DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has traveled to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad, a key Iranian ally. The rare visit Tuesday comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and the United States following the U.S. drone strike last week that killed a top Iranian general who led forces supporting Assad in Syria’s civil war. The general’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has secured enough Republican votes to start President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses and documents Democrats want. The trial could start as soon as this week if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi releases the articles of impeachment. She is set to meet late Tuesday with her…
PINEVILLE, Ky. (AP) —Police say a woman and three children died when their residence caught fire in southeastern Kentucky. State police say firefighters and officers responded Tuesday morning to the blaze in Bell County and found the four dead inside the mobile home. Police said the children lived in the home with their grandmother, who had custody of them. The…
(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have convened to begin a 60-day session that will be dominated by work on a new state budget. The House and Senate gaveled in at midday Tuesday with a flurry of bill introductions highlighting the opening day. This year’s session will stretch into mid-April. Republicans hold supermajorities in both chambers, but there’s a…
LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say they’ve arrested a man who wanted to go to jail to support his jailed girlfriend. News outlets report 47-year-old Raymond Pace was charged with offenses including possession of methamphetamine, heroin and drug paraphernalia. A statement by Garrard County police says Pace called authorities Saturday to report a stolen laptop. It says an…
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island. The quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, part of a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along three…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Humane Society had its largest adoption year on record with about 6,900 animal adoptions in 2019. The Humane Society says it’s the first year cat adoptions outnumbered dogs. In total, about 3,400 cats found new homes compared to about 3,400 dogs. Adoption officials said cat adoptions have been increasing over the last few years….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky public school system’s finance director has been accused of embezzling $1.5 million from the district over nearly 10 years. Franklin County Schools officials confirmed former administrator Lesley Wade resigned in June amid an FBI investigation. Superintendent Mark Kopp told The State Journal on Monday that Wade has since reached a plea agreement. He said…
PINEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former manager for a Kentucky coal company that laid off about 75 workers last month says the employees haven’t received their final paycheck or payment for unused vacation days. Former general manager David Mullins told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Monday that the remaining maintenance crew of 24 workers and security guards also haven’t been paid…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Authorities in Kentucky have identified a man who died after a fight at a Louisville bar. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office says 35-year-old Christopher McKinney died Sunday of blunt force injuries. Louisville police responded to Nowhere Bar on Bardstown Road where they found McKinney suffering from serious injuries. Police say McKinney was hospitalized and later died. Police…
