Judge sentences Derek Chauvin to over 22 years for murder of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, more than one year after Floyd’s death sparked an international movement against police brutality.Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over Chauvin’s murder trial, handed down a sentence of 270 months for charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s May 25, 2020, death. Floyd’s family wanted the maximum sentence.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution of Chauvin, said the sentence is “one of the longest a former police officer has ever received for an unlawful use of deadly force."“It’s difficult to see anybody lose their freedom,” Ellison said after the sentencing. Additionally, all four former officers were indicted in May by a federal grand jury on charges that they deprived Floyd of his rights under the law during his arrest.____Read more from Yahoo News:A murdered journalist's years-long relationship with Osama bin LadenRubio pushes for new China sanctions amid questions over coronavirus lab leak theoryHow climate change will affect what we eatIs Obamacare finally safe after the latest court win?Carolyn Pawlenty asked the judge for a lenient sentence on behalf of her son, saying: "When you sentence my son, you will also be sentencing me."Derek Chauvin was sentenced to prison on Friday afternoon. The "Stripes" actress remembers her on-set chemistry with Murray during the making of Ivan Reitman's comedy favorite, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.A word to the wise: "Chips and salsa" doesn't mean the same thing everywhere.Part of a condo in Surfside, Florida, collapsed. The courtroom drama came after a prosecutor announced he would only be seeking a five-year jail term, with four years suspended, in the trial Bacot for shootinPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Linkedin/FacebookThe British billionaire’s daughter-in-law who killed a top police officer in Belize is breaking her silence to tell the story of how she accidentally shot him—and how she is now locked in a battle to see her own children.“I feel like I’m living in a movie and I don’t know what the endgame is,” Jasmine Hartin, the partner of Lord Michael Ashcroft, told the Daily Mail in her first interview since her arrest.Hartin is charged with mansThe NOAA is now investigating.Footage shared on Twitter by Andy Slater, a Fox Sports 640 radio host, shows a section of the building crumbling amid a plume of ash and debris.CNN's Van Jones disappointed by Chauvin's sentence: 'A punch in the gut'Michael Lopez, 27, faces several charges, including attempted murder and reckless endangerment, officials said.The NYPD released photos of a man who allegedly kicked, spewed anti-Asian remarks and pulled a knife on a woman in Manhattan on Monday.