Headlines for April 21, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5GWCE)
- Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty on All Counts for Murdering George Floyd
- Police Shoot Dead 16-Year-Old Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio
- Judge Denies Dismissal of Prison Sentence for Officer Who Shot and Killed Walter Scott in 2015
- India Faces COVID "Storm"; AMLO Gets COVID Vaccine; U.S. Warns Against Travel to 80% of Globe
- Johnson & Johnson Resumes European Rollout After Regulator Says Benefits Outweigh Blood Clot Risk
- AOC and Sen. Markey Reintroduce Green New Deal as Biden Sets Ambitious Emissions Target
- Idriss Deby's Son Named Interim Leader Following Chadian President's Death
- Journalists in Over 100 Countries Have Been Blocked from Reporting on Pandemic
- Prominent Pakistani Journalist Absar Alam Shot and Injured
- 250 NGOs Call on Wealthy Countries to Fund Hunger Relief as 270 Million Face Acute Food Insecurity
- Biden Administration Voices Support for Making Washington, D.C., a State
- L.A. Plans to Launch Guaranteed Basic Income Program
- Standing Rock Activist Who Was Jailed After Refusing to Testify Before Grand Jury Is Released
- Mumia Abu-Jamal Undergoes Successful Heart Surgery as Advocates Continue to Call for His Release