Tokyo 2020: China looks to repeat Olympic diving dominance
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: China remains the dominant force in the sport, having won seven of eight gold medals in 2016. The Chinese followed up by taking 12 of 13 events … Click to Continue »
Migrants held in filthy conditions in Mexico border town
Mexico’s governmental human rights commission said Thursday that migrants have been detained in filthy conditions in the border town of Piedras Negras, across from Eagle Pass, Texas. The commission described … Click to Continue »
Canada Dry? Habs seek to end nation’s 28-year Cup drought
One of hockey’s most iconic shrines still stands at the corner of Atwater and Rue Ste-Catherine, overlooking Cabot Square and amid the Shaughnessy Village’s Victorian grey-stone row houses and Parisian-styled … Click to Continue »
Subsidizing spokes: Amazon to reimburse bicycling employees
First, Amazon embraced the banana stand. Now it’s embracing the banana seat. The tech company, which famously offered a free banana stand at its Seattle headquarters, is adding a new … Click to Continue »
Police chief loses job after leaving KKK note for Black officer, Ohio mayor says
An Ohio police chief has lost his job after leaving a racist note for a Black officer, media outlets reported. Sheffield Lake Mayor Dennis Bring said Police Chief Anthony Campo … Click to Continue »
Kentucky man who was convicted in homicide but pardoned must stay in jail, judge rules
A man facing a federal murder charge after being pardoned on a state homicide conviction must stay in jail until his trial, a judge ruled Thursday. A magistrate judge had … Click to Continue »
‘We are going to prove the doubters wrong.’ Booker confronts uphill climb in Senate race.
Charles Booker is aware of the doubters, those who do not think he has a prayer to unseat Republican incumbent Rand Paul in next year’s race for U.S. Senate in … Click to Continue »
Kentucky drops policy that would have given murderers new parole hearings
The head of the Kentucky Parole Board has rescinded a controversial policy that would have granted an additional parole hearing to more than 40 state inmates who had been ordered … Click to Continue »
Lexington citizens should have input on policing, Black leaders say after FOP lawsuit
A police union’s moves in court to block Lexington’s no-knock warrant ban undermines citizens’ input on how they want to be policed, according to a group of Black faith leaders … Click to Continue »
Kentucky man pleads guilty in U.S. Capitol riot, faces maximum of 6 months in prison
The first Kentucky resident to be arrested over the Capitol riot has pleaded guilty to his involvement and awaits sentencing, according to court records. Robert L. Bauer, who was at … Click to Continue »
It’s official: Democrat Charles Booker is running for Rand Paul’s U.S. Senate seat
Former state Rep. Charles Booker is running for the U.S. Senate in hopes of ousting Republican incumbent Rand Paul. The campaign posted a video on Twitter and issued a media … Click to Continue »
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