Seven people were shot and at least one was in critical condition after protests in Louisville, Kentucky over the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot in her apartment in March, police said on Friday. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribeReuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation…
Seven people were shot Thursday in downtown Louisville, Ky., as several hundred protesters gathered to protest the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed in her own apartment by police in March.A police department spokesperson told USA Today that shots were heard on the scene at around 11:30 p.m. and that two of the…
Turbulent and in some cases violent protests erupted around the country Thursday night over the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. Demonstrators damaged buildings, blocked traffic and demanded justice for Floyd and other victims of police violence.At the center of the fury was Minneapolis, where protesters breached the police…
Seven people were shot in Louisville, Kentucky, one of whom was in critical condition, during protests that turned violent Thursday night, police said.Circumstances of the shootings were not immediately clear, and a police spokesman called the situation downtown fluid early Friday.Officers were not involved in the shootings, Police Sgt. Lamont Washington said.No other details were…
The protests in Kentucky were prompted by the shooting death of a black woman, who was killed when police entered her home in March. A demonstration protesting the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., turned violent on Thursday night, and seven people were shot. The police said it was too early to determine who…
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…