Manage your spring allergies
Spring has sprung…and so has allergy season.
UPDATE: Lexington police release video of bank robbery
Surveillance video released of bank robbery in Lexington.
EKU launches bike-share program for students
EKU launches its dock-free bike-share program in partnership with LimeBike.
Pilot in NYC crash called ‘mayday,’ cited engine failure
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan NEW YORK (AP) — A pilot whose helicopter went down in Manhattan’s East River, killing five passengers, says in an emergency radio transmission that he had engine failure. The pilot is heard saying “Mayday, mayday, mayday” during the crash on Sunday night. The person at the other end of the transmission had trouble making out what the…
Alaska lawmaker cites Holocaust deaths to oppose gun control
AP Photo/Mark Thiessen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Republican and most senior member of the U.S. House argued against gun control by wondering how many Jewish people “were put in the ovens” because they were not armed. U.S. Rep. Don Young, who has a history of off-the-cuff remarks that can draw criticism, made the comments at a meeting last…
Activists decry video of Boston police stop of black man
BOSTON (AP) — A widely shared video showing a white Boston police officer stopping and questioning a black man who was on his way to a barbershop has roiled civil rights activists, who say the confrontation is indicative of the way law enforcement routinely view black men with suspicion.The video posted on Facebook shows the officer, who identifies himself as…
Denver weighs Olympics bid years after withdrawing as host
AP Photo/David Zalubowski DENVER (AP) — It promised ample snow and sunny weather on a normally bare, rocky peak easily accessible by “super highway,” thousands more hotel rooms than existed and a cross-country ski course that looked good on paper but would have cut through some people’s backyards. The airbrushed pitch worked, but after Denver won a bid to host…
Denver weighs Olympics over 40 years after saying no thanks
AP Photo/Thomas Peipert DENVER (AP) — It promised ample snow and sunny weather on a normally bare, rocky peak easily accessible by “super highway,” thousands more hotel rooms than existed and a cross-country ski course that looked good on paper but would have cut through some people’s backyards. The airbrushed pitch worked, but after Denver won a bid to host…
Shooting survivors endure new assault _ from online trolls
AP Photo/Joshua ReplogleOne student was teased about being a “brown, bald lesbian.” Another was the target of conspiracy theorists who claimed he was really an actor. When a group of teens posed for a photo, they were accused of lapping up attention from the news cameras and “partying like rock stars.” Just days after watching their classmates die, survivors of…
Black athletes in 1980s, 90s not outspoken, but not silent
AP Photo/John SwartBy the 1980s, America finally publicly embraced the black athlete, looking past skin color to see athleticism and skill, rewarding stars with multimillion-dollar athletic contracts, movie deals, lucrative shoe endorsements and mansions in all-white enclaves. Who didn’t want to be like Mike? But those fortunate black athletes like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods did not, for the most…
New Texas group opposes bipartisan efforts to end cash bail
AP Photo/Kathy Willens AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new Texas nonprofit promoting crime victims’ rights is opposing bipartisan efforts to end cash bail systems that have gained traction around the country – hitting back at one of the few issues that unified powerful advocates on both the right and left. Formally kicking off Thursday, the Texas Alliance for Safe Communities…
SpaceX’s big new rocket blasts off, puts sports car in space
SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinA roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Charles Schumer Received $500k Donation From Pro-Illegal Alien Group Just Before Vote. THE FACTS: Schumer…
Guns in schools? Options explored in Kentucky after shooting
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Hours after authorities say a 15-year-old student shot and killed two classmates at a western Kentucky high school, a Republican senator in the state’s Capitol rushed to file a bill intended to prevent future tragedies – by putting more guns in schools.The legislation from state Sen. Steve West would let local districts hire armed marshals to…
Video: Police fire up to 9 times, killing stopped motorist
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A dashboard video released Wednesday shows national park police in Virginia firing their weapons up to nine times at a car they had stopped after a four-minute, stop-and-go chase, killing an apparently unarmed motorist.Lawyers for the family of the dead motorist, 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar, said the video provides clear evidence police overreacted. “No one was even…
Fatal shooting by law officers in Virginia is shown in video
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Police on Wednesday released a dashboard video showing the fatal shooting of a driver at the end of a car chase on a northern Virginia highway.Lawyers for the driver’s family say provides clear evidence that police overreacted by drawing and firing their weapons without cause. Bijan Ghaisar, 25, of McLean, died after the Nov. 17 chase,…
Officials: 5 missing, fire out after Oklahoma rig explosion
QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, emergency officials said.More than 20 employees were at the natural gas well site when the blast was reported around 8:45 a.m., Pittsburg County…
Emergency official: 5 missing after Oklahoma rig explosion
QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig Monday morning, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, emergency officials said.Pittsburg County Emergency Manager Director Kevin Enloe said at least three medical helicopters landed at the site following the explosion. He…
King children criticize Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais ATLANTA (AP) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s children and the pastor of an Atlanta church where he preached decried disparaging remarks President Donald Trump is said to have made about African countries, while protests between Haitian immigrants and Trump supporters broke out near the president’s Florida resort Monday, the official federal holiday honoring King. At gatherings…
Chelsea Manning confirms US Senate run
AP Photo/Steven Senne NORTH BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Chelsea Manning on Sunday confirmed via Twitter that she is a candidate for U.S. Senate. Three days after making her intention known to federal election officials, Manning tweeted “yup, we’re running for senate” with an attached campaign video . She sent a subsequent tweet seeking donations to her campaign. The 30-year-old Manning…
CES tech show stuffed with gadgets we don’t need – or do we?
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong LAS VEGAS (AP) — Today’s vision of a smart home has more to do with what’s technologically possible than what people really need. Thus the endless parade of internet-connected wine openers, water bottles, meat thermometers and refrigerators, and a dearth of automation that would clean and fold our laundry, pick up things around the house or…
Beaumont Middle School teacher receives $25,000
Brooke Powers, a seventh-grade math teacher at Beaumont Middle School, is the recipient of the Milken Educator Award.
White Kansas lawmaker says blacks ‘responded worst’ to drugs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A white Kansas state lawmaker arguing against the legalization of any use of marijuana suggested that it and other drugs were originally outlawed in part because blacks were “basically users” and “responded worst” to the drugs because of their “character makeup – their genetics and that.”State Rep. Steve Alford, a 75-year-old Republican from Ulysses, in the…
Keeneland racing and sales well represented by Eclipse Awards finalists
Keeneland racing and sales enjoy strong ties to the finalists for the 2017 Eclipse Awards.