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As Chauvin Trial Wraps Up, Police Killings Provoke Protests Across US

Hundreds of protesters took to Chicago's streets for 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was shot and killed by police in March, on April 16, 2021. (Photo: Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

'They Stole My Son's Dad': Families of Daunte Wright and George Floyd Hold Emotional Press Conference

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

The event took place outside the Minneapolis courthouse where former cop Derek Chauvin is on trial for allegedly murdering Floyd last May.

'The Climate Emergency Is Not Coming. It Is Here': Local Officials Across US Demand Fracking Ban

Jenna McGuire, staff writer

Climate activists with Stop the Money Pipeline held a rally in midtown Manhattan on March 3, 2021, at BlackRocks HQ and then JP Morgan Chase HQ, two of the worlds biggest funders of climate destruction, to urge the two companies to end their support for the dangerous proposed Line 3 pipeline project, and stop funding fossil fuels and forest destruction. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"It's time for our leaders in Washington to tackle the climate crisis now, not...

Protests Erupt After Police Kill Black Man During Traffic Stop Near Minneapolis

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Protesters confront law enforcement after police shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop on April 11, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. (Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

"Yet another Black life was taken by those sworn to protect, and we join the...

'Just Look at the Torture Video,' Says George Floyd's Family Lawyer as Chauvin Trial Begins

Jane Fonda Arrives in Minnesota to Back Line 3 Opponents

'A Climate Time Bomb': 370+ Groups Urge Biden to Immediately Halt Line 3 Pipeline

Fighting 'Disease of Greed and Destruction,' Water Protectors Blockade Over a Dozen Line 3 Worksites

After 'Bitterly Disappointing' Court Ruling on Line 3, Biden Urged to Shut Down Pipeline Project 'Once and for All'

Over 50 Water Protectors in Minnesota March Onto Line 3 Pipeline Easement to Stop Construction

'We Should All Be Water Protectors': Ilhan Omar Visits #StopLine3 Organizers Day After Activists Block Enbridge Worksites

Arrests in Minnesota After Water Protectors Chain Themselves Inside Pipe Section to Halt Line 3 Construction

As US Sets Daily Record With 4,085 Dead From Covid-19, Governors Demand More Vaccine Doses

Despite 'Meager Numbers,' Trump Administration Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List

'A Tangible Way to Fight for the World I Want to Live In': Water Protector Arrested After Blockading Line 3 Pipe Yard

Biden Urged to Stand Against Line 3 as Water Protectors Battle Dirty Tar Sands Pipeline

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Dads Will Be Dads: Minnesota GOP Rep Drops Re-Election Bid Amid Sexual Abuse Charges By Daughter

Another one for the party of Gross Old Predators: Jim Knoblach, a powerful, scuzzy Minnesota GOP state rep known for pushing multiple anti-choice bills, abruptly ended his re-election campaign after an MPR story detailed harrowing charges by his grown daughter that he sexually abused her for over a decade. Why don't women report? She did; read of his incessant grinding and touching and kissing even as she sought help from family, school, church and police. A brave young woman.