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….
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky teacher has admitted to filming students in a high school bathroom. The Murray Ledger & Times reported that 54-year-old Mark Allen Boggess pleaded guilty Tuesday in Calloway Circuit Court to eight counts of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and eight counts of voyeurism. Police arrested Boggess last year after…
PARIS (AP) — He was the leader on the world stage, visiting troops stationed in a far-flung war zone for the holidays, shoring up alliances and economic deals in the Mideast, requesting a meeting with the German chancellor in his capital, portraying himself and his country as reliable partners in an increasingly uncertain world. Russian President Vladimir Putin has had…
WASHINGTON, DC DECEMBER 19: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House as he meets with U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, who has announced he is switching from the Democratic to Republican Party, on December 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Van Drew voted against the two articles of impeachment yesterday in…
File PhotoLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s new attorney general has pledged to work with federal and state prosecutors, children’s advocates, medical experts and others in an effort to reduce the number of child abuse cases in the state. Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the effort Tuesday during a press conference at the Kentucky Youth Advocates office in Louisville. The Courier…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal producer has given notice that it plans to lay off 65 workers in southern West Virginia in March. The Kanawha County Commission says Panther Creek Mining issued the layoff notice for its operations in Eskdale. Panther Creek was part of Lexington, Kentucky-based Blackhawk Mining’s purchase of a substantial amount of bankrupt Patriot Coal’s assets…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) and The Habit Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:HABT) (“The Habit Burger Grill”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Yum! Brands will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of The Habit Burger Grill for $14 per share in cash or a total of approximately $375…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has proposed guidelines to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, transportation and other industries. Officials say the rules are intended to promote safe and fair AI applications in the private sector that reflect American values. They’re also meant to block U.S. regulators from holding AI to such a high standard that society…
