U.S. jury convicts former police officer Kimberly Potter for fatal shooting of Black man Daunte Wright

A Minnesota jury on Thursday found former police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when she mistakenly fired her handgun instead of her Taser. A 12-member jury declared Potter, 49, guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the death of the 20-year-old… Read More U.S. jury convicts former police officer Kimberly Potter for fatal shooting of Black man Daunte Wright

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in pardons former President Park Geun-hye

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who was in prison after being convicted of corruption, the justice ministry said on Friday, amid a tight presidential race. Park, 69, became South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office when the Constitutional Court upheld a parliament… Read More South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in pardons former President Park Geun-hye