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…
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…
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By 10/11 NOW |  Posted: Thu 1:15 PM, May 14, 2020  |  Updated: Thu 3:39 PM, May 14, 2020 Eight more Nebraskans have died from the coronavirus. The seven deaths were reported Thursday, which is the highest number of COVID-19 deaths reported in a single day in the state. The deaths include four in Dakota County,…
April 21, 2020 | 7:24pm | Updated April 21, 2020 | 7:25pm Enlarge Image Residents wait in long lines outside the Riverside High School in Milwaukee, on April 7 to vote in Wisconsin's primary election. AFP via Getty Images The virus didn’t spare the voting booth. At least seven coronavirus cases can be linked back…
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…