic passengers to check in and board flights with minimal contact with agents