Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will learn his prison sentence on Friday for the murder of George Floyd, a killing that sparked international protests over the treatment of Black Americans by law enforcement. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over Chauvin’s murder trial, will...
The Delta variant is the "greatest threat" to US COVID-19 efforts, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. He said its prevalence in the US doubled within two weeks, a worrying sign. The variant is more transmissible and dangerous than other types of the coronavirus. See more stories on Insider's...
LANSING, Mich. — There is “no evidence of widespread or systemic fraud” in Michigan’s 2020 election, according to a long-awaited report from Michigan Senate Republicans. The 35-page report released Wednesday morning by the Senate Oversight Committee, affirms what election officials have been saying in the months...
The Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has become a father to twin boys, Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt. Bolt, 34, and his partner, Kasi Bennett, announced the news in a Father’s Day Instagram post, with a lightning bolt emoji next to each of their three children’s...
The sinking of a burning cargo ship carrying harmful chemicals and plastics off the coast of Sri Lanka has caused "significant damage to the planet" through the release of hazardous substances into the ecosystem, the UN said Saturday. Driving the news: The ship, the X-Press Pearl,...