US: Family, Biden pay tribute to George Floyd
Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church for the funeral of George Floyd, the black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice. His body will be laid to rest next to his mother. Floyd was 46 when he was killed May 25 as a white Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on Floyd's neck as the dying man cried out for his mother. Floyd's death sparked international protests and drew new attention to police treatment of African Americans in the U.S. Some 6,000 people attended a public memorial service Monday. Vice President Joe Biden gave a video message of comfort and hope to mourners at the funeral. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee addressed the mourners through a recorded video message. Biden said that the burden of grieving in public has turned to a purpose to "change the world." "I've watched with awe as you summon the absolute courage to channel God's grace and show the good man George was," Biden said.