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Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell gives the state's rebuttal Monday during closing arguments to the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Jurors Have The Case In Chauvin Trial; Prosecutors Ended With Call For Common Sense

Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell said what happened to George Floyd last May was "so simple that a child could understand it." Blackwell quoted a 9-year-old witness who said, "Get off of him."

A U.S. Capitol Police officer holds a program during a Feb. 3 ceremony honoring Brian Sicknick in the Capitol Rotunda. A medical examiner determined that Sicknick died of natural causes following the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Died Of Natural Causes, Medical Examiner Rules

Sicknick, who engaged with pro-Trump rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection, died after suffering strokes, Washington, D.C.'s chief medical examiner says.

In an image taken from video on Monday, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reads instructions to the jury before closing arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Trial Of Derek Chauvin In The Death Of George Floyd Goes To The Jury

Ahead of closing arguments in the case of the former Minneapolis police officer, Judge Peter Cahill issued detailed instructions to the jury. Chauvin faces three counts.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, is adding vaccine inequality to her agenda. In a speech on Monday, she said it was "unethical" to vaccinate young people in rich countries when health workers in low resource countries aren't yet inoculated.

Eco-Activist Greta Thunberg Has A New Issue: The Moral Threat of Vaccine Inequality

The 18-year-old gave her point of view at a World Health Organization press conference, saying it's "unethical" to vaccinate young people in wealthy countries ahead of health workers in poor places.

Lisa Przekop, director of admissions at University of California, Santa Barbara, says that many high schoolers this year wrote their application essays about depression and anxiety during the pandemic.

How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year

Colleges around the country faced an admissions season marked by pandemic-era challenges: dropped testing requirements, remote learning, disrupted extracurriculars and record applicant pools.

"We've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," Rep. Maxine Waters said during a protest at the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Saturday.

Judge Denies Mistrial Request Over Rep. Waters' 'Confrontational' Comment

"We've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," the California Democrat said at a protest on Saturday.

Indiana Expanding Medicaid Coverage To New Mothers 12 Months Postpartum

Hoosier mothers will be able to stay on Medicaid for up to 12 months after giving birth under a new coverage expansion. Medicaid coverage for Hoosier…

Anxiety is Expected as Life Starts to Return to Normal From Pandemic

Myranda Tetzlaff is a 25-year-old who has two pit bull mixes named Bub and Goose. She takes them on long walks for exercise. But she recently caught…

A rescue boat is seen next to the capsized lift boat Seacor Power seven miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday. The vessel capsized during a storm last Tuesday.

Coast Guard Ends Search For Missing Crewmembers Of Capsized Boat Off Louisiana

The Seacor Power capsized 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, La. in the Gulf of Mexico last Tuesday amid rough waters.

FedEx Shooting Highlights Flaws Of Indiana's Red Flag Law

Indiana’s Red Flag Law could have stopped 19 year-old Brandon Hole from legally buying the guns he used to kill eight people at a FedEx facility last…

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