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On Tuesday night, Kanye West, who’s running for president, sent out invalid Kentucky presidential election results on Twitter. The incorrect results, which Kanye shared via a screenshot that was attributed to NBC’s LEX 18, showed Jo Jorgensen, who’s running for president under the Libertarian Party ticket, in first place. West is seen as No. 3 in the screenshot. Following West, […]
A West Virginia woman who, last year, participated in the murder of her boyfriend alongside her biological father (who she then married), has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to that crime. The sentencing came down last Thursday after a judge doled out a punishment to 31-year-old Amanda Michelle Naylor McClure for […]
Cardi B has been one of the most outspoken celebrities when it comes to police brutality and systemic racism, particularly when it comes to the murder of Breonna Taylor. In wake of the recent news surrounding her case, Cardi took to Instagram, where she blasted Attorney General of Kentucky Daniel Cameron over a ballistics report that doesn’t back […]
Hours of body camera footage from Louisville Metro Police Department officers and SWAT team members shed light on the circumstances surrounding Breonna Taylor‘s murder. VICE News obtained footage and documents that have not previously been released on Saturday. The footage was captured by 45 different body cameras and was part of an investigative file compiled by the […]
Six months after Breonna Taylor’s death at the hands of Louisville police, a Jefferson County grand jury has indicted one of the three officers involved. Detective Brett Hankison has been charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. Judge Annie O’Connell set an arrest warrant and $15,000 bond. Neither Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly nor Det. Myles Cosgrove was indicted. Breonna […]
A Louisville officer involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting insists he and his colleagues did nothing wrong on the night of the deadly raid. On Tuesday morning, Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly sent a mass email within his department to defend his actions as well as slam Mayor Greg Fischer, Public Safety Chief Amy Hess, and former Louisville Metro […]
Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills was arrested on Tuesday, after he attended a protest in Louisville, Kentucky calling for the prosecution of the officers responsible for the death of Breonna Taylor. Stills was one of the 87 people arrested outside of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s house, where peaceful protesters gathered to put pressure on […]
Over the weekend, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron celebrated his engagement with a small gathering of family and friends. The party took place after Cameron claimed that he was “working around the clock” on the case against the officers who shot and killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor earlier this year. According to TMZ, sources close to […]
Beyoncé has written an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. In the letter, Beyoncé calls for the AG to arrest Taylor’s killers, who are three police officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department: Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison. Beyoncé writes, “Your office has both the […]
Louisville police chief Steve Conrad has been fired following the investigation into a fatal shooting during the city’s protests, CNN reports. On Monday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer revealed that he had relieved Conrad of his duties. This move came after it was reported that two police officers involved in the shooting did not activate their body cameras. “This type […]
