FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is urging lawmakers back home to encourage in-person voting to protect election security. Paul’s comments came Thursday as Republicans prepare election legislation in Kentucky. Three GOP House lawmakers say they’re crafting the bill but didn’t offer details. They told a House committee that it will be introduced Tuesday. Kentucky allowed widespread mail-in…
BEAVER DAM, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a man has been charged with nearly striking an officer with his car and later leading authorities on a high-speed chase that ended when he ran out of gas. Officers responded to a road rage incident Monday night and attempted to perform a traffic stop, but the motorist fled and nearly…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Zoo has launched a webcam for its new gray seal pup and announced three possible names that the public can vote on. A Tuesday statement from the zoo says the male pup has been weaned and the public can watch on a webcam as he works on his swimming skills in a private pool…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill meant to preserve wagering on historical racing machines in Kentucky is still on a fast track. The measure cleared a House committee Wednesday, one day after passing the Senate. The bill has one hurdle to clear in the full House. Opponents plan to make a last stand against extending a lifeline to historical racing….
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. safety officials are criticizing the helicopter pilot’s decisions during the Southern California flight that crashed last year and killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter and six other passengers. National Transportation Safety Board members on Tuesday say pilot Ara Zobayan went against his training and violated flight rules by flying into thick clouds during the roughly…
Stocks are moving higher again on Wall Street Monday, adding to a streak that gave the market its best weekly gain since November last week. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%. Investors are keeping their focus on better-than-expected company earnings and the prospects for more economic stimulus to combat the impact of the coronavirus. Small-company stocks continued to outpace the…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — So much for the mayor’s order requiring masks at Super Bowl parties. Throngs of mostly maskless fans took to the streets and packed sports bars across Tampa as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the hometown championship. Inside the stadium, the NFL had capped Sunday night’s crowd at less than a third of capacity. But outside, few…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump are blasting the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater” by Democrats. In a brief filed Monday on the eve of the Senate impeachment trial, lawyers for the former president attack the case on multiple grounds. They say it is unconstitutional and must be dismissed. Trump’s historic second impeachment trial…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Tesla says it has invested more than $1 billion in Bitcoin and will accept the digital currency as payment for its electric vehicles. In a regulatory filing Monday, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company said its board approved of the $1.5 billion investment and potentially more in the future. It said it expected to begin accepting…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A legislative panel has dismissed two petitions calling for the impeachment of Kentucky’s governor. But the committee on Friday kept alive another citizens effort seeking the Democrat’s ouster. The petitions seek Beshear’s impeachment for his restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19. The House panel requested more information from Beshear as it reviews the remaining petition…
