By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. The family announced on Simpson’s official X account — formerly Twitter — that Simpson died…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Scott Drew, Baylor University’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach, will remain at that institution, passing on the UK job left empty with the departure of John Calipari to Arkansas, according to several reports. Drew reportedly did not meet with Kentucky in person, although a plane connected to UK booster Joe Craft was tracked, Wednesday (4/10),…
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Instagram said it’s deploying new new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. The social media platform said in a blog post Thursday that it’s testing out the features as part of its campaign to fight sexual scams…
NEW YORK (AP) — Much like nutritional labels on food products, “broadband labels” for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into the pricing of your service, thanks to new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission this week. “If you’ve ever shopped for home or mobile internet, you can understand how hard it can be to…
By BILL BARROW and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it, while also defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade that cleared states to ban the procedure. “It’ll be straightened out and as you know,…
LEXINGTON, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – UK officials are reportedly meeting with Baylor Men’s Basketball Coach Scott Drew, a potential candidate to replace John Calipari, who was named head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks earlier today (4/10). That’s according to Jon Rothstein with CBS Sports. Our crews were able to track a private plane, owned by UK booster Joe Craft,…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – John Calipari is officially named the new head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball team. The announcement came this morning (4/10) about 10:00 a.m. EDT. The contract runs through the end of April, 2029, with a maximum of two automatic rollover years for NCAA Tournament appearances that would extend the contract to 2031,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Coroner’s Office is on the scene of a motorcycle wreck at 1014 Eastland Drive near Loudon Avenue. According to Lexington police, only the motorcycle is involved in the accident. Right now, police aren’t confirming the extent of any injuries, but say no one was taken to a hospital. They tell us…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Social Services and Public Safety (SSPS) Committee of the Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government Council will look into a proposed ordinance today (4/09), that would ban the sale of dogs and cats in retail stores. According to the proposal, retail pet stores would be prevented from selling dogs and cats, leaving local options for…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Tesla has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash while relying on the company’s semi-autonomous driving software. The amount Tesla paid to settle the case was not disclosed in court documents filed Monday, just a day before the trial stemming from the 2018 crash on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville. Wallen, 30, was booked into jail early Monday on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, Metro Nashville Police tweeted. The charges stem…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The highly-anticipated viewing of the 2024 Solar Eclipse in the Lexington area was somewhat muddied by cloud cover in the area. Most of the ABC36 viewing area was expected to see about a 96.3% totality, according to NASA. The cloud cover, however, didn’t detour many of our viewers from heading outside at about 3:08…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Do you want to get the most out of viewing the 2024 Eclipse, but aren’t sure when and where the best place will be? You can check it out by zip code, courtesy of NASA’s interactive map, here. You’ll be able to see if you’re near the path of totality, or, if the extent…
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada eagerly awaited Monday’s celestial sensation — a total eclipse of the sun — even as forecasters called for clouds. The best weather was expected at the tail end of the eclipse in Vermont and Maine,…
NEW YORK (AP) — If you purchased some weighted groceries or bagged fruit at Walmart in recent years, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a class action settlement with the retailer. The class action lawsuit, first filed in October 2022, alleges that Walmart shoppers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico who purchased certain sold-by-weight meat and seafood…
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Madison County, Ky. are shut down as officials investigate a pedestrian being hit near mile marker 90. According to police, the pedestrian was struck after trying to cross the busy highway. Police are now re-routing traffic off the ramp on exit 90 of I-75. Police say the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The victim of a fatal shooting early Thursday morning in Lexington has been identified. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office says 18-year old Dennis Ruiz Trujillo, Jr. died from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of Carlisle Ave. Police say they were called to the area following a shooting, and got there just after…
UPDATE: By JENNIFER PELTZ Updated 10:52 AM EDT, April 5, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the Northeast. The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, or about 45…
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates. Last month’s job growth was up from a revised 270,000 in February and…
By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Updated 3:40 PM EDT, April 4, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. “No Labels…
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. It’s that string of futility that has enabled Powerball’s top prize to reach $1.23 billion, the 8th largest in U.S. lottery history. And it’s a sign that the game is operating exactly as…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Governor Andy Beshear is scheduled to get a first hand look at damage left by Tuesday’s severe weather that swept through the Commonwealth. Beshear is expected to be in Jessamine County, touring damage at the Industrial Park there, where the National Weather Service says an EF-1 tornado touched down, causing extensive damage. The governor…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Heads up is you need to get on I-75 near mile marker 104 this afternoon (4/03). Power crews are out restoring electric lines taken down by Tuesday’s storms, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Transportation officials say Lexington law enforcement will be on hand to warn travelers of stopped or slowed traffic. Southbound traffic…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.09 billion Powerball jackpot that ranks as the 9th largest in U.S. lottery history will be up for grabs Wednesday night. The Powerball jackpot has been growing for more than three months, reflecting the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million of winning the top prize. Since the last player won the jackpot…