Rihanna is the latest celebrity to speak out against Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who earlier this week warned the public against listening to celebrity's comments on the Breonna Taylor shooting indictment.On Wednesday, fired Louisville officer Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree. He was one of three police officers involved…
As the only Black female representative in the Kentucky Capitol, state Rep. Attica Scott (D) took action after the death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police raiding her home in March. In August, Scott proposed Breonna’s Law, a bill that would end no-knock warrants statewide. And when a grand jury decided not…
A new poll shows support for protests like those engulfing Louisville following a grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case has fallen from a peak reached soon after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in May.The survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 44% of Americans disapprove of protests…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A former detective with the Louisville police department has been indicted on felony charges of wanton endangerment after shooting into the an apartment next door to Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT who was killed in her own home by police.Brett Hankison, who was fired in June, is facing three felony counts and bail was set…
(CNN)As cases surge in Kentucky and Ohio, one hospital is begging residents to wear masks and practice social distancing, as it reaches capacity due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. "Our hospital i…
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…