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After defense and prosecutors present closing arguments in the high-profile trial, the jurors will be sequestered as they deliberate. Chauvin is accused of murder in the death of George Floyd.

The attorney for the family of the 13-year-old Chicago boy shot in an alley by police said he didn't need to die. "Adam may still be alive today had the officer given him the opportunity to comply."

The main Russian opposition figure, who has been on a 20-day hunger strike, has been moved to an infirmary at another prison, where he will undergo "vitamin therapy," authorities say.

Belugas play, a sperm whale nurses, and orcas teach their pups to hunt in a series of photographs from National Geographic photographer and explorer Brian Skerry.

The tiny helicopter took off and hovered briefly — the first such flight on another planet. The Perseverance rover kept tabs on the mission from a viewing point about 60 yards away.

The U.S. is planning to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is America's return to the international climate stage. We break it down for you.

A fire spread from Table Mountain National Park to the University of Cape Town, where collections were destroyed at the Jagger Library.

The Super League's 12 Founding Clubs include some of the most famous professional sports teams in the world, including Liverpool, Manchester United, and Real Madrid.

The former Minneapolis police officer faces manslaughter and murder charges in George Floyd's death. The prosecution and defense get one last chance to be heard before the jury begins deliberation.

The CDC reported a hopeful statistic in the country's fight against the coronavirus on Sunday. On Monday, every adult in the country will be eligible to register to be vaccinated.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about the Peloton Tread+ after reports of children being injured. Peloton insists the machine is safe when used as directed.

After a big surge in gun deaths in 2020, high-profile mass shootings this spring are a reminder that America's epidemic of gun violence persists.

The weapons used in Thursday's mass shooting at a FedEx facility were purchased legally by the suspect in July and September of 2020, police said. A shotgun was seized from him earlier.

As more states continue to legalize marijuana, 91% of U.S. adults say either that marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use. The post Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal for recreational or medical use appeared first on Pew Research Center.

56% of Americans say the decline in the percentage of workers represented by unions has been “somewhat” or “very” bad for the country. The post Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Roughly 9.6 million U.S. workers lost their jobs during the COVID-19 downturn; only about 2.6 million EU workers lost jobs in this period. The post Fewer jobs have been lost in the EU than in the U.S. during the COVID-19 downturn appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Black and Hispanic workers remain underrepresented in STEM jobs compared with their share of the U.S. workforce. The post 6 facts about America’s STEM workforce and those training for it appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset. The post U.S. labor market inches back from the COVID-19 shock, but recovery is far from complete appeared first on Pew Research Center.

The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years. The post Key facts about the changing U.S. unauthorized immigrant population appeared first on Pew Research Center.

As Americans eye the Asia-Pacific region, they see a mix of friends and some foes, according to a new survey conducted Feb. 1-7, 2021. The post Americans’ views of Asia-Pacific nations have not changed since 2018 – with the exception of China appeared first on Pew Research Center.

The Asian population in the U.S. grew 81% from 2000 to 2019, from roughly 10.5 million to a record 18.9 million people. The post Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the U.S. appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Polling organizations have taken close looks at how election surveys are designed, administered and analyzed. We are no exception. The post Q&A: After misses in 2016 and 2020, does polling need to be fixed again? What our survey experts say appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Democrats are about 10 percentage points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit. The post Partisan differences in social media use show up for some platforms, but not Facebook appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the European Super League is a "disgraceful, self-serving" proposal.

Europe's biggest teams have suffered during the Covid pandemic and say they want financial stability.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, who succeeded Raúl Castro as president, will be running the Communist Party.

The suspect, who says Swift is communicating with him on social media, tried to enter her apartment.

University buildings and a historic windmill have been destroyed in the blaze.

Phillip Lühl was told he must take a paternity test before returning home with his new-born twins.

With record daily spikes all last week, the Indian capital is now the worst-hit city in the country.

The prominent Putin critic has been on hunger strike for 20 days, demanding to see his own doctor.

Few outside Russia had heard of the GRU before the nerve agent attack in the UK city of Salisbury.

As prosecutors and defence lawyers begin their closing arguments, we look back at five key moments of the trial.

Plans to form a breakaway tournament highlight a political moment.

NASA just flew a tiny (and totally lovable) robot on another planet for the first time.

Whether he steps aside or seeks a second term, going big is his best strategy.

Chloé Zhao, Kelly Reichardt, and others are redrawing the boundaries of a traditionally male-dominated genre.

Cultural portrayals of hoarding tend to invite pity rather than empathy, revulsion rather than self-reflection. A new entrant in the field masterfully refocuses the lens.

What’s astonishing is that presidential criminal immunity has no grounding in actual law. It’s not in the Constitution or any federal statute, regulation, or judicial decision. It is not law at all.

Governments need to give Americans an off-ramp to the post-pandemic world. Ending outdoor mask requirements would be a good place to start.

Millions of citizens living outside the United States are waiting for their COVID-19 vaccines. What responsibility does the government have to help them?

A great rock-and-roll show means openness, confrontation, and a kind of danger, and those ideas right now feel too heavy to lift.

Readers respond to our March 2021 issue.

President Biden announced that, as of today, every American is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Germany’s Greens drew a sharp contrast to their bickering conservative rivals in the contest to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor, proposing Annalena Baerbock as their lead candidate for September’s national […]

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Aaron Blake: “For the better part of a year now, Republicans have tried and largely failed to define Joe Biden — or even just to make people dislike him. And […]

Bloomberg: “Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is proposing a guaranteed income program for poor residents, making it the largest U.S. city to test such a policy.” “Garcetti will ask the […]

Nate Cohn: “Whether religious or political, sectarianism is about two hostile identity groups who not only clash over policy and ideology, but see the other side as alien and immoral. […]

“Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who’s been on a hunger strike for more than two weeks to demand proper medical care, has been transferred to a prison hospital,” CBS […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed an anti-riot bill into law that protects police budgets from being cut and stiffens penalties against those arrested during a “riot,” Insider reports. “The […]

Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) announced that he plans to retire in May to accept a position as president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Minneapolis is preparing for a verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin as closing arguments begin today. Alexei Navalny, one of Vladimir Putin's most vocal critics, is reportedly dying in a Russian prison as he continues his hunger strike. And, vaccine eligibility is open to all adults across the country, but some […]

This bonus episode is about India. Currently home to the one of the largest protests in modern history. Tens of thousands of farmers across the country are demanding that the government revoke a series of reforms that will change India's agricultural sector. NPR's Planet Money podcast follows a farmer who jumped into the free market […]

More protests and and outpouring of grief over police shootings of Black and Latino Americans. As the country opens up vaccine eligibility to everyone over the age of 16, authorities keep the administration of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus on pause as they review cases of rare blood clots associated with the shot. President Biden talks […]

The release bodycam footage of the fatal police shooting of a 13 year old in Chicago sparks protests. The prosecution and the defense will present their closing arguments to the jury in the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin. And, the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could leave the country vulnerable to becoming a […]

While protest continue for the fourth night in Minneapolis, the white police officer who shot and killed 20-year old Daunte Wright is out on bond after being charged with second degree manslaughter. There are reports President Biden will announce new sanctions on Russia and the expulsion of diplomats in response to hacking and election interference. […]

Derek Chauvin's lawyers continue to make their case today after a third night of unrest in Minneapolis following the killing of Daunte Wright. President Biden is expected to announce US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11, ending the America's longest war. And, Top health officials from the CDC and FDA are recommending states temporarily […]

An African-American professor looks at the United States and sees the greatest force for human liberty on the planet.

Racism remains this nation's Achilles' heel. If we do not face it and fix it, we will continue to suffer. The news in the past few weeks, from the police shooting of Daunte Wright to the debate about voter suppression, underscores once again that we have a long way to go to fulfill America's promise […]

How does this work? On Friday the NYPD saves New York from God knows what by arresting an Ohio man allegedly toting an AK-47 and a bag of ammo inside the Times Square subway station.

The Supreme Court, by design, is undemocratic, but is there a point beyond which its insulation from the will of the people becomes unjust? Much has been said about the fact that the makeup of the current Court does not reflect that of the elected branches of the federal government. In response, on April 9th, […]

Democrats are trying to take control of everything, including adding four justices to the Supreme Court. The Republican comeback has now begun.

With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights - but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error

I hope you are all having fun with your virtue signaling. I hope you are enjoying trying to one-up each other and showing how woke you can be, all the while believing that you are more sophisticated and morally superior to the hard-working people of this country.

We need to talk together - across the political aisle and between the public and private sectors.

The political media has long been both powerful and controversial — no surprise, as it essentially plays the role of referee in American politics. But how the media covers politics is perhaps more important than ever right now, as the United States is dealing with big, super high-stakes issues, most notably the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

neil (Neil Paine, senior sportswriter): One of hockey’s annual big events came and went earlier this week, with Monday’s trade deadline. Though the deadline brought fewer players on the move than usual, it did offer some moves that ranged from “intriguing” to “borderline blockbuster.” So let’s quickly unpack what happened and then talk about what […]

Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented each week: the Riddler Express for those of you who want something bite-size and the Riddler Classic for those of you in the slow-puzzle movement. Submit a correct […]

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the Week Only 47 percent of American adults said they were members of a church, mosque or synagogue, according to recently released polling that was conducted by Gallup throughout last year. It marked the first time that a majority of Americans said they were not members […]

The NBA has never seen a player like Zion Williamson. “This is a Shaquille O’Neal-type force of nature with a point guard skill set,” Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle told reporters recently after his team fell to Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans. Carlisle had just watched Williamson pulverize his defense by pouring in 38 points […]

In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses how public opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement has changed since last summer and what that means for police reform more broadly. [Related: How Views On Black Lives Matter Have Changed — And Why That Makes Police Reform So Hard] Watch: https://abcnews.go.com/fivethirtyeight/video/confidence-interval-andrew-yang-mayor-york-city-77033668 Watch: […]

A Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop on Sunday. His death occurred while a jury continues to hear arguments over whether Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020. In the immediate aftermath of Floyd’s death, public support for the Black Lives Matter movement […]

As we enter the second round of the 2021 Formula One Championship this weekend at Imola, we could be forgiven for assuming that this season will play out the same way each year has since 2014. With Lewis Hamilton’s win in the opening round at Bahrain last month — on his way toward breaking Michael […]

After Matchweek 24 of the 2019-20 Premier League season, it appeared as though Leicester City was a lock to finish in the top four and qualify for the 2020-21 Champions League. The Foxes were in third place, too far behind eventual champions Liverpool to mount a legitimate title challenge — wasn’t everyone? — but just […]

If you’ve ever been in a conversation about politics, you’ve probably heard someone say, “I don’t like either party” or “Politics is just so ugly these days.” That person also may have claimed not to identify as a Democrat or a Republican but as an independent instead. Today, that person is pretty representative of how […]