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MINNEAPOLIS - Jay Webb doesn't like to sit down. The tall, gregarious gardener and caretaker of George Floyd Square - the makeshift memorial at the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where Floyd was killed last year - would rather spend the day tending to the plants, or his "rescues" as he affectionately calls them, in his greenhouse.
Facing federal charges that could land them in prison, some of the defendants charged with participating in the attack at the U.S. Capitol are preparing to shift the blame onto other participants - or to former President Donald Trump.
The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin sparked months of protests and political debate about whether systemic racism is embedded in American law enforcement and what should be done to root it out.
As President Trump continues to deny his Election Day loss to President-elect Joe Biden and falsely claim that widespread fraud occurred in battleground states, his campaign and its Republican allies have unleashed a barrage of lawsuits they hope will overturn the results.
While the vast majority of public health experts now agree that wearing face masks could halt the worsening coronavirus pandemic in its tracks, some Americans continue to resist that guidance. More than two dozen states now have rules requiring residents to wear masks in stores and public areas.
Kamala Harris's unsparing questioning of Brett Kavanaugh when the then D.C. Circuit Court judge was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump won the senator praise for her prosecutorial skill. Critics at the time, however, said Harris's treatment of Kavanaugh was an obvious and out-of-line attempt to raise her political profile.
CLOSE Indianapolis police officers will not be held liable in the 2015 death of an 18-year-old shoplifting suspect who died in police custody after telling officers he was struggling to breathe. A federal appeals court decision issued this month said Terrell Day did not tell police exactly why he was in distress as he laid handcuffed on the ground the afternoon of Sept.
CLOSE Indiana attorney James Bopp is many things. A seasoned litigator. A staunch conservative. A devout Catholic. And one of the most influential lawyers in the country. One thing he isn't, Bopp says, is a quitter. "I hate to lose," he told IndyStar at a Zionsville restaurant in early March.
The lyrics to the song by the Indianapolis rapper, prosecutors said, placed the artist at the scene of the gruesome triple murder. The lyrics described the crime scene in terms only a person who had been there would know, prosecutors said.
CLOSE Aaron Crowley can't remember the sound of his mother's voice. He has no memories that he can personally recall. No firsthand knowledge of what made her laugh or cry or smile. All he has are stories told to him by the people he loves, who knew and loved his mother.
CLOSE The next thing Nathaniel Walmsley remembered, after shooting up his wife, Rachel, and then himself with what he thought was heroin, was seeing his wife passed out on the bathroom floor. When they used heroin together, Walmsley would usually inject his wife, Rachel, first, according to his attorneys.
CLOSE Melissa Brock sees her daughter's face when she closes her eyes. She still gets anxious on the road, anticipating the worst as cars speed and swerve in and out of traffic. She wonders if someone will hurt her. "I think, 'Oh boy, here we go,' " Brock said.