Minnesota AG: Convictions of police officers a very rare event
Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison and CNN's Omar Jimenez discuss the importance of the video evidence in the Chauvin trial.
Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison and CNN's Omar Jimenez discuss the importance of the video evidence in the Chauvin trial.
A Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina was shot in the back of the head and had his hands on his car steering wheel when they opened fire, attorneys for his family said after relatives viewed body camera footage. (April 26)
Vice President Kamala Harris told the Guatemalan President that the U.S. plans to increase relief to the Northern Triangle region and strengthen cooperation to better manage the increase in migration at the U.S. southern border. (Aprl 26)
Atlanta-area park with a giant carving of Confederate leaders considers changes amid criticism; The proposals go up for a vote next month. (April 26)
After having a really bad day in 2017, Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy posted a profanity-laced Snapchat post which has, improbably, ended up before the the U.S. Supreme Court in the most significant case on student speech in more than 50 years.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy flew to the community of Hyder, on the US-Canadian border recently to offer Canadian residents COVID-19 vaccines. He hopes the vaccinations will help restore cross-border trade. (April 26)
The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday. (April 26)
Kidnap for ransom is on the rise in Nigeria with mass kidnappings from schools increasingly seen as lucrative endeavors by criminal gangs. CNN's Stephanie Busari meets one teenage girl who was snatched from her school dorm and hears how her story took an extraordinary twist when she came face to face with family members in her kidnappers' den.
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Beachgoers enjoy Rio's famous Ipanema beach after a month-long closure to curb the spread of Covid-19. Restrictions are being eased despite Brazil reaching a new monthly record with 67,977 Covid deaths in April alone.
Outside the "House of Wisdom" mosque in Berlin, a medical team made up of Libyans, Syrians and Armenians carry out free rapid testing for a steady stream of worshippers lining up with prayer mats.
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde became a canvas for Nigerian artist Laolu in a malaria awareness campaign video directed by Meji Alabi.
Lampertheim (France) (AFP) – It's back to school for the pupils of this small primary school in northeastern France and children are learning how to keep an eye on air quality. The school installed CO2 indicators in six classrooms in 2015, and now when the lights turn red, teachers and pupils air out the classrooms.