The Night That Cop on Top of George Floyd Tried to Kill Me

By Pilar Melendez

In 2008, Derek Chauvin barged into Ira Toles’ home while responding to a domestic-violence call and shot him at close range, leaving him with a permanent hole in his stomach.

By Spencer Ackerman, Asawin Suebsaeng

Trump will never leave Twitter. He loves it too much. Now he’s trying to browbeat it into helping him win re-election.

By Nick Schager

Filmmaker Andrew Patterson’s stellar sci-fi indie debut, available on Prime May 29, marks the arrival of a director to watch.

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By Adam Howard

The president bears no direct responsibility for Floyd’s death, but his embrace of racist language, ideas and policies has heightened the perception that black life is expendable.

By Tim Teeman

After Larry Kramer’s death, Ellen Barkin, Joel Grey, Anthony Rapp, Matt Bomer, Michelangelo Signorile, Sean Strub, Daryl Roth, and William J. Mann share their memories of a friend.

By Kelly Weill

As people enraged by the death of George Floyd took to the streets in cities across the country, white men with guns started showing up—and risking disaster.

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By Pilar Melendez

Rep. Brian Sims, who quietly donated a kidney in January, launched an epic rant against Republican leaders on Wednesday for hiding a COVID-19 case in their ranks.

By Laura Bradley

The series and its star abruptly parted ways last week. The role of Batwoman will be recast—and as Rose put it, “I’m sure next season will be amazing also.”

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 VERY HEARTFELT 

The president called the devastating toll a “very sad milestone” as he prepared to announce an executive order against social media companies.

 FIGHTING WORDS? 

“There is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge,” Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a Thursday press conference.

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 SHE HAS A NAME 

Valerie Mack, 24, was last seen in 2000. Her remains were found in two places.

 MISSTEPS 

The mishandling of Remdesivir’s distribution reportedly caused unnecessary delays in the treatment to severely ill coronavirus patients.

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