1 Ukrainian Nuclear Plant "Secured" After Russian Attack
A fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant is extinguished, according to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service. The Zaporizhzia plant had caught fire after shelling by Russian forces. While there were concerns about radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency says the plant is "secured" and "still has essential functions.” A spokesperson at the plant also says the fighting around the plant has stopped, and radiation levels near the plant are currently normal. It's not yet known if the plant suffered any critical damage. The White House says President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke last night about the situation, and Biden joined his Ukrainian counterpart in calling for Russia to allow firefighters and emergency responders into the area.
2 Cop In Breonna Taylor Raid Found Not Guilty
The former Kentucky police officer charged in connection with the deadly botched raid involving Breonna Taylor has been found not guilty. Brett Hankison was charged with endangering neighbors by firing into Taylor’s apartment ten times. He had said he did so because he thought two other cops were being executed. Those two have already been cleared. Police were looking for Taylor's ex-boyfriend in connection with drug charges in the botched 2020 raid. Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend at the time shot at police when they burst into Taylor's apartment. Taylor was killed by police bullets when they returned fire. In the aftermath of the verdict, Walker’s lawyer, Frederick Moore, said none of the victims involved got justice. He called out Attorney General Daniel Cameron for creating a false narrative. "I wanted to see him put forth his best effort and show that equal protection under the law and present the same case that he would against this officer as he would against anyone else," he said. "I don't believe he did that."
3 CDC: 90 Percent Of Americans Can Stop Using Masks
The CDC says over 90% of Americans can stop wearing masks. The agency made that revelation yesterday, noting numbers of nationwide coronavirus cases have decreased to a level were a majority of folks can stop using face coverings. It comes after the CDC's revised mask metric system showed most people lived in a region with a low to medium risk of catching the virus. The direction pertains to everyone regardless of vaccination status. On a related note, the CDC is no longer recommending contact tracing to contain coronavirus. Instead, it's pushing health departments to just focus on high-risk settings like long-term care facilities, jails and shelters. This comes as new cases and hospitalizations continue to fall across the nation.