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Kentucky prosecutor accused of trading favors for meth and sex pleads guilty to federal charge

Associated Press,

(Laurel County Corrections Center)LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A former prosecutor in eastern Kentucky accused of doing favors for criminal defendants in return for methamphetamine and sexual favors pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge. Scott Blair, 51, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Blair resigned as commonwealth’s attorney for Perry County after his arrest last…

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Kentucky News, National News

Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
Associated Press,

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare geomagnetic storm watch — the first in nearly 20 years. That was expected to become a warning Friday night, when the effects of…

Election 2024 Coverage, Kentucky News, News

GOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
Associated Press,

Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who worked to expand early voting in the Bluegrass State and has spoken out against election denialism in his own party, has been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year. In its announcement Monday, the JFK Library Foundation said Adams was recognized “for expanding voting rights and…

Kentucky News, National News

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish at Churchill Downs

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer
Associated Press,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a photo finish, edging out Forever Young and Sierra Leone for the upset victory. Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Forever Young from Japan and Sierra Leone gave chase and pressured the…

National News

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press
Associated Press,

NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war…

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National News

Israel-Hamas war protesters arrested in Texas, others defy Columbia University demand to leave camp

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press
Associated Press,

Source: CNN, WSB, KUSA, WSET, SARAH BERNSTEIN via CNN Newsource. NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, as police made more arrests at the University of Texas and Columbia University said it was beginning to suspend students who defied an ultimatum to leave the…

National News

Several officers shot trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, suspect killed, police say

Associated Press,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Several officers on a task force trying to serve a warrant in a suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, neighborhood were shot Monday afternoon and a suspect in the shooting was found dead inside a home, police said. Officers from several agencies in the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out the operation in the residential area when…

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Horse racing’s household name will miss the 150th Kentucky Derby. Bob Baffert is exiled for 3rd year

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer
Associated Press,

The 150th Kentucky Derby is missing horse racing’s household name. Bob Baffert owns a record-tying six victories, but he won’t be saddling a horse in Saturday’s Run for the Roses for the third consecutive year. Last summer, Baffert had another year tacked on to his two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Inc., which was set to expire in 2023. The extra…

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