FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky commission assigned to distribute money from a massive settlement with opioid companies has made its first funding award. The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission has awarded $10.5 million to a pilot treatment program. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron made the announcement Tuesday. The pilot program will offer behavioral health treatment options for people struggling…
Tyre Nichols. Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy for Tyre Nichols three weeks after the man’s death following a brutal beating by Memphis police after a traffic stop. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump will deliver a call to action at Wednesday’s funeral. The service was postponed by hours because of…
Photos courtesy of Grants Pass Police DepartmentGRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Police say a suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement. KTVL-TV reports Grants Pass Police Lt. Jeff Hattersley says 36-year-old Benjamin Obadiah Foster died at a hospital Tuesday night, hours after he…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations will formally restructure the federal coronavirus response…
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago prosecutor is dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly. The decision follows federal convictions in two different courts that ensure the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx made the announcement Monday, a day ahead of a court hearing. Kelly was indicted in 2019 on multiple crimes…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky is lagging behind in the “competition for talent” to lead its classrooms. He renewed his push Monday for higher teacher pay as a way to overcome a shortage of educators. He’s asking lawmakers to award a 5% raise for teachers and other public school employees. He says Kentucky ranks 44th in…
(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A new lawsuit claims that Kentucky counties are unfairly stuck with the costs of housing, feeding and providing medical and psychiatric care for state inmates. The suit against the state Corrections Department was filed recently in Franklin Circuit Court. Media outlets report that the suit was filed by the Kentucky Jailers Association and the elected…
Tyre Nichols. Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A police spokeswoman says a sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols. Officer Preston Hemphill was relieved of duty shortly after the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died three days later at a hospital, Memphis police…
Source: STRINGR via CNN NewsourceNEW YORK (AP) — Party City is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling with rising prices and a pullback in customer spending. The company, which operates more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores throughout North America, has faced increased competition from Walmart and Target. That pressure has intensified in an era of rising prices,…
Amid a national wave of attempted book banning on LGBTQ subject matter, a North Dakota House panel heard arguments on a bill that would prohibit “sexually explicit” content – including depictions of sexual or gender identity – from public libraries, and would criminalize librarians who continue to display it. Supporters of the bill said the measure would preserve children’s innocence…
