Author: Associated Press

Sorrow in Choco Taco town after summer treat is discontinued

(Source: Klondike via CNN Newsource)Those trying to beat the heat with some nice cold ice cream during the summer no longer have the Choco Taco to turn to, as Klondike has announced it’s discontinuing the treat. A company official said there has been a huge spike in demand for other products it makes and that, “A necessary but unfortunate part…

New online tool offers roadmap to financial independence

(Source: Kentucky Center for Statistics)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has announced a new online tool designed to provide Kentucky families a roadmap to financial independence. The tool shows families who receive public assistance a way to calculate how much it takes for them to afford necessities without state and federal assistance. The Family Resource Simulator is available to…

Third person dies after suspicious house fire in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a third person has died from injuries after a suspicious house fire in Nashville, Tennessee. Metro Nashville police said in a statement Sunday that 44-year-old Michael Young was pronounced dead at at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Two others died Saturday at the scene of the blaze. Police said 35-year-old Angela Burgess and 60-year-old Johnny…

‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Law & Order’ actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83

(Source: CNN via CNN Newsource)Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83. In his over 50 years in the entertainment business, Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television, playing an Italian American communist in Warren…

Mask wearing required in Kentucky’s largest school district

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s largest school district will require universal masking on school property. The requirement comes as Jefferson County moves into the highest level of COVID-19 community spread. Media outlets report that the change begins Monday and lasts until Jefferson County comes out of the red. It comes a little more than two weeks before classes resume in…

Steve Bannon convicted of contempt for defying 1/6 subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump has been convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The verdict was handed down on Friday after a trial in federal court in Washington. He was charged in a two-count indictment. One…

Police: Gunman kills 3 at Iowa state park; shooter also dead

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) — Police say three people have been killed in a shooting at a state park in eastern Iowa and the suspected gunman is also dead. Mike Krapfl, special agent in charge of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, said in a statement that police responded to reports of the shooting at the the Maquoketa Caves State Park…

Kentucky judge extends block of state’s abortion ban

(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has issued a ruling that continues to keep the state’s near-total ban on abortion from taking effect. The state’s only two clinics had asked Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry to grant the injunction. The judge’s ruling Friday says there is “a substantial likelihood” that Kentucky’s new abortion law violates the rights to…

Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered

WASHINGTON (AP) — Monarch butterflies are now listed as endangered because of fast dwindling populations in North America. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature announced the designation on Thursday for the orange-and-black butterflies. The group estimates that populations have declined between 22% and 72% over a decade. After wintering in central Mexico, the butterflies migrate north to Canada….

Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years on Floyd killing federal charge

(Source: Getty Images)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Lane on Thursday for his conviction of depriving Floyd of medical care as he lay dying…