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The Latest: Elation and wariness after verdict in Floyd case

Apr 20, 2021 10:38 PM EDT

Associated Press,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Crowds nationwide are reacting with jubilation but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the killing of George Floyd. Cheers erupted from Floyd’s family members as the judge read the verdict Tuesday, and a vigil at the site of Floyd’s…

Lawmakers approve surplus raises for teachers, state workers

Apr 20, 2021 10:30 PM EDT

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The COVID-19 economic downturn wasn’t as bad as feared in South Carolina, so lawmakers suddenly have a lot more money to spend. The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday set aside money for a 2% raise for state employees and a $1,000 raise for all teachers as the panel approved its version of the roughly $10 billion…

Yanks stop 5-game skid, beat Braves 3-1 on wild pitch, walk

Apr 20, 2021 10:13 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The New York Yankees broke their five-game losing streak with little offense, getting a run-scoring wild pitch and bases-loaded walk from Atlanta Braves reliever Nate Jones in the eighth inning that lifted them to a 3-1 victory Tuesday night.

Jury reaches verdict at trial over George Floyd’s death

Apr 20, 2021 3:42 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The jury has reached a verdict at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. The verdict is to be read late Tuesday afternoon.

SC governor, biz groups push for COVID liability protection

Apr 20, 2021 1:54 PM EDT

Associated Press,

South Carolina’s governor is pushing state House members to approve a bill preventing lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed.

Judge keeps ex-cop’s 20-year sentence for killing Black man

Apr 20, 2021 12:28 PM EDT

Associated Press, CNN,

A judge has upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a white former police officer in the killing of an unarmed Black man in South Carolina.

Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate

Apr 20, 2021 12:25 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death moved into the spotlight, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city.

Braves say Acuña day to day with mild abdominal strain

Apr 20, 2021 11:45 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The Atlanta Braves say Ronald Acuña Jr. had an MRI on Monday that revealed a mild abdominal strain and that the star outfielder is day to day heading into a series at Yankee Stadium beginning Tuesday.

Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93

By Doug Glass

Apr 20, 2021 5:16 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, who served under former President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 93.

Memorial planned for 25 people who weren’t claimed by family

Apr 19, 2021 5:04 PM EDT

Associated Press,

A coroner’s office in South Carolina is holding its first public memorial service for people who died but their bodies weren’t claimed by family or friends or were too poor to afford a burial. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office will honor 25 people at its indigent burial service at 10 a.m.

Author: Associated Press

The Latest: Elation and wariness after verdict in Floyd case

Lawmakers approve surplus raises for teachers, state workers

Yanks stop 5-game skid, beat Braves 3-1 on wild pitch, walk

Jury reaches verdict at trial over George Floyd’s death

SC governor, biz groups push for COVID liability protection

Judge keeps ex-cop’s 20-year sentence for killing Black man

Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate

Braves say Acuña day to day with mild abdominal strain

Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93

By Doug Glass

Memorial planned for 25 people who weren’t claimed by family

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