“I will invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege,� says the ex-officer accused of murdering George Floyd.
George Floyd death: Ex-officer Chauvin will not take the stand
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Texas students disciplined over 'slave trade game'
Parents are outraged after high school students set up a group chat assigning prices to their black peers.
US poised to impose sanctions on Russia for cyber-attacks
The Biden administration may place sanctions on more than 30 Russian entities as soon as Thursday.
‘No say over my body’: Alleged US ICE detainee medical abuse
Dozens of migrant women have alleged that they faced unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures without proper consent whilst being held at a US immigration detention centre. In December 2020, over 40 women submitted testimonies seeking to bring a class action lawsuit, with 34 alleging unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures. The BBC explores these allegations.
You can watch the full story, ‘No say over my body’ on BBC News and BBC World News.
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Chauvin trial: Floyd's death should be 'undetermined', defence expert says
An expert called by the defence says drugs and heart problems contributed to George Floyd’s death.
Louisiana ship capsize: Search for survivors from 'lift' vessel
Rescuers have so far saved six of the commercial ship’s crew but 12 are still missing.
George Floyd death: The three key arguments used by Chauvin’s defence
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s defence team began to make their case on day 12 of the trial. An expert witness testified that Chauvin’s use of force on George Floyd was “justified”. Here are the three key arguments the defence is using to try and win the case.
‘My mother’s fertility doctor is my father’
When a DNA test revealed a decades-old family secret, Maia’s life was turned upside down. What she learned next was even more disturbing.
Maia and her sister now believe a fertility doctor used his own sperm to artificially inseminate their mother – and he may be the biological father to many others. This is how her family’s life has changed since the discovery.
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The Bachelor star Colton Underwood comes out as gay
Colton Underwood rose to fame on the long-running reality TV show, which sees a man select a wife.
Daunte Wright shooting: Officer Kim Potter to be charged over killing
The officer who shot Daunte Wright in Minneapolis faces a manslaughter charge, US media say.