Saturday, January 18, 2025

Tag: Breonna Taylor

A leap towards justice: The nationwide call to end no-knock warrants

Four years after Breonna Taylor's tragic death, a bipartisan effort emerges to transform police protocol and honor her legacy by proposing a nationwide ban on no-knock warrants.

The killing of Breonna Taylor still reverberates in Kentucky politics

Will Taylor’s death weigh heavily on many voters in the county?

2 detectives in Breonna Taylor shooting are fired

“The shots you fired were in three different directions, indicating you did not verify a threat or have target acquisition.”

Breonna Taylor grand jurors say police actions were ‘criminal’; never given...

“From the very beginning, we have seen a campaign of prevarication, of dishonesty, of outright neglect of any semblance of justice for Breonna Taylor or for her family.”

‘Black Women’s Lives Matter’: Breonna Taylor’s family demands a special prosecutor...

Breonna Taylor’s family is calling on Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to appoint a new special prosecutor to reopen the case after they...

‘We must not lose focus’: Louisville to pay $12 million to...

"No amount of money can bring justice. It's time to move forward with the criminal charges that Breonna Taylor's family has called for."

In attempt to “intimidate protesters,” 87 face felony charges for Kentucky...

“What they’re attempting to do is intimidate protesters. They’re attempting to send a message that nobody should be out here investigating something that clearly needs investigation.”

Say her name: Breonna Taylor was killed by police in March....

The 26-year-old African American woman who was an emergency room technician treating COVID patients and was shot to death by police inside her own apartment in March.

POPULAR

Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opposes raising $7.25 minimum wage despite millions living in...

Bessent links wage policies to state decisions while critics warn of deepening inequality.

Survivors of deadly LA wildfires demand accountability for Big Oil’s role in fueling climate...

Victims, scientists, and legal experts unite to hold fossil fuel companies criminally responsible.

Democrats have a massive opportunity as a pure opposition party

If they want to win, Democrats should view themselves not as the minority—but as the opposition.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

3M knew firefighting foams were toxic for decades, documents reveal

Revelations show 3M misled the public about PFAS chemicals’ dangers, contributing to global contamination.