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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis June 25, 2021. A federal judge sentenced the former officer to to 21 years on Thursday, July 7, 2022, for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd during the sentencing in St. Paul, Minn.

Chauvin gets 21 years for violating Floyd’s civil rights

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.”

Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he appears at a bail hearing for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in Pretoria, South Africa, Feb 20, 2013. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure.

8 years after he killed his girlfriend, Olympic runner Pistorius is up for parole

Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who competed at the 2012 Olympics, has been eligible for parole since July after serving half his sentence. He was convicted of murdering model Reva Steenkamp.

U.S. is accused of a double standard when it comes to Afghan and Ukrainian refugees

Thousands of Afghans that were promised U.S. visas remain on the run from the Taliban. The Biden administration, however, quickly cleared red tape for Ukrainians after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his annual State of the State address in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

Woman who killed pimp pardoned by California governor

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned a former inmate who received a life sentence when she was a teenager for killing her former pimp.

Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Brian Dahle poses in the rotunda of the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, June 9, 2022. Dahle finished second in California's primary on June 7, and knows it will be hard to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. He plans to focus on what he says are the problems people care about the most, including high gas prices and rising crime.

Newsom's opponent: I'm reasonable, not a 'crazy Republican'

Republican Brian Dahle faces an uphill battle to defeat California Gov. Gavin Newsom in November.

FBI agents work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on Tuesday in Highland Park, Ill.

Suspect in Highland Park shooting is charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder

Officials expect the charges to run in the dozens, and — if convicted — suspect Robert "Bobby" Crimo III could face a mandatory life sentence without parole.

British director Peter Brook smiles after receiving the 2008 Ibsen Award for bringing new artistic dimensions to the world of theater.

Influential theater director Peter Brook dies at 97

Brook's work ranged from classical star-studded productions to radical experiments in theater. He reinvented King Lear and explored the fragility of civilization in the film Lord of the Flies.

<strong>Left</strong>: Andrés de la Torre, father of Tehuel de la Torre. Tehuel is a young trans man who disappeared in March of 2021. <strong>Right:</strong> Say Sacayán, a transgender rights activist, standing in front of a sign that reads "Where is Tehuel?"

Families of murdered women and trans Argentinians ensure their voices are not silenced

A visual project documents relatives, siblings, parents and friends of victims of gender-based crimes in Argentina

A woman is evacuated from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris after a shooting on Nov. 13, 2015.

20 men are convicted in the 2015 Paris terror attacks; one sentenced to life in prison

The deadliest peacetime attacks in French history killed 130 people. Chief suspect Salah Abdeslam was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in relation to a terrorist enterprise.

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister delivers a report on Epic Charter Schools during a news conference June 21, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and Democratic challenger Hofmeister have massive fundraising advantages over their opponents heading into the primary.

In Oklahoma, former Republican Joy Hofmeister will face Gov. Kevin Stitt in November

In Oklahoma, state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister left the GOP to run against Gov. Kevin Stitt who fiercely opposes abortion rights, defends gun rights and is endorsed by former President Trump.

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