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A screenshot from MPR's live Facebook video feed of jury selection in trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

George Floyd Case: Jury Selection Begins In Derek Chauvin's Trial

The first potential juror said she's seen the video in which Chauvin holds Floyd down as Floyd says he can't breathe. "That's not fair, because we are humans, you know?" she said.

Fartuun Adan (right) and Ilwad Elman, the mother and daughter named winners of this year's $1 million Aurora Prize for their efforts to help former child soldiers and others in their native Somalia.

No It's Not A TV Movie: Death, Renewed Determination, A $1 Million Prize

The patriarch/peace activist was assassinated in Somalia. His wife and 3 daughters fled. Mom (and one child) returned to build on his work. Now they've won the Aurora Prize — which has its own twist.

A girls receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Family Health Centers of San Diego in Barrio Logan, May 13, 2021.

San Diego Chamber Joins State Business Groups, Supports Tighter Rules To Slow Spread Of COVID-19

Business groups support tighter COVID-19 restrictions as a way to control the spread of the Delta variant and keep the economic recovery on track.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already changed the world as we know it

Journalist Anne Applebaum has been covering the war in Ukraine for The Atlantic. "I don't think that we will ever again smugly assume that borders in Europe can't be changed by force," she says.

In this Jan. 3, 2019 file photo a mobile phone customer looks at an earthquake warning application on their phone in Los Angeles.

California Earthquake Alerts System Debuts Statewide

The system's statewide debut Thursday coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that ravaged the San Francisco Bay area on Oct. 17, 1989, as well as the annual Great Shakeout safety drill.

Subcommittee Chairman Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., co-sponsored the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.

News Publishers Say Tech Industry Poses 'Potentially Existential' Threat To Media

A House Judiciary subcommittee heard from publishers on Tuesday as it looks at ways to curb Big Tech's power.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 carries evacuates about 600 Afghan citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Aug. 15, 2021.

For Some Vietnam Vets, Images From The Afghanistan Withdrawal Look Disturbingly Familiar

Some Vietnam veterans say the Afghanistan withdrawal has triggered symptoms of post-traumatic stress, while others are voicing frustration and powerlessness.

The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" recalls the big, glossy production numbers of old Hollywood musicals.

Can 'In The Heights' Change The Hollywood Landscape?

New film raises hopes, carries heavy burden

Members of the U.S. team pose for NBC cameras during the closing ceremony on Sunday.

NBC Touts A Silver Lining In Historically Low Viewership For The Tokyo Olympics

Average prime time viewership was just 15.5 million people, down from an average 26.7 million for the Rio Games in 2016. But NBC's broadcast ratings ranked second only to its Sunday Night Football.

Vaccine makers are moving to test booster shots, prompted by new coronavirus variants that have sprung up in South Africa, the U.K. and elsewhere.

COVID-19 Vaccine Makers' Booster Shots Aim At A Moving Target: Coronavirus Variants

In the future, different circumstances will likely determine which vaccine or booster a person receives, based on their antibodies — and which variant is common in their region.

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