So is this what a trade war looks like?The Trump administration and China’s leadership have imposed tens of billions of dollars in tariffs on each other’s goods. President Donald Trump has proposed slapping duties on, all told, up to $550 billion if China keeps retaliating and doesn’t cave in to U.S. demands to scale back its aggressive industrial policies.Until the…
Three Canadian YouTube travel vloggers were killed in an accident at Shannon Falls, roughly 40 miles from Vancouver, near the town of Squamish, British Columbia on Tuesday.Ryker Gamble, Alexey Lyakh, and Megan Scraper were reportedly walking along the edge of the falls when they slipped and fell about 30 yards, according to the Squamish Royal Canadian Mounted Police.“Squamish Search and…
Writer and director Boots Riley’s crackling first film ” Sorry to Bother You ” may just be the craziest movie of the year. Fierce, provocative and bold, it’s a challenging social statement about race and capitalism wrapped in a colorful, magical realist coating that will leave your head spinning. It is not perfect — far from it — and really…
The world health organization can now classify a gaming disorder — an addiction to playing video games. Here to explain how he balances life and his job, which is playing video games, is Sam Dalaware. For more information, you can visit his YouTube page and it is rated PG-13. Categories: Noon Guests
The same man is believed to be behind five robberies at Lexington businesses.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, June 4, 2018) – Under sunny skies and a comfortable 63 degrees, undefeated Kentucky Derby (Grade I) and Preakness Stakes (GI) winner Justify completed his serious preparations for Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (GI) with a five-furlong breeze over a “fast” Churchill Downs track in 1:01.40 with Martin Garcia in the saddle. With a few hundred spectators…
Did you know that you could make a living playing video games? Sam Dawahare is here to show us how he gets his paycheck. Check out his channel! Categories: Noon Guests
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May 28, 2018) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert arrived in Louisville on Sunday to watch his undefeated Kentucky Derby (Grade I) and Preakness (GI) winner Justify gallop 1 ½ miles Monday morning at Churchill Downs as the colt continued his training for the June 9 Belmont Stakes (GI). “Right now it seems everything is going…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 24, 2018) – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners and Starlight Racing’s undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) and Preakness Stakes (GI) winner Justify returned to the track Thursday at Churchill Downs for the first time since returning to Louisville Sunday after his half-length win in the Preakness. During a…
BRITAIN (ABC NEWS) – Britain’s biggest royal wedding in years — the union of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — is finally here! The couple’s May 19 wedding at St. George’s Chapel will be a public affair, with TV cameras allowed inside the wedding ceremony and more than 2,000 members of the public invited to watch the carriage procession outside…
An online campaign for the movie “American Animals” is raising money for Transylvania University.
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a Phoenix suburb are investigating a collision involving a self-driving vehicle owned by Waymo.Chandler Police say the incident happened Friday afternoon when a Honda sedan swerved to avoid hitting another car. The Honda t went into opposing traffic lanes and hit the Waymo car. Police say the vehicle was in autonomous mode, but there…
AP Photo/Evan Vucci HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican groups are taking out attack ads against Sen. Jon Tester in an attempt to make good on President Donald Trump’s pledge that the Montana Democrat will pay for scuttling his Department of Veterans Affairs nominee. One online ad by the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched Wednesday, says Tester spread reckless allegations and…
BOSTON (AP) — Sneaking a cigarette in the school bathroom? How quaint. Today’s teens have taken to vaping, an alternative to smoking that’s so discreet they can do it without even leaving the classroom.Health and education officials across the country are raising alarms over wide underage use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. The devices heat liquid into an inhalable…
NEW YORK (AP) — Liz Garbus’ first day shooting inside The New York Times newsroom was President Donald Trump’s inauguration day. Her final day was April 16, when the Pulitzer Prizes announced the Times had won three of the coveted awards.In between, she spent more than a year documenting one of journalism’s most distinguished institutions while it grappled with, and…
Churchill Downs Racetrack announced Thursday that new entry procedures that will be in effect for guests visiting the track any day of Derby Week (Saturday, April 28, 2018 through Saturday, May 5, 2018).
Investigators hope surveillance video will lead to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect.
AP Photo/Lisa Rathke WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep within President Donald Trump’s plan to combat opioid abuse, overshadowed by his call for the death penalty for some drug traffickers, is a push to expand the use of medication to treat addiction. It’s a rare instance in which Trump isn’t trying roll back Obama administration policies, and where fractious Republicans and Democrats…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Starbucks’ CEO says he wants to apologize personally to the black men arrested at one of his Philadelphia stores, an incident that prompted accusations of racism on social media .Kevin Johnson posted a lengthy statement Saturday night, calling the situation “disheartening” and that it led to a “reprehensible” outcome. Videos posted online show police handcuffing the two…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner on Saturday defended officers who arrested two black men at a Starbucks, prompting accusations of racism on social media, concern from the mayor and an apology from the company.Videos posted online show officers handcuffing the men in the downtown establishment on Thursday. A white man in the video is heard saying he was meeting…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Videos showing two black men handcuffed and removed from a Philadelphia Starbucks have drawn outrage and prompted police investigation.The Philadelphia Inquirer reports one clip posted Thursday on YouTube shows police talking to the men for several minutes before handcuffing them and escorting them out of the Center City establishment. A second shorter clip shows a white man,…
EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — More than a dozen girls fled a second-story dance studio onto a balcony as a roaring fire engulfed their building, some dropping or jumping to the pavement as bystanders tried to rescue them with ladders.The rescue efforts were captured in a video that shows the screaming children either falling into the arms of their rescuers or…
EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Several girls have jumped for their lives from a balcony at a New Jersey dance studio to escape a raging fire.Business owner Tony Nehmi told NJ.com he and a police officer helped some of the girls down before the ladders fell during the fire that broke out around 7 p.m. Monday. The rest of the girls…
April 8-14 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week is dedicated to recognizing the efforts of more than 200,000 police and emergency service dispatchers throughout the U.S. The Kentucky State Police employs 187 telecommunicators at its 16 posts throughout the state.