Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to allegedly violating the civil rights of a teenager in a separate case.

The indictment alleges in 2017 Chauvin deprived a 14-year-old, who is Black, of his right to be free of unreasonable force when the officer held his knee on the teen’s neck, similar to the restraint used on Floyd. The indictment also alleges Chauvin held him by his throat and hit him in the head with a flashlight, all while the teen was not resisting.

Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000 from a pandemic low, a sign that the Delta Variant may have slightly increased layoffs.

The Labor Department said applications for jobless aid rose from 312,000 the week before, which was the lowest level since March 2020.

St. Thomas is just weeks into the Division I era, and is already in the win column for a couple of sports with women’s soccer helping lead the way. They won 2-0 against Chicago State University, earning the university’s first victory as a DI school.

Elizabeth Neil can be reached at emneil@stthomas.edu.