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U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan
President Biden has decided to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Holly Williams has the details.
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President Biden has decided to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Holly Williams has the details.
The defense attorneys in the Derek Chauvin trial called six witnesses, including an expert witness who says the use of force against George Floyd was justified. During testimony, Chauvin's attorney focused on Floyd's drug use. Jamie Yuccas reports from outside the courthouse where the defense will resume their case.
Officer Kim Potter resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday after killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon. The Minneapolis suburb's police chief also resigned as protests continued into the night for the third day since the shooting. Omar Villafranca reports.
George Floyd and Daunte Wright died after confrontations with police, just miles apart, one year apart. And it was revealed that the two fathers had a connection beyond their deaths.
Paul Flores, 44, was taken into custody and charged with murder. No bail has been set.
Testimony focused on George Floyd's drug use, and a use-of-force expert testified Chauvin was justified in restraining him.
Hundreds of people protested in front of the police station in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, for the third night after the death of Daunte Wright. A curfew is set to go into effect at 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday. CBSN Minnesota reports.
Britt Reid has been charged with driving while intoxicated in a crash that left Ariel Young critically injured.
After 11 days of testimony, the prosecution has rested their case and the defense has started presenting theirs. As CBS News' Jamie Yuccas report, the key witness was another use-of-force expert who said Derek Chauvin was justified in restraining George Floyd, and called the restraint Chauvin used on Floyd a "control technique." Criminal defense attorney Imran Ansari then joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the defense's opening day of arguments.
A father and son have been arrested in the 1996 disappearance and murder of California college student Kristin Smart.