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Seth Stoughton testifies Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.

Defense begins case in ex-cop's trial over Floyd's death

Former Officer Derek Chauvin's lawyer suggested Tuesday that George Floyd may have suffered from "excited delirium" -- or what a witness described as a potentially lethal state of agitation and even superhuman strength that can be triggered by drug use, heart disease or mental problems.
The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

U.S. recommends 'pause' for J&J shots in blow to vaccine drive

The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
President Joe Biden speaks Tuesday during a ceremony to honor slain U.S. Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans as he lies in honor at the Capitol in Washington.

U.S. to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Joe Biden will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
A crowd gathers Monday at the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, for a rally following the police shooting death of Daunte Wright.

EXPLAINER: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?

A suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a weekend traffic stop accidentally drew her firearm instead of a stun gun, the city's police chief said Monday. Although rare, a string of similar incidents has happened in recent years across the U.S.
FILE - This March 19, 2020, file photo, shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio that tried to get the U.S. Census Bureau to provide data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts ahead of its planned release. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
16 states back Alabama's challenge to Census privacy tool
Sixteen states are backing Alabama's challenge to a new method the Census Bureau is using in an effort to protect the privacy of people who participated in the head count
FILE - This file photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. An Iranian nuclear negotiator says Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Tehran will begin enriching uranium to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, higher than the program ever has before. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
Official: Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever
An Iranian nuclear negotiator says Tehran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, speaks with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
NATO vows to support Ukraine, warns Russia on troop buildup
The chief of NATO has expressed the Western military alliance's 'unwavering' support for Ukraine and warned Russia not to push its troop buildup along its border with the neighboring country
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave
A 10-day curfew in areas controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in northeast Syria has gone into effect in an attempt to try limit the spread of coronavirus in the region
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, defense attorneys Andy Savage, left, Don McCune, and Miller Shealy, right, sit around former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager at theCharleston County court in Charleston, S.C. Slager, who is serving 20 years in prison for killing an unarmed Black man who was running away from a traffic stop, said his lawyer never told him about a plea offer from prosecutors that could have cut years off his sentence and is asking for a new sentence in federal court this week. (Grace Beahm/Post and Courier via AP, Pool)
Ex-officer appeals 20-year sentence for killing Black man
A former police officer serving 20 years in prison for killing an unarmed Black man running away from a South Carolina traffic stop said his lawyer never told him about a plea offer from prosecutors that could have cut years off his sentence
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, Iran's Revolutionary Guard troops march in a military parade in Tehran, Iran. Sabotage on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the Guard, though the paramilitary force is rarely publicly criticized due to its power. But with some of its leaders now considering vying for the presidency, the Guard's influence and failures could become fair game. '(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Analysis: Iran's powerful Guard faces scrutiny after attacks
The sabotage at Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
The U.N. health agency is urging countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food markets as an emergency measure
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider says he won’t co-sponsor legislation or take other leadership roles with Republicans who deny Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.
Schneider: I won't share leadership roles with Republicans who deny Biden won
Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield is making a stand and refusing to co-sponsor legislation or share leadership roles with Republicans who deny Joe Biden fairly won the 2020 presidential election. Fellow suburban lawmaker Sean Casten is taking a similar stance on some Republican members' proposals.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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