Warning of the risks of “runaway” global warming, the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, on Monday called on global leaders to rein in climate change faster. “If we do not change course by 2020, we risk missing the point where we can avoid runaway climate change,” Mr. Guterres said at United Nations headquarters in…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — When President Donald Trump speaks, and tweets, Amy Evans can’t help but cringe. Yet the 68-year-old longtime registered Democrat in central Kentucky recently switched her voter registration to the Republican Party. Although Trump’s controversies have Democrats dreaming of a “blue wave” in November, Evans said she tunes out the president’s words…… more »
Michael Moore is known for his crazy, conspiracy-ridden movies that Lefties just love. He’s back…again, and this time, his latest movie, Fahrenheit 11/9, focuses on the “evil” that is Donald Trump. On Friday night, Moore held the first public screening of the film during the Toronto International Film Festival. To make matters even more interesting, Moore invited…… more »
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Mexican man charged with abducting and killing an Iowa college student was known for years on the dairy farm where he worked by another name: John Budd. The alias has emerged as Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s employer, a cattle operation owned by a prominent Republican family, faces questions over whether its managers were aware of…… more »
The claim that the US has by far the most mass public shootings in the world drives much of the gun-control debate. Many argue that America’s high rate of gun possession explains the high rate of mass shootings. “The one thing we do know is that we have a pattern now of mass shootings…… more »
A former student body president is suing Western Kentucky University, alleging WKU President Timothy Caboni and other campus administrators failed to stop harassment and “verbal, mental and emotional abuse” that caused her to fear for her safety. In a federal complaint filed Friday, Loandria “Andi” Dahmer claimed she was subject to escalating levels of sex-based…… more »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The Matt Bevin-Rick Pitino feud is getting ugly. Or make that uglier. Apparently motivated by Pitino’s criticism of him in his new book and in media interviews, Kentucky’s governor struck back Wednesday, saying it is sad to watch the former University of Louisville basketball coach blame others for his problems. In…… more »
When Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes took the stage at the 2018 Fancy Farm picnic, she was greeted with a chant from Republicans settled in at the far corner of the stage. “Federal Pen! Federal Pen! Federal Pen!” they chanted, an allusion to rumors that her father, Jerry Lundergan, was in legal trouble. Grimes…… more »
There were no social media campaigns, no electronic signatures and little doubt about collecting enough names on the petition, but Warren County’s local option elections of the 1950s and ’60s that set the stage for the wet-dry decision coming this November could hardly be called products of a simpler time. Just ask Warren County Sheriff…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal grand jury on Friday indicted the father of former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes on charges that he used his company to fund her 2014 campaign and then lied about it. Jerry Lundergan faces 10 counts that include unlawful campaign contributions, false statements and falsifying records. Dale…… more »
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