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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republicans are picking a nominee to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in Tuesday’s primary elections. Two bitter rivals for the GOP nomination have dominated the conversation, but only one of the 12 contenders for the party’s nod will emerge to take on Beshear. Attorney
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Laurel Parmet’s directorial debut “The Starling Girl” puts the viewer in the modest shoes of a 17-year-old girl named Jem. She’s grown up in a Christian fundamentalist community in Kentucky and has internalized its teachings, feeling deep shame for drawing attention to herself and her body, even accidentally. But
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Araiza Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — Twenty years ago, talking about one’s mental health was not as common as it is today, but the taboo has not been completely erased. That’s why one set of parents is bringing it to the forefront after losing their son to
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett’s company bought another $127 million worth of Occidental Petroleum stock over the past week to give Berkshire Hathaway 213.9 million shares of the oil producer. Berkshire said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it bought another 2.2 million
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — An IRS whistleblower who claims to have information about alleged mishandling and political interference in the ongoing criminal probe into Hunter Biden has been removed from the investigation into the president’s son, attorneys for the whistleblower have told key congressional lawmakers. Attorneys for the whistleblower sent
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry says South Korea midfielder Son Jun-ho has been detained in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning on suspicion of accepting a bribe. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin saysa Son was placed in custody “recently” and was under investigation. Wang says the South Korean consulate in the provincial capital of Shenyang has
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes red carpet springs to life again Tuesday as the 76th Cannes Film Festival gets underway with the premiere of the Louis XV period drama “Jeanne du Barry,” with Johnny Depp. This year’s Cannes is unspooling against the backdrop of labor unrest. Protests that
Continue Reading CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A former suburban St. Louis police officer is accused of handcuffing a man so the officer’s brother could beat him. St. Louis County prosecutors on Monday charged James Sims with first-degree kidnapping, felony third-degree assault and misdemeanor assault. Sims previously worked for the North County Police Cooperative, which handles policing services
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — There is mounting concern among some US lawmakers about the nation’s ongoing shortage of health-care workers, and the leaders of historically Black medical schools are calling for more funding to train a more diverse workforce. As of Monday, in areas where a health workforce shortage has been identified, the
Continue ReadingCNN By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — America’s CEOs plan to send a dire warning to lawmakers Tuesday that the economy faces potential devastation if Congress and the Biden White House cannot reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default. In an open letter to President Biden and top
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — America’s CEOs plan to send a dire warning to lawmakers Tuesday that the economy faces potential devastation if Congress and the Biden White House cannot reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default. In an open letter to President Biden and top Congressional
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, KEN RITTER and MORGAN LEE Associated Press FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday were trying to determine why an 18-year-old man roamed through a northwestern New Mexico neighborhood and randomly sprayed houses and cars with bullets, killing three people and wounding six others, including two police officers, before police killed
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Riverside County Sheriffs’ Deputies were investigating a reported Tuesday morning deadly shooting at a property in near Desert Hot Springs. A statement from the department said deputies were called to a property along the 64000 block of 16th Avenue at 5:04 a.m. This is an unincorporated area along N. Indian Canyon Drive approximately two miles
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Four major matchups for the coming college football season and the NBA draft airing on both ESPN and ABC were announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York. The Labor Day weekend game between Florida State and LSU will air on ABC for
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention “will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful” AI systems. “As this technology advances, we understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention “will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful” AI systems. “As this technology advances, we understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We
Continue ReadingReuters (Reuters) — Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk has said that the company can make no new hires unless he personally approves them, according to a copy of the email seen by Reuters. “No one can join Tesla, even as a contractor, until you receive my email approval,” Musk said in the email on Monday.
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A 13-year-old is in custody after a threat at a Southeast Portland school Monday. East Precinct officers were dispatched just after 4 p.m. to the Creative Science School at 1231 Southeast 92nd Avenue after receiving reports of a former student
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union countries have formally endorsed a law that should help the bloc reduce its contribution to global deforestation by regulating the trade in a series of goods. Under the new legislation, traders exporting or making available palm oil, cattle, wood, coffee, cocoa, rubber and
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected a bid by election officials to throw out the last remaining election misconduct claim by Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, setting up a three-day trial over the former TV anchor’s challenge of her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs. In
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