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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 628

Kentucky

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber as Congress returns for the lame-duck session at the Capitol in Washington, November 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
February 20, 2025, 8:17 pm
US Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection, ending long term as Republican leader
Republican from Kentucky, longest-serving party leader in Senate history, was Trump’s ally in first term and endorsed him again in 2024, but relationship with president has soured
By bruce schreiner
Illustrative: Lab staff prepare small petri dishes, each holding several 1-7 day old embryos, for cells to be extracted from each embryo to test for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute's in-vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory, in Houston, Texas, February 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
July 2, 2024, 9:16 am
Kentucky court rejects Jewish women’s challenge to state’s abortion laws
Judge says non-pregnant plaintiffs don’t have standing to argue post-Roe v. Wade limitations on in-vitro fertilization infringe on their religious freedom
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear arrives at the scene of a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, April 10, 2023. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
April 11, 2023, 9:41 am
Louisville bank employee livestreamed shooting spree that killed 5
Meta removes video of attack perpetrated by Connor Sturgeon, 25, who was also killed; mayor condemns ‘evil act of targeted violence’
By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO
This photo provided by Reid Cornell shows police presence near the scene of a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, April 10, 2023. (Reid Cornell via AP)
April 10, 2023, 6:47 pm
4 killed in shooting at bank building in Kentucky; suspect shot dead
Louisville deputy police chief says at least 8 people wounded, including 2 critically; gunman was apparently a former employee of bank
By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO
Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors as lawmakers voted to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis August 5, 2022. (Arleigh Rodgers/AP)
December 28, 2022, 9:03 am
Indiana pro-choice campaigners wield Jewish ethics in lawsuit against abortion ban
5 Jewish, Muslim, and spiritual women, along with Jews for Choice lobby group, argue that a fetus becomes living person at birth, prioritizing the mother’s life and health
By Arleigh Rodgers
Abortion rights supporters chant their objections at the Kentucky Capitol on April 13, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky. (AP/Bruce Schreiner)
October 7, 2022, 6:39 am
Three Jewish women sue Kentucky over abortion ban, say it violates their faith
Suit claims legislation barring abortions runs counter to Jewish law, also cite state rule forbidding government from infringing on freedom of religion
By bruce schreiner
Ret. Lt. Col. Josh Judah, a former police officer in the Louisville Metro Police Department, testifies in a 2020 hearing. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images via JTA)
August 24, 2022, 8:05 am
Louisville Jewish community hires ex-cop connected to controversy in police killing
Josh Judah, a retired lieutenant colonel with the Louisville Metro Police Department, will oversee the community’s SAFE initiative
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Home and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Kentucky, July 28, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
July 30, 2022, 6:10 pm
At least 25 dead in Kentucky flooding, with toll expected to rise
Governor says search for victims could take weeks; more rainstorms forecasted in coming days, after 20-27 cm of rainfall over 48 hours
By AP
President Joe Biden, right, looks on as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Steve Dettelbach, speaks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on April 11, 2022. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
July 19, 2022, 6:11 am
Post by Kentucky Republicans claims ‘Jewish junta’ behind new gun control czar
Facebook message criticizing appointment of Steve Dettelbach as head of ATF slammed by US Jewish groups as antisemitic; Bracken County GOP says account was hacked
By Andrew Lapin
Louisville, Ky., mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg arrives to vote in the state's primary election, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. (AP/Piper Hudspeth Blackburn)
May 18, 2022, 5:49 am
Jewish candidate who escaped shooting clinches Democratic nod for Louisville mayor
Craig Greenberg beats out crowded field, promises to improve city safety, months after social justice activist opened fire at him but narrowly missed
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN
Mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg, a Democrat, prepares to knock on a door in Louisville, Ky. on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Greenberg, a Democrat, was shot at in February at a campaign office but was not struck, though a bullet grazed a piece of his clothing, police said. (AP Photo/Piper Hudspeth Blackburn)
April 30, 2022, 4:16 pm
Louisville Jewish mayoral hopeful resumes campaigning after being shot at
Craig Greenberg, who was fired upon by metro council candidate, says shooting made him ‘a stronger person who can hopefully work… to make Louisville safer’
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN
This photo provided by Louisville Metro Department of Corrections shows Quintez Brown. (Louisville Metro Department of Corrections via AP)
March 29, 2022, 5:16 am
Kentucky man indicted for shooting at Jewish mayoral candidate
Quintez Brown, who was running for metro council, fired at Craig Greenberg last month, but did not wound the mayoral hopeful
By AP
Kentucky State Rep. Danny Bentley, left, hears testimony at a state House of Representatives committee meeting in Frankfort, on January 25, 2022. (Kentucky General Assembly/LRC Public Information)
March 5, 2022, 3:56 pm
Kentucky Republican’s anti-abortion speech links Jewish scientists to Nazi genocide
Jewish groups protest Danny Bentley’s ‘bizarre antisemitic rant that included outlandish claims about the sex lives of Jewish women,’ offer antisemitism training; he apologizes
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: The opening day session of the Kentucky State Legislature in Frankfort, on January 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
February 24, 2022, 6:49 pm
2 Kentucky lawmakers apologize for saying ‘Jew them down’
Republicans Rick Girdler and Walker Thomas use phrase during hearing in US state’s General Assembly, with the latter explaining it’s ‘second nature’ to him
By Ron Kampeas
Louisville Democratic mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg speaks during a news conference in Louisville, Kentucky, February 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
February 18, 2022, 5:15 am
Jewish Louisville mayor candidate ‘traumatized’ as shooting suspect released
Black Lives Matters-affiliated group pays $100,000 cash bond to free Quintez Brown, 21, days afer he was arrested for attempted murder for trying to shoot Craig Greenberg
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN and DYLAN LOVAN
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