Ex-policeman convicted of murder in racially charged George Floyd case

Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on murder charges stemming from the death of George Floyd in May 2020, in a case that fueled unrest across the United States after video showed the white officer kneeling for an extended period on the black man's neck.Chauvin, 45, was fired the day after the incident and faced three charges -- second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter -- in the trial that began on March 29. The jury at a district court in Minneapolis found Chauvin guilty on all three charges after roughly 10 hour…READ FULL ARTICLE