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Critics say Chauvin defense 'weaponized' stigma for Black Americans with addiction

Critics say Chauvin defense 'weaponized' stigma for Black Americans with addiction

Derek Chauvin's defense has suggested George Floyd's drug use might have made him more "volatile" and unpredictable, justifying the use of force. Critics say Floyd needed health care and compassion.
by Brian Mann

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Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week

Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week

The United States will likely move to resume administering Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases, the government’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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'We need to feel the sun on our face': Twin Cities events promote community healing

'We need to feel the sun on our face': Twin Cities events promote community healing

Coordinated events held Saturday in the Twin Cities aimed to support people traumatized by the recent killing of Daunte Wright, and the police response to subsequent protests.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million

The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday, amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
by The Associated Press

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Life in the Roaring 2020s: Young people get vaccinated, prepare to reclaim lost pandemic year

Life in the Roaring 2020s: Young people get vaccinated, prepare to reclaim lost pandemic year

With vaccinations raising hopes that the end of the pandemic is approaching, some young adults in the U.S. are getting ready to make up for lost time, much like their great-grandparents did a century ago.
by Eva Tesfaye

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Unrecognized tribes struggle without federal aid during pandemic

Unrecognized tribes struggle without federal aid during pandemic

"We have all the problems of Indian Country, but no means of dealing with it," Chinook Indian Nation chair Tony Johnson says. Without federal recognition, they get no reservation, no housing allowance, no clinics, no vaccine allocations.
by Eilís O'Neill

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April 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: Nearly 52 percent of adults have 1 vaccine dose

April 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: Nearly 52 percent of adults have 1 vaccine dose

The percentage of Minnesotans 16 and older with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine ticked up to nearly 52 percent on Sunday, after crossing the 50-percent threshold the day before.
by MPR News Staff

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