By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s handling of thecase, the death ofand the protests that followed will soon be investigated.The Government Oversight and Audit Committee (GOA) of the Louisville Metro Council filed an order Monday to officially launch an investigation “into the action and inaction of the Fischer Administration,” according to a press release from the city.Though it has not happened yet and there is no timeline to finish the investigation, the GOA plans to subpoena former Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad and...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s handling of thecase, the death ofand the protests that followed will soon be investigated.The Government Oversight and Audit Committee (GOA) of the Louisville Metro Council filed an order Monday to officially launch an investigation “into the action and inaction of the Fischer Administration,” according to a press release from the city.Though it has not happened yet and there is no timeline to finish the investigation, the GOA plans to subpoena former Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad and...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The brother of an alleged rioter is a US Secret Service agent who once led former first lady Michelle Obama’s detail, CNN has learned.Preston Fairlamb III, the brother of Scott Fairlamb – a man who faces five charges connected to his – is a member of the Secret Service and, according to Obama’s 2018 memoir, had “led my detail” at one point.“All of us grew close to our agents over time. Preston Fairlamb led my detail then,” Obama wrote in “Becoming.” She attended the 2012 memorial service for the Fairlamb’s father, according to a statement by...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The brother of an alleged rioter is a US Secret Service agent who once led former first lady Michelle Obama’s detail, CNN has learned.Preston Fairlamb III, the brother of Scott Fairlamb – a man who faces five charges connected to his – is a member of the Secret Service and, according to Obama’s 2018 memoir, had “led my detail” at one point.“All of us grew close to our agents over time. Preston Fairlamb led my detail then,” Obama wrote in “Becoming.” She attended the 2012 memorial service for the Fairlamb’s father, according to a statement by...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One of the Louisville Metro Police officers who the night she was killed sent a mass email to the department early Tuesday defending his actions and slamming the city’s leadership, his attorney confirmed to CNN.In the email, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly told his colleagues they “do not deserve to be in this position” where “thugs” are allowed to “get into your face and yell, curse and degrade you” and if officers “make a mistake during the most stressful times in your career, the department and FBI … go after you for civil rights violations.”He...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One of the Louisville Metro Police officers who the night she was killed sent a mass email to the department early Tuesday defending his actions and slamming the city’s leadership, his attorney confirmed to CNN.In the email, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly told his colleagues they “do not deserve to be in this position” where “thugs” are allowed to “get into your face and yell, curse and degrade you” and if officers “make a mistake during the most stressful times in your career, the department and FBI … go after you for civil rights violations.”He...WW…

(CNN)Some federal buildings in Louisville, Kentucky, will be closed this week and police will operate under a state of emergency as the city awaits an announcement by state Attorney General Daniel Cameron about his office's investigation into the .The Gene Snyder United States Courthouse will be closed to the public through Friday, September 25, according to an , the chief US District Court judge for Western Kentucky. All scheduled in-court appearances will be continued or converted to videoconference proceedings at the discretion of the presiding judge, the order says. The courthouse's...…(CNN)Some federal buildings in Louisville, Kentucky, will be closed this week and police will operate under a state of emergency as the city awaits an announcement by state Attorney General Daniel Cameron about his office's investigation into the .The Gene Snyder United States Courthouse will be closed to the public through Friday, September 25, according to an , the chief US District Court judge for Western Kentucky. All scheduled in-court appearances will be continued or converted to videoconference proceedings at the discretion of the presiding judge, the order says. The courthouse's...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Emergency responders continued to dig through the rubble Monday night after a major explosion in a Baltimore neighborhood killed a woman and injured seven others.Three homes were reduced to rubble, spokeswoman Blair Adams said.Earlier, Adams said six people had been hospitalized in serious condition. Monday night the department upped the total of injured to seven but did not give their conditions.Officials are investigating the cause, and crews are searching for people who might be trapped inside. After the blast, some authorities said they...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Emergency responders continued to dig through the rubble Monday night after a major explosion in a Baltimore neighborhood killed a woman and injured seven others.Three homes were reduced to rubble, spokeswoman Blair Adams said.Earlier, Adams said six people had been hospitalized in serious condition. Monday night the department upped the total of injured to seven but did not give their conditions.Officials are investigating the cause, and crews are searching for people who might be trapped inside. After the blast, some authorities said they...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a pair of police reforms bills into law on Tuesday, including background checks requiring officers seeking new positions to reveal previous employment records.The bills were pushed by Pennsylvania’s legislature in response to nationwide protests that followed the at the hands of Minneapolis Police on May 25.“Let me say this very clearly: Black lives matter,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said before the bills were signed. “But saying it – that’s just not enough. We must listen and we must take...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a pair of police reforms bills into law on Tuesday, including background checks requiring officers seeking new positions to reveal previous employment records.The bills were pushed by Pennsylvania’s legislature in response to nationwide protests that followed the at the hands of Minneapolis Police on May 25.“Let me say this very clearly: Black lives matter,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said before the bills were signed. “But saying it – that’s just not enough. We must listen and we must take...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Schenectady police officer put his knee on a suspect’s head during an arrest after responding to a call about damaged property Monday, Schenectady police chief Eric Clifford said.The officer was dispatched to Brandywine Avenue on Monday morning for a report of a vehicle that had its tires slashed, Schenectady Police said in a news release. Schenectady is about 20 miles northwest of Albany, New York.The complainant alleged that a male neighbor had damaged his tires as part of an ongoing dispute between them and said he had video surveillance...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Schenectady police officer put his knee on a suspect’s head during an arrest after responding to a call about damaged property Monday, Schenectady police chief Eric Clifford said.The officer was dispatched to Brandywine Avenue on Monday morning for a report of a vehicle that had its tires slashed, Schenectady Police said in a news release. Schenectady is about 20 miles northwest of Albany, New York.The complainant alleged that a male neighbor had damaged his tires as part of an ongoing dispute between them and said he had video surveillance...WW…

(CNN)More than 200 gym-goers in West Virginia are being urged to quarantine after a Planet Fitness client , health officials say."Anyone who was at Planet Fitness between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 should stay at home for 14 days since being exposed, which would be until Wednesday, July 8," a statement by the Monongalia County Health Department says, adding that "about 205" people were at the gym during that window of time."We are urging people to get testing if they become symptomatic," said health department spokeswoman Mary Wade Burnside in an email to CNN. West Virginia is...…(CNN)More than 200 gym-goers in West Virginia are being urged to quarantine after a Planet Fitness client , health officials say."Anyone who was at Planet Fitness between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 should stay at home for 14 days since being exposed, which would be until Wednesday, July 8," a statement by the Monongalia County Health Department says, adding that "about 205" people were at the gym during that window of time."We are urging people to get testing if they become symptomatic," said health department spokeswoman Mary Wade Burnside in an email to CNN. West Virginia is...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — An 8-year-old boy handcuffed for carrying a stick. An 11-year-old black boy stopped and frisked after a handshake. A 17-year-old black boy pushed up against a fence for carrying a backpack.These are just a few recent substantiated allegations of misconduct against New York Police Department officers, according to a report by the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), a city agency that investigates and delivers findings on police misconduct complaints.The fully investigated complaints involving young New Yorkers between January 2018 and June...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — An 8-year-old boy handcuffed for carrying a stick. An 11-year-old black boy stopped and frisked after a handshake. A 17-year-old black boy pushed up against a fence for carrying a backpack.These are just a few recent substantiated allegations of misconduct against New York Police Department officers, according to a report by the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), a city agency that investigates and delivers findings on police misconduct complaints.The fully investigated complaints involving young New Yorkers between January 2018 and June...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Social distancing efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in New York, the , are showing signs of working, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.Estimates from Sunday showed coronavirus hospitalizations were doubling every 2 days, he said. But Monday’s estimates showed hospitalizations were doubling every 3.4 days, and Tuesday’s estimates showed hospitalizations were doubling every 4.7 days.“That is almost too good to be true. But the theory is given the density that we’re dealing with, it spreads very quickly, but if you reduce the density...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Social distancing efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in New York, the , are showing signs of working, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.Estimates from Sunday showed coronavirus hospitalizations were doubling every 2 days, he said. But Monday’s estimates showed hospitalizations were doubling every 3.4 days, and Tuesday’s estimates showed hospitalizations were doubling every 4.7 days.“That is almost too good to be true. But the theory is given the density that we’re dealing with, it spreads very quickly, but if you reduce the density...WW…