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The Richmond, Va., band floats between jazz, hip-hop, funk and soul. Watch the group's rooftop Tiny Desk performance.

Former police officer Derek Chauvin is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Reaction to the verdict has been passionate across Minneapolis and the nation.

The conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin is being seen as a watershed moment for police accountability. But will it actually change policing in America?

"It was a murder in the full light of day, and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see [systemic racism]," the president said after the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin.

"I would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step towards justice," Keith Ellison said on Tuesday.

"George Floyd! Justice!" yelled the crowd gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center after the jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin.

Southeast Asian leaders — including the leader of a coup in Myanmar — will meet this week to discuss a possible end to the crackdown on protesters following the Feb. 1 coup.

NOAA is overseeing a $100 million effort to restore Florida's most important coral reefs. Over the last 40 years, they've been degraded by disease, development and environmental stresses.

President Biden addressed how rare it is for a police officer to be convicted for killing a Black person in America, and talked about the need to overhaul the criminal justice system.

Ma'Khia Bryant felt she was in danger and called the Columbus police, according to her aunt. But when officers arrived at her home on Tuesday afternoon, the girl ended up dead.

India is grappling with shortages of hospital beds, oxygen and vaccines amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases. Scientists are scrambling to sequence new variants.

A jury has found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts he faced over the killing of George Floyd. The outcome was far from guaranteed, as convictions of police officers are historically rare.

George Floyd's siblings shared their relief and trauma after the guilty verdict of the ex-cop who killed their brother. "The world saw his life being extinguished and I could do nothing but watch."

Chile has been praised worldwide for its COVID-19 vaccination program, inoculating a higher proportion of its population than all but two countries. Yet Chile's battle against the pandemic isn't over.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ronnie Lillard, friend of George Floyd, about his reaction to Tuesday's verdict.

Much awaits Derek Chauvin. His sentencing will come in eight weeks, and on his most serious charge — unintentional second degree murder — he faces about over 12 years under sentencing guidelines.

Police in the Ohio city, responding to calls about a domestic disturbance, shot and killed a Black teenage girl. Body camera footage appears to show she may have had a knife.

Experts fear steep declines in testing and diagnoses mean more people will contract HIV and die of AIDS. The problem is particularly acute in the South, the epicenter of the nation's HIV crisis.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will investigate the Minneapolis Police Department for possible patterns of excessive use of force and discriminatory practices.

Cyrus Vance Jr. announced the new policy on Wednesday and appeared virtually in court to seek the dismissal of more than 5,000 prostitution-related cases dating back to the 1970s.