This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMINNEAPOLIS — A judge tentatively scheduled a March trial date for the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, though considerable uncertainty remains about following a hearing here Monday afternoon.Three of the four ex-officers appeared in person in a Hennepin County courtroom Monday for a joint hearing, with the one facing the most serious charges — Derek Chauvin, who was filmed driving his knee into Floyd’s neck — appeared remotely from the state prison where he is being held.It is...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMINNEAPOLIS — A judge tentatively scheduled a March trial date for the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, though considerable uncertainty remains about following a hearing here Monday afternoon.Three of the four ex-officers appeared in person in a Hennepin County courtroom Monday for a joint hearing, with the one facing the most serious charges — Derek Chauvin, who was filmed driving his knee into Floyd’s neck — appeared remotely from the state prison where he is being held.It is...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe Senate appeared on the cusp of failure Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats struggled to find consensus on how to address a national crisis over race and policing and answer the public demand to overhaul law enforcement tactics.Democrats criticized a Senate Republican plan as inadequate, arguing that it falls far short of a substantive transformation of controversial policing practices, and they laid the groundwork to stall the measure. Republicans countered that their proposal was a viable starting point for...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe Senate appeared on the cusp of failure Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats struggled to find consensus on how to address a national crisis over race and policing and answer the public demand to overhaul law enforcement tactics.Democrats criticized a Senate Republican plan as inadequate, arguing that it falls far short of a substantive transformation of controversial policing practices, and they laid the groundwork to stall the measure. Republicans countered that their proposal was a viable starting point for...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the states that will probably decide the presidential election, President Trump is everywhere. Discussion of his presidency and the actions of his administration — often critical — fill social media feeds, newscasts, letters-to-the-editor pages and socially distanced end-of-the-driveway conversations. For months, his campaign ads dominated the airwaves. His name decorates signs and flags hung on barns, boats and retirement community golf carts.That has not necessarily helped Trump, who trails former vice president Joe...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the states that will probably decide the presidential election, President Trump is everywhere. Discussion of his presidency and the actions of his administration — often critical — fill social media feeds, newscasts, letters-to-the-editor pages and socially distanced end-of-the-driveway conversations. For months, his campaign ads dominated the airwaves. His name decorates signs and flags hung on barns, boats and retirement community golf carts.That has not necessarily helped Trump, who trails former vice president Joe...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLAKE GENEVA, Wis. – This tranquil resort town on the shores of shimmering Geneva Lake has always beckoned as a kind of quiet Midwestern paradise, drawing people from all over the region, including those across the nearby Illinois state line.And over the weekend, as the skies cleared and the temperatures rose, the town came alive as it often does in spring, with cars and motorcycles snaking in off nearby Highway 12 in bumper-to-bumper traffic along Main Street.“This place always been the perfect escape,” said Kim Dowd, who...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLAKE GENEVA, Wis. – This tranquil resort town on the shores of shimmering Geneva Lake has always beckoned as a kind of quiet Midwestern paradise, drawing people from all over the region, including those across the nearby Illinois state line.And over the weekend, as the skies cleared and the temperatures rose, the town came alive as it often does in spring, with cars and motorcycles snaking in off nearby Highway 12 in bumper-to-bumper traffic along Main Street.“This place always been the perfect escape,” said Kim Dowd, who...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by With hundreds of millions of people still seeking advice on resuming their lives safely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a scant six pages of recommendations Thursday to guide schools, businesses, day-care facilities and others into the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic.The six checklists — which also address restaurants, mass transit and camps —...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by With hundreds of millions of people still seeking advice on resuming their lives safely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a scant six pages of recommendations Thursday to guide schools, businesses, day-care facilities and others into the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic.The six checklists — which also address restaurants, mass transit and camps —...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMARFA, Tex. — From a small newsroom inside an old renovated service station off Highway 67, the tiny staff at has been reporting on the implications of coronavirus as closely as any big city news organization.They have interviewed health care professionals, parents who are now home schooling their kids and service industry workers who have been laid off from their jobs — all to put a human face to the story and to show what it is like for a region primarily thought of as a haven for artists to go on lockdown.But even in...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMARFA, Tex. — From a small newsroom inside an old renovated service station off Highway 67, the tiny staff at has been reporting on the implications of coronavirus as closely as any big city news organization.They have interviewed health care professionals, parents who are now home schooling their kids and service industry workers who have been laid off from their jobs — all to put a human face to the story and to show what it is like for a region primarily thought of as a haven for artists to go on lockdown.But even in...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMore than 91 million Americans have already cast their ballots for the general election, a historic early turnout that underscores voters’ intense desire to be heard in a divisive election despite the voting challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The massive early turnout is roughly 65 percent of the 139 million votes cast in 2016, and it essentially guarantees that, for the first time in history, a majority of ballots will be cast before Election Day. The early turnout puts the country on pace for...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMore than 91 million Americans have already cast their ballots for the general election, a historic early turnout that underscores voters’ intense desire to be heard in a divisive election despite the voting challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The massive early turnout is roughly 65 percent of the 139 million votes cast in 2016, and it essentially guarantees that, for the first time in history, a majority of ballots will be cast before Election Day. The early turnout puts the country on pace for...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMINNEAPOLIS — At first, it sounded like fireworks, a loud crackling noise that has become the daily soundtrack of the city in recent weeks. But when David Trueblood, a coach for the Minnesota Jays youth football team, felt a bullet go whizzing by his head and heard the rapid pings of metal spray across a fence in Jordan Park, he screamed for his players, 50 kids ages 5 to 14, to hit the ground.“I thought somebody was going to die,” Trueblood said.As gunfire rang out early Monday evening here on the city’s north side,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMINNEAPOLIS — At first, it sounded like fireworks, a loud crackling noise that has become the daily soundtrack of the city in recent weeks. But when David Trueblood, a coach for the Minnesota Jays youth football team, felt a bullet go whizzing by his head and heard the rapid pings of metal spray across a fence in Jordan Park, he screamed for his players, 50 kids ages 5 to 14, to hit the ground.“I thought somebody was going to die,” Trueblood said.As gunfire rang out early Monday evening here on the city’s north side,...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareMINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin should not have knelt on George Floyd’s neck after he stopped resisting, a former supervisor testified Thursday.Chauvin also did not immediately tell the supervisor that he had knelt on Floyd’s neck while restraining him during a police investigation — waiting more than 30 minutes until he stood outside the hospital emergency room where Floyd remained unresponsive to disclose the information.David Pleoger, who was a supervisor in the city’s 3rd Precinct on May 25, 2020, testified that he called...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareMINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin should not have knelt on George Floyd’s neck after he stopped resisting, a former supervisor testified Thursday.Chauvin also did not immediately tell the supervisor that he had knelt on Floyd’s neck while restraining him during a police investigation — waiting more than 30 minutes until he stood outside the hospital emergency room where Floyd remained unresponsive to disclose the information.David Pleoger, who was a supervisor in the city’s 3rd Precinct on May 25, 2020, testified that he called...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewas not in the best of health when he encountered police officer on a South Minneapolis street corner shortly after 8 p.m. on May 25.At 46, Floyd had three severely narrowed coronary arteries, including one that was 90 percent blocked, autopsies show. His heart was slightly enlarged, probably the result of long-term high blood pressure.Floyd was a smoker, and he had spent years using street drugs. On that evening, the autopsies reveal, Floyd had a large amount of fentanyl, a small amount of methamphetamine...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewas not in the best of health when he encountered police officer on a South Minneapolis street corner shortly after 8 p.m. on May 25.At 46, Floyd had three severely narrowed coronary arteries, including one that was 90 percent blocked, autopsies show. His heart was slightly enlarged, probably the result of long-term high blood pressure.Floyd was a smoker, and he had spent years using street drugs. On that evening, the autopsies reveal, Floyd had a large amount of fentanyl, a small amount of methamphetamine...WW…