The battle to take on Republican senator Mitch McConnell – a race long-considered a done deal – is coming down to the wire, as a progressive outsider seizes on the demands for racial justice sweeping the country. Other than that of Donald Trump himself, for Democrats there are few scalps more highly prized than the…
(CNN)Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Thursday told the family of Breonna Taylor, the people who have protested her death and police officers that he is committed to a thorough investigati…
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is expected to make an announcement about the investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police who burst into her home. SPECIAL OFFER: To thank you for your support, here’s a deal on a Washington Post digital subscription: $29 for one year http://washingtonpost.com/youtubeoffer.Subscribe to The…
A Kentucky teen who killed two classmates and injured others when he opened fire at his high school in 2018 was sentenced to two life sentences Friday.Gabriel Parker, 18, will receive an additional 70 years in prison for 14 counts of assault in connection with the shooting at Marshall County High School on Jan. 23,…
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he would pursue "100 percent" health care coverage for black residents earlier this week as the state reports a disproportionately high number of coronavirus cases in the black community.“This is just the first commitment in making up for the inequality that Dr. King said was one of the most severe: inequality…
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…