COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky transportation officials say both northbound lanes of Interstate 71 in Kentucky have reopened. A series of lane closures have been in effect on a portion of the interstate in Gallatin County since Thursday morning due to slick conditions from an artic front. Gov. Andy Beshear warned residents Saturday to avoid the area after a series…
Western New York digs out of a blanket of snow. Source: Gov. Kathy Hochul, Twitter/ NYSDOT Western NYBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States. The Arctic blast has trapped some residents inside homes with heaping snow…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The mandate was lifted under an $858 billion defense spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday by President Joe Biden. The department has 30 days to work out the details for rescinding the mandate, and the Pentagon said…
Source: Oakland Zoo/FacebookOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife officials rescued a critically ill mountain lion cub in Northern California and veterinarians named her “Holly” for the holiday season as they treat her in intensive care. The Oakland Zoo says the animal was discovered Monday in Santa Cruz and alerted the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Wildlife officials waited to see…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has reported six flu-related pediatric deaths in Kentucky. His announcement Monday comes as health officials warn Kentucky is on pace for its worst influenza season in at least a decade. Beshear is urging Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the flu. The Department for Public Health says none of the children who died in…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in Los Angeles have found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape at his second sexual misconduct trial. The verdict Monday following a monthlong trial represents a victory for the #MeToo movement five years after Weinstein became its central figure. Lacking forensic evidence or eyewitness accounts of the assaults Weinstein’s accusers said happened from 2005 to 2013,…
Source: FBI.gov, CNN via CNN NewsourceWASHINGTON (AP) — An explosive increase in teenage boys targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending explicit pictures of themselves has the FBI sounding a public-safety alarm. Justice Department officials say at least 3,000 teens and children have been victims of the schemes that are connected to more than a dozen…
Source: CNN via CNN NewsrouceUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Angelina Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades. In a joint statement issued Friday, the actor and the agency announced she was “moving on” from her role as the agency’s special envoy “to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues.”…
Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who cover the social media platform, the latest battle over what can and cannot be said on the site since billionaire Elon Musk took control of it. Accounts of reporters with The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications, went dark Thursday. The company hasn’t explained why it…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter. The White House COVID-19 coordinator says cases are up across 90% of the country. Deaths and hospitalizations are also on the rise, with nearly 3,000 deaths reported last week….
