Defense focuses on Floyd’s drug use as it begins its case

The defense began its case Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin, seizing on a 2019 confrontation between police and George Floyd in which Floyd suffered dangerously high blood pressure and confessed to heavy use of opioid painkillers.

 
Minnesota police chief, officer who shot Black man resign

A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday. The police chief also resigned.

 
Tropicana set to sell for $308M

Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corp. has agreed to purchase the Tropicana resort-casino from landlord Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc., a transaction valued at $308 million.

What you can learn from Warren Buffett’s 15 biggest money mistakes

Warren Buffett is quite possibly the greatest investor of all time. For decades, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway — nicknamed the “Oracle of Omaha” — has shown his ability to read Wall Street like a book. He has a net worth of nearly $89 billion.