Protesters march on the first day of the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis. Photo / APThe city of Minneapolis on Friday (US time) agreed to pay US$27 million (NZ$37m) to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the black man's death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer's murder trial. The Minneapolis City Council emerged from closed session to announce the settlement. Floyd's death sparked sometimes violent protests in Minneapolis and beyond and led to a national reckoning on racial justice. Floyd's family filed the federal civil rights lawsuit in July against the city, Chauvin and three other fired officers charged in his death.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 12, 2021 21:33 UTC