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Former police officer Derek Chauvin is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Reaction to the verdict has been passionate across Minneapolis and the nation.

NPR's Rachel Martin and Morning Edition poet in residence Kwame Alexander look back on the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and community activist in Minnesota, about ex-police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelley talks with Rob Harris, sports writer for the Associated Press about how Manchester United and Chelsea say they won't join the European Super League.

Several politicians and leaders across the greater Tampa Bay region issued statements expressing relief following the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin.

Philonise Floyd began weeping as Judge Peter Cahill read the three guilty verdicts aloud in court on Tuesday. "As an African American, we usually never get justice," he told reporters through tears.

"It was a murder in the full light of day, and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see [systemic racism]," the president said after the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin.

A verdict has been reached in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

"I would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step towards justice," Keith Ellison said on Tuesday.

"We know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial," the nation's first Black president and the former first lady said in a statement.

"George Floyd! Justice!" yelled the crowd gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center after the jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin.

A jury has found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts he faced over the killing of George Floyd. The outcome was far from guaranteed, as convictions of police officers are historically rare.

Some activists hope that the verdict will lead to a change in police behavior.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ronnie Lillard, friend of George Floyd, about his reaction to Tuesday's verdict.

In Minneapolis, crowds gathered Tuesday to celebrate the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin's murder trial.

The conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin is being seen as a watershed moment for police accountability. But will it actually change policing in America?

George Floyd's siblings shared their relief and trauma after the guilty verdict of the ex-cop who killed their brother. "The world saw his life being extinguished and I could do nothing but watch."

Much awaits Derek Chauvin. His sentencing will come in eight weeks, and on his most serious charge — unintentional second degree murder — he faces about over 12 years under sentencing guidelines.

NOAA is overseeing a $100 million effort to restore Florida's most important coral reefs. Over the last 40 years, they've been degraded by disease, development and environmental stresses.

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn and the state of Wisconsin have reached a deal, with reduced tax incentives, years after a $3 billion deal that some politicians and taxpayers say was all a mirage.

President Biden addressed how rare it is for a police officer to be convicted for killing a Black person in America, and talked about the need to overhaul the criminal justice system.

After the recent mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, it was tough for workers' friends and family to get in touch with their loved ones. That's because of a company cellphone policy.

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of three counts of murder and manslaughter. In Minneapolis, crowds gathered today at George Floyd Square to celebrate that verdict.

Police in the Ohio city, responding to calls about a domestic disturbance, shot and killed a Black teenage girl. Body camera footage appears to show she may have had a knife.

The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise last year, shutting down major colleges and universities around the country. Two USF students experienced their freshman year during the pandemic.