LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's death: Some protesters in Louisville have been ordered by police to disperse hours after officials announced a grand jury’s decision to not indict police officers on criminal...
Kentucky Police Shooting Video Raises Questions on Tactics
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The shooting of a popular Kentucky barbecue cook by law enforcement has raised new questions about use of force practices after police released videos of the clash this week. Louisville Metro Police and National Guard soldiers have said they were in the area responding to a reports...
Supreme Court Leaves Kentucky's Ultrasound Law in Place
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did not comment in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. The American Civil Liberties Union had challenged...
Oregon is Awash in Marijuana. It’s Now Looking to Limit Growers.
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. Now, the state is looking to curb production. Five years after they legalized...
Santa Anita Horse Deaths Overshadow Reforms Made Elsewhere
Linda Gaudet can't watch the replays. Even after 47 years in horse racing, she turns away from any video showing one of the 23 fatalities over three months at Santa Anita Park. "It was just devastating," Gaudet said. "I still can't stomach it." Neither can many others around horse racing....
Catholic Boys School Shuts Down Amid Fallout over DC Videos
COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky boys' school shut down its campus on Tuesday as a precaution and a small protest was held outside their diocese as fallout continued over an encounter involving white teenagers, Native American marchers and a black religious sect outside the Lincoln Memorial last week. President Donald...
Clerk Jailed Over Marriage Licenses Loses Re-election Bid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky clerk who went to jail in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples lost her bid for a second term on Tuesday. Kim Davis, the Republican incumbent, was defeated by Democrat Elwood Caudill Jr. in the election for clerk of Rowan County in...
Here’s Why Teachers Across America Are Striking
Teachers from Arizona and Colorado are joining teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky on the picket line. These teacher strikes will likely intensify the debate among elected officials over where education fits in state budget priorities. They may also prompt Americans to consider whether they are willing to pay more tax...