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…
Source: The White Helmets @SyriaCivilDef/TwitterNURDAGI, Turkey (AP) — Search teams and emergency aid from around the world are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 6,200 and was still expected to rise. But with the damage spread over a…
Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceNEW YORK (AP) — Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters is the nation’s largest movie theater chain and on Monday, it unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs. Seats in the middle will cost a dollar or two more, while…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds to win a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers Monday night were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07. Lottery officials said in a statement early Tuesday that a single ticket matched all six numbers and that ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than an…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentuckians who signed up for Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon need to shop around to maintain health coverage. He said Thursday that his administration will help people through the transition. Beshear estimates that during the global health crisis, about a quarter-million Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid, a federal and state…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another giant lottery prize is up for grabs. This time, it’s an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot drawing on Saturday night. The prize ranks at the 10th largest in U.S. lottery history. It comes on the heels of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize won less than three weeks ago and a record $2.04 billion…
The Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted over Columbia, MO. CNN Licensed Footage via CNN NewsourceBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents — and raised a chorus of alarm from elected officials. The high altitude balloon roiled diplomatic tensions as it continued to…
NORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor who faces at least five felonies for allegedly sexually abusing Indigenous girls is scheduled to face a judge. The possible charges against 46-year-old Nathan Chasing Horse include sex trafficking and sexual assault. Clark County prosecutors have not said when they will formally charge him or whether more charges will…
