Mar 14 2 years after Breonna Taylor was killed, her family and supporters continue to push for justice By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Breonna Taylor’s family has joined with demonstrators and other supporters to honor the two-year anniversary of the Black woman’s passing in a botched police raid. Continue reading
Jan 28 Jury selection begins in criminal trial over botched police raid that killed Breonna Taylor By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Hundreds of potential jurors who gathered at a Louisville courthouse on Friday will learn whether they could be chosen for the only criminal trial over the botched police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 7:43 The manufacturing sector needs workers. Training high schoolers could help fill that void By Paul Solman Even as the U.S. labor picture improves, the manufacturing sector is still struggling with a shortage of workers and raw materials. An analysis by Deloitte found that over two million manufacturing jobs will be unfilled through 2030. Economic correspondent Paul… Continue watching
Mar 05 Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push By Casey Smith, Associated Press As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots. Continue reading
Dec 29 Officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death could face dismissal By Associated Press Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death — the one who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to her apartment and another found to have opened… Continue reading
Dec 04 Council won’t appoint new prosecutor in Breonna Taylor case By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press A council of Kentucky prosecutors says it does not have the legal authority to appoint another special prosecutor in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Continue reading
Sep 30 Kentucky AG seeks to delay release of Breonna Taylor grand jury files By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The workings of a Kentucky grand jury that brought no charges against police in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor are set to be opened, upending a long tradition of keeping those proceedings secret. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 2:35 National outrage after decision not to charge officers for Breonna Taylor’s death By Yamiche Alcindor Officials in Louisville, Kentucky, are appealing for calm after public outrage over the decision not to charge police with Breonna Taylor’s death. Two officers were shot and wounded amid new protests in the city overnight. But grief and anguish about… Continue watching
Jul 25 Competing protesters converge on Breonna Taylor’s hometown By Associated Press Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during peaceful demonstrations Saturday in her Kentucky hometown that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group. Continue reading
Jun 25 Impatience grows for cops’ arrests in Breonna Taylor’s death By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The outcry has reverberated for weeks online and at demonstrations nationwide: Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Continue reading