FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Supreme Court has refused to allow abortions to resume in the state, rejecting a request to halt enforcement of a near-total ban on abortion that has largely been in place since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The court, which was weighing challenges to the state’s near-total ban and a separate one that outlaws abortion after…
(Source: CNN, WAAY, WAFF, Savannah Terry/TMX via CNN Newsource)MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Tennessee National Guard says one of their Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Alabama, killing two crew members. Brig. Gen. Warner Ross said Wednesday that two members of the Tennessee National Guard were killed during a flight-training mission. The helicopter crashed around 3 p.m. local time and caught…
(CNN/CNN Newsource)WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz says the Justice Department has ended a sex trafficking case with no charges against him. Gaetz, who represents much of the Florida Panhandle, issued a statement through his congressional office that the long-running investigation was over. Gaetz had insisted throughout that he was innocent of any wrongdoing. The conservative Republican was known for…
Source: Getty Images via CNN NewsourceNEW YORK (AP) — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ’70s, has died at 82. Welch died early Wednesday, according to her agent, Stephen LaManna. Welch’s breakthrough came in 1966′s…
Photo credit: CNN via CNN NewsourceEAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio village upended by a train derailment and the intentional burning of some hazardous chemicals on board has invited residents to a town hall meeting Wednesday evening to discuss lingering questions. There are still concerns about the huge plumes of smoke, persisting odors, reports of sick animals and contaminated…
Photo credit: WILX via CNN NewsourceEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police say the gunman who killed himself hours after fatally shooting three students at Michigan State University was 43-year-old Anthony McRae. Police also say five people who are in critical condition Tuesday are also students. The shooting began Monday night at an academic building and later moved to the nearby…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has discovered an additional document with classified markings at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home. The FBI search on Friday followed the discovery by his lawyers last month of sensitive government documents there. Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said the Department of Justice completed “a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours” and removed “one…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill allowing teachers to misgender their transgender students. They plunged into the culture war issue despite pleas to resist doing so from a colleague whose transgender son died. The Senate Education Committee advanced the bill Thursday. Transgender advocates warned it would put transgender youths at greater risk. Democratic Sen….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate has passed a measure to ban TikTok from state government-issued devices. The action reflects bipartisan concerns about the Chinese-owned social media app. The bill cleared the Kentucky Senate on a 31-0 vote Friday. The vote sends the bill to the House. It reflects a growing push among American lawmakers to block the social…
Chick-fil-A is jumping on the plant-based bandwagon. The Atlanta chain said Thursday that it’s testing its first plant-based entrée – a breaded cauliflower sandwich at restaurants in Denver; Charleston, South Carolina; and the Greensboro, North Carolina, area. The test begins Feb. 13. Chick-fil-A said its culinary team spent four years developing the sandwich after guests told the chain they wanted…
