Horse Racing|Authentic Wins the Kentucky Derby, Run Without FansThe race in Louisville ran with a smaller field than usual, no spectators and despite protests nearby over the police killing of Breonna Taylor in the city earlier this year.Authentic left, won the Kentucky Derby, upsetting the favorite, Tiz the Law.Credit...Christian Hansen for The New York TimesSept.…
Authentic won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday evening.The victorious horse gave trainer hall of famer Bob Baffert his sixth career Derby victory.Tiz the Law was the favorite to win the 146th running of the Derby, but came in a close second. He drew the No. 17 post and was looking to become the first…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…