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Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a Justice Department probe of possible patterns of excessive force and discrimination by the Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday.

DOJ To Investigate Minneapolis Police Over Possible Patterns Of Excessive Force

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the inquiry a day after a jury convicted former officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges in the death of George Floyd.

Derek Chauvin, seen here in a booking photo, faces sentencing in June. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.

What's Next For Chauvin And 3 Other Ex-Officers In Cases Over George Floyd's Murder?

Derek Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced in June. Later this summer, his three fellow former officers are slated to go on trial on charges of aiding and abetting murder.

Most evidence points to the risks of coronavirus transmission outdoors as very low, according to Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health.

Masks Remain Extremely Effective Indoors, But Are They Necessary Outside?

Unless people are packed together, "there really just is not much spread happening outdoors," Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health says.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday following the verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

Where Efforts To Overhaul Policing Stand In Congress After Chauvin Verdict

The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear.

What Does Vaccine Inequality Look Like? See Chart

Namibia's president says disparate global rates of vaccination represent "COVID apartheid." If you compare percentages of people vaccinated in the most populous countries, you can understand his ire.

An Indonesian navy ship searches for the submarine KRI Nanggala 402 that went missing this week in the waters off Bali.

Time Running Out To Rescue 53 Sailors Aboard Missing Indonesian Submarine

Rescuers are scouring the Bali Sea for a submarine that disappeared this week. Officials say if the crew is still alive, they're expected to run out of oxygen by Saturday.

Activists take part in a March rally near the U.S. Capitol in support of statehood for Washington, D.C. One month later, the House of Representatives passed a bill 216-208 that would make D.C. the nation's 51st state.

House Democrats Pass Bill To Make D.C. The 51st State

The effort to make Washington, D.C., the 51st star on the U.S. flag has never had more support. But the measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain.

Technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower an instrument known as MOXIE, or the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, into the belly of the Perseverance rover. NASA announced the instrument had produced oxygen from the Martian atmosphere.

Out Of Thin Air: NASA Rover Makes Oxygen From Martian Atmosphere

Fresh off the first powered flight on another world, NASA's Mars 2020 mission has managed another key first that could pave the way for future astronauts.

VCSO: Man Sought by Police Caused Serious Crash

Authorities say a man accused of fleeing police caused a serious crash in northern Vanderburgh County. The Evansville Police Department attempted to stop…

Relatives carry the shrouded body of a family member, who died of COVID-19, from an ambulance to a crematorium this week in New Delhi.

How India Went From A Ray Of Hope To A World Record For Most COVID Cases In A Day

India's COVID-19 caseload plummeted to record lows in February. Now a startling spike is causing health systems — and possibly law and order — to break down. What went wrong?

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