Brooklyn Center Police have released bodycam footage showing the moment Daunte Wright was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota. Police chief Tim Gannon said he believes the officer accidently drew her handgun instead of a taser in the encounter with Wright.
As the country weaves a plan to ramp up cotton exports, see how Nigerian cotton producers and smallholder farmers are competing globally when it comes to quality.
Global shortages of semiconductors top a meeting between President Joe Biden and CEOs. "We've been falling behind on research and development and manufacturing," Biden said. "To put it bluntly we have to step up our game," he said. (April 12)
CNN's Brooke Baldwin discusses Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Police Chief Tim Gannon's opinion that a police officer meant to deploy her taser instead of her gun when she shot Daunte Wright.
The White House says they are "incredibly saddened saddened to hear about the loss of life at the hands of law enforcement in Minnesota." (April 12)
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Police Chief Tim Gannon gets emotional during a tense news conference while discussing the protests over the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
Brick walls, pottery, jewelry, and even a bakery. The ancient Egyptian city "Rise of Aten" dates back more than 3,000 years, but archaeologists say it looks like it was left "as if it were yesterday."
Dr. Jonathan Rich, a Northwestern Memorial Hospital cardiologist, echoed other witnesses in saying George Floyd died of low oxygen levels from the way police held him down. More experts testify as Derek Chauvin's trial enters its third week.
Online activists have criticised proposals to ban children from wearing a hijab in French public spaces. Last month, the French Senate — the upper house of Parliament — voted in favour of banning children from wearing the Islamic headwear. Under the legal amendments, mothers would also be prevented from wearing a hijab when accompanying children in swimming pools or on school trips.
The White House COVID-19 Task Force is doubling down on its decision not to send an influx of vaccines to Michigan, where the state is experiencing a spike in cases. (April 12)
Drama “Nomadland” won four prizes including best picture on Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, while Yuj-jung Youn and Daniel Kaluuya won for supporting roles in "Minari" and "Judas and the Black Messiah" respectively. (April 12)
Members of Germany's largest opposition party have voted on their new election manifesto. The far-right Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) will run on an anti-lockdown, anti-immigration and anti-EU platform, under the slogan "Germany. But normal."
