Roommates, just minutes before he was eventually sentenced to 22 ½ years in prison for the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin’s mother, Carolyn Pawlenty, spoke directly to the judge and pleaded for leniency in his sentencing. At one point during her written statement, she referred to Derek Chau...

The day that many people have been anticipating has arrived, and before Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill could give Derek Chavin his sentence. The family members of George Floyd spoke before the court to offer their statements before learning how long Chauvin would be in prison. One of the three members to speak befo...

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for the state's August primary and can be on the ballot

A New Orleans hospital abandoned since Hurricane Katrina is expected to undergo $500 million redevelopment

The Oklahoma City Thunder have spent the last several seasons building what looked like the league's most flexible long term roster construction model with an elite young core, massive draft capital, and a deep rotation filled with cost controlled contributors. But this offseason has marked a turning point. The NBA's s...