
Former officer snaps at prosecutor when asked why he didn't try to get Derek Chauvin off George Floyd
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"I think I would trust a 19-year veteran to figure it out," Thao said on the stand.
Thao is one of three officers -- including J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane -- standing trial in federal court for violating Floyd's civil rights.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











