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The world watches a Minneapolis jury and braces for reaction to Chauvin trial outcome
The death of George Floyd unleashed a global reckoning over racism and police brutality, and now, cities across the U.S. and around the world are preparing for the fallout from the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Windows are being boarded up, the National Guard has been deployed and police officers are being ordered to cancel holidays in anticipation of the verdict.
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Chad military says Idriss Deby, nation's president for 30 years, killed in battle
Chad's President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, the army said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a presidential election.
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What the jury will consider as it deliberates fate of ex-police officer charged with killing George Floyd
Did former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin act reasonably and within his authority when he applied force during the arrest of George Floyd? And did those actions, including his knee pressed on the neck and back of the 46-year-old Black man, result in his death? These are the two main questions jurors in Chauvin's murder trial will have to answer.
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday
Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health is urging people to follow public health rules and get their vaccine as soon as possible after health officials reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday — the highest daily case number in the province in months.
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U.S. Capitol police officer who was hurt during Jan. 6 siege died of natural causes: medical examiner
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while confronting rioters during the Jan. 6 raid on the Capitol, suffered a stroke and died from natural causes, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner's office ruled Monday, a finding that lessens the chances that anyone will be charged in his death.