NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Buck Henry, the celebrity screenwriter and character actor who co-wrote and appeared in “The Graduate,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 89. Irene Ramp tells The Washington Post that her husband’s death on Wednesday was due to a heart attack. Beloved as a talk-show and party guest and a frequent early host on “Saturday…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida law enforcement officials expect human trafficking to increase during next month’s Super Bowl. They’re asking hotel workers, ride-hailing service drivers and security personnel to be alert and notify them of any suspicious activity. Authorities said at a news conference Thursday that the people most often enslaved for sex work are young girls. They note…
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Increasingly intense wildfires that have scorched forests from California to Australia are stoking worry about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure in affected cities and towns. In the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise, California, where a fire in 2018 killed 85 people and destroyed 14,000 homes, researchers are tracking respiratory problems suffered by survivors and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — If you know a Kentucky educator worthy of being named teacher of the year, then now is the time to say so. The Kentucky Department of Education said on Wednesday that it would begin accepting nominations for the award. Any full-time public school teacher with at least three years of experience is eligible. The deadline for…
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An auto parts plant is closing in Kentucky and consolidating production with a plant in Tennessee. News outlets report Michigan-based Ficosa said any of the 180 employees in Shelbyville, Kentucky, can transfer to its plant in Cookeville, Tennessee. The company will close the Shelbyville plant in July. The company will provide support and resources to help…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky public school teacher under investigation for her role in a physical fight with a student has resigned. Jefferson County Public Schools spokeswoman Renee Murphy confirmed to The Courier-Journal that Carrie Durham Adams resigned from her position at a district high school. Adams had been under investigation since October, when cellphone video emerged on social…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill aimed at requiring Kentuckians to present photo identification to vote has won a quick endorsement from the state’s chief election official. Secretary of State Michael Adams said Wednesday that the bill reflects his agenda of ensuring election security and enhancing public confidence in the election process. Kentucky law already requires identification to vote but does…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The repeal of an unpopular fine for people without health insurance has had little impact on “Obamacare” sign-ups or premiums. It’s a gap between the real world and legal arguments from conservatives again challenging the 10-year-old Affordable Care Act. The law has proved more resilient than its creators or detractors imagined, even as the Supreme Court considers…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill aimed at requiring Kentuckians to present photo identification to vote has won a quick endorsement from the state’s chief election official. Secretary of State Michael Adams said Wednesday that the bill reflects his agenda of ensuring election security and enhancing public confidence in the election process. Kentucky law already requires identification to vote but…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says “there will be no haggling” over the terms of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. He’s brushing back House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s demand for details on the upcoming trial and Democrats’ insistence on new witnesses. It’s a deepening standoff that’s testing the two leaders and leaving the Senate proceedings at a standstill….
