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Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting

September 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m (£9.3m) to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by police. Taylor was 26 when she was shot at […]

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Pandemic throws US primary elections into uncertainty

March 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ohio’s governor has ordered polling stations in the state to close as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts vast swathes of American life. The state was one of four due to hold Democratic primary votes on Tuesday. […]

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US governor issues 428 pardons during final days in office

December 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin issued 428 pardons in his final days in office, a list that includes multiple violent offenders. The Republican pardoned a convicted child rapist as well as a convicted murderer whose […]

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New Kentucky governor restores voting rights to ex-felons

December 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

The newly elected governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear has restored the right to vote to up to 140,000 people with non-violent felony convictions – a move praised by rights groups. The Democratic governor’s executive order […]

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Samuel Little: FBI confirms ‘most prolific’ US serial killer

October 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

The FBI has confirmed an imprisoned murderer who confessed to 93 murders over four decades is the most prolific serial killer in US history. Police have matched Samuel Little, 79, to 50 cases from 1970 […]

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Breeders’ Cup: Man arrested for drunkenly riding horse

November 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested for getting on a horse while drunk and nearly making it to the track at the Breeders’ Cup meet in Kentucky, local media report. Michael Wells-Rody, 24, sneaked into “a […]

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Two people dead, multiple wounded in Kentucky high school shooting

January 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a high school shooting in the US state of Kentucky. A 15-year-old girl died at the scene at Marshall County High School in the town of […]

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Kentucky politician takes his own life after sex assault allegation

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

Dan Johnson, a Republican politician in Kentucky who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, has died in an apparent suicide. Mr Johnson, 57, denied the allegation. He died of a single gunshot wound […]

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Holiday Stress, Angry Annoyance, Or Bigotry? You Decide.

December 22, 2016 Kate Adan 0

Shopping can be stressful, especially around the holidays.  After the literal crush of those seeking Black Friday sales at brick and mortar stores, and sneaking on the net at work to snatch Cyber Monday specials, […]

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Judge Olu Stevens back on bench following suspension

November 9, 2016 zoshinuk 0

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Following a 90 day suspension, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens is back on the bench. Stevens gave a guilty plea and was suspended without pay after admitting to ethics violations. This […]

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