Kentucky

Southern Baptists finalize expulsion of two churches with female pastors

At the denomination's annual meeting, an overwhelming majority of its 12,700 delegates voted to uphold the ouster of the Saddleback Church in California, one of the convention's largest congregations

 Congregants take part in an annual “Freedom Sunday” service at the First Baptist evangelical Southern Baptist megachurch in Dallas, Texas, US, June 26, 2022.
 Kentucky state capitol

Kentucky teacher suspended after student dresses in KKK clothing

 May 6, 2023: Louisville, KY, USA; Mage, left, with Javier Castellano up, wins the 149th Running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6, 2023, at Churchill Downs.

Seven dead horses in 10 days after Kentucky Derby

 The Queen Anne's Revenge (Illustration)

Archaeologists find coal on Blackbeard's ship. Where did it come from?


Five dead after shooting attack at downtown bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky

At least two police officers were among the eight wounded; two of the wounded, including one of the officers, were in critical condition at a hospital.

 Police deploy at the scene of a mass shooting near Slugger Field baseball stadium in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. April, 10, 2023.

Antisemitism report presented at Kentucky capitol

The state of antisemitism in Kentucky and throughout the United States is "concerning," the Chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council expresses in a report delivered at the state capitol. 

 Rabbi Shlomo Litvin speaking at Kentucky capitol in Frankfort, February 7, 2023

Nine dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through US Southeast

Nine deaths have been reported, as the result of tornados hitting the US, and the number is expected to climb.

The aftermath of a tornado is seen in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, US, December 12, 2021.

California, Vermont pass initiatives protecting abortion rights

In August, voters in conservative Kansas defeated a ballot measure aimed at eliminating abortion rights from the state's constitution. Here is a look at Tuesday's votes.

People react during public testimony in the Indiana House of Representatives during a special session to debate banning abortion in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, August 2, 2022.

3 Jewish women sue to block Kentucky’s abortion restrictions on religious grounds

The Kentucky lawsuit is part of a newly emerging trend of Jews hoping to use religious freedom protections as a pressure point against state abortion restrictions driven largely by Christian activism

  United States Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision

Louisville Jewish community hires ex-officer who was at the scene of Breonna Taylor killing

Joss Judah, who was at the scene of the raid at Taylor's apartment in 2020, was hired to serve as a security advisor for The Jewish Community of Louisville, which is now facing criticism.

Protesters march against racial injustice and for Black women following the grand jury decision in Louisville's Breonna Taylor case, in Denver, Colorado, US, September 26, 2020.

Former Louisville officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up - NYT

Goodlett pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, becoming the first officer to be held criminally responsible for the botched raid, the Times reported

 Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, stands next to a painting of her daughter at a gathering to mark two years since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky, US, March 13, 2022.

'There is no Iron Dome for tornadoes' - watch video

Opinion: The author delivers 'Hear 'O Israel' prayer to Christians in Kentucky

 Tornado devastation in Kentucky

Kentucky Republican’s speech links Jewish scientists to lethal Nazi gas

Kentucky state Rep. Danny Bentley digressed into the sex lives of Jewish women and conflated two Jewish chemists in a speech supporting legislation to restrict the use of "the abortion pill."

Kentucky General Assembly

Two Kentucky lawmakers apologize for use of the phrase ‘Jew them down’

State Rep. Walker Thomas, also a Republican, marveled at the $1 property leases before jokingly asking if the state could “Jew them down on the price.”

 Kentucky State Sen. Rick Girdler in the state's General Assembly in Frankfort, Feb. 2, 2022.

Gunman fires shots at Jewish candidate for Louisville mayor

Police said there was no information that the suspect was not acting alone.

 Craig Greenberg, right, campaigns for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2022.