https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comMon, 01 Jul 2019 16:56:00 +0200 But Tropical Storm Barbara is heading out into the Pacific and poses no threat to land.
The storm was centered about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula Monday and was heading west at 16 mph (26 kph).
The hurricane center s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tropical-storm-barbara-gathers-force-far-off-southern-mexico/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tropical-storm-barbara-gathers-force-far-off-southern-mexico/ Lampard’s current team, Derby, says the former England midfielder has been excused from reporting back for preseason training on Monday and Tuesday “to allow his discussions regarding a potential move to Chelsea to be concluded as soon as possible.”
Lampard began talks last week with Chelsea, where he is the record scorer with 211 goals. He won three Premier League titles at Stamford Bridge]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/close-to-chelsea-move-lampard-misses-training-with-derby/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/close-to-chelsea-move-lampard-misses-training-with-derby/ The 21-year-old England striker now has a contract at United until 2023, with the option of a further year.
Rashford, who is locally born, emerged as the first-choice striker for manager Old Gunnar Solskjaer in the closing weeks of last season and is likely to fill that role again next season with Romelu Lukaku potentially le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rashford-signs-4-year-deal-with-man-united/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rashford-signs-4-year-deal-with-man-united/ The Higher Defense Council held a meeting Monday attended by the president, prime minister, Cabinet ministers and heads of Lebanon’s security and military agencies.
The meeting came a day after a shooting in a mountain village near Beirut killed two guards of Saleh al-Gharib, the minister of state handling refugee issues.
The shooting cam]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lebanese-authorities-to-investigate-deadly-shooting/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lebanese-authorities-to-investigate-deadly-shooting/ Pope Francis on Monday decreed that his canonization ceremony be held on Oct. 13. The Holy See didn’t say where the ceremony would be held, but it was widely expected to take place at the Vatican.
Newman renounced an illustrious career at Oxford University to convert to Catho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pope-sets-date-for-sainthood-ceremony-for-cardinal-newman/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pope-sets-date-for-sainthood-ceremony-for-cardinal-newman/ Coppell police Sgt. Sammy Lujan says officers responded Sunday after a caller expressed concern about a man talking to himself.
Lujan says the 31-year-old Brent was intoxicated and resisted as officers attempted to handcuff him. He was taken into custody after officers shot hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-cowboys-player-brent-arrested-on-assault-other-charges/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-cowboys-player-brent-arrested-on-assault-other-charges/ Alvarez, who died Saturday of colorectal cancer, was admitted to a hospice within days of his testimony.
His funeral will be held at the Immaculate Conception Church in the A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/funeral-scheduled-for-detective-who-fought-for-sept-11-fund/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/funeral-scheduled-for-detective-who-fought-for-sept-11-fund/ The prosecution is expected to begin summing up its case against Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher on Monday in San Diego. Gallagher is accused of fatally stabbing a wounded Islamic State prisoner on May 3, 2017.
He’s also charged with attempted murder and conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline for posing with the corpse for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/closing-arguments-due-in-navy-seal-court-martial/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/closing-arguments-due-in-navy-seal-court-martial/ News outlets report Tyrese Garvin was taken off of life support Friday. He was shot in a drive-by shooting, walking home from the hospital where his twins were born. He died in the same hospital.
Louisville Metro Police Lt. Emily McKinley says they arrested three teenage boys, ages 14 to 17. Their charges weren’t immediately specif]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/father-who-was-shot-after-his-twins-were-born-has-died/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/father-who-was-shot-after-his-twins-were-born-has-died/ He drew on his own youth and struggles with addiction for the series.
The eight-episode show follows a group of suburban high school students as they try to construct an identity in a world saturated with social media.
There’s plenty of ugly sex, full frontal nudity, and several disturbing and violent scenes. Other recent shows — like Netflix’s “Sex Education&rd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/creator-of-hbos-euphoria-says-it-tries-to-be-empathic/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/creator-of-hbos-euphoria-says-it-tries-to-be-empathic/ The Commerce Department says spending fell 0.8% in May, the first decline since a 1.3% drop in November, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.29 trillion. Spending In April was revised up from a flat reading to a small gain of 0.4%.
The weakness in May was widespread with spending on single-family homes and apartments down 0.6% while no]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-construction-spending-falls-08-in-may/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-construction-spending-falls-08-in-may/ Yet even after a full decade of uninterrupted economic growth, the richest Americans now hold a greater share of the nation’s wealth than they did before the Great Recession began in 2007. And income growth has been sluggis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/why-wealth-gap-has-grown-despite-record-long-economic-growth/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/why-wealth-gap-has-grown-despite-record-long-economic-growth/ The post US construction spending falls 0.8% in May, first decline in 6 months, as housing remains weak appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-construction-spending-falls-08-in-may-first-decline-in-6-months-as-housing-remains-weak/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-construction-spending-falls-08-in-may-first-decline-in-6-months-as-housing-remains-weak/ The parish council which oversees the neighborhoods around the medieval St. George’s castle and the 18th-century downtown business district introduced fines of up to 300 euros ($340) Monday for companies whose rented scooters litter sidewalks and other public spaces in the Portuguese capital.
The co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lisbon-punishes-electric-scooters-left-on-sidewalk/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lisbon-punishes-electric-scooters-left-on-sidewalk/ 5:00 p.m.
A senior Russian diplomat says that U.S. sanctions have provoked Iran’s move to break the limit set on its uranium stockpiles.
Iran acknowledged Monday it had exceeded the limit set on its low-enriched uranium stockpiles by a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, its first major departure from the agreement a year after Washington unilaterally withdrew from it.
Russia’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-russia-blames-us-for-pushing-iran-to-break-deal/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-russia-blames-us-for-pushing-iran-to-break-deal/ The council announced Monday that Ould Ghazouania had been elected to a five-year term. He is to be inaugurated on August 1.
Ould Ghazouani, 62, a retired general who served as defense minister before being picked as the chosen successor to Mauritania’s outgoing president, won the June 22 election with 52% of the vote, according t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mauritanias-constitutional-council-confirms-new-president/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mauritanias-constitutional-council-confirms-new-president/ Off to the side, in a poorly lit corner, next to two chairs and a couch that serve as a waiting area for visitors, is the 4-foot tall trophy the Seminoles received for winning the 2017 Independence Bowl. The bronze eagle, clutching an American flag in its talon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taggarts-task-turning-around-florida-state-no-quick-fix/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taggarts-task-turning-around-florida-state-no-quick-fix/ 10:25 a.m.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed goalie Joonas Korpisalo to a one-year contract.
The 25-year-old Korpisalo was a restricted free agent who had a 10-7-3 record and 2.95 goals-against average in 27 games backing up Sergei Bobrovsky last season.
The signing comes at a time when the Blue Jackets are in jeopardy of losing Bobrovsky once the NHL’s free-agent signing period opens.
General manager Jarmo Kekäläinen says]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-blue-jackets-re-sign-goalie-korpisalo/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-blue-jackets-re-sign-goalie-korpisalo/ The post UN atomic watchdog confirms Iran has exceeded low-enriched uranium stockpiles allowed in nuclear agreement. appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-atomic-watchdog-confirms-iran-has-exceeded-low-enriched-uranium-stockpiles-allowed-in-nuclear-agreement/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-atomic-watchdog-confirms-iran-has-exceeded-low-enriched-uranium-stockpiles-allowed-in-nuclear-agreement/ The post Protesters in Hong Kong take over legislative chamber, spray paint slogans on wall and over the territory’s emblem appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/protesters-in-hong-kong-take-over-legislative-chamber-spray-paint-slogans-on-wall-and-over-the-territorys-emblem/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/protesters-in-hong-kong-take-over-legislative-chamber-spray-paint-slogans-on-wall-and-over-the-territorys-emblem/ The Spokesman-Review cites Spokane police saying Rypien was facing a charge of fourth-degree assault.
Rypien, 56, was processed at the Spokane County Jail at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday and was awaiting a court appearance Monday. It was not immediately known if he has an attorney.
Rypien announced last year he believes he has Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, caused]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-super-bowl-mvp-mark-rypien-facing-assault-charge/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-super-bowl-mvp-mark-rypien-facing-assault-charge/ 9:35 a.m.
Stocks are rallying early Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to resume trade talks.
The U.S. agreed to hold off on imposing new tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods, although existing tariffs on $250 billion of imports remain in place.
Technology and consumer-focused companies led the gains. Investors also sold safe-haven investments such as gold, which fell 1.2%, and bonds. The yield on th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/markets-right-now-stocks-rally-on-us-china-trade-truce/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/markets-right-now-stocks-rally-on-us-china-trade-truce/ The Clarion Ledger says jail monitor Elizabeth Simpson’s report Thursday blamed staff shortages for a series of assaults, escapes and riots at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond.
Hours later, rival gangs in the jail attacked each other with pipes and homemade knives in in a fight over contraband.
The re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/feds-call-mississippi-jail-unsafe-just-before-brawls-hurt-6/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/feds-call-mississippi-jail-unsafe-just-before-brawls-hurt-6/ Bill Baroni’s lawyer filed a motion Monday seeking to have him released on bail. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal in the fall.
The case involved Baroni, who was deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Christie’s former deputy chief of staff,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bridgegate-defendant-wants-to-be-freed-during-appeal/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bridgegate-defendant-wants-to-be-freed-during-appeal/ The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal has not been announced.
The Jazz dealt away 6-foot-10 Favors shortly after agreeing to contract terms with free agent center Bojan Bogdanovic, who played for Indiana last season.
Favors, who’ll]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-pelicans-acquiring-derrick-favors-from-jazz/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-pelicans-acquiring-derrick-favors-from-jazz/ Tumbakovic succeeds Mladen Krstajic who was fired after a humiliating 5-0 loss against Ukraine in a European Championship qualifier last month.
The 66-year-old Tumbakovic was sacked by Montenegro last month after he boycotted the European Championship qualifier against Kosovo for what Serbian media said were “patriotic” reasons.
Tumbakovi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ljubisa-tumbakovic-named-new-serbia-coach/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ljubisa-tumbakovic-named-new-serbia-coach/ The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Cody Ceci, a 2020 third-round pick and minor leaguers Ben Harpur and Aaron Luchuk from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, forward Connor Brown and minor leaguer Michael Carcone. The teams announced the trade early Monday, roughly 3½ hours before the start of free agency.
The deal represents a much-needed change of scenery for Ceci, Zaitse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maple-leafs-senators-kick-off-free-agency-day-with-trade/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maple-leafs-senators-kick-off-free-agency-day-with-trade/ Pitts says he was told to exit the house and was ordered to his knees and handcuffe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/columnist-leonard-pitts-says-hoax-911-call-made-against-him/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/columnist-leonard-pitts-says-hoax-911-call-made-against-him/ The post Hong Kong protesters have swarmed into legislature building after nightfall; police back off, avoiding confrontation appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hong-kong-protesters-have-swarmed-into-legislature-building-after-nightfall-police-back-off-avoiding-confrontation/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hong-kong-protesters-have-swarmed-into-legislature-building-after-nightfall-police-back-off-avoiding-confrontation/ The streaming service announced Monday that a live series featuring artists from its playlist and program for breakthrough acts, from Bad Bunny to Khalid, will perform on the “Up Next Live” tour. Seven artists will each perform one date on the seven-city trek, which kicks off July 9 with Bad Bunny in Milan, Italy, and wraps up with Khalid in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 23. Other citi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bad-bunny-khalid-to-perform-on-apple-musics-up-next-tour/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bad-bunny-khalid-to-perform-on-apple-musics-up-next-tour/ Police told news agency dpa that the helicopter crashed on Monday in Aerzen, southwest of Hannover. The fire service said the aircraft belonged to the Bundeswehr, the German military.
Further details weren’t immediately available.
The post German military helicopter crashes, at least 1 dead appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/german-military-helicopter-crashes-at-least-1-dead/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/german-military-helicopter-crashes-at-least-1-dead/ The list of roughly 50 names posted on the diocese website Monday includes 17 men who are still alive, although all have been removed from ministry.
The list that dates to 1950 includes 25 deceased priests and eight others, including religious order priests and deacons.
The diocese also posted a list]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/providence-diocese-releases-list-of-credibly-accused-priests/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/providence-diocese-releases-list-of-credibly-accused-priests/ After EU leaders failed Monday to fill the bloc’s top job posts for the next five years, Macron said “I will refuse any kind of enlargement before a deep reform of our institutional functioning.&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/french-leader-vows-to-block-enlargement-until-eu-is-reformed/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/french-leader-vows-to-block-enlargement-until-eu-is-reformed/ The Baltic News Service says NATO jets identified and escorted the Russian planes to international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
The report says the Russian aircraft flying in and out of Russia’s mainland to the exclave of Kaliningrad included a reconnaissance plane and several fighter jets]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/report-nato-jets-escort-russian-aircraft-6-times-last-week/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/report-nato-jets-escort-russian-aircraft-6-times-last-week/ Grande, one of the best-selling artists in popular music, is set to bring her Sweetener World Tour to Rupp on Sunday, Nov. 17.
But if you plan on attending, don’t plan on bringing a bag unless you can see right through it.
“In order to provide the smoothest entry and safest experience for fans attending the concert, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rupp-says-clear-bag-policy-in-force-for-ariana-grande-show/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rupp-says-clear-bag-policy-in-force-for-ariana-grande-show/ Dubai-based DP World announced on Monday that it had acquired 100% of Topaz from the Oman-listed Renaissance Services, furthering the port operator’s expansion in the global logistics and marine services industry.
Topaz operates 117 vessels in the Caspian Sea, Middle East and West Africa and works with major oil firms like BP, Che]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dubais-dp-world-acquires-oil-shipping-firm-topaz-for-11b/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dubais-dp-world-acquires-oil-shipping-firm-topaz-for-11b/ Hammond said Monday that unless there is an orderly Brexit, the government’s “fiscal firepower . will all be needed to plug the hole a no-deal Brexit will make in the public finances.”
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and his predecesso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-treasury-chief-warns-tory-contenders-on-spending-promises/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-treasury-chief-warns-tory-contenders-on-spending-promises/ The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Mohammad Javad Zarif as making the announcement Monday.
The deal limited Iran to 300 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 3.67%.
IRNA reported that Zarif, answering a reporter’s question about whether Iran had broken the limit, said: “Yes.”
The report did not elaborat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iran-says-it-has-broken-stockpile-limit-set-by-nuclear-deal/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iran-says-it-has-broken-stockpile-limit-set-by-nuclear-deal/ Police say New York’s pride march ended at about 12:30 a.m. Monday — 12½ hours after it began.
In San Francisco, about 40 people interrupted the parade for about an hour and two people were arrested while protesting police and corporation presence.
In Chicago, the ci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/exuberant-crowds-celebrate-historic-pride/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/exuberant-crowds-celebrate-historic-pride/ The post State media quotes Iran’s foreign minister as saying it has surpassed nuclear accord’s limit on low-enriched uranium appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/state-media-quotes-irans-foreign-minister-as-saying-it-has-surpassed-nuclear-accords-limit-on-low-enriched-uranium/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/state-media-quotes-irans-foreign-minister-as-saying-it-has-surpassed-nuclear-accords-limit-on-low-enriched-uranium/ Speaking at an annual security conference in Israel on Monday, Yossi Cohen said “I can tell you, with certainty, from the best sources of Israeli and Western intelligence, that Iran is behind the attacks.”
Cohen mentioned recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, oil fields in Saudi Arabia and in Baghdad. He says the attacks]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/israeli-spymaster-says-iran-responsible-for-recent-attacks/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/israeli-spymaster-says-iran-responsible-for-recent-attacks/ Richard was interviewed in 2014 by police investigating an alleged sex assault. He was never arrested or charged, but footage of his house being raided was broadcast.
British police don’t formally identify suspects until they are charged, but names frequently become pu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rocker-cliff-richard-urges-anonymity-for-sex-crimes-suspects/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rocker-cliff-richard-urges-anonymity-for-sex-crimes-suspects/ Activists with banners sat down in the street during the morning rush-hour Monday around the Madrid Central part of the Spanish capital where the pollution-reducing measures had been in place for the past seven months.
Ending the traffic restrictions was a campaign pledge of the administration of Popular Party mayor José Luis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/protests-meet-lifting-of-madrids-anti-pollution-measures/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/protests-meet-lifting-of-madrids-anti-pollution-measures/ The officials say the attack took place Monday in al-Rouda village, where a 2017 militant assault on a mosque killed more than 300 people.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
No group claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack.
Egypt has been battling Islamic milita]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/militants-attack-post-office-in-egypts-sinai/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/militants-attack-post-office-in-egypts-sinai/ Kent State University said in a release that The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation has worked with Kent State University to provide scholarships of about $23,000 per student. The students must maintain a 2.5 grade point average for the scholarships to be renewed each semester.
The scholarships are in memory of Dev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/talk-show-host-steve-harvey-to-cover-students-college-costs/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/talk-show-host-steve-harvey-to-cover-students-college-costs/ The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the strike occurred on Sunday near the northern province of Aleppo.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked war monitor, said Monday that the strike killed eight members of the al-Qaida-linked Horas al-Din, which is Arabic for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-targets-al-qaida-militants-in-northern-syria/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-targets-al-qaida-militants-in-northern-syria/ The post French President Emmanuel Macron laments ‘failure’ of EU leaders to agree on top posts at summit, urges changes in bloc appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/french-president-emmanuel-macron-laments-failure-of-eu-leaders-to-agree-on-top-posts-at-summit-urges-changes-in-bloc/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/french-president-emmanuel-macron-laments-failure-of-eu-leaders-to-agree-on-top-posts-at-summit-urges-changes-in-bloc/ Authorities said the woman told police she was trying to get money about 1:30 a.m. from an ATM on North Broadway but the machine wasn’t working.
The woman said three people whom she did not know offered to give her a ride to another ATM. However, the woman said that after she got money from a second ATM]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/woman-says-she-was-robbed-at-gunpoint-after-atm-stop-in-lexington/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/woman-says-she-was-robbed-at-gunpoint-after-atm-stop-in-lexington/ Interest groups that represent motor carriers and truck drivers have lobbied for revisions they say would make the rigid “hours of service” rules more flexible.
The trucking industry has developed a strong relationship with President Donald Trump, who’s made rolling back layers of regulatory oversight a priority.
Highw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rules-that-control-drive-time-for-truckers-set-to-be-relaxed/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rules-that-control-drive-time-for-truckers-set-to-be-relaxed/ Earlier this year, the military gave refugees until July 1 to remove any wall taller than waist high.
NNA said only four of the 20 settlements that the troops visited on Monday still had walls.
Arsal is home to 60,000 refugees who live in informal camps set up in the fields.
Save t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lebanon-forces-syrian-refugees-to-tear-down-walls/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lebanon-forces-syrian-refugees-to-tear-down-walls/ The Holy See’s Apostolic Penitentiaria, a tribunal dealing with absolution and confessional matters, reiterated the secrecy obligation in a six-page document made public Monday by the Vatican.
The tribunal declared that any “political action]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/amid-sex-abuse-scandals-vatican-upholds-confession-secrecy/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/amid-sex-abuse-scandals-vatican-upholds-confession-secrecy/ 11:30 a.m.
Play has started on Day 1 at Wimbledon in cool, dry conditions.
Among the players in early action on the outside courts are 2018 runner-up Kevin Anderson and three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka.
The high temperature is expected to be about 21 degrees C (70 degrees F) with only occasional clouds.
Matches on Centre Court and No. 1 Court are scheduled to begin later.
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11 a.m.
Novak Djokovic gets the honor o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-wimbledon-gets-started-in-cool-dry-conditions/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-wimbledon-gets-started-in-cool-dry-conditions/ 3:20 p.m.
After an early wobble, defending champion Novak Djokovic got right back on track on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
Djokovic was broken in the opening game but recovered right away to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 and reach the second round.
Djokovic, who is looking for his fifth Wimbledon title, lost to Kohlschreiber at Indian Wells this year but never looked in serious danger after that opening game, bre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-djokovic-starts-wimbledon-title-defense-with-win/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-djokovic-starts-wimbledon-title-defense-with-win/ Lily Fire & Rescue said its firefighters responded after 1:30 a.m. to a fire at church at Moore Hill Avenue and Kennedy Road.
West Knox Fire Rescue also aided the efforts along with Corbin City, Bailey Switch and Keavy fire departments.
No injuries were reported but the structure suffered severe damage.
The post Fire heavily damages church in Corbin appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fire-heavily-damages-church-in-corbin/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fire-heavily-damages-church-in-corbin/ The agency attributed its Monday report to an unnamed source, who said U.N. inspectors had recently weighed Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium.
Iran has vowed to begin enriching its stockpile of uranium to higher levels later this month if world powers fail to negotiate new te]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iranian-media-say-uranium-stockpile-exceeds-2015-limits/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iranian-media-say-uranium-stockpile-exceeds-2015-limits/ A Foreign Ministry official says the six crewmembers of a ship were released on Monday, a day after Turkey vowed it would consider Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter’s forces as “legitimate targets” if the Turkish nationals remained in detention.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Hifter’s self-styled Libyan National A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkey-says-6-citizens-held-in-libya-have-been-freed/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkey-says-6-citizens-held-in-libya-have-been-freed/ The pilgrims, many of them barefooted ascetics, chanted hymns as they traveled through forested areas up in Kashmir’s Himalayas on Monday.
More than 200,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the cave during the 45-day pilgrimage.
Hindus worship a stalagmite inside the hallowed mount]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hindu-pilgrimage-begins-amid-high-security-in-indian-kashmir/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hindu-pilgrimage-begins-amid-high-security-in-indian-kashmir/ Hezekiah Hockensmith says he is not guilty in the case, but police charged him with complicity to rape and sodomy.
Authorities say Hockensmith and Jonathan Carpenter picked up a 12-year-old girl at her grandparents’ home, then drove her to another home where Carpenter allegedly sexually assaulted her at gunpoint.
Invest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/1-of-2-suspects-in-harrison-county-rape-case-due-in-court/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/1-of-2-suspects-in-harrison-county-rape-case-due-in-court/ The post Protesters in Hong Kong dismantling section of glass and metal wall of legislature building, carting away metal strips appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/protesters-in-hong-kong-dismantling-section-of-glass-and-metal-wall-of-legislature-building-carting-away-metal-strips/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/protesters-in-hong-kong-dismantling-section-of-glass-and-metal-wall-of-legislature-building-carting-away-metal-strips/ The post Tusk spokesman says EU summit suspended, to reconvene Tuesday morning appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tusk-spokesman-says-eu-summit-suspended-to-reconvene-tuesday-morning/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tusk-spokesman-says-eu-summit-suspended-to-reconvene-tuesday-morning/ Marseille said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that Rami, a member of the France squad that won the World Cup last year, will meet with club officials to discuss the matter.
Marseille did not give reasons for the disciplinary action but insisted it has nothing to do with Rami’s “private problems.”
Rami recently broke up with America]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marseille-opens-disciplinary-proceedings-against-rami/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marseille-opens-disciplinary-proceedings-against-rami/ National Police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo said Monday that Para Wijayanto was arrested by counterterrorism police with his wife at a hotel in the Jakarta satellite city Bekasi on Saturday.
Prasetyo said Wijayanto is suspected of being involved in making bombs used in a series of attacks including the 2002 Bali bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/indonesia-arrests-suspected-leader-of-jemaah-islamiyah/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/indonesia-arrests-suspected-leader-of-jemaah-islamiyah/ Official figures Monday showed the jobless rate declined to 7.5 percent from 7.6 percent in April, well below the peak of 12.1 percent in 2013 in the wake of a debt crisis that threatened to break up the euro.
Export-dependent manufacturing has suffered due to the trade co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/europes-unemployment-lowest-in-more-than-a-decade/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/europes-unemployment-lowest-in-more-than-a-decade/ The campaign for the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said Monday that 400,000 different donors gave a total of $24.8 million.
Buttigieg surprised many people with a first-quarter haul of roughly $7 million. That topped many of his better-known rivals and he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/democrat-pete-buttigieg-says-he-raised-24m-in-2nd-quarter/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/democrat-pete-buttigieg-says-he-raised-24m-in-2nd-quarter/ HBO’s “I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter” digs into the unique case against the now-22-year-old found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Conrad Roy III.
Director Erin Lee Carr says she wants viewers to serve as Carter’s jury and dec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/illegal-or-just-immoral-film-explores-texting-suicide-case/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/illegal-or-just-immoral-film-explores-texting-suicide-case/ 4:10 p.m.
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says he has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the fate of the migrant rescue ship’s captain is in hands of his country’s justice system.
Conte told journalists in Brussels that Merkel inquired about Carola Rackete, who docked the humanitarian ship Sea-Watch 3 at an Italian island without permission to disembark the 40 rescued migrants on boar.
Sea-Watch 3 ram]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-italys-conte-merkel-asked-about-rescue-captain/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-italys-conte-merkel-asked-about-rescue-captain/ 12 p.m.
Germany’s foreign minister says the captain of a migrant rescue ship in Italian custody should be released because saving lives is a humanitarian act, not criminal.
Heiko Maas told reporters Monday he’d been in contact with Italian authorities to press the case that it is “not acceptable” to criminalize the rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean.
German citizen Carola Rackete has been i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-germany-migrant-ship-captain-should-be-released/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-germany-migrant-ship-captain-should-be-released/ Around 500 firefighters supported by water-dropping aircraft are at the blaze 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of the Spanish capital on Monday.
Madrid region emergency services say the aircraft are taking special care to avoid dumping water on the nest of an imperial eagle in the area.
Madrid regional fire chief Agustín de la Herrán says falling t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/madrid-region-wildfire-still-burns-out-of-control-on-4th-day/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/madrid-region-wildfire-still-burns-out-of-control-on-4th-day/ And, of course, who will be the “lanterne rouge” when the race reaches Paris.
As it is the case every year, some top contenders will “go through the window.”
“Baroudeurs” will launch solo raids, “punchers” will be on the attack and some riders might be tempted to “turn the lights on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tour-de-france-glossary-fries-water-heaters-and-lanterns/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tour-de-france-glossary-fries-water-heaters-and-lanterns/ Silas Whitehead was charged with theft after officials said he took more than $600 worth of items from the north Lexington Walmart store in a series of thefts.
Whitehead had worked in security at the store, and police say the alleged thefts took place between February and May.
He is no longer employed by the Sheriff’s Department.
Whitehead is expected t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-scott-county-deputy-accused-in-thefts-to-appear-in-court/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-scott-county-deputy-accused-in-thefts-to-appear-in-court/ The post Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 5:51AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-july-1-at-551am-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-july-1-at-551am-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/ Gifted with superb bike handling and climbing skills, Bernal has matured by leaps and bounds to become cycling’s most exciting Grand Tour rider, and one of the top contenders at cycling’s marquee three-week race, which starts this weekend from Belgium.
Even Merckx, who has seen myriads of riders trying to emulate his feat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/egan-bernal-set-to-impress-at-unpredictable-tour-de-france/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/egan-bernal-set-to-impress-at-unpredictable-tour-de-france/ The route for the 106th edition of the thee-week marquee event offers only a few moments of respite. The first mountain test will come after just five days of racing, and contenders won’t be able to hide their tactics for long.
Also, there is only 54 kilometers against the clock, split between one team time t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-look-at-5-key-tour-de-france-stages/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-look-at-5-key-tour-de-france-stages/ 2:30 p.m.
Avishka Fernando’s first one-day international century helped Sri Lanka post its biggest total of the World Cup so far and set West Indies a daunting 339 to win their group game at Durham.
The 21-year-old right-hander scored 104 from 103 balls to guide Sri Lanka to 338-6 after being sent in to bat when West Indies skipper Jason Holder won the toss. No team has chased more than 322 to win a game i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-sri-lanka-sets-west-indies-339-to-win-in-durham/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-sri-lanka-sets-west-indies-339-to-win-in-durham/ 12:30 p.m.
Sri Lanka made a confident start after being sent in to bat by West Indies, reaching 146-2 halfway through its allotted 50 overs.
Kusal Perera dominated the opening stand of 93, which ended in the 16th over when Dimuth Karunaratne got a thin edge off rival skipper Jason Holder and was caught behind for 32.
Holder hit Avishka Fernando on the pads three balls later and referred a not-out decision to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-sri-lanka-reaches-146-2-after-25-overs-v-windies/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-sri-lanka-reaches-146-2-after-25-overs-v-windies/ Jean Leonard Teganya will be sentenced Monday in Boston federal court. He was convicted of immigration fraud and perjury in April.
Prosecutors say Teganya left Rwanda in July 1994 and was deported from Canada later for his role in the genocide. He fled to the U.S. and was found in Houlton, Maine. Prosecutors a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rwandan-convicted-of-hiding-genocide-role-faces-sentencing/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rwandan-convicted-of-hiding-genocide-role-faces-sentencing/ Wednesday will mark the exact day four years ago when Rogers disappeared.
The mother of five last was seen at her home in Nelson County.
Back then, police named Rogers’ boyfriend as the main suspect in her disappearance, but he has denied having anything to do with it and has not been charged in the case.
Every year around this time, Rogers’ family holds a pray]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prayer-vigil-set-for-missing-nelson-county-woman-crystal-rogers/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prayer-vigil-set-for-missing-nelson-county-woman-crystal-rogers/ Federal officials said two crew members and eight passengers were killed when the twin-engine plane, scheduled to fly to St. Petersburg, Florida, crashed at the Addison Municipal Airport at 9:11 a.m. The identities of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/10-killed-when-plane-crashes-on-takeoff-in-texas/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/10-killed-when-plane-crashes-on-takeoff-in-texas/ Nazim Sirraj told The Associated Press on Monday that three bodies were found next to a school in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital, Khartoum, after the rallies the day before. He says the three were shot dead.
Authorities said late Sunday that at least seven people were killed and nearly 200 wounded]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/death-toll-from-clashes-at-sudan-rallies-climbs-to-10/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/death-toll-from-clashes-at-sudan-rallies-climbs-to-10/ The post Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 5:14AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-july-1-at-514am-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-july-1-at-514am-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ Member representatives are meeting Monday at OPEC headquarters in Vienna.
The head of Nigeria’s delegation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, said Monday that her country “strongly endorsed” an extension of the deal for nine months, saying that would “offer greater certainty to the ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/opec-weighs-extension-of-output-cuts-amid-slackening-demand/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/opec-weighs-extension-of-output-cuts-amid-slackening-demand/ In a statement following a preliminary hearing Monday at Utrecht District Court, prosecutors say that 37-year-old suspect Gokmen Tanis left a handwritten letter in a getaway car that said in Dutch: “I’m doing this for my religion, you kill Muslims and you w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspect-in-deadly-dutch-tram-shooting-appears-in-court/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspect-in-deadly-dutch-tram-shooting-appears-in-court/ Expect highs in the upper 80s to around 90° Monday. With high pressure anchored south/southeast and steamy air entrenched across the Ohio Valley we’ll see a daily chance for isolated to scattered showers & storms. Highs will gradually fall to closer to average as storm coverage ticks up later this week.
The post Scattered Storms On The Rise This Week appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/scattered-storms-on-the-rise-this-week/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/scattered-storms-on-the-rise-this-week/ Roma says a video clip of each player signing announcement this offseason will include photos and details of children who are missing.
It has begun with defender Leonardo Spinazzola’s signing from Juventus.
The American-owned club has built a Twitter following of 1.78 million users in Italian and 445,000 for its English account, help]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/roma-uses-transfer-news-videos-to-help-missing-children/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/roma-uses-transfer-news-videos-to-help-missing-children/ 1:25 p.m.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it’s worth spending a little more time to achieve as broad a consensus as possible on the European Union’s future leadership.
Merkel said after EU leaders put off their quest to fill the bloc’s top jobs until Tuesday that there were “big member states that couldn’t live … with the proposals we had today.” She didn’t offer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-merkel-backs-extra-time-for-eus-top-jobs/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-merkel-backs-extra-time-for-eus-top-jobs/ The post Dutch prosecutors: ‘Strong indication’ that man accused of fatally shooting 4 on a tram in March had terrorist motive appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-prosecutors-strong-indication-that-man-accused-of-fatally-shooting-4-on-a-tram-in-march-had-terrorist-motive/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-prosecutors-strong-indication-that-man-accused-of-fatally-shooting-4-on-a-tram-in-march-had-terrorist-motive/ The post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line says the event is open to the public and free of charge.
The program starts Thursday afternoon on the Division Parade Field with a carnival running until midnight. The 101st band will start the musical program that afternoon. Other performers include Clayton Quisenberry and The Downtown Band. Firewo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fort-campbell-hosts-fourth-of-july-concert-fireworks/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fort-campbell-hosts-fourth-of-july-concert-fireworks/ The leaders trickled in for bilateral contacts through Sunday before officially convening at around 8 p.m. Sunday. They have been locked in talks ever since amid deep divisions over how to best balance political, geographic and gender considerations among the 28 member nations.
Wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-leaders-pull-all-nighter-at-summit-on-key-posts/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-leaders-pull-all-nighter-at-summit-on-key-posts/ 5:50 p.m.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry says the vice foreign minister has summoned the Japanese ambassador to Seoul to demand that Japan withdraw restrictions on exports of materials used in technology products.
The ministry said Monday that Vice Minister Cho Sei-young told the ambassador, Yasumasa Nakamine, that the controls could hurt South Korea’s ind]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-skorea-summons-japanese-envoy-over-export-curbs/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-skorea-summons-japanese-envoy-over-export-curbs/ 5:15 p.m.
South Korea says it plans to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Japan’s imposition of restrictions on exports of key technology materials to South Korea for what it described as a deterioration of “international trust” between the Asian neighbors.
South Korean Trade Minister Sung Yun-mo said Monday that the Seoul govern]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-japan-tightens-limits-on-exports-to-south-korea/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-japan-tightens-limits-on-exports-to-south-korea/ The ban, which started Monday, means smoking in outdoor sections of restaurants and entrances to designated booths for smokers is prohibited. The ban also includes e-cigarettes.
Official figures show only 11% of the Swedish population of 10 million smoked daily in 2016, with about 10% smoking occasionally.
In May 2005, Sweden banned smoking in bar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/outdoor-smoking-now-banned-in-sweden-in-certain-places/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/outdoor-smoking-now-banned-in-sweden-in-certain-places/ The post South Korea says it will file complaint with WTO over new Japanese export restrictions appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-korea-says-it-will-file-complaint-with-wto-over-new-japanese-export-restrictions/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-korea-says-it-will-file-complaint-with-wto-over-new-japanese-export-restrictions/ The two migrants told The Associated Press on Monday that guards fled the Gharyan detention center, which houses nearly 30 migrants, including 10 suffering from tuberculosis. Militiamen stormed the center on Wednesday, holding one migrant at gunpoint and accusing him of supporting Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter’s self-styled Libyan National Army.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-detained-in-libya-caught-in-crossfire-seek-aid/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-detained-in-libya-caught-in-crossfire-seek-aid/ Ersin Tatar, the north’s prime minister, said that no one was hurt in Monday’s pre-dawn blast near the village of Tashkent. According to Turkish Cypriot BRT TV, Tatar said there’s speculation that a missile either accidentally exploded in midair or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkish-cypriots-investigating-blast-in-breakaway-north/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkish-cypriots-investigating-blast-in-breakaway-north/ Seattle-based VICIS already produces the helmet that rated best for three straight years at reducing head impact severity, according to testing conducted by the NFL and the NFLPA.The company unveiled a youth version of the helmet last year with an influx of funding, including contributions from Aaron Rodgers.
Next up: A rap]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/helmet-maker-rounds-out-football-portfolio-with-new-headgear/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/helmet-maker-rounds-out-football-portfolio-with-new-headgear/ 5:15 p.m.
South Korea’s military says it was a flock of birds that prompted it to alert journalists that it had detected an “unidentified object” flying near the border with North Korea.
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff had said earlier that its radar found “the traces of flight by an unidentified object” on Monday over the central portion]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-birds-prompted-s-korea-to-issue-alert-messages/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-birds-prompted-s-korea-to-issue-alert-messages/ The Falic family of Florida, owners of the ubiquitous chain of Duty Free Americas shops, funds a generous and sometimes controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied West Bank.
An Associated Press investigation shows that the family has donated at least $]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-duty-free-magnates-fund-network-for-israeli-settlements/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-duty-free-magnates-fund-network-for-israeli-settlements/ Postal Service spokeswoman Susan Wright tells The Courier Journal that dog attacks have been a problem on Girard Drive for a long time, and the issue is only getting worse. She says a mail carrier recently dodged three loose dogs on the street, which is about 10 miles northwest of the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Residents are being asked to p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mail-delivery-to-kentucky-street-suspended-over-dog-attacks/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mail-delivery-to-kentucky-street-suspended-over-dog-attacks/ The post South Korea’s military says it has detected an “unidentified flying object” near the border with North Korea appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-koreas-military-says-it-has-detected-an-unidentified-flying-object-near-the-border-with-north-korea/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-koreas-military-says-it-has-detected-an-unidentified-flying-object-near-the-border-with-north-korea/ Monday’s marquee matchup is scheduled for later in the day across the way at No. 1 Court: 39-year-old Venus Williams against 15-year-old Coco Gauff.
Williams is the oldest player in the women’s field. Not only is Gauff the youngest, but the American is also the youngest player in the professional era to reach the main draw at the All Englan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/djokovic-opens-centre-court-at-wimbledon-venus-faces-teen/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/djokovic-opens-centre-court-at-wimbledon-venus-faces-teen/ The Falic family of Florida, owners of the Duty Free Americas chain, funds a generous and sometimes controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied West Bank. An AP investigation found the family has donated over $5.6 million to settler organizat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-duty-free-magnates-fund-controversial-israeli-settlements/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-duty-free-magnates-fund-controversial-israeli-settlements/ The provincial Counter-Terrorism Department says in a statement that the three alleged militants were killed Sunday when they had gathered near a key road in Gujrat to plan attacks on security forces. It says the slain men were linked to the 2007 bomb attack on a Pakistan Air Force bus in which several p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pakistan-authorities-say-3-taliban-killed-in-shootout/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pakistan-authorities-say-3-taliban-killed-in-shootout/ Fernandez becomes the first player in MLS history to score in each of his first five regular-season games.
Fernandez’s goal in the 42nd minute was a first-time left-footed strike off a cross from the right side by Sebatstian Blanco. The shot deflected slightly off of Dallas defender Matt Hedges.
It was Fernandez]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fernandez-scores-sends-timbers-past-fc-dallas-1-0/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fernandez-scores-sends-timbers-past-fc-dallas-1-0/ Civil administrator Angrez Singh Rana says the bus plunged off the Himalayan mountain road Monday as its driver negotiated a curve and rolled down into a 150-meter (500-foot) deep gorge along a rocky stream.
Top police officer M.K Sinha says the bus hit the rocks and was torn apart in several pieces.
Rescue teams have evacuated seven injur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bus-crashes-into-gorge-in-indias-kashmir-killing-31/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bus-crashes-into-gorge-in-indias-kashmir-killing-31/ The post Officials say a minibus has crashed into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 31 people and injuring 7 appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/officials-say-a-minibus-has-crashed-into-a-gorge-in-indian-controlled-kashmir-killing-at-least-31-people-and-injuring-7/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/officials-say-a-minibus-has-crashed-into-a-gorge-in-indian-controlled-kashmir-killing-at-least-31-people-and-injuring-7/ Lawyers for the Republican congressman from California contend the charges are politically motivated.
Hunter and his wife were charged last year with illegally using over $250,000 in campaign funds for family trips and other personal expenses. Prosecutors say the money also helped finance his extramarital affairs.
Margaret Hunter pleaded guilty last]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rep-hunter-tells-judge-corruption-case-is-political-bias/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rep-hunter-tells-judge-corruption-case-is-political-bias/ The explosion early Monday occurred as the streets in the capital were packed with morning commuters. Officials and police were at the scene of the blast and few details were available, including casualties.
Kabul’s chief police spokesman, Firdous Faramaz, could only confirm the explosion, but was unclear on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/powerful-explosion-rocks-afghan-capital-kabul/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/powerful-explosion-rocks-afghan-capital-kabul/ The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the NHL’s free agency period doesn’t open until Monday afternoon. Canada’s TSN.ca first reported the move Sunday night.
Panik has seven seasons of NHL experience, including the past 1½ with Arizona. He had 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points in 75 g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-confirms-panik-expected-to-sign-with-capitals/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-confirms-panik-expected-to-sign-with-capitals/ State news agency SANA said the Israeli warplanes fired missiles early Monday from Lebanese airspace.
SANA said the dead included a baby and that other children were among the wounded in the town of Sahnaya southwest of Damascus.
Israel does not usually comment on reports concerning its strikes in neighboring Syria, though it has recentl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/syria-says-israeli-airstrike-kills-4-civilians-wounds-21/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/syria-says-israeli-airstrike-kills-4-civilians-wounds-21/ Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government announced Sunday that Rick Snyder begins work as a senior research fellow Monday. His fellowship is with the school’s Taubman Center for State and Local Government.
Center Director Jeffrey Liebman]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-michigan-gov-rick-snyder-named-harvard-fellow/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-michigan-gov-rick-snyder-named-harvard-fellow/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-trump-on-nkorea-wages-climate-dem-misfires/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-trump-on-nkorea-wages-climate-dem-misfires/ * Flash Flood Warning for…Central Laurel County in south central Kentucky…
* Until 200 AM EDT.
* At 1153 PM EDT, emergency management reported flash floodingacross the warned area. One to two inches of rain have fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…London and surrounding areas.Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cauti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flash-flood-warning-issued-june-30-at-1155pm-edt-until-july-1-at-200am-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flash-flood-warning-issued-june-30-at-1155pm-edt-until-july-1-at-200am-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ Hurley represents Queen Elizabeth II, who is Australia’s constitution head of state.
He will officiate on Tuesday when Parliament resumes for the first time since Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government was elected to a third three-year term.
Hurley was most recently the British]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-soldier-david-hurley-becomes-australian-governor-general/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-soldier-david-hurley-becomes-australian-governor-general/ The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said a review soliciting public comments starts Monday on the move to effectively remove South Korea from a list of so-called “white nations” that have minimum restrictions on trade.
Starting Thursday, Japanese exports related to technology in manufacturing, such]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-to-toughen-restrictions-on-exports-to-south-korea/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-to-toughen-restrictions-on-exports-to-south-korea/ The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the NHL’s free agency period doesn’t open until Monday. Edmonton radio station CHED AM first reported the news Sunday night.
Connolly has eight seasons of NHL experience, and spent the past three with the Washington Capitals. He had a career-best 22 goals and 46 poi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-confirms-connolly-expected-to-sign-with-panthers/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-confirms-connolly-expected-to-sign-with-panthers/ Todd Frazier launched a long homer to begin the comeback and finished with three hits and two RBIs. McNeil and J.D. Davis also had three hits apiece for the Mets, who prevented a three-game sweep by the NL East leaders and won for only the fifth time in 18 games.
Af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/all-stars-mcneil-alonso-rally-mets-past-braves-to-snap-skid/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/all-stars-mcneil-alonso-rally-mets-past-braves-to-snap-skid/ The defending champion U.S. extended its Gold Cup winning streak to nine and will play Jamaica on Wednesday at Nashville, Tennessee, in the second semifinal, a night after Mexico faces Haiti at Glendale, Arizona. The U.S. reached the semifinals for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-beats-curacao-1-0-plays-jamaica-in-gold-cup-semifinals/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-beats-curacao-1-0-plays-jamaica-in-gold-cup-semifinals/ Lee Sang-min, spokesman of South Korea’s Unification Ministry, said that the Trump-Kim meeting could breathe new life into the nuclear negotiations and benefit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/seoul-hopes-trump-kim-meeting-helps-inter-korean-engagement/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/seoul-hopes-trump-kim-meeting-helps-inter-korean-engagement/ But if you’re not careful, someone could get seriously hurt.
At Phantom Fireworks in Frankfort, employees say they are seeing a lot of business ahead of the holiday. They say shoppers are interested in the fireworks that make a big impression, but those also come with the biggest safety risk.
Employees say they always recommend spectator]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/how-to-stay-safe-while-handling-fireworks-this-fourth-of-july/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/how-to-stay-safe-while-handling-fireworks-this-fourth-of-july/ Brodhead Fire Department posted on their Facebook page that firefighters were called to an injury accident on Barnett Road just before 6:30p.m.
Reportedly they discovered a truck crashed into a home.
The house had severe damage but luckily no one was hurt.
So far there’s no word on what caused the crash.The post Truck Drives Into Home In Rockcastle County, Causes Severe Damage appeared]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/truck-drives-into-home-in-rockcastle-county-causes-severe-damage/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/truck-drives-into-home-in-rockcastle-county-causes-severe-damage/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/june-2019-recap/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/june-2019-recap/ Whaling boats embarked Monday on their first commercial hunts since 1988, when Japan switched to so-called research whaling, but will stay within the country’s exclusive economic waters. Japan’s six-month notice to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission took effect Sunday.
The Fisheries Agency said the catch quota through the end of this year]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-resumes-commercial-whaling-seen-as-face-saving-end/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-resumes-commercial-whaling-seen-as-face-saving-end/ 6:35 p.m.
A group of protesters in Hong Kong has torn down part of glass and metal exterior wall of the legislature building.
Hong Kong Cable TV showed live video Monday of them pulling off long strips of metal framework from the wall and carrying them away.
Earlier, the mostly young protesters hacked away repeatedly at the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, shattering them until]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-protesters-dismantle-hong-kong-legislature-wall/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-protesters-dismantle-hong-kong-legislature-wall/ 11:45 a.m.
Protesters in Hong Kong are taking a break after a morning confrontation with police and ahead of a planned march in the afternoon.
Several hundred demonstrators sat or napped Monday in the shade of a covered outdoor plaza that has becoming their gathering point.
Police drove them back earlier in the day as they tried to force their way toward the venue for a ceremo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-protesters-converge-at-plaza-before-march/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-protesters-converge-at-plaza-before-march/ 10:45 p.m.
Hong Kong police have announced that they plan to clear Hong Kong’s legislative building after it was taken over by a group of protesters.
Police said in an announcement on Facebook on Monday night that they would clear the area in a short period of time, and warned they would use appropriate force if they encounter resistance.
They asked unrelated protesters]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-say-they-will-clear-hong-kong-legislature/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-say-they-will-clear-hong-kong-legislature/ 3:50 p.m.
Organizers of a protest march in central Hong Kong have changed the ending point because of an ongoing protest by a smaller group trying to smash its way into the city’s legislative building.
The Civil Human Rights Front said Monday that the march would go to an area nearby instead of to the legislature. Police asked the organizers to stop the march at an earli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-hong-kong-march-shortened-due-to-disruption/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-hong-kong-march-shortened-due-to-disruption/ The Mercury (5-5) took the lead for good at 57-56 on Griner’s basket with 5:05 left in the game. That sparked a 10-0 run that ended at 65-56 on Bonner’s 3-pointer two minutes later.
The Storm (8-6) closed the deficit to 65-63 before the final minute, and Jordin Canada was fouled attempting a 3-po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bonner-griner-lead-mercury-over-storm-69-67/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bonner-griner-lead-mercury-over-storm-69-67/ The post Japan resumes commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years as boats leave ports for hunts appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-resumes-commercial-whaling-for-the-first-time-in-31-years-as-boats-leave-ports-for-hunts/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-resumes-commercial-whaling-for-the-first-time-in-31-years-as-boats-leave-ports-for-hunts/ A flag-raising ceremony was held under high security Monday morning with police using riot shields to push back demonstrators who had blocked a nearby street.
Hong Kong leaders and guests watched the ceremony inside the city’s convention center instead of outside as they normally do. The government cited]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hong-kong-marks-handover-to-china-with-ceremony-and-protests/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hong-kong-marks-handover-to-china-with-ceremony-and-protests/ Reps. Bobby Rush of Illinois and Frederica Wilson of Florida say they are supporting the California Democrat’s presidential bid. Endorsements from the caucus, which counts more than 50 members, are shaping up to be very influential in the Democratic presidential primary. The pair of endorsements bring Harris’s total CBC endorsements to six.
Rush has been]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/harris-lands-2020-endorsement-from-2-black-caucus-members/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/harris-lands-2020-endorsement-from-2-black-caucus-members/ The diocese released a statement Sunday evening saying the names and other pertinent information will be published at 8 a.m. Monday on the diocesan website .
Bishop Thomas Tobin stated last year that the list of names would be released sometime in 2019.
The dioces]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/providence-diocese-to-name-clergy-accused-of-abusing-minors/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/providence-diocese-to-name-clergy-accused-of-abusing-minors/ With a message that filled up one Citi Field scoreboard about 15 minutes before Sunday night’s game against Atlanta, the Mets expressed deep regret to Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson for displaying their names and images in error dur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mets-apologize-to-2-members-of-1969-team-for-ceremony-error/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mets-apologize-to-2-members-of-1969-team-for-ceremony-error/ Wieters’ shot off Brad Wieck (0-1) reached the balcony on the fourth level of the Western Metal Supply Co. Building in the left-field corner. It was his fourth and came with Kolten Wong aboard on an infield single.
Manny Machado hit a two-run home run in the fourth, giving the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wieters-2-run-homer-in-11th-gives-cards-5-3-win-over-padres/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wieters-2-run-homer-in-11th-gives-cards-5-3-win-over-padres/ Carlin Dunne died Sunday at the 97th Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, officials said in a news release.
The newspaper reports that Dunne, who is from Santa Barbara, California, crashed his 2019 Ducati Streetfighter V4 Prototype near the finish line.
An ambulance was dispatched to the finish area afte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/motorcycle-racer-dies-at-colorado-race-he-had-won-4-times/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/motorcycle-racer-dies-at-colorado-race-he-had-won-4-times/ Yoán Moncada homered and he and José Abreu had three hits apiece for the White Sox, who won two of three against the AL Central-leading Twins.
Nelson Cruz homered for the Twins, who had won eight of nine against Chicago.
Giolito (11-2), a first-time All-Star, struck out four and lowered his ERA to 2.72 bef]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/giolito-earns-11th-victory-as-white-sox-beat-twins-4-3/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/giolito-earns-11th-victory-as-white-sox-beat-twins-4-3/ Mattocks converted after Michael Murillo was whistled for a handball in the box in the first game of the doubleheader at Lincoln Financial Field. Mattocks, a forward for FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer, had entered the game two minutes earlier.
Andre Blake, the Philadelphia Union’s All-Star goalkeeper, made two big]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jamaica-beats-panama-1-0-to-advance-to-gold-cup-semifinals/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jamaica-beats-panama-1-0-to-advance-to-gold-cup-semifinals/ Chapman racked up a career-high six RBIs starting with his 21st homer in the fifth inning, shortly before he learned of his selection to the midseason showcase in Cleveland.
The slugger then got two extra-base hits in the eighth. He led]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/all-star-matt-chapman-racks-up-6-rbis-as-rout-angels-12-3/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/all-star-matt-chapman-racks-up-6-rbis-as-rout-angels-12-3/ Longtime U.S. captain Michael Bradley wore the arm band in the opener and goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the second match. His team already having clinched advancement, Berhalter ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pulisic-captains-us-for-1st-time-under-berhalter/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pulisic-captains-us-for-1st-time-under-berhalter/ Buster Posey had three hits including a double for the Giants, who split the four-game series with their NL West rivals.
Bumgarner (5-7) gave up one run on four hits. He struck out nine and walked none.
The 29-year-old left-hander, who is the subject of trade speculation ahead of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pillar-drives-in-5-as-giants-top-diamondbacks-10-4/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pillar-drives-in-5-as-giants-top-diamondbacks-10-4/ Stricker birdied the opening hole on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame and was never seriously challenged. He finished at 19-under 261. The previous record was 264 by Kenny Perry in 2017 at Salem Country Club.
The 52-year-old Stricker won a PGA Tour Champions major for the second time this year. He won the Regions Tra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stricker-makes-record-debut-and-wins-us-senior-open/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stricker-makes-record-debut-and-wins-us-senior-open/ The service was held Saturday at Fort DeRussy Beach Park in Waikiki, the newspaper says.
Chapman, 51, died Wednesday at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu after an almost 2-year battle with cancer.
The St]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-says-goodbye-to-wife-of-dog-the-bounty-hunter/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-says-goodbye-to-wife-of-dog-the-bounty-hunter/ Montreal got a 2020 fourth-round draft pick and freed up $950,000 under the salary cap in completing their second trade Sunday. The Canadiens earlier traded center Andrew Shaw to Chicago .
The trades freed up $4.85 million in cap space for Montreal a day before the NHL’s free-agency signing period opens.
Deslauriers is a hard-hitting left wing, who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/canadiens-free-up-more-cap-space-trade-deslauriers-to-ducks/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/canadiens-free-up-more-cap-space-trade-deslauriers-to-ducks/ Los Angeles went on a 17-4 run in the third quarter to lead 67-42 on Tierra Ruffin-Pratt’s 3-pointer with 3:25 left in the period. Chicago closed the deficit to 80-65, but the Sparks closed the game with a 14-4 spurt to match their largest lead of the game.
Los Angeles took the lead for good at 24-21 on the last basket of the first quarter and pulled away with an 8-0]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/williams-scores-19-sparks-beat-sky-94-69/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/williams-scores-19-sparks-beat-sky-94-69/ Kentucky State Police confirmed they’ve been at a home on US 52 near Paint Lick Elementary since Sunday morning.
LEX 18 viewers have contacted us saying that they have seen law enforcement officers in tactical gear along with state police, local officers and other first responders out at the home since 8:30 Sunday morning.
State police]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-state-police-standoff-in-garrard-county-ends-peacefully/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-state-police-standoff-in-garrard-county-ends-peacefully/ Kentucky State Police confirmed they’ve been at a home on US 52 near Paint Lick Elementary since Sunday morning.
LEX 18 viewers have contacted us saying that they have seen law enforcement officers in tactical gear along with state police, local officers and other first responders out at the home since 8:30 Sunday morning.
State police]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-state-police-involved-in-standoff-with-suicidal-person-in-garrard-county/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-state-police-involved-in-standoff-with-suicidal-person-in-garrard-county/ The team hopes Swarzak will be ready to return immediately after the All-Star break on July 12.
The move was made Sunday, retroactive to Saturday. Right-hander Chad Sobotka was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett before Atlanta’s series finale against the Mets.
Braves manager Brian Snitker]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/braves-reliever-swarzak-on-il-with-shoulder-inflammation/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/braves-reliever-swarzak-on-il-with-shoulder-inflammation/ Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include…Nicholasville, Danville, Harrodsburg, Wilmore, Burgin, Oregon,Bondville, Talmage, Faulconer and Jessamine.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may causelocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Light]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-702pm-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-702pm-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/ 5:50 p.m.
A town official says 10 people were killed when a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at a Dallas-area airport.
Addison, Texas, spokeswoman Mary Rosenbleeth says no one survived the Sunday morning crash at the Addison Municipal Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration says a Beechcraft BE-350 King Air was destroyed in the fiery crash after it struck an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-official-10-dead-in-dallas-area-plane-crash/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-official-10-dead-in-dallas-area-plane-crash/ 10 p.m.
Federal officials say two crew members and eight passengers were killed when a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at a Dallas-area airport.
National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said the plane crashed at 9:11 a.m. Sunday at the Addison Municipal Airport. He says, “We don’t know a lot about the people on board at this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-2-crew-8-passengers-killed-in-texas-plane-crash/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-2-crew-8-passengers-killed-in-texas-plane-crash/ The 25-year-old Park is projected to move from second to first in the world ranking Monday. She will take the top spot from friend Jin Young Ko, the fellow South African player who poured water over Park’s head on the 18th green.
Park closed with a 5-under 66 to finish at 18-under 195 at Pi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sung-hyun-park-birdies-18th-for-lpga-tour-win-in-arkansas/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sung-hyun-park-birdies-18th-for-lpga-tour-win-in-arkansas/ The post Town spokeswoman: 10 people killed in crash of plane at Addison, Texas municipal airport appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/town-spokeswoman-10-people-killed-in-crash-of-plane-at-addison-texas-municipal-airport/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/town-spokeswoman-10-people-killed-in-crash-of-plane-at-addison-texas-municipal-airport/ Ogunbowale finished 7 of 12 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. The fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft was coming off a 2-of-23 shooting night on Friday night’s 69-68 loss to New York — the worst percentage in league history for any player atte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wings-snap-12-game-losing-streak-to-lynx-89-86/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wings-snap-12-game-losing-streak-to-lynx-89-86/ The former Olympic champion and embattled three-time world champion won in 1 minute, 55.70 seconds, nearly three seconds ahead of second-place Ajee Wilson, in the highly anticipated race at Cobb Track and Angell Field. It’s the fastest-time ever on American soil.
“We’re happy with t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/semenya-wins-womens-800-wants-to-defend-world-title/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/semenya-wins-womens-800-wants-to-defend-world-title/ Daniela Mejía, wife of William Tesillo, says some of the threats alluded to former Colombian defender Andrés Escobar, who was murdered days after he scored an own-goal in the 1994 World Cup.
Tesillo missed Colombia’s fifth penalty in the team’s 5-4 loss in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/colombia-players-wife-cites-death-threats-after-copa-exit/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/colombia-players-wife-cites-death-threats-after-copa-exit/ Ruth Winder won hers with brute power.
After getting dropped by breakaway companions Stephen Bassett and Neilson Powless, Howes caught back on in the closing miles Sunday, then swept to the lead on the final climb. The EF Education First rider cleanly made it through the last left-hand turn and raised his arms in victory.
Bassett came through in second and Powless rounded out the podiu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/howes-winder-win-usa-cycling-road-national-championships/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/howes-winder-win-usa-cycling-road-national-championships/ His decision was announced Sunday at the start of the NBA free agency period on the Instagram page for The Boardroom, an online series looking at sports business produced by Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman.
Durant won titles with Golden State in 2017 and ’18 then was injured for much of this postseason as the team lost the NBA Finals in six games to the Toronto]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kevin-durant-to-sign-with-brooklyn-nets/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kevin-durant-to-sign-with-brooklyn-nets/ The court’s Central District of California said in a statement posted Friday that Real died on Wednesday. His courtroom was in Los Angeles.
Real was the longest-serving active district judge in the country before he took senior status in November. He was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966 and served as an active judge for 50 years.
Real ordered the dese]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-real-who-desegregated-california-schools-dies-at-95/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-real-who-desegregated-california-schools-dies-at-95/ Lashley closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 25-under 263 and win by six shots, the margin he took into the day after opening with rounds of 63, 67 and 63.
The 36-year-old Lashley’s parents and girlfriend were killed in a plane crash 15 years ago. He dabbled in real estate after graduating from the University of Arizona, quit playing professio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lashley-leads-wire-to-wire-in-detroit-for-1st-pga-tour-win/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lashley-leads-wire-to-wire-in-detroit-for-1st-pga-tour-win/ Thames, who entered as a pinch-hitter in the sixth, blasted an 0-1 pitch from Pirates reliever Kyle Crick (3-4) to straightaway center, a 432-foot shot that hit just below the scoreboard.
Milwaukee took two of three from its NL Central rival and moved into a first-place tie with the Chicago Cubs, who lost to Cincinnati. The Brewers finished their homestan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brewers-slip-past-pirates-2-1-on-thames-homer-in-8th/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brewers-slip-past-pirates-2-1-on-thames-homer-in-8th/ The post Free agent Kevin Durant says on social media he is signing with the Brooklyn Nets appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/free-agent-kevin-durant-says-on-social-media-he-is-signing-with-the-brooklyn-nets/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/free-agent-kevin-durant-says-on-social-media-he-is-signing-with-the-brooklyn-nets/ That’s in addition to how the social media giant currently delivers ads — customized for individuals based on data harvested from their digital activity.
Creation of the jobs and credit databases is a voluntary expansion by Facebook of a legal settlement it reached in March following lawsuits complaining of age, race, gender and other discriminati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/facebook-to-make-jobs-credit-ads-searchable/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/facebook-to-make-jobs-credit-ads-searchable/ German meteorological service DWD said the central town of Bad Kreuznach reached at least 38.9 degrees Celsius (102 F) on Sunday. A later reading showed the mercury climbing to 39.3 degrees Celsius (102.7 F) but DWD says it hasn’t been confirmed.
The high of 38.6 Celsius registered on Wednesday beat a June record in Germany that had stood since 194]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-wave-brings-germany-new-june-high-for-2nd-time-in-days/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-wave-brings-germany-new-june-high-for-2nd-time-in-days/ Major League Baseball unveiled full rosters for the midsummer showcase Sunday, and the Astros top all big league clubs with six players. No other AL club has more than three.
Alex Bregman, George Springer and Michael Brantley will be in the starting lineup for the AL, and Verlander, Cole and Ryan Pressly are on the pitchin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/astros-lead-way-with-6-all-stars-dodgers-among-clubs-with-4/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/astros-lead-way-with-6-all-stars-dodgers-among-clubs-with-4/ 10:35 p.m.
The Brooklyn Nets have added another Olympian to their frontcourt, agreeing to a deal with center DeAndre Jordan.
Agent Jeff Schwartz confirmed that Jordan was changing New York teams after ESPN reported he would get a $40 million, four-year deal.
Jordan began last season in Dallas but was sent to the Knicks in the trade for Kristaps Porzingis. He averaged 11 points and 13.1 rebounds for the season, exceeding his career averages in both ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-nets-add-deandre-jordan-to-their-frontcourt/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-nets-add-deandre-jordan-to-their-frontcourt/ 7:35 p.m.
Milwaukee says it is keeping center Brook Lopez.
The Bucks did not disclose terms of the agreement with Lopez. ESPN reported it was a four-year, $52 million deal for Lopez, who averaged 12.5 points for the Bucks in his first season with them.
Lopez made 187 3-pointers last season, an NBA record for a 7-footer.
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A person with knowledge of the negotiations says Tobias Harris has agreed to a $180 million, five-year contract with t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-bucks-say-brook-lopez-staying-in-milwaukee/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-bucks-say-brook-lopez-staying-in-milwaukee/ 1:05 a.m.
A person with knowledge of the details says the Brooklyn Nets capped their big day by agreeing to a deal with Kyrie Irving.
The point guard left the Boston Celtics to sign on with a Nets team that also got agreements from Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan, who were his teammates with the 2016 U.S. Olympic team. The person spoke to The Associated Press Sunday on condition of anonymity because the deal was not finalized.
ESPN first reported tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-ap-source-irving-joining-durant-with-the-nets/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-ap-source-irving-joining-durant-with-the-nets/ The Mariners led 1-0 after J.P. Crawford homered into the bullpen in right-center with one out in the first.
George Springer drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the inning before a single by Jose Altuve and a walk by Alex Bregman loaded the bases. Alvarez, who returned to the lin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alvarez-cole-help-astros-sweep-mariners-with-6-1-win/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alvarez-cole-help-astros-sweep-mariners-with-6-1-win/ Roma announced the transfer on Sunday.
The 28-year-old Manolas joins Kalidou Koulibaly in what could become one of the top center back pairings in the Italian league.
Napoli hasn’t won Serie A since Diego Maradona led the club to its only two titles in 1987 and 1990 but coach Carlo Ancelotti is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/napolis-title-challenge-boosted-by-arrival-of-manolas/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/napolis-title-challenge-boosted-by-arrival-of-manolas/ None of them can be signed until July 6, when the league’s summer moratorium ends.
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Khris Middleton, Nikola Vucevic and Kemba Walker are among the players whose decisions are likely to be hammered out Sunday night. Kawhi Leonard’s decision, certainly the most important one f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/many-nba-free-agency-decisions-set-to-start-arriving/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/many-nba-free-agency-decisions-set-to-start-arriving/ Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring with a long-range strike early on, then Dani Olmo doubled the advantage in the 69th from close range after goalkeeper Alex Nubel could not handle a shot from Ruiz.
Nadiem Amiri pulled one back for Germany two minutes from time with a long, deflected shot.
Spain avenged defeat to Germany in the 2017 final.
Ruiz, a midfielder with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spain-beats-germany-2-1-to-win-under-21-euros/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spain-beats-germany-2-1-to-win-under-21-euros/ The Blackhawks traded second- and seventh-round picks in next year’s draft and a third-rounder in 2021 to the Canadiens for Shaw and a seventh-rounder in 2021.
Shaw was selected by Chicago in the fifth round in 2011 and spent his first five seasons with the Blackhawks, helping them win the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015. He was traded to the Canadiens in June 2016.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blackhawks-reacquire-shaw-in-trade-with-canadiens/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blackhawks-reacquire-shaw-in-trade-with-canadiens/ Harper hit run-scoring singles in the first and sixth innings and a two-run homer in the eighth, his 15th. That gave him 199 career homers and 999 hits, and increased his average to .250.
Jake Arrieta (8-6) allowed four runs in six innings but contributed a two-run single. Jean Segura and Cesar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/harpers-hr-4-rbis-help-phillies-finally-beat-marlins-13-6/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/harpers-hr-4-rbis-help-phillies-finally-beat-marlins-13-6/ The Liberty (5-7) pulled away with 10 straight points to start the second quarter and led 39-28 at halftime.
Renee Montgomery made a pair of 3-pointers to help Atlanta cut the deficit to 56-48 at the end of the third quarter, but the Dream (2-8) would get no closer in the fourth.
Brittany Boyd scored 15 points and No. 2 overall pick Asia Durr added 11 point]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tina-charles-leads-liberty-over-dream-74-58/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tina-charles-leads-liberty-over-dream-74-58/ — Eli Gehn (@EliGehnLEX18) June 30, 2019Lexington (LEX 18) — Former Kentucky national champion and current Charlotte Hornets guard, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, was back in Lexington Sunday helping out with the Special Olympics at the Joe Craft Center.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kidd-gilchrist-returns-to-lexington-to-help-with-special-olympics/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kidd-gilchrist-returns-to-lexington-to-help-with-special-olympics/ Phillip Ervin and Nick Senzel drove in two runs each, and Raisel Iglesias escaped with a six-out save despite allowing Jason Heyward’s three-run homer in the ninth. Kyle Schwarber also had a late connection for the Cubs.
Chicago starter Jon Lester (7-6) hadn’t lost to the Reds si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suarez-homers-early-reds-hold-on-for-8-6-win-over-cubs/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suarez-homers-early-reds-hold-on-for-8-6-win-over-cubs/ Wednesday will mark four years since the mother from Nelson County was last seen.
Crystal’s boyfriend was named by police as the main suspect, but he has denied having anything to do with her disappearance.
Every year around this time, Crystal’s family gets together to show that she is not forgotten, and that they still hold onto hope.
The prayer service will be held on Monday e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/vigil-for-crystal-rogers-planned-for-monday-just-ahead-of-anniversary-of-her-disappearance/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/vigil-for-crystal-rogers-planned-for-monday-just-ahead-of-anniversary-of-her-disappearance/ The Federal Aviation Administration says the twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air crashed into an unoccupied hangar at the Addison Municipal Airport soon after 9 a.m. The blaze destroyed the plane but the fate of those on board is unclear.
Edward Martelle, a spokesman for the town immediately north of Dallas, said the plane crashed during takeoff and the resulting fire was quickly ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/small-plane-crash-starts-fire-at-dallas-area-airport/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/small-plane-crash-starts-fire-at-dallas-area-airport/ Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with thesestorms.
Locations impacted include…Hazard, Whitesburg, Salyersville, Hindman, Hyden, Letcher, Mason,Estill, Bath, Wheelwright, Fleming-Neon, Pippa Passes, Wayland,Vicco, Buckhorn, Blackey, Elic, Cody, Big Fork and Buck.
Torrential rainf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-436pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-436pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ Soler reached base three times as the Royals snapped a three-game losing streak and won for the first time in six games north of the border.
Justin Smoak homered twice for the Blue Jays, who had won 14 of their previous 17 home meetings with the Royals. It was the 10th multihomer game of Smoak’s c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soler-homers-drives-in-2-as-royals-beat-blue-jays-7-6/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soler-homers-drives-in-2-as-royals-beat-blue-jays-7-6/ Winds in excess of 45 mph and pea size hail are possible with thisstorm.
Locations impacted include…Lexington, Versailles, Blue Grass Field, Cardinal Hill,Meadowthorpe, Chevy Chase, Midway, Viley, and Firmantown.
If outdoors, seek shelter inside a building.
The post Special Weather Statement issued June 30 at 4:29PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-429pm-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-429pm-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/ A close associate, Milan Knezevic, said Bulatovic died Sunday at his family’s home near the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica. Knezevic says the former president apparently suffered a heart attack.
Bulatovic served as Montenegro’s president from 1990 until 1998. He was an ally of then-Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-president-of-montenegro-momir-bulatovic-dies-at-62/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-president-of-montenegro-momir-bulatovic-dies-at-62/ Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with thesestorms.
Locations impacted include…Stanton, Irvine, Mount Vernon, Beattyville, McKee, Boone, Clay City,Ravenna, Pilot, Donaro, Bummer, White Ash, Bowen, Robinet, Kimbrell,Shop Branch, Horse Lick, Wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-422pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-422pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ Bezuidenhout shot an even-par 71 to finish at 10 under for the tournament, six strokes ahead of Jon Rahm and four other players. The 25-year-old South African had five birdies and five bogeys in the final round.
“I’m proud of myself hanging in there today,” Bezuidenhout said. “I was nervous. It’s a tough golf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bezuidenhout-wins-at-valderrama-for-1st-european-tour-title/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bezuidenhout-wins-at-valderrama-for-1st-european-tour-title/ Customers were treated to a drag show during brunch at the Lockbox Restaurant in the 21-C Museum and Hotel.
The lively crowd busted out moves to Lady Gaga and Cher, as the drag queens worked the room. The two-hour performance is part of the drag brunch series called Giving Pride.
Guests had to purchase tickets in advance and the proceeds went to the Lexington Pride festival which was held t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/drag-show-at-21-c-wraps-up-pride-month-celebrations-in-lexington/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/drag-show-at-21-c-wraps-up-pride-month-celebrations-in-lexington/ Janet Henderson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue told KCBS-TV that Eugene Jo stayed alive for a week by getting close to the hot rocks at night and drinking water from a riverbed.
She says the 73-year-old heard rescuers’ voices on Saturday and yelled for help.
He]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missing-hiker-in-california-stayed-near-rocks-to-keep-warm/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missing-hiker-in-california-stayed-near-rocks-to-keep-warm/ Scherzer (8-5) returned to Comerica Park for the first time since leaving as a free agent after the 2014 season and stuck out double-digit batters for the fourth straight outing.
Scherzer, who struck out 20 batters the last time he faced the Tigers in 2016, ended his day by striking out the side swingi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/scherzer-strikes-out-14-as-nationals-top-tigers-2-1/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/scherzer-strikes-out-14-as-nationals-top-tigers-2-1/ A quiet Friday morning in their Jeffersonville neighborhood turned into a rescue mission for three kids – and their puppy!
Six-month-old Shiloh, a labradoodle puppy, alerted her owners to a fire on Williams Street around 8 a.m. They called authorities and Jeffersonville Fire officials rushed to the scene in a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/puppy-alerts-southern-indiana-family-to-fire-saves-the-day/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/puppy-alerts-southern-indiana-family-to-fire-saves-the-day/ Coming off successive 13-0 losses to the team with the worst record in the majors, the Indians turned it around behind Bieber (7-3). The left-hander did not issue a walk, retired 12 straight at one point and permitted only one runner past first base.
It was a suitable en]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bieber-indians-turn-tables-on-orioles-with-2-0-shutout/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bieber-indians-turn-tables-on-orioles-with-2-0-shutout/ In a scathing Tumblr post Sunday, the pop superstar writes she is sad and grossed out that her music catalog now belongs to Braun who she accuses of subjecting her to years of incessant and manipulative bullying, referencing clashes with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
Braun’s Ithaca Holdings announced Sunday that it is acquiring Big Machine Label Group which released all of Swift&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taylor-swift-pens-scathing-post-about-scooter-braun/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taylor-swift-pens-scathing-post-about-scooter-braun/ ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took his global message urging immediate climate action to officials gathered in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, where production of hydrocarbons remains a key driver of the economy.
Guterres is calling on governments to stop building new coal plants by 2020, cut greenhouse emissions by 45% over the next decade and overhauling fossil fuel-driven economies with new technologies lik]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-chief-warns-paris-climate-goals-still-not-enough/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-chief-warns-paris-climate-goals-still-not-enough/ Friend Eric Garris said Sunday that Raimondo died Thursday after battling lung cancer. He lived in the Northern California community of Sebastopol.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Raimondo and Garris co-founded the website Antiwar.com in 1995. Raimondo also wrote for conservative publications and criticized the U.S. involvement in Iraq and other conflicts.
Raimondo was a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gay-rights-antiwar-activist-justin-raimondo-dies-at-67/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gay-rights-antiwar-activist-justin-raimondo-dies-at-67/ Today has also brought isolated thunderstorm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-wave-carried-over-into-the-holiday-week/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-wave-carried-over-into-the-holiday-week/ Snell (5-7) gave up three hits during an 80-pitch outing. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner had an 11.94 ERA (17 1/3 innings, 23 earned runs) in five previous starts this month.
Tommy Pham homered for the Rays, who won consecutive games for the first time since June 9-10. The first AL wild card leaders went 13-16 in Jun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/snell-has-12-strikeouts-in-6-innings-rays-beat-rangers-6-2/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/snell-has-12-strikeouts-in-6-innings-rays-beat-rangers-6-2/ National Police spokesman Frank Félix Duran Mejía told a news conference on Sunday that the alleged mastermind of the attack had so far paid only $10,000 to people hired to arrange the killing of Sixto David Fernández, his cousin.
Duran Mejía said Víctor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-30000-offered-in-shooting-that-wounded-ortiz/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-30000-offered-in-shooting-that-wounded-ortiz/ The remains of Oscar Alberto Martínez and his young daughter Valeria entered the Central American country by land on Sunday. They are expected to be buried in a private ceremony in the capital Monday.
Photographs of Valeria, face down with her little arm wrapped around her father’s neck, broke hearts ar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/drowned-migrants-return-to-el-salvador-for-burial/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/drowned-migrants-return-to-el-salvador-for-burial/ Major League Baseball confirmed Sunday that Guerrero will participate, joining a field that includes Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich, the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, Pittsburgh’s Josh Bell and Cleveland’s Carlos Santana. The final three participants will be announced Wednesday.
Guerrero]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blue-jays-guerrero-to-be-youngest-hr-derby-participant-ever/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blue-jays-guerrero-to-be-youngest-hr-derby-participant-ever/ Officers were called just after noon to the China Wok in Stanton.
Reportedly an elderly man had a semi-automatic pistol in his pocket that was not holstered.
Police say he went to adjust it or get something out of his pocket and the gun fired, striking him in the right leg.
Officers tell us the bullet went in and then out of his leg and they were able to locate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accidentally-shoots-self-inside-of-powell-county-restaurant/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accidentally-shoots-self-inside-of-powell-county-restaurant/ The striker said he will join Brazil’s squad later on Sunday ahead of the clash at the Mineirão Stadium.
Richarlison stayed in isolation in the southern city of Porto Alegre since he was diagnosed with mumps on Thursday.
“Everyone I asked about it said they had fevers, sickness, stopped to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/recovering-from-mumps-richarlison-hopes-to-face-argentina/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/recovering-from-mumps-richarlison-hopes-to-face-argentina/ 2:20 p.m.
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway is being delayed by lightning.
It’s a hot and humid day and a line of thunderstorms is moving into the area. Track officials are encouraging fans to evacuate the seating area and take shelter.
The drivers completed 11 laps before NASCAR halted the race. Jimmie Johnson was in the lead, followed by Kevin Harvick and Ryan Bl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-nascar-cup-series-race-delayed-by-lightning/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-nascar-cup-series-race-delayed-by-lightning/ 6:22 p.m.
Denny Hamlin has won Stage 1 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Hamlin was in the lead when Clint Bowyer had some tire trouble, bringing out a caution flag.
The race was delayed for more than three hours by thunderstorms, changing the track conditions after it was hot and humid at the beginning of the day. Kevin Harvick and Ryan Blaney ran in front for a whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-hamlin-takes-stage-1-in-cup-series-race/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-hamlin-takes-stage-1-in-cup-series-race/ 8:17 p.m.
Alex Bowman has raced to his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory, leading a terrific performance for Hendrick Motorsports at Chicagoland Speedway.
Bowman had one of the fastest cars during practice, and the strength of his No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet showed after the race was delayed by a summer storm. The 26-year-old Bowman had just six top-five finishes in 133 starts on NASCAR]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-bowman-earns-first-nascar-cup-series-win/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-bowman-earns-first-nascar-cup-series-win/ Local news outlets report gunfire strafed the inside and parking lot of the Stadium Ultralounge & Bar early Saturday, apparently beginning after a fight where videos show one man breaking a bottle over another man’s head.
At least two people were seriously wounded, although not all injuries may stem from gunshots.
Macy Bell tells The Advocate she w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/7-wounded-as-gunfire-sprays-louisiana-nightclub/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/7-wounded-as-gunfire-sprays-louisiana-nightclub/ DJ LeMahieu doubled off Marcus Walden (6-1) leading off the seventh and hit a two-run double against Josh Taylor later in the inning as the Yankees opened an 11-4 lead, sending 14 batters to the plate in their highest-scoring in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tradition-comeback-lifts-yanks-to-london-sweep-of-red-sox/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tradition-comeback-lifts-yanks-to-london-sweep-of-red-sox/ The Philadelphia Flyers announced Sunday they are doing the same thing with defenseman David Schlemko, who has one year left on his contract. The moves come a day before the NHL’s free-agency signing period opens.
A torn knee ligament in 2017-18 followed by a torn Achilles tendon last summer limited the 33-year-old Seke]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/oilers-place-sekera-on-waivers-to-buy-out-his-contract/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/oilers-place-sekera-on-waivers-to-buy-out-his-contract/ Democratic Sen. Shemia Fagan said Sunday that some Democrats are demanding Republican Sen. Brian Boquist not be allowed to return to the floor. Boquist drew criticism for saying police should “come heavily armed” if they tried to return him to the Capitol amid a GOP walkout over climate legislation. A formal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/democrats-demand-action-on-republican-who-threatened-police/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/democrats-demand-action-on-republican-who-threatened-police/ The leaflets at McCormick Junior High School in March told pre-teens to “Join the KKK” and that “It’s not OK to be gay.”
A district response plan calls for hiring a counselor and providing more training to help employees report and investigate harassment.
The district has released]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/racist-anti-gay-student-flyers-challenge-wyoming-district/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/racist-anti-gay-student-flyers-challenge-wyoming-district/ The lawsuit was filed Sunday against fuel companies Trafigura and Vitol for allegedly supplying low-grade oil as well as three laboratories accused of receiving money for falsifying tests on oil bought by Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Autho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawsuit-targets-alleged-puerto-rico-power-company-corruption/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawsuit-targets-alleged-puerto-rico-power-company-corruption/ Madagascar made it an African Cup debut to remember by beating three-time champion Nigeria 2-0 to win its group and qualify for the last 16.
The exploits of the underdog Madagascans at their first major tournament claimed the headlines despite Salah scoring his second goal of the cup for Egypt. Salah’s left-foot free kick was the first goal in a 2-0 win over Uganda and it helped ensure the hos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/african-cup-stunner-madagascar-tops-nigeria-upstages-salah/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/african-cup-stunner-madagascar-tops-nigeria-upstages-salah/ Madagascar stunned the three-time champion 2-0 to win Group B ahead of the Nigerians. Nigeria had already qualified for the knockout stages but that won’t prevent the match from ranking as one of the biggest surprises in African Cup history.
Lalaina Nomenjanahary took advantage of an error by defender Leon Balogun to intercept]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/african-cup-stunner-madagascar-beats-nigeria-to-progress/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/african-cup-stunner-madagascar-beats-nigeria-to-progress/ Espanola police say the 66-year-old was arrested Friday night after a collision at an intersection on the city’s north side.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Martinez was alone in his SUV at the time of the crash.
He was taken to a hospital for an evaluation before officers booked him into jail.
It was unclear Sunday if]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-mexico-state-senator-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dwi/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-mexico-state-senator-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dwi/ Flanagan tweeted Sunday morning about her engagement to Tom Weber. She said that she is “so excited to spend the rest of my life with this man. We’re engaged and I’m over the moon.”
Weber was removed as host of the MPR morning show in January 2018 after telling his bosses about his r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-radio-host-engaged-to-minnesota-lieutenant-governor/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-radio-host-engaged-to-minnesota-lieutenant-governor/ Sunday’s tweet from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kimberly Breier came a day after Capt. Rafael Acosta died following an appearance in a Caracas court, bearing what his attorney says are the signs of torture.
Alonso Medina Roa says his bruised and bloody client was brought to the hea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/death-of-venezuelan-navy-captain-draws-us-condemnation/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/death-of-venezuelan-navy-captain-draws-us-condemnation/ * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky…South central Perry County in southeastern Kentucky…
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 112 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located overThousandsticks, or over Hyden, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damageto roofs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-30-at-112pm-edt-until-june-30-at-200pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-30-at-112pm-edt-until-june-30-at-200pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ 5:45 p.m.
Election Day clashes that were expected in Albania haven’t materialized so far as opposition supporters held only small, brief rallies.
Independent analyst Lutfi Dervishi said of the municipal elections that opposition parties boycotted as part of a months-long protest of the government: “It was a day with no tears, no joy.”
Dervishi says Sunday’s elections were]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-albania-polls-close-without-feared-clashes/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-albania-polls-close-without-feared-clashes/ Florida acquired goalie Scott Darling and immediately placed him on waivers with the intention to buy out the remaining two years of his contract. The Panthers also acquired a sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft in the trade made Sunday, a day before the start of the NHL’s free-agent signing period.
Reimer helps address the Hurricanes’ immediate need at goalie with co-starters]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hurricanes-acquire-reimer-in-swap-of-goalies-with-panthers/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hurricanes-acquire-reimer-in-swap-of-goalies-with-panthers/ Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with thisstorm.
Locations impacted include…Hazard, Hyden, Big Fork, Leatherwood, Hoskinston, Shoal, Viper,Daley, Thousandsticks, Stinnett, Avawam, Yeaddiss, Saul, Warbranch,Toulouse, Causey, Daisy, Wooton, Panco and Wendover.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may causelocalized flooding. D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-104pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-30-at-104pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ WAVE reports that the incident happened just after midnight near Lover River and Watson roads.
Police said the man and woman were walking along a flood wall when they were struck and killed. Authorities did not immediately identify the victims.
Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit was investigating the incident.
The post Report: Man, w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/report-man-woman-die-after-being-hit-by-atvs/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/report-man-woman-die-after-being-hit-by-atvs/ Saleh al-Gharib, the minister of state handling refugee issues, told local TV he was heading to the mountain village of Qabr Shamoun when his convoy came under fire.
Al-Gharib is a member of a party allied with the militant Hezbollah group and supportive of the Syrian government.
It was not clear who opened fire, but the area was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gunmen-fire-on-lebanese-ministers-convoy-killing-guard/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gunmen-fire-on-lebanese-ministers-convoy-killing-guard/ Closing arguments are expected on Monday.
Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and other charges.
Nearly a doz]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/navy-seal-trial-exposes-divide-in-normally-secretive-force/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/navy-seal-trial-exposes-divide-in-normally-secretive-force/ Boone County sheriff’s Lt. Philip Ridgell says in a news release Madou Ba’s death is believed to be an accidental drowning.
The statement says the boy was found unconscious in a pool Saturday in Florence and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police say the boy apparently scaled a fence and took off his shirt prior to entering t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/autistic-kentucky-boy-dies-after-entering-neighbors-pool/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/autistic-kentucky-boy-dies-after-entering-neighbors-pool/ Tropical Storm Barbara was centered about 850 miles (1,370 kilometers) south of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula on Sunday and was heading to the west-northwest into the open Pacific Ocean at a relatively brisk 16 mph (26 kph).
The Hurricane Center says the storm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-tropical-storm-forms-off-southern-mexico/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-tropical-storm-forms-off-southern-mexico/ The Walt Disney Co. on Sunday estimates that “Toy Story 4” added $57.9 million from North American theaters. Globally the film has already netted $496.5 million.
In second place is the third Annabelle film, “Annabelle Comes Home,” which debuted on over 3,500 screens Wednesday. Opening in line with expectations, the Warner Bros. horror earned $20.4 millio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/toy-story-4-repeats-at-no-1-over-annabelle-yesterday/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/toy-story-4-repeats-at-no-1-over-annabelle-yesterday/ Kudlow tells “Fox News Sunday” and CBS’ “Face the Nation” that Huawei will remain on an American blacklist as a potential security threat. He says any additional U.S. licensing “will be for what we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kudlow-us-sales-to-huawei-wont-imperil-national-security/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kudlow-us-sales-to-huawei-wont-imperil-national-security/ But more recently a collection of impromptu, semi-permanent structures have sprung up — “anti-monuments” to remind passers-by — and public officials — of painful incidents of violence, repression, ineptitude and impunity.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-anti-monuments-recall-dark-moments-demand-justice/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-anti-monuments-recall-dark-moments-demand-justice/ The Journal Sentinel reports that Andy Huebschmann, of New Holstein, admitted in federal court to sending the Australian dealer pistols, rifles and rifle parts to convert semi-automatic guns into fully automatic weapons.
Huebschmann owns Germantown-based Thureon Defense LLC and is licensed to manufacture and deal g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wisconsin-man-says-he-illegally-shipped-weapons-to-australia/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wisconsin-man-says-he-illegally-shipped-weapons-to-australia/ Authorities said 42-year-old Karl Ahnquist was arrested Saturday night near the intersection of Alumni Drive and Tates Creek Road.
The arrest citation notes Ahnquist had a blood-alcohol level of .222, nearly triple the legal limit.
Ahnquist was charged with wanton endangerment and driving under the influence.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-lexington-man-passed-out-with-daughter-in-vehicle/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-lexington-man-passed-out-with-daughter-in-vehicle/ Officials said the indictment was handed up Thursday in Lexington federal court against Torstein Torsteinson Reneau.
He is accused of using a fake social security number and green card in order to obtain employment.
He was being held in the Boone County Detention Center, after being picked up from the Three Forks Regional Jail by immigra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accused-in-estill-co-case-indicted-on-fake-documents-charge/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accused-in-estill-co-case-indicted-on-fake-documents-charge/ The Dutchman recovered from a poor start to work his way up to the front of the pack from eighth place, and overtook leader Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari with just two laps to go.
However, stewards were investigating Verstappen’s move to pass Leclerc as both cars touched.
Starting from pole position for the second time]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/verstappen-wins-austrian-gp-to-end-mercedes-unbeaten-streak/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/verstappen-wins-austrian-gp-to-end-mercedes-unbeaten-streak/ 4:20 p.m.
Chicago police say the remainder of the city’s Pride Parade has been canceled as thunderstorms roll through the area.
The department tweeted the message about three hours after Sunday’s parade started, citing inclement weather.
As the storms hit, parade officials said they’d hold floats that hadn’t left the start of the four-mile route. Emergency m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-thunderstorms-end-chicago-pride-parade-early/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-thunderstorms-end-chicago-pride-parade-early/ 6:55 p.m.
The San Francisco parade was stopped for nearly an hour when demonstrators linked arms in the street to protest police presence at the march.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday that about 40 people halted the parade for about 50 minutes.
The newspaper says two people were arrested and taken away in a police van as the crowd called for them to be released.
Police]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-san-francisco-parade-halted-by-protest-of-police/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-san-francisco-parade-halted-by-protest-of-police/ 12:55 p.m.
Thousands of people packed onto Fifth Avenue in Manhattan as the Pride march started.
Revelers dressed in rainbow-colored clothing waved flags and signs as the parade got underway. Some people climbed up on street lamp posts or were on people’s shoulders to get a better view of the parade.
Twenty-nine-year-old Alyssa Christianson, who lives in New York, says she&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-pride-parade-begins-in-new-york-city/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-pride-parade-begins-in-new-york-city/ Authorities said 46-year-old Brian Butler of Benton was found dead after 8 p.m. along a roadway in Gilbertsville.
Officials said an autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.
Kentucky State Police are asking anyone with information about Butler or his whereabouts over the past couple days call them at 270-856-372]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-seek-help-after-marshall-county-man-found-dead/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-seek-help-after-marshall-county-man-found-dead/ The defending champions on Tuesday play England in Lyon, which is being used for both semifinals and the final.
American team staff went to the hotel while England was out at a practice session Sunday.
U.S. coach Jill Ellis says the hotel visit wasn’t “arrogance” but “that&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ellis-says-not-arrogance-scoping-out-world-cup-final-hotel/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ellis-says-not-arrogance-scoping-out-world-cup-final-hotel/ The other semifinal will feature two-time defending champion Chile and surprising Peru, which on Saturday ousted continental powerhouse Uruguay from the decisive stage of the South American competition.
Peru eliminated Uruguay in a lackluster quarterfinal round in which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-vs-argentina-is-highlight-of-copa-amrica-semifinals/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-vs-argentina-is-highlight-of-copa-amrica-semifinals/ The migrants and their advocates accuse U.N. aid agencies of turning a blind eye or responding too slowly. The U.N refugee agency says it has been unable to access parts of the facility, run by one of Libya’s many militi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-die-of-disease-in-libya-detention-un-criticized/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-die-of-disease-in-libya-detention-un-criticized/ There are scattered thunderstorms in the forecast Sunday afternoon at the suburban racetrack.
Austin Dillon starts from the pole for the third time this season and sixth of his career. The Richard Childress Racing driver is seeking his first win since last year’s Daytona 500.
Kevin Harvick, a two-time winner on the bumpy 1.5-mile oval, also is on the front row. Daniel Hemric, one of Dillo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/thunderstorms-in-forecast-for-nascar-cup-series-race/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/thunderstorms-in-forecast-for-nascar-cup-series-race/ Supporters of legalized casinos have launched a petition drive to place the issue on the 2020 ballot with financial backing from the economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
The National Conference of State Legislatures says 25 states allow casino gambling wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nebraska-measure-could-tip-the-number-of-states-with-casinos/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nebraska-measure-could-tip-the-number-of-states-with-casinos/ 4:45 p.m.
A Spanish humanitarian group says its rescue vessel spotted 40 severely dehydrated migrants whose boat is now being escorted to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa by Italy’s coast guard.
Proactiva Open Arms spokeswoman Laura Lanuza told The Associated Press that three pregnant women and four children are among the people on the migrant boat that departed Libya three days ago.
She says the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-spanish-rescue-ship-now-bound-for-italian-island/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-spanish-rescue-ship-now-bound-for-italian-island/ 2:45 p.m.
A lawyer says the captain of a migrant rescue ship intended no harm when she hit an Italian border police motorboat while trying to bring 40 migrants to port in Italy’s southern Lampedusa island without authorization.
The lawyer, Salvatore Tesoriero, told reporters Sunday that Sea-Watch 3 captain Carola Rackete “had no intention of hurting anyone” when she steered the ship opera]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-captain-didnt-mean-to-harm-italys-police-boat/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-captain-didnt-mean-to-harm-italys-police-boat/ McKennie says in a club statement, “It was an easy decision as I have constantly received incredible support from the fans. The management was also always behind me. I’m looking forward to everything that comes.”
The 20-year-old Texas-born midfielder joined Schalke from FC Dallas in 2016. He impressed with the club’s und]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-midfielder-mckennie-extends-contract-at-schalke/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-midfielder-mckennie-extends-contract-at-schalke/ The rally on a side street to Istanbul’s main pedestrian avenue drew several hundred people, who cheered and waved rainbow flags. Istanbul Pride organizers said the Istanbul governor’s office banned the march from central Taksim district as well as a square designated for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkish-police-disperse-banned-lgbt-march-with-tear-gas/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkish-police-disperse-banned-lgbt-march-with-tear-gas/ The rally on a side street to Istanbul’s main pedestrian avenue drew several hundred people, who cheered and waved rainbow flags. Istanbul Pride organizers said the Istanbul governor’s office banned the march from central Taksim district as well as a square designated for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/istanbul-police-allow-lgbt-march-remarks-launch-tear-gas/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/istanbul-police-allow-lgbt-march-remarks-launch-tear-gas/ In a statement Sunday, the volunteer group organizing Istanbul Pride said the governor’s office banned the march in central Taksim district as well as a square designated for demonstrations west of the city.
Amnesty International called on Turkey this week to lift the “arbitrary ban.” It said authorities rejected]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/activists-say-istanbul-pride-banned-by-turkish-authorities/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/activists-say-istanbul-pride-banned-by-turkish-authorities/ Authorities said 19-year-old Jace Smothers was killed Friday when the van he was riding in was struck from behind by a semi-tractor trailer.
A Kansas native, Smothers had just completed his freshman year at Ozark Christian College.
The school released a statement saying Smothers was travelling with a youth ministry organization when the crash happened.
Kentuc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kansas-teen-killed-in-western-kentucky-pileup/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kansas-teen-killed-in-western-kentucky-pileup/ Officer Azmat Khan said Sunday that the father, Aurangzeb Akbar, had given the police written assurance that he wouldn’t harm his son, when returning him home.
Police say the transgender Aftab Aurangzeb, 19, also known as Maya, had been staying with friends in Peshawar, the provincial capital.
Khan said Maya’s friends were worried that the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pakistans-police-arrest-father-for-killing-transgender-son/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pakistans-police-arrest-father-for-killing-transgender-son/ Authorities said 23-year-old Kyle Garlock became violent June 17 during an argument with a boyfriend, allegedly scratching the man’s face and trying to gouge his eyes.
Officials said that when the victim pulled out his phone to call for help, Garlock allegedly grabbed the phone and smashed it into the man’s forehead.
Garlock was charged with first-degree robbery]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexington-police-make-arrest-in-violent-robbery/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexington-police-make-arrest-in-violent-robbery/ University of Maine scientist Rick Wahle has documented trends in baby lobster density for years, and released new data for 2018 this month. Wahle says his new data reinforce recent trends about lobsters that show major upticks off sites in Atlantic Cana]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baby-lobster-numbers-spell-trouble-for-shellfish-population/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baby-lobster-numbers-spell-trouble-for-shellfish-population/ The demonstrations came amid a weekslong standoff between the ruling military council and protest leaders. Talks between the two sides over a power-sharing agreement collapsed earlier this month when security forces violently broke up a protest c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tens-of-thousands-protest-army-rule-in-sudan/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tens-of-thousands-protest-army-rule-in-sudan/ The demonstrations came amid a weekslong standoff between the ruling military council and protest leaders. Talks between the two sides over a power-sharing agreement collapsed earlier this month when security forces violently broke up a protest c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sudanese-hold-mass-marches-to-protest-army-rule/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sudanese-hold-mass-marches-to-protest-army-rule/ A government official said at least seven people had been killed and nearly 200 injured during the demonstrations.
The protests came amid a weekslong standoff between the ruling military council and protest leaders. Talks between the two sides over]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/at-least-7-dead-as-sudanese-stage-protests-against-army-rule/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/at-least-7-dead-as-sudanese-stage-protests-against-army-rule/ Officials said 33-year-old Tiffany Walsh pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in London to one count of forced labor.
In her plea agreement, Walsh admitted to allowing her boyfriend to force her four children to go door-to-door six hours a day selling cancer awareness bracelets and other items they made or pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/perry-co-woman-pleads-guilty-to-forced-labor-scheme-involving-kids/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/perry-co-woman-pleads-guilty-to-forced-labor-scheme-involving-kids/ Nordea Bank confirmed Sunday that president and CEO Casper von Koskull will turn 60 next year and “has wished to make that the point of retirement following a long and intense career in banking.”
The Finnish banker joined the Helsinki-based Nordea in 2010 and has been its CEO since 2015.
Europe&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nordea-bank-says-its-ceo-will-retire-by-end-2020/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nordea-bank-says-its-ceo-will-retire-by-end-2020/ The heat wave will continue as scheduled with this morning’s 70-degree warmth heating up to the low 90’s yet again. As a weak front sags south, our eastern co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hot-amp-humid-through-the-week/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hot-amp-humid-through-the-week/ It was the third consecutive night of violence in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya following the shooting death of a Palestinian man late Thursday.
Israeli police say 20-year-old Mohammed Obeid had hurled fireworks at officers and presented a lethal threat when he was shot. But residents accuse police of using excessive force and shooting Obeid fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinians-15-injured-in-clashes-with-israeli-police/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinians-15-injured-in-clashes-with-israeli-police/ The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said 46-year-old Michael Holbrook was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
Police charged 47-year-old Larry Herald II with assault and wanton endangerment in the case.
Officials said the men were at a party and had been drinking when an argument broke out.
Herald allegedly fired one shot into the air in an effort to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/1-critically-injured-1-held-after-shooting-in-boone-county/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/1-critically-injured-1-held-after-shooting-in-boone-county/ Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar said Sunday there would be “heavy” consequences to any “hostile attitude or attacks.”
The comments come after a spokesman for the self-styled Libyan National Army called Turkish assets in Libya “legitimate targets,” accusing Turkey of helping r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-turkey-ready-against-libyan-fighters-threats/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-turkey-ready-against-libyan-fighters-threats/ Interfax-Kazakhstan said Saturday’s brawl was triggered after a Lebanese contractor reportedly posted a photo on WhatsApp featuring a Kazakh female colleague that many in the country saw as insulting.
It reported Sunday that the field is managed by Tengizchevroil, TCO, a joint v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brawl-in-a-kazakhstan-oil-field-leaves-30-arabs-injured/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brawl-in-a-kazakhstan-oil-field-leaves-30-arabs-injured/ The large crowd filled a park in front of the legislature Sunday and chanted “Thank you” to the police, who have been criticized for using tear gas and rubber bullets during clashes with demonstrators that left dozens injured on June 12.
Nearby, police ha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hong-kong-readies-for-more-protests-on-handover-anniversary/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hong-kong-readies-for-more-protests-on-handover-anniversary/ EU leaders failed in a first attempt last week to fill the roster of key appointments. The bloc is looking to replace Tusk, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the heads of the parliament, foreign affairs service and the European Central Bank by the end of fall.
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-leaders-start-another-round-of-talks-on-top-jobs/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-leaders-start-another-round-of-talks-on-top-jobs/ Speaking at his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu was referring to the Palestinian leadership’s rejection of last week’s Mideast peace conference in Bahrain aimed at providing economic assistance.
Netanyahu says while Israel welcomed the U.S.’s $50 billion Palestinian development plan, the Palestinians themselves denounce]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/israeli-pm-palestinians-are-determined-to-continue-conflict/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/israeli-pm-palestinians-are-determined-to-continue-conflict/ Aziz Ibrahimi, a spokesman for the Independent Election Commission, said that the employees were in the district of Maruf conducting voter registration, when Saturday night’s attack occurred.
A defense ministry spokesman, Fawad Aman, said Taliban detonated four stolen Humvees full of explosives outside the district’s p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taliban-attack-kills-8-election-officials-in-afghanistan/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taliban-attack-kills-8-election-officials-in-afghanistan/ 4:45 p.m.
England has got the wicket it really wanted and Virat Kohli is out for 66.
The India captain had only been dismissed once at Edgbaston in five previous innings. He was out after a 76-ball innings with seven fours when he sliced the ball to substitute James Vince at backward point off the bowling of Liam Plunkett.
Kohli’s dismissal leaves India on 146-2 after 28.2 overs, in reply to England’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-kohli-out-for-66-india-146-2-chasing-338/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-kohli-out-for-66-india-146-2-chasing-338/ 8 p.m.
The muted finish to India’s attempt to chase down a victory target of 338 against England at Edgbaston had fans wondering what had happened to MS Dhoni.
India was always a long way behind the run-rate required after being 28-1 after 10 overs — the slowest power play so far of the tournament — but started gaining momentum through the innings of Rohit Sharma (102), Virat Kohli (66), Rishab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-indias-slow-finish-a-credit-to-england-bowling/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-indias-slow-finish-a-credit-to-england-bowling/ 2:30 p.m.
England has finished 337-7 in its 50 overs and set unbeaten India a victory target that no team has ever achieved in the Cricket World Cup.
But the 338 chase isn’t entirely unprecedented. India and England both scored 338 in a tied World Cup game at Bangalore in 2011.
The highest-successful chase remains Ireland’s 329-7 against England at Bangalore eight years ago, and the highest in this t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-england-sets-india-338-to-win-at-edgbaston/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-england-sets-india-338-to-win-at-edgbaston/ 11:45 a.m.
Normal service has been resumed for England.
Reunited openers Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy have reached 112-0 after 16 overs, smashing four sixes and 14 fours between them in front of a subdued pro-India crowd.
Bairstow is 61 not out in 58 balls and Roy has a 38-ball 46. Roy survived a strong appeal in the 11th over with the total at 49-0 and England accelerated.
Roy missed three matches with a hamstr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-england-openers-take-control-against-india/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-england-openers-take-control-against-india/ Trump and Kim’s meeting Sunday at the inter-Korean border was their first since the collapse of their February summit in Vietnam over disagreements in exchanging sanctions relief and di]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/skoreans-react-with-hope-skepticism-over-trump-kim-meeting/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/skoreans-react-with-hope-skepticism-over-trump-kim-meeting/ The post Trump says US, North Korea agree to restart nuclear talks within weeks, adds ‘speed is not the object’ appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-us-north-korea-agree-to-restart-nuclear-talks-within-weeks-adds-speed-is-not-the-object/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 10:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-us-north-korea-agree-to-restart-nuclear-talks-within-weeks-adds-speed-is-not-the-object/ The post Trump and NKorea’s Kim Jong Un conclude 50-minute meeting at Demilitarized Zone appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-and-nkoreas-kim-jong-un-conclude-50-minute-meeting-at-demilitarized-zone/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-and-nkoreas-kim-jong-un-conclude-50-minute-meeting-at-demilitarized-zone/ Sunday’s Cabinet announcement adds to a series of such measures announced amid trade tensions with Washington, though none directly addresses American complaints about Beijing’s technology ambitions and controls on foreign companies.
The latest measures also promise more foreign access to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-promises-to-ease-foreign-access-to-gas-call-centers/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-promises-to-ease-foreign-access-to-gas-call-centers/ A monthly index released Sunday by an official industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, held steady at the previous month’s level of 49.4 on a 100-point scale on which readings below 50 show activity contracting.
“Downward pressure on the economy is still relatively prominent,” said]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/survey-chinas-factory-activity-declines-in-june/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/survey-chinas-factory-activity-declines-in-june/ Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Sunday this would be the first high-level engagement between the two countries while peace talks between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s Taliban are entering a critical phase.
He said the U.S. appreciated Pakistan’s role in helping push forward the talks.
Last week Fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pakistans-pm-to-visit-us-meet-with-trump-in-july/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pakistans-pm-to-visit-us-meet-with-trump-in-july/ The post Kim Jong Un says meeting with Trump will ‘positively’ affect their future moves, says their relationship is ‘great’ appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kim-jong-un-says-meeting-with-trump-will-positively-affect-their-future-moves-says-their-relationship-is-great/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kim-jong-un-says-meeting-with-trump-will-positively-affect-their-future-moves-says-their-relationship-is-great/ The post Kim Jong Un ‘very surprised’ at Trump offer to meet, calls handshake ‘expression that today is different from yesterday’ appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kim-jong-un-very-surprised-at-trump-offer-to-meet-calls-handshake-expression-that-today-is-different-from-yesterday/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kim-jong-un-very-surprised-at-trump-offer-to-meet-calls-handshake-expression-that-today-is-different-from-yesterday/ New York’s Pride march kicks off at noon Sunday with 677 contingents including community groups, major corporations and cast members from FX’s “Pose.” Organizers say they expect 150,000 people to ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nyc-pride-march-concludes-month-of-stonewall-commemorations/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nyc-pride-march-concludes-month-of-stonewall-commemorations/ The post President Trump tells Kim Jong Un ‘I was proud to step over the line’ into North Korea appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/president-trump-tells-kim-jong-un-i-was-proud-to-step-over-the-line-into-north-korea/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/president-trump-tells-kim-jong-un-i-was-proud-to-step-over-the-line-into-north-korea/ The post Kim Jong Un praises Trump for being first US president to visit North Korea, calls it ‘courageous and determined act’ appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kim-jong-un-praises-trump-for-being-first-us-president-to-visit-north-korea-calls-it-courageous-and-determined-act/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kim-jong-un-praises-trump-for-being-first-us-president-to-visit-north-korea-calls-it-courageous-and-determined-act/ The post Trump says ‘feels great’ to be 1st US president to step into North Korea, hails ‘great friendship’ with Kim appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-feels-great-to-be-1st-us-president-to-step-into-north-korea-hails-great-friendship-with-kim/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-feels-great-to-be-1st-us-president-to-step-into-north-korea-hails-great-friendship-with-kim/ The post North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says President Donald Trump’s brief visit to North Korean territory improves ties appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-says-president-donald-trumps-brief-visit-to-north-korean-territory-improves-ties/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-says-president-donald-trumps-brief-visit-to-north-korean-territory-improves-ties/ The post Donald Trump becomes first US leader to enter North Korean territory after greeting Kim Jong Un appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/donald-trump-becomes-first-us-leader-to-enter-north-korean-territory-after-greeting-kim-jong-un/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/donald-trump-becomes-first-us-leader-to-enter-north-korean-territory-after-greeting-kim-jong-un/ The post Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un greet each other with cross-border handshake at fortified Demilitarized Zone appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-and-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-greet-each-other-with-cross-border-handshake-at-fortified-demilitarized-zone/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-and-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-greet-each-other-with-cross-border-handshake-at-fortified-demilitarized-zone/ The post North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s de facto chief secretary is seen at border ahead of possible Kim-Trump meeting appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-uns-de-facto-chief-secretary-is-seen-at-border-ahead-of-possible-kim-trump-meeting/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-uns-de-facto-chief-secretary-is-seen-at-border-ahead-of-possible-kim-trump-meeting/ The Tulare County Sheriff’s office said someone called 911 Saturday to report that 45-year-old Sherri Telnas was acting strangely and had taken her sons to a corn field across the street from their rural home in Porterville.
While deputies were going to the house, they were notified that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/california-mom-arrested-sons-found-unresponsive-in-a-ditch/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/california-mom-arrested-sons-found-unresponsive-in-a-ditch/ Votes will be cast Sunday to pick authorities that will run 61 districts across the country for the next four years.
While the Socialist-run government is insisting on holding the election, the opposition says it will stop it taking place. Albania’s President Ilir Meta is sympathetic to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/albania-holds-local-elections-amid-political-turmoil/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/albania-holds-local-elections-amid-political-turmoil/ Sen. Chuck Schumer says he’s asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to step in to lend investigative support after at least eight Americans died this year on the Dominican Republic.
Family members of some of the tourists have raised the possibility the deaths may have been caused by adulterated a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/schumer-atf-should-investigate-dominican-republic-deaths/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/schumer-atf-should-investigate-dominican-republic-deaths/ Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press Sunday that both sides are looking for “tangible results” as they try to hammer out the fine print of agreements that will see the eventual withdrawal of over 20,000]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taliban-say-latest-round-of-talks-with-us-critical/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taliban-say-latest-round-of-talks-with-us-critical/ The match ended 1-1 through extra time.
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa denied Keysher Fuller in sudden death to send Mexico to its seventh consecutive semifinal.
Raul Jimenez scored in the 44th minute to give Mexico the lead before halftime.
Bryan Ruiz tied the score for 39th-ranked Costa Rica in the 52nd minute with a penalty kick after he was taken down by Luis Alfo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-beats-costa-rica-in-shootout-reaches-gold-cup-semis/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-beats-costa-rica-in-shootout-reaches-gold-cup-semis/ Greinke (9-3) struck out six and didn’t walk a batter in another dominant outing. The right-hander allowed only one runner past first base and got the Giants to hit into a pair of double plays while extending his scoreless streak on the road to 22 1/3 innings. He gav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greinke-pitches-diamondbacks-to-4-3-win-over-giants/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greinke-pitches-diamondbacks-to-4-3-win-over-giants/ What was intended to be an impromptu exchange of pleasantries turned into a 50-minute meeting, anot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wide-grins-and-historic-handshake-for-trump-kim-at-dmz/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wide-grins-and-historic-handshake-for-trump-kim-at-dmz/ 5:25 p.m.
President Donald Trump says that sanctions remain on North Korea following his Sunday meeting with Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
But he appears to be leaving open the possibility of scaling them back as part of upcoming renewed negotiations, saying that: “at some point during the negotiation, things can happen.”
Trump is also telling reporters after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-says-sanctions-remain-on-nkorea/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-says-sanctions-remain-on-nkorea/ 2:58 p.m.
President Donald Trump is getting his first glimpse of North Korea from an observation post in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Trump, wearing a suit, is being shown various landmarks as he stands atop Observation Post Ouellette.
It’s his first stop on his first visit to the border between the North and the South, which will include another face-to-face meeting with North]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-gets-his-first-glimpse-of-north-korea/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-gets-his-first-glimpse-of-north-korea/ Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich, who leads the majors with 29 homers, says he accepted an invitation from Major League Baseball to compete in the power-hitting contest July 8 during All-Star week in Cleveland.
“They asked if I would do it a few weeks ago,” Yelich said Saturday night after Milwaukee beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. “I said as long as I was an All-Star I woul]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/christian-yelich-to-participate-in-all-star-home-run-derby/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/christian-yelich-to-participate-in-all-star-home-run-derby/ The post Trump makes his first visit to Korean Demilitarized Zone, ahead of meeting Sunday with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-makes-his-first-visit-to-korean-demilitarized-zone-ahead-of-meeting-sunday-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-makes-his-first-visit-to-korean-demilitarized-zone-ahead-of-meeting-sunday-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/ San Diego rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. also homered and finished a triple shy of the cycle. The Padres have 16 homers during their four-game winning streak. The Cardinals lost their fifth straight and were held to five hits by Paddack and two relievers.
Machad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/machado-reyes-each-homer-twice-in-padres-12-2-win-vs-cards/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/machado-reyes-each-homer-twice-in-padres-12-2-win-vs-cards/ Trump departed Seoul by helicopter on Sunday afternoon shortly after South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced that Kim had accepted Trump’s invitation to meet at the heavily fortified site at the Korean border village of Panmunjom.
Trump told reporters before departing that he looked forward to seeing Kim and to “shake]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-heads-for-historic-dmz-meeting-with-north-koreas-kim/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-heads-for-historic-dmz-meeting-with-north-koreas-kim/ Anderson (8-5) was brilliant in his first start since giving up seven runs while failing to get an out in the fourth inning against Tampa Bay last weekend. The veteran left-hander didn’t allow an Angels runner to reach second base until Luis Rengifo’s eighth-inning do]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brett-anderson-dominates-halos-sending-as-to-4-0-win/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brett-anderson-dominates-halos-sending-as-to-4-0-win/ The Aces (7-5) took the lead for good at 95-94 on Cambage’s basket with 1:34 left in overtime. Cambage scored inside again 30 seconds later and Wilson made a pair of free throws to push the lead to five with 39 seconds to go.
The Fever (5-9) cut the deficit to 99-97, but the Aces made 3 of 4 f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/aja-wilson-scores-career-high-39-aces-beat-fever-in-ot/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/aja-wilson-scores-career-high-39-aces-beat-fever-in-ot/ All three judges scored the fight 120-107.
Andrade, who previously held the WBO and WBA super welterweight titles, improved to 28-0 with 17 knockouts. He made the second defense of the title he won last October.
Andrade dropped Suleck]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/andrade-retains-middleweight-title-in-homecoming-fight/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/andrade-retains-middleweight-title-in-homecoming-fight/ Major league umpire Chris Guccione invited a teenage ump who was involved in a game that ended in an adult brawl to attend the Dodgers-Rockies series finale Sunday at Coors Field.
Guccione and his crew just wanted to show their support for 13-year-old Josh Cordova, who found himself in the middle of a recent fight in Lakewood, Colorado. Authorities said the skirmish at a game between teams of 7-year-olds began when parents and coaches disagreed with the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mlb-umpire-reaches-out-to-teen-ump-involved-in-adult-brawl/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mlb-umpire-reaches-out-to-teen-ump-involved-in-adult-brawl/ Vako’s pass was blocked by a Galaxy player back to him and he sent a low hard shot from outside the area into the left corner in the 11th minute. Vako scored the Earthquakes’ last six goals in all competitions.
Shea Salinas broke Vako’s streak in the 82nd minute, settling a long pass from Vak]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/vako-leads-earthquakes-over-galaxy-3-0-in-cali-clasico/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/vako-leads-earthquakes-over-galaxy-3-0-in-cali-clasico/ Seattle had a potential winning goal from promising 16-year-old midfielder Danny Leyva overturned on video review earlier in the second half. But there was no overturning Leerdam’s goal after Seattle had an extended period of possession deep in Vancouve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/leerdams-late-winner-gives-sounders-1-0-win-over-whitecaps/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/leerdams-late-winner-gives-sounders-1-0-win-over-whitecaps/ Johnson opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Damir Kreilach blocked Albert Rusnák’s corner back into the middle of the area, Kyle Beckerman headed it along and Johnson tapped it home for Real Salt Lake (7-8-2).
Matt Besler’s defensive miscue for Sporting (4-6-7) near midfield led to an RSL counterattack that ended with Johnson’s second goal in the 29th.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sam-johnson-scores-twice-rsl-beats-sporting-kc-2-0/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sam-johnson-scores-twice-rsl-beats-sporting-kc-2-0/ The post South Korean President Moon says Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will meet Sunday at Korean Demilitarized Zone appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-korean-president-moon-says-trump-and-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-will-meet-sunday-at-korean-demilitarized-zone/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-korean-president-moon-says-trump-and-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-will-meet-sunday-at-korean-demilitarized-zone/ The Astros hadn’t scored since putting up five runs in the second when Michael Brantley singled to start Houston’s 10th, ending a streak of nine hitless innings over eight appearances for Seattle closer Roenis Elias (2-1). It was the first hit he’d allowed since June 6.
Gurriel then hit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gurriel-hits-2nd-straight-game-winner-astros-down-ms-in-10/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gurriel-hits-2nd-straight-game-winner-astros-down-ms-in-10/ Corvette Capt. Rafael Acosta died early Saturday hours after his wife and lawyer said he appeared in court in a wheelchair with signs of torture. The judge ordered him transferred to a hospital where he died hours later.
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó in a video]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/navy-captains-death-in-custody-sparks-outrage-in-venezuela/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 05:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/navy-captains-death-in-custody-sparks-outrage-in-venezuela/ Woodruff (10-2) allowed one earned run and six hits with six strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings, helping the Brewers improve to 4-5 on their current 10-game homestand.
The right-hander remains among the National League leaders in wins and strikeouts.
While Woodruff hardly broke a sweat, counterpart Jordan Lyles (5-4)]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/woodruff-wins-10th-as-thames-brewers-beat-pirates-3-1/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 05:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/woodruff-wins-10th-as-thames-brewers-beat-pirates-3-1/ Gray pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Blackmon homered to lead the Colorado Rockies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday.
Gray (9-5) allowed three runs, two earned, and struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings to give Colorado’s tired bullpen some rest. He outdueled Kershaw, who was cruising]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blackmon-homers-gray-pitches-rockies-past-dodgers-5-3/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 05:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blackmon-homers-gray-pitches-rockies-past-dodgers-5-3/ The Houthi’s Al-Masirah satellite news channel late Saturday said the rebels targeted Saudi airports in Abha and Jizan with Qasef-2K drones.
The kingdom’s state-run Saudi Press Agency quoted military spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki as saying the country intercepted two drones launched by the Houthis, which caused no damage o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/saudi-arabia-says-it-intercepted-2-yemen-rebel-drones/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 05:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/saudi-arabia-says-it-intercepted-2-yemen-rebel-drones/ In his first international trip as a White House hopeful, the former congressman will visit Ciudad Juarez, across the Rio Grande from his native El Paso, Texas, on Sunday to view what he calls “the desperate circumstances” some are fleeing.
O’Rourke says he’ll also see the conditions they endure while]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/orourke-to-visit-mexico-meet-turned-away-us-asylum-seekers/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 04:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/orourke-to-visit-mexico-meet-turned-away-us-asylum-seekers/ The gathering was held for families and friends who have lost loved ones to drug addiction… And for those who have loved ones currently dealing with addiction.The host of the event says it all started in a Facebook group just a month ago.  She says something needs to be done to stop drugs from taking lives.
“We will not give up on our loved on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-ever-personal-war-on-drugs-event-held-in-lee-county/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 04:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-ever-personal-war-on-drugs-event-held-in-lee-county/ Commission leaders say they’ve posted mortality reviews to the organization’s website in an effort to be more transport in light of recent scrutiny.
The list of reports that details the deaths of six horses at Kentucky tracks this year  is new.
“We had a bad year with respect to safety in 2018 and we decided that we needed to b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-horse-racing-commission-makes-mortality-reviews-public-for-first-time/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 04:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-horse-racing-commission-makes-mortality-reviews-public-for-first-time/ Rooney went low and straight up the middle to beat goalkeeper Quentin Westberg for his 10th goal of the season. D.C. United (8-4-7) got the penalty kick when Frédéric Brillant was brought down by Toronto FC’s Ayo Akinola in the area.
Nick DeLeon opened the scoring for Toronto FC (6-7-5) in the 19th minute, tapping home Richie Larye]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rooneys-late-pk-lifts-dc-united-to-1-1-draw-with-toronto-fc/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 04:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rooneys-late-pk-lifts-dc-united-to-1-1-draw-with-toronto-fc/ Mueller opened the scoring for Orlando (6-8-3) in the 41st minute, settling Nani’s pass and punching it between the goalkeeper and the near post. Nani slipped a pass between a pair of defenders to find Akindele in open space in the 66th minute. Akindele was under no pressure as he curled home a 25-yarder for his sixth goal of the se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/orlando-city-beats-crew-2-0/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/orlando-city-beats-crew-2-0/ The 101st-ranked Haitians will play Mexico or Costa Rica on Tuesday at Glendale, Arizona.
Jonathan David scored on a free kick in the 18th minute, his tournament-high sixth goal, and No. 78 Canada doubled its lead when Lucas Cavallini beat goalkeeper Jhony Placide in the 28th minute for his fifth goal.
Duckens Nazon cut Haiti’s d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/haiti-beats-canada-reaches-gold-cup-semifinals/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/haiti-beats-canada-reaches-gold-cup-semifinals/ New England had four in the box when Juan Fernando Calcedo sent the ball left to Cristian Penilla, who in turn put it back out for Bunbury to drive it home for his second goal of the season.
The Revolution (5-8-5), unbeaten in six games, tied it the 51st minute when Antonio Mlinar Delamea headed in a corner from Diego]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bunburys-late-goal-lifts-revolution-past-dynamo-2-1/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bunburys-late-goal-lifts-revolution-past-dynamo-2-1/ Braves closer Luke Jackson stranded runners at second and third in the ninth for his 13th save, handing New York its seventh straight loss.
The 1969 World Series champion Mets were honored on the field before the game, and then former independent ball pitcher Chris Mazza found]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/riley-caps-rally-as-braves-spoil-mets-big-day-with-5-4-win/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/riley-caps-rally-as-braves-spoil-mets-big-day-with-5-4-win/ The official says the man crossed the U.S.-Mexico border about a week ago with his daughter and was being held at the central processing center in McAllen, Texas. The official says the man had a medical check and was hospitalized after collapsing.
The official says the daughter is being placed in a shelter for children. The official isn’t authorized t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/43-year-old-el-salvador-migrant-dies-in-us-border-custody/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/43-year-old-el-salvador-migrant-dies-in-us-border-custody/ Ozuna was injured Friday night when he dived back into the bag as he was being picked off.
Manager Mike Schildt said Ozuna will travel back to St. Louis on Sunday. Schildt said the team believes surgery won’t be required.
Ozuna was hitting .259 with 20 homers and 62 RBIs.
“We’re going to miss him but we’re going to have other o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cards-place-ozuna-on-injured-list-recall-oneill-thomas/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cards-place-ozuna-on-injured-list-recall-oneill-thomas/ The Union (10-4-5) twice rallied from one-goal deficits, with Maxililiano Moralez scoring on penalty kicks after Castellanos was fouled inside the box. The penalties tied it at 1 in the 23rd minute and at 2 in the 55th and gave Moralez five goals.
The momentum changed after the second penalty drew the ire of the Union.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/castellanos-takes-control-nycfc-defeats-union-4-2/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/castellanos-takes-control-nycfc-defeats-union-4-2/ The Knicks made the move Saturday, saving themselves $1 million of Thomas’ salary for next season that would have been guaranteed if he was still on the roster after Sunday.
His entire $7.6 million salary for 2019-20 was non-guaranteed before then.
Thomas joined the Knicks during the 2014-15 season but played sparingly last season as the team focused on youth. The forward averaged 4.5 points in 46 games, in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/knicks-waive-veteran-forward-lance-thomas/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/knicks-waive-veteran-forward-lance-thomas/ Reportedly deputies were called to 8200 Rose Petal Drive just before 5:15p.m. for a report of a missing autistic boy, 11-year-old Madou Ba.
Within minutes of their arrival, deputies say he was found unconscious in a neighbor’s pool.
Reportedly the boy went outside his home and was last seen by his family about 20 minutes befor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/11-year-old-northern-kentucky-boy-reportedly-drowns-in-pool/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/11-year-old-northern-kentucky-boy-reportedly-drowns-in-pool/ Thompson’s status was announced by the school on Saturday. No other details about the violation were released by the school.
Thompson was a three-year starter at Washington State and an honorable mention all-Pac-12 selection after his junior season where he 66 tackles and two interceptions. He was expected to be the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/washington-state-s-jalen-thompson-loses-year-of-eligibility/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/washington-state-s-jalen-thompson-loses-year-of-eligibility/ The tax level will be $132,627,000 and the minimum salary, which is 90 percent of the cap, is $98,226,000. All of those figures are virtually identical to what the league has been projecting for some time.
All the new figures take effect Monday. Teams may begin negotiating with free agents on Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern, and then the league’s annual mor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nba-sets-salary-cap-at-just-over-109-million/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nba-sets-salary-cap-at-just-over-109-million/ Welke was hit in the fifth inning Saturday and exited after the sixth. Second base umpire Roberto Ortiz moved behind the plate, and the game resumed after a brief delay with three umpires.
No announcement was immediately made regarding Welke’s status.
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The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/plate-ump-welke-exits-game-after-getting-hit-in-mask/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/plate-ump-welke-exits-game-after-getting-hit-in-mask/ Minor league defenseman Pierre-Oliver Joseph also will go to Pittsburgh in the deal announced Saturday. The Coyotes get minor league defenseman Dane Birks and a 2021 fourth-round draft pick.
The 31-year-old Kessel had 27 goals and 55 assists with the Penguins last season, his fourth with the team. He won Stanley Cup titles with Pittsburgh in 2016-17]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/penguins-trade-kessel-to-coyotes-for-galchenyuk/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/penguins-trade-kessel-to-coyotes-for-galchenyuk/ Meram, who was acquired in a trade with Columbus in early May, was a step off the line when Brek Shea put a touch along the end line on a loose ball that ended on Meram’s foot. The play started as a corner kick and a header sent the ball toward the goal, where a sliding Shea got his foot on it.
Meram got his 40t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/meram-nets-pair-atlanta-united-tops-impact-2-1/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/meram-nets-pair-atlanta-united-tops-impact-2-1/ Anthony Santander etched his way into Camden Yards’ history when he hit the 100th home run, and 45th by an Oriole, to land on Eutaw Street since the stadium opened on April 6, 1992.
Chance Sisco also homered for Baltimore, whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/orioles-slug-their-way-past-indians-13-0/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/orioles-slug-their-way-past-indians-13-0/ Park, the second-ranked South Korean star who won the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore in early March for her sixth LPGA Tour title, is coming off a second-place finish last week in Minnesota in the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Ciganda shot a 66 to match Park at 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/park-ciganda-tied-for-lpga-tour-lead-in-arkansas/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/park-ciganda-tied-for-lpga-tour-lead-in-arkansas/ He couldn’t have picked a better moment.
Jansen hit a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cavan Biggio launched his first career grand slam and Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Saturday after starter Marcus Stroman exited early with a cramp in his non-pitching shoulder.
Jansen’s fourth home run of the season was his first game-ending shot at an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jansen-wins-it-with-hr-in-9th-blue-jays-beat-royals-7-5/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jansen-wins-it-with-hr-in-9th-blue-jays-beat-royals-7-5/ The Tigers rebounded from a three-run deficit in the fourth inning and erased a two-run deficit in the seventh when Niko Goodrum singled to cap a three-run rally.
Joe Jimenez struck out two batters in a scoreless eighth, and Shane Greene worked the ninth and earned his 22nd save in 23 chances.
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tigers-snap-8-game-losing-streak-beat-nationals-7-5/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tigers-snap-8-game-losing-streak-beat-nationals-7-5/ Seeking his second senior major title after winning the Regions Tradition by six strokes in May in Alabama, the 52-year-old Stricker had a tournament-record 18-under 192 total on the rain-softened Warren Golf Course. He opened with a 62 to tie the tournament record and share the first-round lead with David Tom]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steve-stricker-increases-lead-to-6-shots-in-us-senior-open/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steve-stricker-increases-lead-to-6-shots-in-us-senior-open/ Dillon recorded a top lap of 176.263 mph in his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. It’s the sixth career pole for the 29-year-old Dillon, who is seeking his first Cup Series win since last year’s Daytona 500.
Kevin Harvick qualified second on a hot, humid Saturday, followed by Daniel Hemric, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch. Harvick is a two-time winner at t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/austin-dillon-wins-pole-for-nascar-cup-series-race/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/austin-dillon-wins-pole-for-nascar-cup-series-race/ The Marlins fell behind 6-1 before starting their comeback when Walker snapped an 0-for-15 skid with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. He contributed an RBI single in Miami’s six-run seventh, and JT Riddle delivered a tiebreaking two-run double off Adam Morgan (2-3).
Morgan and Juan Nicasio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marlins-rally-from-5-run-deficit-to-beat-phillies-9-6/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marlins-rally-from-5-run-deficit-to-beat-phillies-9-6/ Cruz hit a pair of two-run homers, connecting against Ivan Nova (3-7) in the first and launching a 469-foot shot to center off Jose Ruiz in the ninth. That gave him three multihomer games this season and 30 in his career.
Cruz also doubled and singled.
Kepler connected leadin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cruz-kepler-hit-2-hrs-twins-beat-white-sox-10-3/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cruz-kepler-hit-2-hrs-twins-beat-white-sox-10-3/ At least three groups had planned rallies or demonstrations at different sites in the city, including members of the so-called Proud Boys and anti-fascist groups, and the fights occurred when participants of the opposing groups met, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive .
In a statement on Twitter, the Portland Police Bureau says]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marches-by-far-right-anti-fascist-groups-lead-to-clashes/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marches-by-far-right-anti-fascist-groups-lead-to-clashes/ McKay (1-0), a two-way prospect taken fourth overall in the 2017 draft, didn’t allow a baserunner until Danny Santana flared an opposite-field single to right with one out in the sixth. The left-hander allowed one hit, a walk and struck out three in six innings.
After walking Shin-Soo Choo with two outs in the six]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mckay-takes-perfect-game-into-the-6th-rays-beat-rangers-5-2/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mckay-takes-perfect-game-into-the-6th-rays-beat-rangers-5-2/ The NL Central leaders are 14-14 in June. They need to win the final game of the series to avoid their first losing month since May of 2017. They’ve had 12 straight winning months in the regular season.
The benches and bullpens cleared after Pedro Strop hit Yasiel Puig in th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baez-hits-grand-slam-cubs-beat-reds-6-0-behind-quintana/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baez-hits-grand-slam-cubs-beat-reds-6-0-behind-quintana/ Stroman left two pitches into the fifth, motioning to the dugout after missing high to Royals outfielder Whit Merrifield. Trainer Nikki Huffman and manager Charlie Montoyo came to the mound and, following a brief discussion, Stroman walked off and went straight the clubhouse. He allowed three runs and four hits in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blue-jays-rhp-stroman-leaves-with-cramp-in-left-shoulder/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/blue-jays-rhp-stroman-leaves-with-cramp-in-left-shoulder/ The goal is to make sure those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam are never forgotten.
On Saturday the wall was in Pendleton County.1,106 names of those killed in action, held as prisoners of war, and those still missing in action line the wall.
“A lot of the family members don’t have the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C. to see the wall. They]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/traveling-kentucky-vietnam-wall-honors-those-who-made-sacrifices-for-freedom/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/traveling-kentucky-vietnam-wall-honors-those-who-made-sacrifices-for-freedom/ Alaska State Troopers spokesman Tim DeSpain told the Anchorage Daily News that the small plane crashed into a mountain on the north side of Tern Lake. Three people were killed in the crash, but one person was airlifted to Providence hospital in critical condition. Authorities have not yet released any names.
A team was expected to be airlifted to the cra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/troopers-3-dead-1-critically-injured-in-alaska-plane-crash/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/troopers-3-dead-1-critically-injured-in-alaska-plane-crash/ The 21-year-old Custer had the strongest car all day long, leading 151 of the 200 laps for the 300-mile race. But he had to come back after Michael Annett and Noah Gragson stayed on the track while the leaders went for a pit stop, and then benefited from a timely caution when B.J. McLeod got into the wall.
No big deal for Custer, who zoomed in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/custer-wins-at-chicagoland-for-4th-xfinity-series-victory/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/custer-wins-at-chicagoland-for-4th-xfinity-series-victory/ Opara opened the scoring in the 19th minute for the Loons (7-7-3) when he pushed in a ball from point-blank range after a free kick.
Dotson followed in the 23rd minute with a long volley from outside the box. Just seven minutes late]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/minnesota-united-sets-scoring-mark-in-7-1-win-over-cincy/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/minnesota-united-sets-scoring-mark-in-7-1-win-over-cincy/ The 36-year-old Lashley slipped into the field at Detroit Golf Club as an alternate and the 353rd-ranked player has put himself in position to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. He tied for eighth in February in the Puerto Rico Open — played opposite the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship — for his only top-10 finish on th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nate-lashley-opens-6-shot-lead-in-rocket-mortgage-classic/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nate-lashley-opens-6-shot-lead-in-rocket-mortgage-classic/ Each team scored six runs in a first inning that stretched nearly an hour.
Aaron Hicks hit the first European homer, DJ LeMahieu had four hits and five RBIs as New York opened a 17-6 lead and Luke Voit had four hits, including th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ye-olde-slugfest-yanks-top-red-sox-17-13-in-mlb-euro-debut/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ye-olde-slugfest-yanks-top-red-sox-17-13-in-mlb-euro-debut/ The Oklahoman reports the official autopsy conducted by medical examiner states that 17-year-old Isaiah Lewis suffered gunshot wounds to his face, thighs and groin.
Toxicology results show Lewis had detectable amounts of a common antihistamine and THC, the active ingredient of can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/autopsy-naked-teen-fatally-shot-by-police-hit-4-times/Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/autopsy-naked-teen-fatally-shot-by-police-hit-4-times/ Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree says a 61-year-old man was pronounced dead. No deputies were injured.
The Denton County Sheriff’s Office says a 911 caller stated that the man was threatening p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-with-shotgun-killed-by-officers-in-denton-county-texas/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-with-shotgun-killed-by-officers-in-denton-county-texas/ Sen. Floyd Prozanski is the chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Conduct. He told Oregon Public Broadcasting Saturday that the committee will take up a formal complaint against Sen. Brian Boquist during a meeting in early July. Prozanski did not say who filed the complaint.
Boquist came under fire earli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/complaint-filed-against-senator-who-threatened-state-police/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/complaint-filed-against-senator-who-threatened-state-police/ Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that 2,700 national guardsmen will soon begin working “special operatives in the entire city.” A string of recent kidnappings, shootings and extortions have pierced the Mexican capital’s reputation as a relative safe zone amid widespread violence and impunity in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexican-capital-deploys-national-guard-to-stem-violence/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexican-capital-deploys-national-guard-to-stem-violence/ Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese blocked striker Luis Suárez in Uruguay’s first shot from the spot and decided the match for the Peruvians.
Peru’s next opponent will be defending champion Chile, who eliminated Colombia on penalties Friday night in São Paulo.
The match offered few opportunities for both teams and was played under rain in the entire first]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/peru-tops-uruguay-on-penalties-in-copa-amrica-quarterfinals/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/peru-tops-uruguay-on-penalties-in-copa-amrica-quarterfinals/ The Brazilian soccer confederation says tests conducted Saturday ruled out any major injury on Luis’ right thigh, but the player missed practice to undergo physiotherapy.
Luis was replaced at halftime of Brazil’s quarterfinal against Paraguay on Thursday, when the hosts advanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazils-filipe-luis-misses-practice-because-of-injury/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazils-filipe-luis-misses-practice-because-of-injury/ “Going into Sunday with a five-shot lead is definitely nice,” Bezuidenhout said. “I’ll just keep playing my game and see how I finish up tomorrow.”
Jon Rahm of Spain and Hideto Tanihara of Japan were tied for second.
Rahm had a 67, and Tanihara shot 68.
“Rahm is a great player,” Bez]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bezuidenhout-takes-5-shot-lead-into-final-round-in-spain/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bezuidenhout-takes-5-shot-lead-into-final-round-in-spain/ The 31-year-old Collison played for the Indiana Pacers the last two seasons. He told ESPN’s The Undefeated in a letter Friday that he decided to retire primarily to concentrate on helping the less fortunate through his faith.
“While I still love basketball, I know there is something more important, which is my family and my faith,” h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/free-agent-collison-31-retires-from-nba-to-focus-on-faith/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/free-agent-collison-31-retires-from-nba-to-focus-on-faith/ Walker is planning to meet with the Celtics on Sunday to discuss and likely finalize a four-year, $141 million deal, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither Walker nor the Hornets publicly revealed any details.
The Charlotte Observer first report]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-walker-tells-hornets-hes-joining-celtics/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-walker-tells-hornets-hes-joining-celtics/ Sloan led the state in receptions (116) and yards (1,666), and added 13 TD… Oh, and he was only a JUNIOR.@JohnHines66 pic.twitter.com/B6PBsW3iJz
— Eli Gehn (@EliGehnLEX18) June 29, 2019Lexington (LEX 18) – Pulaski County WR/TE Jake Sloan committed to Eastern Kentucky University Friday.
As a junior in 2018, Sloan led the state with 116 receptions for 1,666 yards, and added 13 touchdowns.
He helped lead the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pulaski-cos-sloan-commits-to-eku/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pulaski-cos-sloan-commits-to-eku/ Fox drew 6.12 million viewers for Friday’s match, and peaked at 8.24 million. The game was the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in the country since last year’s men’s World Cup final.
In addition, Sunday’s match averaged 211,000 viewers online, making it the most streamed Women’s World Cup game ev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fridays-us-win-most-watched-wwc-quarterfinal-match/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fridays-us-win-most-watched-wwc-quarterfinal-match/ The rule was supposed to take effect on July 22 but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its opponents in a California lawsuit mutually agreed Friday to delay a final ruling on the matter for fou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-administration-agrees-to-delay-health-care-rule/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-administration-agrees-to-delay-health-care-rule/ North Memorial Health of Robbinsdale, the hospital that owns the helicopter, identifies the pilot as Tim McDonald and the nurse as Deb Schott. Both died at the scene of Friday’s crash at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport.
Paramedic Josh Duda was injured. Duda’s condition was unknown]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/victims-of-medical-helicopter-crash-in-minnesota-identified/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/victims-of-medical-helicopter-crash-in-minnesota-identified/ Thunderstorm chances have been relatively slim over the last few days. We will see a *slight* uptick in coverage Sunday afternoon. A complex of thunderstorms will pass through the Ohio Valley late in the day. Som]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-simmering-heat-wave/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-simmering-heat-wave/ The veteran right-hander pitched in 12 games this season with the Washington Nationals, posting a 22.74 ERA. He missed the entire 2018 season after having Tommy John surgery.
The 29-year-old Rosenthal had 121 saves in six seasons with the Cardinals. He is expected to report to Triple-A Toledo.
___]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-cardinal-rosenthal-signing-minor-league-deal-with-tigers/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-cardinal-rosenthal-signing-minor-league-deal-with-tigers/ The game was a matchup of the top two teams in the league and Washington (9-3) quickly turned it into a rout for its fifth straight win.
The Mystics had lost their two previous matchups with the Sun this season, but shot 53% from the field with 13 3-pointers and made all 21 of their free]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/delle-donne-scores-19-mystics-rout-suns-102-59/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/delle-donne-scores-19-mystics-rout-suns-102-59/ The city’s 12th annual Pride Festival coincides with a important anniversary for the gay rights movement.
It was on June 28, 1969, when patrons at a gay bar called Stonewall in New York City’s Greenwich Village fought back against police during a raid.
The actions by police sparked days of protests and that was considered a major catalyst in the modern gay rights m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexingtons-pride-festival-celebrated-on-anniversary-of-other-lgbtq-community-milestones/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexingtons-pride-festival-celebrated-on-anniversary-of-other-lgbtq-community-milestones/ The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission trapped and killed the alligator to perform a necropsy, which revealed that one of Ford’s hands and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/body-parts-found-in-gator-after-florida-man-discovered-dead/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/body-parts-found-in-gator-after-florida-man-discovered-dead/ Hakstol spent 3 1/2 seasons behind the Flyers bench, compiling a 134-101-42 record. He was fired Dec. 17 after Philadelphia started this past season 12-15-4.
Hakstol joins Paul McFarland, who spent the last two seasons with the Florida Panthers, as Babcock’s assistants. Before joining the Flyers, Hakstol coached the University of North Dakota]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maple-leafs-hire-dave-hakstol-as-assistant-coach/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maple-leafs-hire-dave-hakstol-as-assistant-coach/ Detective Luis Alvarez’s death from cancer was announced by Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, who tweeted that Alvarez was “an inspiration, a warrior, a friend.”
Alvarez appeared with former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart earlier this month to plead with Congress to extend the compensation fund.
&ldq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/detective-who-fought-for-911-compensation-funding-dies-at-53/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/detective-who-fought-for-911-compensation-funding-dies-at-53/ The arrests were made Friday in Athens.
As well as Greek and Swedish passports, police said Saturday they found Greek and Bulgarian IDs, a laptop, a tablet, a laminating machine, USBs and plastic sheets. If sold, the forged documents]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greek-police-arrest-2-for-forging-ids-for-sale-to-migrants/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greek-police-arrest-2-for-forging-ids-for-sale-to-migrants/ The Giants said Saturday that Baer attended a “regular counseling program and has recommitted himself to the organization.” Baer was not paid during his suspension in which Commissioner Rob Manfred stipulated he have no involvement with the team.
Board member]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/giants-ceo-larry-baer-set-to-return-after-suspension/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/giants-ceo-larry-baer-set-to-return-after-suspension/ The sheriff’s and emergency management said in a release that 92-year-old Carl Spurlock was last seen on Friday between 7:00 and 8:00p.m. in the Tyner area.
He was reportedly on 421 heading north in a maroon GMC Canyon with the license plate #2126 F/K.
Spurlock is described as 5’8″ tall, around 140 pounds, bald, with a mustache and beard.
Emergency officials say he is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/golden-alert-issued-in-jackson-county/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/golden-alert-issued-in-jackson-county/ Martin Barab told The Associated Press on Saturday that his new film “Jiu Jitsu” currently being filmed in Cyprus is “make-or-break” for the east Mediterranean island nation’s nascent film industry.
“Jiu Jitsu&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jiu-jitsu-producer-says-film-make-or-break-for-cyprus/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jiu-jitsu-producer-says-film-make-or-break-for-cyprus/ Authorities say 73-year-old Eugene Jo was found alive Saturday by one of 11 search-and-rescue crews that have been searching the San Gabriel Mountains for him.
Sgt. Greg Taylor with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department says cellphone coverage is spotty in the mountains, so he has no immediate word on Jo’s condition. He says Jo was being transpor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hiker-missing-for-a-week-in-california-mountains-found-alive/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hiker-missing-for-a-week-in-california-mountains-found-alive/ Hamels came out after one inning of a 6-3 loss to the Reds in the series opener Friday. He’s scheduled for an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of the injury, which cost the Cubs their best starter lately.
Chicago called up relievers Dillon Maples and Rowan Wick from Triple-A I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cubs-put-hamels-on-injured-list-designate-gonzalez/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cubs-put-hamels-on-injured-list-designate-gonzalez/ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the beagles, named Candie and Chipper, were alerted to the passenger’s checked bags at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday. A Customs agriculture specialist found the snails in a suitcase, along with prohi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/beagles-sniff-out-snails-in-luggage-at-atlanta-airport/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/beagles-sniff-out-snails-in-luggage-at-atlanta-airport/ The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Stars did not announce the move made Saturday, two days before the start of the NHL’s free agency period.
The 24-year-old Nichushkin is from Russia and was selected by Dallas with the 10th pick in the 2013 draft. The for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-stars-place-nichushkin-on-waivers-for-buyout/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-stars-place-nichushkin-on-waivers-for-buyout/ The second-ranked Germans, who won back-to-back World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, were the presumptive favorites on their side of the bracket. Instead, they’ll head home.
Ninth-ranked Sweden goes on to face the Netherlands in a semifinal match on Wednesday in Lyon. The Dutch def]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/surprising-sweden-ousts-germany-at-the-womens-world-cup/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/surprising-sweden-ousts-germany-at-the-womens-world-cup/ The seven schools are Bemidji (behm-IHD’-jee) State, Minnesota State Mankato, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior State, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan.
Plans call for them to begin play in the unnamed conference in the 2021-22 season, after playing two more seasons in the WCHA.
The Star Tribune reports t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/7-members-of-wcha-start-process-to-form-new-mens-league/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/7-members-of-wcha-start-process-to-form-new-mens-league/ Jefferson County sheriff’s Capt. David Agee says the inmate died at the county jail Friday night. AL.com reports it happened about 8:10 p.m. in a cell block. Agee says the 36-year-old man appeared to have suffered a seizure while in the cell block’s common area.
Agee says he was attended to by the jail’s medical staff and then transported to a hospital for treatment. Medical efforts to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alabama-inmate-dies-from-apparent-medical-incident/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alabama-inmate-dies-from-apparent-medical-incident/ Rainbow flags and umbrellas swayed and music pounded as Saturday’s march along Paseo de la Reforma got underway, with couples, families and activists seeking to raise visibility for sexual diversity in a country still plagued by macho attitudes.
Same-sex civil unions have been legal in Mexico City since 2007, and gay marriage si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/thousands-join-gay-pride-parades-around-the-world/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/thousands-join-gay-pride-parades-around-the-world/ In the 2,200th regular-season meeting between the teams, New York scored six runs in the top of the first and Boston came back with six in the bottom half in an inning that lasted 58 minutes, 20 batters and 94 pitches.
Boston’s Rick Porcello got just one out in the s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yanks-red-sox-tied-6-6-after-1-inning-in-1st-european-game/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yanks-red-sox-tied-6-6-after-1-inning-in-1st-european-game/ The National Transportation Safety Board says investigators have been sent to Port Huron, northeast of Detroit.
About 40 freight cars left the tracks around 4:30 a.m. Friday in the tunnel beneath the St. Clair River. Port Huron City Manager James Freed has said the wreck caused “significant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-canadian-safety-officials-looking-into-train-derailment/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-canadian-safety-officials-looking-into-train-derailment/ The shot came during a 27-minute top of the first inning Saturday night when the New York Yankees batted around against the Boston Red Sox.
Hicks drove a changeup from Rick Porcello 386 feet over the Boston bullpen in right field. The two-run drive on Porcello’s 33rd pitch gave the Yankees a 6-0 lead just one out into the game. Porcello was then relieved by Colten Brewer, marking the shor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/aaron-hicks-hits-mlbs-1st-european-home-run/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/aaron-hicks-hits-mlbs-1st-european-home-run/ Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, says the seven-time Wimbledon champion doesn’t have pain anymore in a left knee that was at least partly responsible for Williams playing only 12 matches so far this season and not getting a chance to prepare properly for tournaments.
In some ways, it’s hard to know what Williams will be able to do at the All England Club. Then again, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/i-know-how-to-play-true-serena-especially-at-wimbledon/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/i-know-how-to-play-true-serena-especially-at-wimbledon/ Pegula says whichever option the Bills choose, it will be “heavily weighted” in the fans’ best interest. His comments came during a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press before the start of the NHL draft i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/owner-fan-related-costs-factor-into-bills-stadium-decision/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/owner-fan-related-costs-factor-into-bills-stadium-decision/ Three people familiar with the talks between representatives of President Nicolas Maduro and the U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither side has yet confirmed its participation in the talks.
The location for the talks will be decided b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/venezuela-sources-talks-to-break-deadlock-set-to-resume/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/venezuela-sources-talks-to-break-deadlock-set-to-resume/ The News Journal reports the group went back to the Wilmington pool Thursday.
Darul-Amaanah Academy principal Tahsiyn Ismaa’eel says the place “felt like home again.”
The city earlier this year settled with the school and families for $50,000. It didn’t admit wrongdoing but agreed to revise regulations to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/muslim-students-return-to-pool-a-year-after-told-to-leave/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/muslim-students-return-to-pool-a-year-after-told-to-leave/ U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila ruled Friday that the trial against Holmes and her former Chief Operating Officer Ramesh Balwani will start July 28, 2020.
Prosecutors allege that Holmes and Balwani deliberately misled investors, policymakers and the public abou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/theranos-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-to-go-on-trial-next-july/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/theranos-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-to-go-on-trial-next-july/ The Caledonian-Record reports that 51-year-old Paul Neilson was charged last week with forgery, a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison.
Police say the Lisbon man told his boss he was late to work at a construction company March 11 because a Lisbon officer gave him a warning about his expired car registration.
When hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accused-of-forging-police-report-as-late-for-work-excuse/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accused-of-forging-police-report-as-late-for-work-excuse/ Some 20 cows will be on display. They include some of the origina]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fiberglass-cows-returning-to-chicago/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fiberglass-cows-returning-to-chicago/ At t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-judge-removed-from-cases-after-emails-to-return-to-bench/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-judge-removed-from-cases-after-emails-to-return-to-bench/ MLB started its season in Tokyo for the fifth time in 2019, and its labor contract with the players’ union called for a 2020 opener in Asia.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said Saturday this “probably wasn’t the right time to try to do it” because of all of the international planning this year. In addition to Tokyo and London, MLB had two series a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mlb-scraps-2020-asia-opener-manfred-hopes-more-europe-games/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mlb-scraps-2020-asia-opener-manfred-hopes-more-europe-games/ The Enterprise-Journal reports the markers will be unveiled in October — one near the crash site in Gillsburg and the other at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb, where survivors were treated.
Mike Rounsaville, a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan from northern Missi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mississippi-blues-trail-markers-will-honor-lynyrd-skynyrd/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mississippi-blues-trail-markers-will-honor-lynyrd-skynyrd/ The minority Republicans returned after Senate President Peter Courtney said the majority Democrats lacked the votes to pass the controversial legislation. The House had previously passed the bill, one of the centerpieces of Oregon’s 2019 legislative session, which is scheduled to end on S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/oregon-senate-republicans-end-walkout-over-carbon-bill/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/oregon-senate-republicans-end-walkout-over-carbon-bill/ The post Republican lawmakers return to the Oregon Senate, ending a walkout that began on June 20 over a carbon-emissions bill appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/republican-lawmakers-return-to-the-oregon-senate-ending-a-walkout-that-began-on-june-20-over-a-carbon-emissions-bill/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/republican-lawmakers-return-to-the-oregon-senate-ending-a-walkout-that-began-on-june-20-over-a-carbon-emissions-bill/ The Martin County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect forced his way into a Wendy’s in Jensen Beach, Florida, by smashing a window with a brick. He then fired up the grill, made himself a hamburger, and walked away with the store’s safe. He also went to another Jensen Beach restaurant, where he helped]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/officials-florida-man-robs-wendys-after-grilling-burger/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/officials-florida-man-robs-wendys-after-grilling-burger/ Gambling regulators said this week that New Jersey handled nearly $319 million.
That topped Nevada by about $2 million.
New Jersey won a U.S. Supreme Court case in May 2018 that cleared the way for all 50 states to offer legal sports betting should they so choose.
And it jumped into the market with both feet with the goal of dethroning Nevada as the sports betting capital of Americ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-jersey-tops-nevada-in-sports-betting-volume-in-may/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-jersey-tops-nevada-in-sports-betting-volume-in-may/ The Rev. Dan Collison had his credentials removed by a 77% vote at the Evangelical Covenant Church’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday night.
Leaders also voted to expel Collison’s First Covenant Church in downtown Minneapolis. First Covenant was a founding member of the 135-year-old denomination. A Michigan pastor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/minneapolis-church-expelled-over-support-of-gay-marriage/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/minneapolis-church-expelled-over-support-of-gay-marriage/ On Sunday, the lineage-based group is officially installing the first African American woman on its national governing board.
Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly is from the New York City borough of Queens.
Kelly and others in the historically white organization have been encouraging women of color to research their family roots to see if they can find a tie to the country’s founding.
That’s after a past]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/daughters-welcomes-1st-black-woman-to-national-board/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/daughters-welcomes-1st-black-woman-to-national-board/ Through a public records request, the Lexington Herald-Leader obtained a June 26 letter in which Finance and Administration Secretary William M. Landrum III informed Beshear’s office that Bevin’s administration will move into two first-floor rooms occupied by Beshear employees, with Beshear&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bevin-beshear-clash-over-office-space-amid-race-for-governor/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bevin-beshear-clash-over-office-space-amid-race-for-governor/ It’s the latest increase from a 2017 law designed to raise about $5 billion a year for road and mass transit programs.
It’s among several changes taking effect at mid-year.
A 12 cent-per-gallon boost came that November, and voters last year rejected a Republican-led effort to repeal the law. But Southern California vote]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/california-gas-tax-rises-another-6-cents-a-gallon-monday/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/california-gas-tax-rises-another-6-cents-a-gallon-monday/ The remembrance ceremony for the Hartford Circus Fire will take place July 6 at the memorial site on Barbour Street.
An estimated 7,000 people attended the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1944 when the big top caught fire. The blaze spread quickly and was fuel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/75-years-later-deadly-circus-fire-will-be-remembered/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/75-years-later-deadly-circus-fire-will-be-remembered/ On Friday evening, after Rapinoe scored two goals and led her team to victory over France in the 2019 Women’s World Cup quarterfinals, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted an invitation for the soccer star to visit the U.S. House of Representatives.
“It may not be the Whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-soccer-star-accepts-house-invitation-after-clash-with-trump/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-soccer-star-accepts-house-invitation-after-clash-with-trump/ He cites new coach Ralph Krueger and a young talented core of players, led by captain Jack Eichel, as reasons to be optimistic during an interview with The Associated Press.
Though saying he follows a philosophy of never being content with where he is in life, the 68-year-old Pegula stressed he’s an optimist by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sabres-owner-pegula-tells-ap-its-time-to-start-winning/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sabres-owner-pegula-tells-ap-its-time-to-start-winning/ Alvin’s maximum sustained winds hit nearly 75 mph (120 kph) Thursday evening, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center sayswinds were down to 30 mph (45 kph) Saturday morning, when it was centered about 695 miles (1,120 kilometers) west of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.
It’s expected to dissipate Saturday night or Su]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-east-pacific-hurricane-fades-to-a-low-off-mexico/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-east-pacific-hurricane-fades-to-a-low-off-mexico/ Spokeswoman Emily Guerrant told the Lansing State Journal that a report from a school-launched Title IX investigation did not find violations of university policy. ESPN first reported on the findings and says it obtained a copy of the report. Bailey Kowalski also accused counsel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/michigan-state-clears-ex-basketball-players-in-rape-case/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/michigan-state-clears-ex-basketball-players-in-rape-case/ A Palestinian security official said intelligence forces detained businessman Salah Abu Mayala on Saturday in the West Bank city of Hebron for interrogation, without elaborating.
Abu Mayala attended this week’s conference in Bahrain with a small group of Palestinian colleagues, led by businessman Ashraf Jabari, who is viewed with dee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinian-forces-arrest-participant-in-us-mideast-workshop/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinian-forces-arrest-participant-in-us-mideast-workshop/ In the sweltering heat of the northeast French city of Valenciennes, the set-piece specialists of the tournament made the most of Sherida Spitse’s deliveries to secure victory for the European champions.
Miedema nodded in from Spitse’s delivery from the left side in the 70]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-beat-italy-2-0-to-make-1st-womens-world-cup-semifinal/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-beat-italy-2-0-to-make-1st-womens-world-cup-semifinal/ VestiVille was canceled Friday, the start of the three-day event, with thousands of festival-goers on the grounds in Lommel, in Belgium’s Flemish region.
Quoting Flemish press, Belgium’s RTBF network said Saturday that the Limbourg prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation on suspicion of fraud over payment]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/big-music-fest-abruptly-ended-over-fraud-suspicion-security/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/big-music-fest-abruptly-ended-over-fraud-suspicion-security/ Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Robert Bourgeois says the Asian swamp eels in Bayou St. John may have been released for food or from an aquarium.
Bourgeois said in a news release Thursday that they eat the same things native fish and animals do, but their effect on native speci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/louisiana-asks-public-help-with-invasive-asian-swamp-eels/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/louisiana-asks-public-help-with-invasive-asian-swamp-eels/ According to the airport’s website, Hartsfield-Jackson provides nonstop service to more tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/atlanta-airport-to-expand-security-checkpoint/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/atlanta-airport-to-expand-security-checkpoint/ Inflatable slides were used to deplane passengers on the runway Saturday morning. No major injuries were reported.
United said Flight 2098 heading from LaGuardia Airport experienced problems upon takeoff just before 8 a.m. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it was “hydraulics problems.”
The Port Authority said the plane blew a ti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/diverted-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-newark-airport/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/diverted-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-newark-airport/ 1:50 p.m.
President Donald Trump is defending his decision to stage an historic meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone that separates the North and South, insisting that much progress has been made under his watch.
Trump is nonetheless downplaying the significance of the visit, saying, “It’s just a step.”
He says: “It might be an importan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-defends-meeting-north-korea-efforts/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-defends-meeting-north-korea-efforts/ 11:35 p.m.
President Donald Trump and President Moon Jae-in (jah-YIHN’) of South Korea agree that Trump’s possible meeting on Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un (gihm jung oon) would be a “good thing.”
That’s according to a South Korean presidential official, Yoon Do-han, who spoke to reporters in Seoul after the two presidents h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-possible-trump-kim-dmz-meeting-a-good-thing/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-possible-trump-kim-dmz-meeting-a-good-thing/ According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information shows Smyrna Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home Friday night.
The TBI says a man reportedly had shot a gun inside the home and another resident was barricaded inside a different room.
The TBI says reports from the scene indicate that when an officer entere]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tennessee-officer-shoots-kills-man-in-return-fire/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tennessee-officer-shoots-kills-man-in-return-fire/ The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe told the BBC that his wife had eaten some porridge with apple and banana.
Richard Ratcliffe said Saturday he is “relieved because I wouldn’t have wanted her to push it much longer.”
He has ended his own hunger strike outside the Iranian Embassy in London.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who works for the charitable Thomson Reuters Foundation, was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/husband-says-zaghari-ratcliffe-ends-hunger-strike-in-iran/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/husband-says-zaghari-ratcliffe-ends-hunger-strike-in-iran/ A spokesman for Geneva police said about 250 protesters took part in the demonstration Saturday near the Intercontinental hotel at the United Nations’ European headquarters.
Police spokesman Silvain Guillaume-Gentil said officers fired tear gas after a group of protesters attempted to brea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/swiss-police-use-tear-gas-on-cameroon-opposition-protesters/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/swiss-police-use-tear-gas-on-cameroon-opposition-protesters/ An election reform group, the state Democratic Party and voters will go to court next month to try to persuade state judges that Republican-drawn General Assembly districts discriminate against Democrats based on political beliefs and voting history.
Voting-rig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nc-redistricting-fight-turns-to-state-courts-after-ruling/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nc-redistricting-fight-turns-to-state-courts-after-ruling/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-trump-on-mueller-trade-dem-debate-debut/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-trump-on-mueller-trade-dem-debate-debut/ Detective Luis Alvarez’s death from cancer Saturday was announced by Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea.
Shea tweeted that Alvarez was “an inspiration, a warrior, a friend.”
Alvarez appeared with former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart earlier this month to plead with Congress to extend the compensation fund. He entered]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/detective-who-fought-for-911-compensation-funding-dies/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/detective-who-fought-for-911-compensation-funding-dies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/no-records-despite-the-heat-wave/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/no-records-despite-the-heat-wave/ MLive.com reports that a jury in Bay City returned its verdict Friday in 33-year-old Brandon Putman’s federal trial.
Authorities say Putman tried to get copies of a component to convert an AR-15 into an automatic weapon that could shoot multiple bullets with a single squeeze of the trigger. He faced charges of receiving a firearm made in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-from-meet-the-putmans-found-not-guilty-of-gun-crimes/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-from-meet-the-putmans-found-not-guilty-of-gun-crimes/ And they’ve delayed an escalation in tension that had financial markets on edge and cast a cloud over the global economy.
But when U.S. and Chinese negotiators sit down to work out details, the same difficult task remains.
That means getting China to convince the United States that it will curb its ag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-xi-hit-reset-button-on-trade-but-long-slog-awaits/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-xi-hit-reset-button-on-trade-but-long-slog-awaits/ U of L professors Michael Menze and Jonathan Kopechek, as well as Ph.D. candidate Brett Janis, have spent two years developing this “freeze-dried” approach to storing blood, which has drawn interest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/university-of-louisville-researchers-test-freeze-dried-blood/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/university-of-louisville-researchers-test-freeze-dried-blood/ Jaafar al-Husseini, spokesman for the Kataeb Hezbollah, said that storming the embassy was a “natural right for the protesters” to express their anger over Bahrain’s hosting of a U.S.-backed conference to promote peace be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iran-backed-militia-says-it-participated-in-embassy-protest/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iran-backed-militia-says-it-participated-in-embassy-protest/ The team on Saturday did not say what was wrong but the problem was discovered during routine testing by the medical staff. The 28-year-old left-hander is expected to pitch again this season. The move to the injured list is retroactive to Thursday.
Johnson is 1-1 with a 6.43 ERA in two starts and five relief appearances.
Right-hander Hector Vel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bostons-brian-johnson-out-with-non-baseball-medical-matter/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bostons-brian-johnson-out-with-non-baseball-medical-matter/ “In here, it’s black and white,” said Ashley Pels, a Hamilton County jail inmate, looking around the recovery pod for women. Get released, she said, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jail-using-medicine-to-help-inmates-addicted-to-drugs/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jail-using-medicine-to-help-inmates-addicted-to-drugs/ The No. 3-ranked Pliskova took the first set in just 31 minutes with three service breaks Saturday, and held on to an early break in the second to win the title.
Pliskova didn’t drop a set all week in Eastbourne, and dropped just 19 games across five matches. She’s never gone furt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pliskova-beats-wimbledon-champ-kerber-in-eastbourne-final/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pliskova-beats-wimbledon-champ-kerber-in-eastbourne-final/ The Vindicator in Youngstown announced the decision in a letter to readers published Saturday.
Publisher Betty J.H. Brown Jagnow and General Manager Mark Brown wrote the move stems from financial struggles and the inability to find a buyer. They called the decision “gut wrenching.”
The announcement comes just days af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/youngstown-vindicator-to-cease-publication-after-150-years/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/youngstown-vindicator-to-cease-publication-after-150-years/ The facility is intended to diversify the gas-rich Central Asian nation’s hydrocarbon exports as it struggles to manage low global energy prices amid a domestic economic crisis.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said Saturday that the new facility will process 1.785 billion cubic meters]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkmen-president-celebrates-birthday-with-new-gas-refinery/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkmen-president-celebrates-birthday-with-new-gas-refinery/ Hundreds of thousands of people have filled Hong Kong streets to protest the measure seen as eroding the territory’s autonomy from Beijing. It would allow some suspects to be sent to mainland Chinese courts, which ar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/opponents-of-hong-kong-extradition-law-plan-another-protest/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/opponents-of-hong-kong-extradition-law-plan-another-protest/ The Times Argus reports that Leslie Ward will succeed Tom Greene, the school’s founder and president, who announced earlier this month that he is stepping down.
Greene plans to resign on July 1, 2020, but will take a year’s sabbatical first. He will return to teach writing and publishing master’s programs.
The board of trustees said this week that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-has-interim-president/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-has-interim-president/ LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington’s annual LGBTQ Pride celebration is noting several milestones this year.
The city’s 12th annual Pride Festival coincides with a important anniversary for the gay rights movement.
It was on June 28, 1969, when patrons at a gay bar called Stonewall in New York City’s Greenwich Village fought back against police during a raid.
The actions by police sparked days of protests and is considered a major catalyst in the modern gay rights]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexington-pride-festival-celebrates-milestones/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexington-pride-festival-celebrates-milestones/ There will not be much change in the forecast over the next several days. A firmly planted heat-ridge will keep mornings warm, afternoons hot, humidity up]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-ridge-activated/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-ridge-activated/ Authorities arrested 26-year-old Justin Donley of Georgia after a high-speed chase.
The pursuit began just before 8:30 p.m. in London. Police said they attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by Donley when he sped away.
A pursuit by Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies and Corbin police reached speeds in excess of 100 m.p.h., officials said.
Police said Donley crashed his v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-held-after-high-speed-chase-crash-in-laurel-co/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-held-after-high-speed-chase-crash-in-laurel-co/ The Monegasque was the only driver to clock a time below 1 minute, 3 seconds, edging Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.
Leclerc’s teammate Sebastian Vettel was fourth as Ferrari and Mercedes set the pace ahead of qualifying in the afternoon.
Last year’s winner Max Verstappen was fifth i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/leclerc-fastest-again-in-practice-as-ferrari-eyes-pole-at-gp/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/leclerc-fastest-again-in-practice-as-ferrari-eyes-pole-at-gp/ Officials said the crash occurred Thursday afternoon in McLean County.
According to State Police, Trooper Adam Wright was attempting to pull over a speeding car on U.S. Highway 431 when the suspect sped away.
During the ensuing chase, Wright lost control of his cruiser during a curve and hit an embankment.
Wright suffered cuts to his face and was taken to an area hos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trooper-recovering-after-crash-during-pursuit/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trooper-recovering-after-crash-during-pursuit/ Investigators said 20-year-old Dylon Kirby confronted members of a jail work crew Thursday at a job site.
According to an arrest report, supervising Deputy Jailer Chris Troutman grew concerned about Kirby’s actions and requested assistance from Bowling Green police.
When police arrived, authorities said, Kirby threw a rock at the cruiser’s window. He then allegedl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-held-in-bowling-green-after-deputy-jailer-fires-shot-suspect-jumps-off-bridge/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-held-in-bowling-green-after-deputy-jailer-fires-shot-suspect-jumps-off-bridge/ Speaking after the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Putin charged Saturday that Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and a drop of popularity of traditional parties in Europe have been rooted in growing public dismay with mainstream liberal policies.
He hailed his meet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/putin-fires-new-broadside-against-western-liberalism/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 12:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/putin-fires-new-broadside-against-western-liberalism/ Adel Abdul-Mahdi made his comments Saturday during a meeting with a visiting U.N. Security Council members’ delegation, the first such visit to Iraq.
Iraq declared victory against IS in July 2017, after its military regained control of the country’s second-largest city, Mo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iraq-says-it-deserves-more-global-support-in-rebuilding/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 12:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iraq-says-it-deserves-more-global-support-in-rebuilding/ Authorities said the crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate Highway 24 near Eddyville in Lyon County.
The Lyon County Coroner said 19-year-old Jace Ashton Lee Smothers, of Norton, Kansas, was killed in the crash.
Officials said 42- year-old Coleman A Strac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-teen-killed-22-injured-when-semi-slams-into-vehicles-in-western-kentucky/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 12:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-teen-killed-22-injured-when-semi-slams-into-vehicles-in-western-kentucky/ Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said in a written statement Saturday that there is no risk to the president’s overall health.
Prodromou said Anastasiades suffered the fracture during an unspecified mishap in the coastal town of Limassol. The 72 year-old Anastasiades underwent successful heart surgery]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cyprus-president-to-undergo-surgery-for-thighbone-fracture/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 12:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cyprus-president-to-undergo-surgery-for-thighbone-fracture/ Merkel said Saturday at the end of the Group of 20 summit in Japan that included a long-distance flight and grueling negotiations with other world leaders that “I’m convinced, just as this reaction occurred it will go away again.”
The 6]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/german-leader-merkel-says-im-fine-after-shaking-at-events/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/german-leader-merkel-says-im-fine-after-shaking-at-events/ They say the two airstrikes took place Friday in the Khadir district, and that the dead included a woman and four children.
The officials spoke on Saturday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
The Saudi-led coalition has been at war in Yemen against the Iran-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yemeni-officials-say-saudi-led-coalition-airstrikes-kill-7/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yemeni-officials-say-saudi-led-coalition-airstrikes-kill-7/ Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday to mark the feast day of the Apostles Peter and Paul, Rome’s patron saints. The pope encouraged humility among the faithful.
Francis said “whenever we consider ourselves smarter or better than others. That is the beginning of the end.”
He told faithful to avoid becoming “lukewarm Christ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pope-warns-against-lukewarm-christians-at-vatican-mass/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pope-warns-against-lukewarm-christians-at-vatican-mass/ A Friday night release from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced four confirmed cases linked to animal contact. While three cases didn’t result in hospitalization, a 2-year-old boy was hospitalized and died from a complication June 24.
The children between the ages of 2 and 13 visited the fair from June 8 to 15 and had s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/1-child-dies-3-sickened-by-e-coli-linked-to-san-diego-fair/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/1-child-dies-3-sickened-by-e-coli-linked-to-san-diego-fair/ 5:55 p.m.
Pakistan has edged Afghanistan by three wickets with two balls to spare in a tense finish to overhaul England and move into fourth spot on the Cricket World Cup standings.
Imad Wasim hit a boundary for the winning runs and finished unbeaten on 49 with Pakistan on 230-7. He shared a 24-run stand with No. 9 Wahab Riaz, who was unbeaten on 15.
Wahab, with Pakistan needing 16 off 11, hit a six off Rashid K]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-pakistan-edges-afghans-overhauls-england-to-4th/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-pakistan-edges-afghans-overhauls-england-to-4th/ 8:55 p.m.
Australia strangled New Zealand in winning their group game by 86 runs at Lord’s.
Australia, still the only team to have qualified for the semifinals, is heading to the playoffs showing ruthless improvement in every appearance.
After rejecting a chance to rest front-liners and promising to keep its foot on the pedal, the Australians squeezed out a fifth straight win defending a total since its on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-australia-strangles-nz-by-86-runs-at-lords/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-australia-strangles-nz-by-86-runs-at-lords/ 10:15 a.m.
Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in their Cricket World Cup group game at Headingley.
Pakistan is still in contention for a semifinal spot after beating New Zealand by six wickets on Wednesday and has retained the same XI.
Afghanistan can’t be taken for granted in Leeds. It has lost all its previous seven games but gave India an unexpected scare]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-afghanistan-wins-toss-bats-1st-against-pakistan/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-afghanistan-wins-toss-bats-1st-against-pakistan/ 2:20 p.m.
Afghanistan has finished on 227-9 against Pakistan after choosing to bat at Headingley.
The total shouldn’t be too challenging for Pakistan, although Afghanistan’s bowlers will enjoy the spin-friendly wicket in Leeds.
Asghar Afghan hit a brisk 42 from 35 balls, including three fours and two sixes, before being bowled by Shadab Khan. Najibullah Zadran hit six fours in a slightly slower 42, f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-afghanistan-sets-pakistan-228-to-win/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-afghanistan-sets-pakistan-228-to-win/ Party spokesman Christian Lueth said Saturday that the Radisson blu in Szczecin, just across the border from Germany, cited a power outage for the cancellation.
The party questioned whether that was true and said it’s considering legal action.
Polish media reported that a local gro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/polish-hotel-cancels-booking-for-german-far-right-party/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/polish-hotel-cancels-booking-for-german-far-right-party/ Lt. Gen. Shams Eddin Kabashi, a spokesman for the military council, said late Friday the generals are ready to resume “immediate, serious and honest” negotiations to end the political stalemate with the protesters based on the joint proposal.
Protest leaders, represented by the coalition Forces for Declaration]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sudans-army-says-au-ethiopia-deal-paves-way-for-talks/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sudans-army-says-au-ethiopia-deal-paves-way-for-talks/ Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult told news outlets at a Friday night conference that specific charges against 34-year-old Julia L. Tomlin are pending, and the search for Noah Tomlin is intensifying. Noah was last seen around 1 a.m. Monday, and his mother reported him missing at 11 a.m. that day.
Police say they don’t have specific information pointing to a l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mother-arrested-amid-dayslong-search-for-virginia-toddler/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mother-arrested-amid-dayslong-search-for-virginia-toddler/ The government said in a statement Saturday that Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his Italian counterpart Enzo Moavero will travel to Florence soon to hand the still-life “Vase of Flowers” back to the Uffizi Gallery.
Its director, Eike Schmidt, had made a public appeal for the return of the painting earlier this year.
The oil painting ha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-to-return-painting-stolen-by-nazis-to-italy/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-to-return-painting-stolen-by-nazis-to-italy/ Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo described the suspect as a white male who fled a traffic stop just before midnight Friday. He was able to evade officers, but police found him again when a tow truck driver called in a tip.
Acevedo says the man emerged from the vehicle and ignored commands to drop his revolver, before firing at Officer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspect-killed-police-officer-wounded-in-houston-shootout/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspect-killed-police-officer-wounded-in-houston-shootout/ Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo described the suspect as a white male who fled a traffic stop just before midnight Friday. He was able to evade officers, but police found him again when a tow truck driver called in a tip.
Acevedo says the man emerged from the vehicle and ignored commands to drop his revolver, before firing at Officer Jasmine Selle. She was struc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspect-killed-police-officer-shot-in-houston-shootout/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspect-killed-police-officer-shot-in-houston-shootout/ Trump was asked Saturday about the 94-year-old former U.S. president’s comments alleging that Russian interference in the 2016 election was responsible for putting Trump in the White House.
Trump tells reporters during a a press conference in Japan that Car]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-dismisses-carters-attacks-on-his-legitimacy/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-dismisses-carters-attacks-on-his-legitimacy/ But they warn that wind and temperatures forecast to remain around 40 C (104 F) could give the blaze fresh impetus Saturday.
Miquel Buch, the regional interior minister, says the fire is close to being brought under control in the hilly area where it is still burning after four days. Almost 500 firefighters were at the scene.
He says 21 people involved in firefighting duties re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spain-major-wildfire-contained-but-heat-wave-remains-a-risk/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spain-major-wildfire-contained-but-heat-wave-remains-a-risk/ Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano cited intelligence Saturday as showing Hajan Sawadjaan most likely harbored the two suicide bombers and plotted Friday’s attack in an army camp that killed three soldiers, two civilians and themselves.The military s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/philippines-abu-sayyaf-chief-likely-plotted-suicide-attacks/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/philippines-abu-sayyaf-chief-likely-plotted-suicide-attacks/ 7:10 p.m.
President Donald Trump has landed in South Korea, and a meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un (gihm jung oon) may be on his agenda.
Trump flew from Osaka, Japan, where he attended a global summit and held numerous meetings with world leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin (POO’-tihn) and China’s Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng).
Trump has said he’ll vis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-arrives-in-south-korea-plans-dmz-visit/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-arrives-in-south-korea-plans-dmz-visit/ 8:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump is being welcomed to South Korea by its president — and one of its biggest K-pop boy bands.
Trump’s met with President Moon Jae-in (jah-YIHN’) at the Blue House, where the South Korean leader has his offices and home.
Trump also met EXO, a star pop group whose members gave the president a book. They also chatted with Trump’s daughter, Iv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-k-pop-band-greets-trump-during-seoul-visit/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-k-pop-band-greets-trump-during-seoul-visit/ The post Trump says he’d feel ‘very comfortable’ crossing into North Korea if he meets Kim Jong Un at DMZ appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-hed-feel-very-comfortable-crossing-into-north-korea-if-he-meets-kim-jong-un-at-dmz/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-hed-feel-very-comfortable-crossing-into-north-korea-if-he-meets-kim-jong-un-at-dmz/ Ahmed al-Mosmari, an LNA spokesman, said Friday that Libyan territory had “come under illegitimate Turkish aggression” during the battle for Tripoli in recent weeks.
He said forces have been ordered to target any Turkish ships, strategic sites or companies operat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/libyan-fighters-threaten-to-target-turkish-interests/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/libyan-fighters-threaten-to-target-turkish-interests/ The post Trump says he’s holding off on new China tariffs for the ‘time being,’ announces trade talks to resume appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-hes-holding-off-on-new-china-tariffs-for-the-time-being-announces-trade-talks-to-resume/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-hes-holding-off-on-new-china-tariffs-for-the-time-being-announces-trade-talks-to-resume/ A Robeson County Sheriff’s Office release says 24-year-old Donovan Travale Locklear was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Alva Paisley Oxendine Jr.
Oxendine was in the backseat of his mother’s car when he was struck by a bullet June 5. Authorities say the shooting stemmed from a f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-charged-in-death-of-5-year-old-boy-caught-in-crossfire/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 08:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-charged-in-death-of-5-year-old-boy-caught-in-crossfire/ Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini branded Sea-Watch 3 captain Carola Rackete, who was taken into custody Saturday, an “outlaw” who put the lives of the border police at risk.
The German humanitarian group Sea Watch had rescued 53 people fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-step-off-german-aid-ship-after-captain-defies-italy/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 08:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-step-off-german-aid-ship-after-captain-defies-italy/ That’s according to Xinhua, the Chinese state-run news agency. The outlet reported Saturday that the leaders had agreed that stalled trade talks would resume and that the U.S. would hold off on threatened additional tariffs on Chinese goods.
The two leaders had sought to de-escalate a prolonged trade war between the economic powerhouses despite doubts a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-says-trump-xi-reach-trade-truce/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 08:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-says-trump-xi-reach-trade-truce/ Ozuna had X-rays at the ballpark. Asked if it was a fracture, manager Mike Schildt said: “We’re not committed to be able to say that at this point. Clearly it’s significant enough where he’s got to go on the IL.”]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cardinals-ozuna-headed-to-il-with-finger-injury/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cardinals-ozuna-headed-to-il-with-finger-injury/ District chief Fazeluddin Muradi says that the insurgents’ attack also wounded at least eight pro-government fighters, during several hours of battle late Friday in the area of Nahrin.
A police official, who was not authorized to speak on the issue, confirmed the high death toll.
Taliban did not immediately claim the attack, but rec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/afghan-officials-say-taliban-attack-kills-25-in-north/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/afghan-officials-say-taliban-attack-kills-25-in-north/ Anura de Silva, president of the sport’s governing body in Sri Lanka, said Saturday that they had made all arrangements to host the qualifier before Macau informed them of their decision not to travel to Sri Lan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sri-lanka-welcomes-fifa-ruling-macau-out-of-wcup-qualifying/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sri-lanka-welcomes-fifa-ruling-macau-out-of-wcup-qualifying/ It is Olson’s first multihomer game this season and the fifth of his career. He had Oakland’s first hit with a two-run shot to right-center in the first inning off Noe Ramirez (3-1) and added a three-run blast to right in the third.
The first baseman — whose five RBIs tied a career high —]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/olson-homers-twice-leads-athletics-over-angels-7-2/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/olson-homers-twice-leads-athletics-over-angels-7-2/ Posey came into the game hitless in 15 straight at-bats and with only 18 RBIs on the entire season. After flying out in his first trip to the plate, Posey hit an RBI double in the third inning against Merrill Kelly (7-8) and a run-scoring single in the fifth. Posey also singled in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/posey-breaks-out-of-slump-in-giants-6-3-win-over-d-backs/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/posey-breaks-out-of-slump-in-giants-6-3-win-over-d-backs/ Colorado (5-9-4) extended its undefeated streak to seven matches. Los Angeles (11-2-4) had its undefeated run halted at eight games.
Wilson headed in a corner kick by Jack Price in the 49th minute. Colorado nearly made it 2-0 in the 84th, but Lee Nguyen cleared it off the line.
Los Angeles&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wilson-scores-rapids-hand-lafc-2nd-loss-of-the-season/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wilson-scores-rapids-hand-lafc-2nd-loss-of-the-season/ The Padres have hit 11 homers in their last three games. They hit nine in a two-game sweep at Baltimore on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tatis’ opposite-field shot to right with one out, his 10th, tied the game at 1. Hosmer followed four pitches later with a towering sho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tatis-jr-hosmer-homer-to-lift-padres-to-3-1-win-vs-cards/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tatis-jr-hosmer-homer-to-lift-padres-to-3-1-win-vs-cards/ The Rockies withstood a three-run homer by Max Muncy and a two-run drive by Alex Verdugo to record their first win over the Dodgers since last Sept. 8. The skid was the second-longest losing streak to one team in Rockies history, eclip]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rockies-end-12-game-slide-to-la-beat-dodgers-13-9/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rockies-end-12-game-slide-to-la-beat-dodgers-13-9/ The North’s First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said Saturday that the meeting, if realized, would serve as “another meaningful occasion in further deepening the personal relations between the two leaders and advancing the bilateral relations.”
Choe still says North Korea hasn&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/n-korea-says-trumps-offer-to-meet-kim-very-interesting/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/n-korea-says-trumps-offer-to-meet-kim-very-interesting/ Alysha Clark banked in a one-handed shot just before the shot-clock buzzer to give Seattle a 79-76 lead with 10.1 seconds left. Chicago forward Diamond DeShields missed a 3-pointer, and Seattle ran out the clock.
Mercedes Russell added 12 points to help defending champion Seattle (8-5) improve to 5-0 at home.
Jewell Loyd, Seattle&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jordin-clark-hits-late-shot-storm-beat-sky-79-76/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jordin-clark-hits-late-shot-storm-beat-sky-79-76/ The post North Korea says President Trump’s offer to meet leader Kim Jong Un in DMZ is a ‘very interesting suggestion’ appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/north-korea-says-president-trumps-offer-to-meet-leader-kim-jong-un-in-dmz-is-a-very-interesting-suggestion/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/north-korea-says-president-trumps-offer-to-meet-leader-kim-jong-un-in-dmz-is-a-very-interesting-suggestion/ Biden’s stumbles in Thursday’s debate may give hope to a cluster of candidates explicitly running as more pragmatic, unifying politicians. That includes Sens. Michael Bennet and Amy Klobuchar, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.
These candidates have had a hard time registering in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/moderate-2020-dems-test-if-biden-stumbles-provide-opening/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/moderate-2020-dems-test-if-biden-stumbles-provide-opening/ The judge in Oakland ruled Friday in two lawsuits that use of the money is unlawful.
The administration is expected to appeal.
The president declared a national emergency in February so that he could divert military money to building the wall — his signature campaign pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-bars-trump-from-using-25b-to-build-border-wall/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-bars-trump-from-using-25b-to-build-border-wall/ Their showing has emboldened some Democrats who want to do away with questions about whether the party should nominate a woman to face off against President Donald Trump in next year’s general election.
Of course, winning one debate is far different than winning the nomination or the general election. Hill]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/female-candidates-challenge-electability-question-in-debates/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/female-candidates-challenge-electability-question-in-debates/ Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban’s political office in Doha, tells The Associated Press talks with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will begin early Saturday morning. The focus of the talks will be on the withdrawal of U.S. troops and Taliban guarantees to pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-taliban-to-open-doha-talks-in-fresh-bid-to-end-war/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-taliban-to-open-doha-talks-in-fresh-bid-to-end-war/ Griner had 17 points in the first half to help build a 50-38 lead, and Phoenix (4-5) opened the fourth quarter on an 18-4 run to make it 89-61.
Rookie Sophie Cunningham added a season-high 19 points, and DeWanna Bonner had 15 for Phoenix. The Mercury shot 52%l, including 10 of 17 from 3-point]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/griner-scores-23-points-mercury-hit-10-3s-in-win-over-fever/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/griner-scores-23-points-mercury-hit-10-3s-in-win-over-fever/ Gurriel hit a 2-2 pitch from Matt Festa (0-2) off the facade in left field for his eighth homer.
Houston’s Josh Reddick hit a solo home run to right in the eighth inning to tie it at 1. That snapped a streak of 17 scoreless innings for the Astros.
Austin Nola put the Mariners ahead 1-0 in the third with his first career home run.
Will Harris]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gurriels-homer-in-10th-lifts-astros-to-2-1-win-over-seattle/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gurriels-homer-in-10th-lifts-astros-to-2-1-win-over-seattle/ And this time the defending series champion got to celebrate with a burnout in the No. 24 GMS Chevrolet.
Two weeks ago in Iowa, Moffitt was declared the winner when first-place finisher Ross Chastain was disqualified after his truck was found to be too low in a postrace inspection.
Moffitt has nine career vict]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brett-moffitt-wins-at-chicagoland-for-2nd-straight-season/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brett-moffitt-wins-at-chicagoland-for-2nd-straight-season/ The Pirates tied it in the eighth when Bryan Reynolds led off with a walk off reliever Junior Guerra and later scored on a fielder’s choice. In the ninth, Elias Diaz drew a one-out walk off Jeremy Jeffress (1-2) and moved to third on Jose Osuna’s single. Di]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/newman-homers-pirates-rally-late-to-beat-brewers-3-2/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/newman-homers-pirates-rally-late-to-beat-brewers-3-2/ 2 p.m.
U.S. President Donald Trump says his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was “very good.”
Trump told reporters during a meeting Saturday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that trade talks with China were “back on track.”
The meeting raised hopes for reviving negotiations that stalled in May as both sides raised tariffs in their dispute over tra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-says-xi-meeting-was-good-talks-on-track/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-says-xi-meeting-was-good-talks-on-track/ 7:10 p.m.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has discussed the arrest of two Canadians in China with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trudeau refused to give details of his exchanges with Xi. He told reporters Saturday following the summit of the Group of 20 that he believed the face-to-face discussions were important in helping to resolve tensions between the two countries.
The st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trudeau-says-discussing-troubles-with-china/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trudeau-says-discussing-troubles-with-china/ 8:30 p.m.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin have announced new initiatives to further expand economic ties and tourist exchanges between the two nations, but have made no visible progress on a decades-long territorial dispute.
The Soviet Union took the four southernmost Kuril Islands in the closing days of World War II. Japan asserts territorial rights]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-abe-putin-announce-initiatives-to-expand-ties/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-abe-putin-announce-initiatives-to-expand-ties/ James McCann and Eloy Jiménez each hit long, two-run homers, and Jon Jay and José Abreu added RBI singles during a two-run fifth that put Chicago ahead for good. The White Sox have won two straight after losing seven of nine.
Miguel Sanó hit a pair of tw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/detwiler-gets-1st-win-in-3-years-white-sox-power-past-twins/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/detwiler-gets-1st-win-in-3-years-white-sox-power-past-twins/ In the eight-page document, Hunter’s lawyers argue that prosecutors are seeking permission “to focus the jury’s attention on Mr. Hunter’s infidelity” with evidence that isn’t necessary for a jury to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/congressman-block-evidence-of-trysts-in-corruption-case/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/congressman-block-evidence-of-trysts-in-corruption-case/ Rookie slugger Pete Alonso hit his 28th home run for the Mets, who lost their sixth straight and fell a season-worst nine games under .500 at 37-46. New York returned home after blowing multiple-run leads in five consecutive defeats on a dreadful 3-8 road tri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soroka-riley-lead-braves-past-degrom-and-skidding-mets-6-2/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soroka-riley-lead-braves-past-degrom-and-skidding-mets-6-2/ The Cubs already were missing Kyle Hendricks, sidelined by a sore pitching shoulder. Hamels (6-3) exited after throwing 22 pitches and giving up a walk, two hits and a run in the first inning. He came out to warm up for the second inning an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hamels-leaves-after-1-inning-reds-beat-cubs-6-3-to-end-skid/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hamels-leaves-after-1-inning-reds-beat-cubs-6-3-to-end-skid/ Sanchez (4-6), who went 46-49 for the Tigers from 2012-17, was facing his old team for the first time. He allowed six hits and struck out eight in six innings.
Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth and recorded his first save of the season.
Daniel Norris (2-7) was removed the game after five]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sanchez-beats-old-team-lead-nationals-over-tigers-3-1/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sanchez-beats-old-team-lead-nationals-over-tigers-3-1/ Chance Sisco homered and had a career-high five RBIs for the Orioles, who built an 8-0 lead in the second inning and cruised to only their second win in 15 games. With a victory on Saturday, struggling Baltimore will have its first winning streak since May 4-6 and capture its first]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sisco-orioles-rough-up-clevinger-in-13-0-rout-of-indians/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sisco-orioles-rough-up-clevinger-in-13-0-rout-of-indians/ The wall dividing the car parking area of a multi-story residential apartment building collapsed in Pune, a city in Maharashtra state, fire officer J. Gaekwad said.
Rescuers pulled out alive three workers from the rubble, he said. The operation was continuing as more people could be trap]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wall-collapses-on-huts-in-western-india-killing-16-workers/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wall-collapses-on-huts-in-western-india-killing-16-workers/ The wall dividing the car parking area of a multi-story residential apartment building collapsed in Pune, a city in Maharashtra state, fire official J. Gaekwad said.
Rescuers pulled out alive three people from the rubble and they were hospitalized, he said.
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wall-collapses-on-huts-in-western-india-killing-16/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wall-collapses-on-huts-in-western-india-killing-16/ New York (8-6-3) won for the seventh time in its last 10 games, moving into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Chicago (4-7-7) is winless in its last six games.
Kaku opened the scoring in the eighth minute by capitalizing on goalkeeper Kenneth Kronholm’s heavy touch on a back pass. Kaku has three goals this season,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kaku-white-royer-score-red-bulls-beat-fire-3-1/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kaku-white-royer-score-red-bulls-beat-fire-3-1/ Randal Grichuk added a two-run homer for Toronto, which won its second straight at home following a seven-game losing streak.
Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run homer off Danny Duffy in the sixth and added a solo shot off Wily Peralta i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gurriel-homers-twice-blue-jays-snap-skid-beat-royals-6-2/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gurriel-homers-twice-blue-jays-snap-skid-beat-royals-6-2/ Last-place Miami beat Philadelphia for the fourth time in a row, including a three-game sweep last weekend.
Elieser Hernandez (1-2), making his fourth start of the season, allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings to earn his first win in 10 career starts. He improved his lifetime record to 3-9, with his]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marlins-snap-phillies-4-game-win-streak-with-6-2-victory/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/marlins-snap-phillies-4-game-win-streak-with-6-2-victory/ Ivanka Trump, adviser to President Donald Trump, said Saturday that the world economy would get a boost of up to $28 trillion by 2025 if women were on an equal economic footing. She was speaking at a special session on the issue at the G-20 summit in Osaka that included her father]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/g-20-leaders-showcase-support-for-womens-empowerment/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/g-20-leaders-showcase-support-for-womens-empowerment/ Lynn (10-4) allowed just one runner to reach third base. The right-hander held Tampa Bay without a hit from two outs in the second until Willy Adames opened the eighth with a double.
Jose Leclerc completed a three-hitter for the Rangers, who moved into a tie for the first AL wild card with the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lynn-goes-8-strong-inning-rangers-beat-rays-5-0/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lynn-goes-8-strong-inning-rangers-beat-rays-5-0/ Thomas Gilbert Jr. showed no emotion as the verdict was delivered Friday.
The 35-year-old is set for sentencing Aug. 9. He faces up to life in prison.
A product of a privileged upbringing that included private schools and Princeton University, he shot hedge fund manager Thomas Gilbert Sr. in the elder man’s Manhattan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-convicted-of-murdering-his-dad-over-cut-in-allowance/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-convicted-of-murdering-his-dad-over-cut-in-allowance/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steam-heat/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steam-heat/ The men’s race over the twilight course in downtown Knoxville was sparked by several breakaway attempts that proved unsuccessful. And when the field came together, it was the Rally UHC Cycling team that established the pace at the front of the field with two l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mccabe-white-win-national-criterium-championships/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 02:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mccabe-white-win-national-criterium-championships/ The decision Friday allows the Nets to match any offer Russell receives from another team. It was confirmed to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement.
The Athletic first reported the qualifying offer. Without it, Russell would have become an unrestricted fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-nets-make-russell-restricted-free-agent/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 02:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-nets-make-russell-restricted-free-agent/ 9:20 a.m.
President Donald Trump says he wants to inspect the heavily-fortified Korean demilitarized zone as an example of what a “real border” looks like.
Trump invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet him for a handshake at the DMZ. He praising the layers of barbed wire, mines and other security measures that form the armistice line between the two still-technically-warring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-hails-korean-dmz-as-a-real-border/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 02:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-hails-korean-dmz-as-a-real-border/ 2:00 p.m.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to a new cease-fire in a year-long trade war between the two nations.
That’s according to the Xinhua Chinese state-run news agency. It says the two countries have agreed to reboot stalled trade talks and that the U.S. will hold off on threatened additional tariffs on Chinese goods.
Trump said earlier Saturda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-china-says-trump-xi-strike-deal-on-trade-talks/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 02:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-china-says-trump-xi-strike-deal-on-trade-talks/ Seeking her 20th LPGA Tour victory and first since early last year, the South Korean star began the birdie run on the second hole of the round that started on No. 10. She also birdied the par-5 18th to make the turn at 6-under 29 and added three birdies on the second nine.
Park is trying to win for the second time at Pinnacle Country Club aft]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/inbee-park-shoots-62-to-take-lpga-tour-lead-in-arkansas/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 02:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/inbee-park-shoots-62-to-take-lpga-tour-lead-in-arkansas/ Hamels struggled with his control, throwing 22 pitches. He gave up two singles, a walk and a run in the inning. There was no immediate word about his condition.
It was a huge break for the last-place Reds. Hamels was 11-1 in 17 career starts against Cincinnati.
Hamels went seven innings in each of his pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cubs-cole-hamels-leaves-after-1-inning-vs-reds/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cubs-cole-hamels-leaves-after-1-inning-vs-reds/ The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports separate federal civil lawsuits filed this month accuse each club of violating the federal Lanham Act by falsely and misleadingly using the models’ images for advertising, and Nevada’s right of publicity law.
Electra sued under her real n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/carmen-electra-others-sue-clubs-for-using-images-in-ads/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/carmen-electra-others-sue-clubs-for-using-images-in-ads/ The match at the Arena Corinthians started 20 minutes after originally scheduled to give Chile time to warm up.
Colombia started to warm up on the field but players went back to the changing rooms after being told that Chile would not make it in time. They later returned to finish their pre-game session along]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/colombia-chile-game-delayed-because-of-traffic-in-sao-paulo/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/colombia-chile-game-delayed-because-of-traffic-in-sao-paulo/ The meeting is taking place on the sidelines of the international Group of 20 summit in Japan and is the centerpiece of four days of diplomacy for Trump.
The president’s reelection chances have been put at ri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-xi-to-talk-trade-as-economic-titans-jockey-for-edge/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-xi-to-talk-trade-as-economic-titans-jockey-for-edge/ They made that assertion in a filing unsealed Friday. It’s a response to Brendt Christensen’s lawyers, who said he offered after his 2017 arrest to plead guilty and divulge where Yingying Zhang’s remains were for a life sentence.
Jurors con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutor-filing-suggests-scholars-remains-not-recoverable/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutor-filing-suggests-scholars-remains-not-recoverable/ The power-hitting first baseman says he accepted an invitation from Major League Baseball to participate July 8 regardless of whether he’s selected to the National League squad for the game the following night.
Alonso entered Friday tied for second in the majors with 27 home runs, an NL rookie record before the All-Star break and already a Mets rookie mark for a full seas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mets-rookie-alonso-to-participate-in-all-star-home-run-derby/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mets-rookie-alonso-to-participate-in-all-star-home-run-derby/ Rosario leads the AL Central-leading Twins with 20 homers and is batting .282 with 60 RBIs in 75 games. The move is retroactive to Thursday.
Minnesota activated infielder Ehire Adrianza from the 10-day injured list and slotted him to start at shortstop against Chicago.
The Twins also optioned right-hander Zack]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/twins-put-rosario-on-il-with-ankle-sprain-activate-adrianza/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/twins-put-rosario-on-il-with-ankle-sprain-activate-adrianza/ LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky Athletics Department put the finishing touches on another chapter in the greatest run of comprehensive success in school history by finishing 14th in final 2018-19 Learfield IMG Directors’ Cup standings released on Friday.“We have seen outstanding individual and team success this season,” Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said. “This success is worth celebrating, but it’s also motivation for us because w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-places-14th-in-final-directors-cup-standings/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-places-14th-in-final-directors-cup-standings/ Hiura hit .281 with 5 home runs and 9 RBIs in a brief stint with the Brewers last month. He has a .329 batting average with 19 home runs and 46 RBIs for Triple-A San Antonio.
Milwaukee optioned Shaw to San Antonio while utility player Hernán Pérez, a popular clu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brewers-recall-hiura-option-shaw-place-nelson-on-il/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brewers-recall-hiura-option-shaw-place-nelson-on-il/ Trump is scheduled to visit South Korea later Saturday after meetings at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
He tweeted Saturday morning that afterward: “I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-he-could-meet-north-koreas-kim-at-dmz/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-says-he-could-meet-north-koreas-kim-at-dmz/ The Republican governor signed the bill into law Friday.
During the spring legislative session, Democrats argued that forcing felons who’ve completed their prison sentences and probation to also pay court fees and fines goes against the spirit of the constitutional amendment voters passed in November.
The amendment]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/florida-governor-signs-felon-voting-bill/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/florida-governor-signs-felon-voting-bill/ Tania Vanessa Ávalos arrived Friday along with a friend of the family who had traveled with them on their ill-fated journey toward the United States.
She appeared with Salvadoran Vice Foreign Minister Mauricio Cabrera but did not comment. Officials say she has asked the media to respect her mourning and leave]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/widow-mother-of-drowning-victims-returns-to-el-salvador/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/widow-mother-of-drowning-victims-returns-to-el-salvador/ The post Trump tweets about shaking hands with North Korea’s Kim during possible visit to demilitarized zone appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-tweets-about-shaking-hands-with-north-koreas-kim-during-possible-visit-to-demilitarized-zone/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-tweets-about-shaking-hands-with-north-koreas-kim-during-possible-visit-to-demilitarized-zone/ Lashley had a 14-under 130 total at Detroit Golf Club.
Cameron Champ was a stroke back after a 65. He played the front nine in 8-under 28, matching the lowest nine-hole score on the PGA Tour this season. He cooled off on the steamy day with a 1-over 37 on the back nine.
Dustin Johnson, the world’s second-ranked player, and U.S. Open champion Gary Woodlan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nate-lashley-shoots-67-to-keep-rocket-mortgage-classic-lead/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nate-lashley-shoots-67-to-keep-rocket-mortgage-classic-lead/ Chicago also recalled outfielder Daniel Palka and purchased the contract of left-hander pitcher Ross Detwiler from Triple-A Charlotte. Detwiler was slotted to start against the Twins.
Anderson, who is hitting .317 with 11 homers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/white-sox-put-anderson-on-il-with-sprain-dfa-alonso/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/white-sox-put-anderson-on-il-with-sprain-dfa-alonso/ News outlets report Gov. Matt Bevin and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced completion of the first section at a news conference Friday in Lexington. That section circles a region that includes Louisville, Lexington and northern Kentucky. A branch that bridges Lexington and Somer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-part-of-kentucky-broadband-project-is-complete/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-part-of-kentucky-broadband-project-is-complete/ Winds of 30 to 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with thisstorm.
Locations impacted include…Lexington, Northland, Highlands, Thoroughbred Acres, Bryan Station,Meadowthorpe, Chevy Chase, Elmendorf, Spindletop Estates andMattoxtown.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
The post Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 6:39PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY appeared first on L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-28-at-639pm-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/special-weather-statement-issued-june-28-at-639pm-edt-by-nws-louisville-ky/ 8-year-old Scott Co. Youth Baseball player and Cal Ripken All-Star Andrew Elam III received national attention for winning the Pitch, Hit & Run competition at Great American Ballpark. pic.twitter.com/Knj2eTzhH8
— Eli Gehn (@EliGehnLEX18) June 28, 2019Lexington (LEX 18) — It’s been quite a memorable summer for Scott Co. Cal Ripken player Andrew Elam III.
In addition to playing with his friends on the Cal Ripken All-Star team,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/memorable-summer-for-local-cal-ripken-player/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/memorable-summer-for-local-cal-ripken-player/ * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Central Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky…
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 632 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a lineextending from Clover-Darby to Dizney to near Cranks, moving westat 10 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damageto roofs, siding, and trees.
* Loc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-28-at-632pm-edt-until-june-28-at-715pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-28-at-632pm-edt-until-june-28-at-715pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ The Golden Knights acquired a second-round pick in the 2021 draft and a 2022 fifth-round selection in the trade announced Friday. The second-round pick is the one Buffalo landed in trading Ryan O’Reilly to St. Louis a year ago.
It’s the second trade in two days for Vegas, which continues to shed payroll in a bid to get under the $81.5 million sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/golden-knights-trade-defenseman-colin-miller-to-sabres/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/golden-knights-trade-defenseman-colin-miller-to-sabres/ The Golden Knights acquired a second-round pick in the 2021 draft and a 2022 fifth-round selection. The person spoke to the AP on Friday on the condition of anonymity because the trade had not yet been announced.
It’s the second trade in two days for Vegas, which continues to shed p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-golden-knights-trade-colin-miller-to-sabres/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-golden-knights-trade-colin-miller-to-sabres/ The state Occupational Safety and Health Division issued a citation for three “serious” violations to the Conservator’s Center.
Because Alexandra Black was an unpaid intern, the division could not issue a direct citation for her death. Officials issued a citation Thursday after determining that other emplo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fatal-lion-attack-nets-3-serious-violations-for-center/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fatal-lion-attack-nets-3-serious-violations-for-center/ The university plans to divert 50% of their waste from landfills to being reusable products by 2022. Using a pulping machine in their kitchens on campus, they’re now able to compost nearly everything students leave on their plates.
“They bring their food to the front of the line, and it comes on this conveyor belt where our staff pulls the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-composting-from-table-to-farm/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-composting-from-table-to-farm/ Kentucky’s anti-abortion governor, Republican Matt Bevin, hailed the decision. The American Civil Liberties Union, representing the state’s only abortion clinic, said it was disappointed and will evaluate options. Its only recourse would be appealing to the U.S. Supr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/court-lets-stand-kentucky-abortion-law-on-ultrasounds/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/court-lets-stand-kentucky-abortion-law-on-ultrasounds/ In April, a divided panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the 2017 law is constitutional, reversing a lower court judge.
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing the state’s only abortion clinic, asked the entire appeals court to review the ruling. The appe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/appeals-court-refuses-to-reconsider-abortion-ruling/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/appeals-court-refuses-to-reconsider-abortion-ruling/ The report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released Friday said the killings and injuries were among 11,779 grave violations against children between April 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2018. Other violations include their recruitment by combatants and detention for all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-report-7500-kids-killed-or-wounded-in-yemen-since-2013/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-report-7500-kids-killed-or-wounded-in-yemen-since-2013/ U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez sentenced Jeff Tran to 28 months Friday. Tran, who oversaw Microsoft’s promotional relationship with the NFL, stole tickets to the 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls and sold them to a broker for his own gain.
He also persuaded a vendor to cr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-microsoft-employee-gets-2-years-for-embezzlement/Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-microsoft-employee-gets-2-years-for-embezzlement/ The person spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t publicly announced the hire.
ESPN was the first to report the deal.
Lawson becomes the latest woman to serve as a coach in the NBA, joining San Antonio’s Becky Hammon, Dallas’ Jenny Boucek and Cleveland’s Lindsay Gottlieb.
The 38-year-old Lawson had served as c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-celtics-hire-kara-lawson-as-assistant-coach/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-celtics-hire-kara-lawson-as-assistant-coach/ Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo Friday asked for patience as investigators continuing working.
Acevedo says the girl’s death was not an accident.
Acevedo says authorities will likely provide an update on the final cha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/texas-girl-maleah-davis-death-ruled-a-homicide/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/texas-girl-maleah-davis-death-ruled-a-homicide/ News outlets report that hundreds of people have offered to adopt the girl, nicknamed Baby India by hospital workers.
She was found June 6, abandoned in a wooded area in Cumming, Georgia, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Atlanta.
She’s even gotten people offering to pay for her college, the Georgia’s Division of Family and Children]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/adoption-offers-pour-in-for-ga-baby-found-in-plastic-bag/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/adoption-offers-pour-in-for-ga-baby-found-in-plastic-bag/ The bill drew heavy protests from teachers. Justice had expressed support for the measure.
The measure allows for a staggered implementation of charter schools, limiting the state to three charters until 2023, then letting three more go up every three years afterward. It also contains a pay raise for teachers.
Justice’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/west-virginia-governor-signs-sweeping-education-bill/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/west-virginia-governor-signs-sweeping-education-bill/ Tens of thousands of migrants who hoped to reach the United States are stuck in Mexico. Many have been sent back to await court dates on their U.S. asylum claims.
And Mexico has also stepped up raids on trains, buses and motels, to stop the migrants from moving north.
Lopez Obrador said F]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-says-maquila-plants-to-offer-migrants-40000-jobs/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-says-maquila-plants-to-offer-migrants-40000-jobs/ Some locations that will experience flooding include…Ice Cliff, Mills, Gardner, Scalf, Erose and Salt Gum.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flash-flood-warning-issued-june-28-at-534pm-edt-until-june-28-at-815pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flash-flood-warning-issued-june-28-at-534pm-edt-until-june-28-at-815pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Nachmanoff imposed the sanctions Friday on the Fairfax County School Board as it prepares to defend its actions in a trial scheduled for next month.
An Oakton High School student says she was sexually assaulted on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-sanctions-school-system-for-destroying-documents/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-sanctions-school-system-for-destroying-documents/ It is a role that can bring a pursed smile to his face. This week, he had many reasons to.
The Republican leader halted Democrats’ effort to add more migrant protections to a border funding package and stopped senators from limiting President Donald Trump’s a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/senate-gop-leader-relishes-role-as-grim-reaper/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/senate-gop-leader-relishes-role-as-grim-reaper/ Multiple boards of education received subpoenas from the labor cabinet asking for names of teachers who called in sick during protests at the state capitol.Protecting public education is about right vs. wrong, so today I called on Matt Bevin to finally do something right. This governor needs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/beshear-bevin-take-turns-calling-each-other-out-at-joint-event/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/beshear-bevin-take-turns-calling-each-other-out-at-joint-event/ Department officials said Friday that the 2014 gainful employment rule will be removed entirely effective July 1, 2020. The rule sought to cut federal funding for programs that consistently left graduates with high debt compared to their incomes.
The department’s announcement says the rule focused too much on student earnings and unfairly targeted for-profit colleges.
Rep. Bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/devos-revokes-obama-era-rule-policing-for-profit-colleges/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/devos-revokes-obama-era-rule-policing-for-profit-colleges/ * Flash Flood Warning for…East central Knox County in southeastern Kentucky…Southeastern Clay County in southeastern Kentucky…
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producingheavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain havealready fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…Ice Cliff, Mills, Gardner]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flash-flood-warning-issued-june-28-at-515pm-edt-until-june-28-at-815pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flash-flood-warning-issued-june-28-at-515pm-edt-until-june-28-at-815pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ Judge Sarah Evans Barker on Friday granted the preliminary injunction soon after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to revive a similar Alabama law seeking to ban dilation and evacuation abortions. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued on behalf of two doctors who perform such abortions.
The law passed by Indiana’s Republican-dominated L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-judge-blocks-indiana-2nd-trimester-abortion-procedure-ban/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-judge-blocks-indiana-2nd-trimester-abortion-procedure-ban/ The commissioner’s office said Friday free-agent pitcher Christian Aragon and Cleveland Indians Single-A pitcher Matthew Solter received 80-game suspensions.
Three members of the Philadelphia Phillies’ rookie-level team drew 25-game bans: pitchers Engel Estevez and Robinson Martinez and catcher Carlos Oropeza.
Twenty-four players have been suspended this year under the m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/5-minor-leaguers-suspended-for-drug-violations/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/5-minor-leaguers-suspended-for-drug-violations/ The post Federal judge blocks Indiana law banning 2nd trimester abortion procedure from taking effect appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/federal-judge-blocks-indiana-law-banning-2nd-trimester-abortion-procedure-from-taking-effect/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/federal-judge-blocks-indiana-law-banning-2nd-trimester-abortion-procedure-from-taking-effect/ France was vying to become the first nation to simultaneously hold the men’s and women’s World Cup trophies, but the home-field advantage and the flag-waving crowd that belted out La Marseillaise didn’t faze the ever]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rapinoe-has-2-goals-and-us-knocks-france-out-2-1/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rapinoe-has-2-goals-and-us-knocks-france-out-2-1/ * Flood Advisory for…Northeastern Knox County in southeastern Kentucky…Southeastern Clay County in southeastern Kentucky…
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 506 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Radar estimates suggest between 1 and 2 inches ofrain has fallen in the past hour. This will cause minor floodingin the advisory area.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…Ice Cliff,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flood-advisory-issued-june-28-at-507pm-edt-until-june-28-at-800pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flood-advisory-issued-june-28-at-507pm-edt-until-june-28-at-800pm-edt-by-nws-jackson-ky/ 11 a.m.
A former Honolulu prosecutor convicted of conspiracy is in the custody of federal authorities.
U.S. marshals led Katherine Kealoha out of a federal courtroom in Honolulu Friday after a judge ordered her detained.
A jury on Thursday found her guilty of conspiracy in a plot to frame her uncle to silence him from revealing fraud that funded her lavish lifestyle.
Her h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-ex-prosecutor-guilty-of-conspiracy-in-custody/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-ex-prosecutor-guilty-of-conspiracy-in-custody/ Striker Lautaro Martínez scored from a back heel kick after 10 minutes, deflecting a shot by Sergio Agüero from the edge of the box.
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso doubled the lead in the 74th after goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez failed to block another shot from Agüero.
Lo Celso, who entered just a few minutes before, just pushed the bal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/argentina-beats-venezuela-faces-brazil-in-copa-amrica-semi/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/argentina-beats-venezuela-faces-brazil-in-copa-amrica-semi/ De Blasio was asked to comment on the governments of the two Latin American countries on Friday.
The mayor and Democratic presidential candidate later said he did not realize that the slogan “Hasta la Victoria, siempre!” was associated with the Cuban revolution.
De Blasio said Friday that the revol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/de-blasio-says-cuba-nicaragua-have-gone-astray/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/de-blasio-says-cuba-nicaragua-have-gone-astray/ Bezuidenhout carded a 3-under 68 on Friday to reach 8 under for the tournament after two rounds. He started with a 66 that included eight birdies and three bogeys.
“I just kept it in play really nicely,” Bezuidenhout said. “That’s the key thing here, hitting fairways. I was driving it reall]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bezuidenhout-takes-4-shot-lead-at-valderrama-masters/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bezuidenhout-takes-4-shot-lead-at-valderrama-masters/ Mustafa Abdel-Wadood entered the plea Friday in Manhattan federal court. Wadood is an Egyptian national who has been under house arrest in New York since being granted bail in April.
Prosecutors say he joined other executives to fraudulently boost the value of the firm’s investments by over $500 million.
They say he coaxed the Bill & Melinda Gate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-executive-at-bankrupt-private-equity-firm-pleads-guilty/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-executive-at-bankrupt-private-equity-firm-pleads-guilty/ The NFL said Friday he can participate in preseason practices and games.
Neary is eligible to return to the active roster Sept. 30, a day after the Rams play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The league did not elaborate on the violation. Last September, Neary was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rams-aaron-neary-suspended-4-games-substance-abuse-cited/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rams-aaron-neary-suspended-4-games-substance-abuse-cited/ A Gwinnett County police news release Friday says they belonged to Jessica Ashley Manchini, who would have been 29 when the bones were discovered in July 2016 along Interstate 985 in Buford.
Police say faded ink on a tag on the suitcase was unsuccessfully tested in 2016, but it was re-examined this month with new technology.
A partial name]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/remains-found-in-suitcase-along-georgia-highway-identified/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/remains-found-in-suitcase-along-georgia-highway-identified/ That’s about all he knows about the situation at the moment.
The 24-year-old Bell says he has re-signed with JGR for 2020, but he isn’t sure if he will be staying in the NASCAR Xfinity Series or moving up to the Cup Series.
Bell is one of NASCAR’s best prospects. He won at Iowa Speedway on June 16 for his fourth Xfinity victory this season and second straight in Newton.
Be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bell-to-stay-with-joe-gibbs-racing-for-at-least-1-more-year/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bell-to-stay-with-joe-gibbs-racing-for-at-least-1-more-year/ ATLANTA – Unable to work out for NBA teams before the NBA Draft because of a knee injury he suffered in February vs. Missouri, Kentucky men’s basketball forward Reid Travis will get his opportunity to show NBA teams what he can do during the NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks.Travis and the Hawks will begin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/travis-signs-nba-summer-league-deal-with-atlanta-hawks/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/travis-signs-nba-summer-league-deal-with-atlanta-hawks/ Wie had surgery on her right hand in October and tried to return in February, completing one tournament. She sat out a month and returned to the LPGA Tour’s first major and to her hometown event in Hawaii, both times missing the cut. After withdrawing from the U.S. Women’s Open, the 29-year-old Wie played in the Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wie-to-take-off-rest-of-the-year-try-to-get-healthy/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wie-to-take-off-rest-of-the-year-try-to-get-healthy/ Deputy Administrator James Morhard said he visited the Michoud Assembly Facility at midnight and people were working on the engine section for the 212-foot (65-meter) core of the Space Launch System.
The other four sections have been assembl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nasa-crews-working-24-hours-for-test-launch-deadline/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nasa-crews-working-24-hours-for-test-launch-deadline/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/elton-john-blasts-putin-for-saying-liberalism-is-obsolete/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/elton-john-blasts-putin-for-saying-liberalism-is-obsolete/ Based on Nielsen figures out Friday, the event including early front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders averaged 18.1 million viewers across NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo.
That topped the previous Democratic debate audience high of 15.5 million for an October 2015 event, which included eventual nominee Hillary Clinton.
Viewership for that debate was previously estimated at 15.8]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/round-2-of-democratic-debate-is-partys-most-watched-ever/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/round-2-of-democratic-debate-is-partys-most-watched-ever/ McKay, taken fourth overall in the 2017 draft, was 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA in five games with Triple-A Durham. He also was a designated hitter.
McKay gives Tampa Bay the option of using four starting pitchers and an opener through a rotation turn. The Rays reinstated closer José Alvarado from the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rays-2-way-prospect-mckay-to-make-big-league-debut/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rays-2-way-prospect-mckay-to-make-big-league-debut/ Kapanen signed a three-year, $9.6 million extension, while Johnsson inked a four-year, $13.6 million deal.
Toronto has re-signed two of its three restricted free agents ahead of the Monday deadline, with the exception of Mitch Marner.
Kapanen set a c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maple-leafs-re-sign-kasperi-kapanen-andreas-johnsson/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maple-leafs-re-sign-kasperi-kapanen-andreas-johnsson/ In exchange, the Capitals pick up minor-league forward Scott Kosmachuk, a second-round pick in the 2020 draft and a third-round selection the Avalanche previously picked up from Arizona.
The 24-year-old Burakovsky played in 76 games for Washington in 2018-19 and had 12 goals. He also helped the Capitals win a Stanley Cup title in ’17-18. A first-round pick by Washi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/avalanche-acquire-burakovsky-in-trade-with-capitals/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/avalanche-acquire-burakovsky-in-trade-with-capitals/ Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson and Delaware Democrat Chris Coons introduced the measure Thursday. They say it would take the place of a proposed Transportation Department regulation that has languished in the federal bureaucracy.
The bill would require all new trucks to have speed limiter sof]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/senators-offer-bill-to-limit-heavy-truck-speeds-to-65-mph/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/senators-offer-bill-to-limit-heavy-truck-speeds-to-65-mph/ 8 p.m.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis joined his teammates lying face down on the ground as a swarm of bees descended on Chester-le-Street and briefly halted their game against Sri Lanka.
It was an odd sight, with all of the South Africans, two Sri Lanka batsmen and two umpires hitting the turf late in the first innings.
Soon enough, the bees moved on and so did the game. But it took a bit of sting out of S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-cricket-abuzz-as-bees-swarm-game-in-durham/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-cricket-abuzz-as-bees-swarm-game-in-durham/ News outlets report Carolina Waterfowl Rescue is asking women through social media to remove the eye closures from the fasteners and mail them in. Rescue group worker Keenan Freitas says the eye closures basically help wire the turtle shell back together.
The nonprofit has been seeing as many as 40]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/animal-rescue-group-needs-discarded-bras-for-injured-turtles/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/animal-rescue-group-needs-discarded-bras-for-injured-turtles/ The league says in a statement Friday that Gallo will become the senior vice president of club business development.
Rodburg will become senior vice president of sponsorship management, with Signora now senior vice president of football and international communications.
All were elevated from vice president in their respective jobs.
The post NFL announces promotions of 3 exec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nfl-announces-promotions-of-3-executives/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nfl-announces-promotions-of-3-executives/ Youssef En-Nesyri slotted home for the only goal on Friday having been set up by a defense-splitting pass by Nordin Amrabat. Morocco is the first team through from Group D.
Renard’s Morocco also beat Ivory Coast at the 2017 African Cup. Renard coached Ivory Coast to the 2015 title.
In Gro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/morocco-progresses-at-african-cup-after-beating-ivory-coast/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/morocco-progresses-at-african-cup-after-beating-ivory-coast/ His Democratic challenger, Andy Beshear, noted that Bevin waited until months before the election to make the overture to coal-producing counties in eastern and western Kentucky.
At the same gathering of county leaders, Beshear o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gubernatorial-candidates-make-pitches-to-county-leaders/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gubernatorial-candidates-make-pitches-to-county-leaders/ The Republican governor made the pledge during a speech Friday to county officials. At the same event, Bevin’s Democratic challenger, Andy Beshear, called on the governor to fire his labor secretary if subpoenas issued as part of an investigation into teacher “sickouts” aren’t withdrawn.
Bevin and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bevin-return-all-severance-tax-revenue-to-coal-counties/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bevin-return-all-severance-tax-revenue-to-coal-counties/ Track owner The Stronach Group released a statement Friday citing a 58% decrease in the number of fatalities during the winter-spring meet since new rules took effect in mid-March. It said there was about an 80% decrease in deaths during training.
The owner says that since th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/santa-anita-owner-says-reforms-led-to-major-improvements/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/santa-anita-owner-says-reforms-led-to-major-improvements/ Police issued the alert Thursday evening after the girl failed to return home from school in the port city of Rotterdam.
On Friday, the police took the unusual step of publishing photos of a man they said was suspected of involvement in her disappearance.
Hours later, Rotterdam police tweeted that the girl an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-police-find-missing-12-year-old-girl-arrest-american/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-police-find-missing-12-year-old-girl-arrest-american/ Thirty-three-year-old Kyle Jaenke-Annis earlier pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft for stealing some of Closs’ clothing during the break-in. Jaenke-Annis was initially charged with felony burglary. Investigators found the theft was unrelated to Jayme’s disappearance. Jaenke-Annis was sentenced Wednesday in Barron Coun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-who-stole-jayme-closs-clothing-sentenced-to-probation/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-who-stole-jayme-closs-clothing-sentenced-to-probation/ Kevin McAleenan said at a brief news conference in Washington that the numbers would still be too high, but it was a start. Typically fewer people cross the border during hot summer months, but there still have been tens of thousands of families and children arrivin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/top-immigration-official-border-crossings-dropping/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/top-immigration-official-border-crossings-dropping/ Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is a two-term lawmaker who has been one of Trump’s most outspoken defenders.
Cohen testified to a House committee in February that Trump had known WikiLeaks had obtained damaging emails about his 2016 presidential rival, Hillary Clinton. Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ethics-panel-examining-if-lawmaker-threatened-trump-lawyer/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ethics-panel-examining-if-lawmaker-threatened-trump-lawyer/ The Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports that Lillian Moss Johnson filed a lawsuit Thursday against Warehouse Transport Services in Jeffrey Johnson’s death.
Authorities called the 45-year-old truck driver a hero for diverting his vehicle to avoid striking cars in the June 19 crash in Racine County.
Johnson see]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/widow-of-truck-driver-sues-over-wisconsin-interstate-crash/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/widow-of-truck-driver-sues-over-wisconsin-interstate-crash/ Homeland Security Department officials said at a news conference Friday that authorities seized 5,300 firearms and components, many of them powerful AR-15 rifles. More than two dozen people have been arrested in Argentina, Brazil and the U.S.
In Miami, a criminal complaint charges 60-year-old John James Peterson and 67-year-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-charged-in-massive-international-arms-smuggling-scheme/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-charged-in-massive-international-arms-smuggling-scheme/ The Warriors announced the moves Friday. Golden State reached its fifth straight NBA Finals before losing to the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 to miss out on a three-peat after winning championships in 2017 and ’18.
Myers completed his eighth season as GM and third also serving as president of basketball operations.
Ownership chose Hal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/warriors-reward-gm-myers-coo-welts-with-contract-extensions/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/warriors-reward-gm-myers-coo-welts-with-contract-extensions/ Katherine Kealoha and her now-retired police chief husband Louis Kealoha were convicted Thursday of conspiracy after a trial where prosecutors told jurors the couple abused their power to frame her uncle. Prosecutors say the motive was to keep him from revealing fraud that enriched their lavish life and to maintain their power]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/feds-want-ex-prosecutor-guilty-of-conspiracy-locked-up/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/feds-want-ex-prosecutor-guilty-of-conspiracy-locked-up/ Prosecutors announced grand jury indictments Friday against three people, including Clark County Judge Andrew Adams, about two months after an argument turned into a violent fight in Indianapolis.
Adams and another Clark County judge, Bradley Jacobs, were shot in May while in Indianapolis for a work-related conference. Their injuries were not life-threatening, and author]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-who-was-shot-with-another-judge-is-charged-in-fight/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-who-was-shot-with-another-judge-is-charged-in-fight/ FLORENCE, Ky. (WCPO)– Police in Northern Kentucky say that the people caught on camera stealing a python from a pet store could face felony charges.
After popping the lock, a male and female are seen on camera sneaking away with Petland Florence’s priciest python. The snake cost about $800, making the theft a felony.
“It’s scary because you never know what he’s actually going through. You don’t know if the snake’s okay or how he’s being taken]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/800-ball-python-stolen-from-florence-pet-store/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/800-ball-python-stolen-from-florence-pet-store/ Simmons can be seen in the video climbing through the window to get to the vehicle in the parking lot. He says he used a pocket knife to free the child who was beginning to turn red.
The outl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chick-fil-a-worker-jumps-out-window-saves-choking-boy/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chick-fil-a-worker-jumps-out-window-saves-choking-boy/ 11:20 a.m.
A U.S. judge in Seattle says she expects to rule quickly on whether to block a new Trump administration policy that keeps asylum seekers locked up while they pursue their cases.
Attorney General William Barr announced the policy in April. It affects immigrants who have recently entered the U.S. without permission and have demonstrated a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-judge-to-rule-on-hearings-for-asylum-seekers/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-judge-to-rule-on-hearings-for-asylum-seekers/ A big sprawling ridge extending from the Desert Southwest to the East Co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steamy-stretch-through-early-next-week/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steamy-stretch-through-early-next-week/ The team announced the deal Friday. It is a two-way deal for the 2019-20 season, paying Nedeljkovic $725,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the American Hockey League level with a $125,000 guarantee. It is a one-way deal for the 2020-21 season worth $750,000.
The 23-year-old Nedeljkovic won the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the most outstanding goaltender in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hurricanes-re-sign-g-nedeljkovic-to-2-year-deal/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hurricanes-re-sign-g-nedeljkovic-to-2-year-deal/ The Dallas County District Attorney’s office say Rene Adrian Carrillo cut off his ankle monitor Wednesday night. Despite his absence, Carrillo’s trial continued Thursday and he was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the 2017 shooting of Jean Carlo Casiano-Torres outside a Dallas strip club.
The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the publi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/texas-man-at-large-after-skipping-end-of-his-murder-trial/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/texas-man-at-large-after-skipping-end-of-his-murder-trial/ In her 2017 breakthrough, “Lady Macbeth,” she played a fiery young Victorian lady who madly seizes her own freedom. In “Fighting With my Family,” she played a working-class girl who becomes a professional wrestler. In Ari Aster’s new sunl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/florence-pugh-goes-down-a-dark-rabbit-hole-in-midsommar/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/florence-pugh-goes-down-a-dark-rabbit-hole-in-midsommar/ 3:20 p.m.
The European Union is hailing its new trade deal with the Mercosur trade bloc as “an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive agreement” that sends a strong positive signal amid global trade tensions.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker described the pact sealed Friday with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay exactly 20 years after talks were launched]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-eu-hails-new-trade-deal-with-mercosur/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-eu-hails-new-trade-deal-with-mercosur/ Boston’s Suffolk Downs was sold in 2017 to a real estate developer that plans to turn the site into a residential neighborhood.
But Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, the company that owned the track, hopes to refurbish the Great Barrington Fairgrounds in the Berkshires while continuing its simulcast bett]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-englands-last-thoroughbred-horse-track-winds-down/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-englands-last-thoroughbred-horse-track-winds-down/ They are part of a force buildup requested by U.S. Central Command in May in response to what it called an increase in Iranian threats against American forces in the region.
The F-22 Raptors began arriving this week at al-Udeid air base, a hub for U.S. air operations in the Middle East. The base also has the four B-52 bombers that were deployed in May, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/additional-us-fighter-planes-sent-to-gulf-amid-iran-tensions/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/additional-us-fighter-planes-sent-to-gulf-amid-iran-tensions/ Oscar winner and festival founder Michael Moore is expected to present the honor to Tomlin on Aug. 3. The festival runs July 30 to Aug. 4 and will feature more than 200 films and events.
Actress and political activist Jane Fonda was last year’s recipient. Tomlin and Fonda star in the comedy “Gr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/actress-lily-tomlin-to-be-honored-at-michigan-film-festival/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/actress-lily-tomlin-to-be-honored-at-michigan-film-festival/ It was the second straight match that Horan had not started, although she came in as a substitute in the 89th minute of the United States’ 2-1 victory over Spain on Tuesday to open the knockout round.
Coach Jill Ellis stuck with the starters she used against Spain, replacing Horan in the midfield with Sam Mewis. Alex Morgan, M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/horan-out-of-the-starting-lineup-for-the-2nd-straight-game/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/horan-out-of-the-starting-lineup-for-the-2nd-straight-game/ The post White supremacist apologizes before being sentenced to life in prison for deadly car attack in Charlottesville, Virginia appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/white-supremacist-apologizes-before-being-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-deadly-car-attack-in-charlottesville-virginia/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/white-supremacist-apologizes-before-being-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-deadly-car-attack-in-charlottesville-virginia/ The working group coordinated by Venezuelan opposition leader David Smolansky issued its recommendation Friday.
Smolansky told leaders gathered at the OAS general assembly meeting in Medellin, Colombia, on Friday that as many as 8 million Venezuelans will have left the country by the end of 2020.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/oas-task-force-venezuelan-migrants-need-refugee-status/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/oas-task-force-venezuelan-migrants-need-refugee-status/ Chapman died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. She was 51.
Chapman and her husband Duane “Dog” Chapman starred in the A&E show until it was canceled in 2012. They later starred in Country Music Television’s “Dog & Beth: On the Hunt.”
WGN America is in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-to-paddle-out-into-ocean-for-beth-chapman-memorial/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-to-paddle-out-into-ocean-for-beth-chapman-memorial/ A PETA operative gained employment at Reitz Dairy Farm in Pennsylvania and surreptitiously shot video that activists once again say shows severe maltreatment of the herd. The undercover probe sets up another potential legal tussle between People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and family farmers who say they properly care for thei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rights-group-accuses-dairy-farmers-of-animal-cruelty---again/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rights-group-accuses-dairy-farmers-of-animal-cruelty---again/ Senate Minority Leader Herman Baertschiger said Friday that Republicans will return Saturday to vote on budget bills and other priorities for conservatives.
He says he’s confident the Senate can work through the dozens of measures before the legislative session ends at midnight Sunday.
Republicans fled the state to deny]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gop-leader-says-republicans-will-return-to-oregon-senate/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gop-leader-says-republicans-will-return-to-oregon-senate/ The post GOP leader says Oregon Republicans will return to the Senate after a more than weeklong walkout over climate legislation appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gop-leader-says-oregon-republicans-will-return-to-the-senate-after-a-more-than-weeklong-walkout-over-climate-legislation/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/gop-leader-says-oregon-republicans-will-return-to-the-senate-after-a-more-than-weeklong-walkout-over-climate-legislation/ The Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday that the “historic” agreement was clinched in the Belgian capital of Brussels following two decades of negotiations. The Mercosur bloc includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The ministry said that the Mercosur-EU association will mean]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mercosur-strikes-strategic-association-deal-with-the-eu/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mercosur-strikes-strategic-association-deal-with-the-eu/ The post Argentina reports ‘historic’ trade deal between South American alliance and EU appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/argentina-reports-historic-trade-deal-between-south-american-alliance-and-eu/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/argentina-reports-historic-trade-deal-between-south-american-alliance-and-eu/ The crew of volunteers with the California-based nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institute fished out the derelict nets from the floating trash patch between Hawaii and California.
Group founder Mary Crowley said Friday that the effort is aimed at ridding waters of nets that entangle whales, turtles and f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/groups-remove-40-tons-of-fishing-nets-from-pacific-ocean/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/groups-remove-40-tons-of-fishing-nets-from-pacific-ocean/ Twenty-year-old Vincent Vetromile pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He faces 7 to 12 years in prison.
Twenty-year-old Brian Colaneri and 19-year-old Andrew Crysel pleaded guilty to terrorism-related conspiracy. Colaneri and Crysel face 4 to 12 years in prison.
The three men and a 16-year-old high school student]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/3-plead-guilty-in-plot-to-attack-muslims-of-america-enclave/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/3-plead-guilty-in-plot-to-attack-muslims-of-america-enclave/ 4:25 p.m.
A northern Utah police department says it investigated a rape allegation five years ago against a man suspected of killing a Salt Lake City college student, but say the alleged victim declined to pursue charges.
North Park Police said in a news release Friday that the alleged victim was an adult woman. The agency says Ayoola A. Ajayi lived in the North Logan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-suspect-in-utah-killing-had-been-accused-of-rape/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-suspect-in-utah-killing-had-been-accused-of-rape/ 12:35 p.m.
Police say a man charged in the death of a Utah college student connected with her the day before she disappeared, and investigators are still looking for anyone suspected of helping him.
Salt Lake City Police chief Mike Brown said Friday that 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck communicated with 31-year-old Ayoola A. Ajayi electronically on June 16, though he decli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-say-student-suspect-communicated-earlier/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-say-student-suspect-communicated-earlier/ The Spark Community Cafe in downtown Versailles is a “pay what you can,” farm-to-table cafe. If you can’t pay at all, you can volunteer at the cafe. If you only can pay half the bill, then pay what you have. If you have extra, donate it.
The nonprofit cafe ope]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-cafe-asks-for-your-time-not-necessarily-money/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-cafe-asks-for-your-time-not-necessarily-money/ 3:20 p.m.
Lady Gaga, Whoopi Goldberg, Alicia Keys, drag performers and other artists have led a crowd of thousands marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion that catalyzed a movement for LGBTQ liberation.
Celebrities, New Yorkers and visitors from around the world converged on the Stonewall Inn in New York City on Friday to celebrate the uprising and its legacy.
Gaga told those ga]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-celebrities-salute-stonewall-on-50th-anniversary/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-celebrities-salute-stonewall-on-50th-anniversary/ Defense attorney Mark Baker urged the court in New York City to overturn a 2017 guilty verdict for Shkreli, claiming that the trial judge gave confusing instructions to jurors before their deliberations about whether it needed to find his client intentionally set out to cheat inve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/court-hears-appeal-on-pharma-bro-shkrelis-fraud-case/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/court-hears-appeal-on-pharma-bro-shkrelis-fraud-case/ The post Salt Lake City police say one person is in custody linked to the search for missing college student Mackenzie Lueck. appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/salt-lake-city-police-say-one-person-is-in-custody-linked-to-the-search-for-missing-college-student-mackenzie-lueck/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/salt-lake-city-police-say-one-person-is-in-custody-linked-to-the-search-for-missing-college-student-mackenzie-lueck/ The resolution adopted Friday said the primary mission of the U.N. force remains to support implementation of a 2015 peace deal. It expressed “a significant sense of impatience with parties over the pers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-votes-to-make-tackling-central-mali-violence-a-priority/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-votes-to-make-tackling-central-mali-violence-a-priority/ Goalkeepers Fernando Muslera and Martín Silva; defenders Martín Cáceres, Diego Godín, and Sebastián Coates; midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro; and strikers Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez were all involved in Uruguay’s last tit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uruguay-counting-on-experience-to-beat-peru-in-copa-amrica/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uruguay-counting-on-experience-to-beat-peru-in-copa-amrica/ The government agency said in a statement Friday that it had determined that 57 Italians had downloaded the thisisyourdigitallife app through a Facebook login, and as a result, the app acquired data of nearly 215,000 Italian users.
But the privacy watchdog said that no data was actually transmitted to Cambridge Analytica, a now defunct political c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/italys-privacy-watchdog-fines-facebook-1-million-euros/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/italys-privacy-watchdog-fines-facebook-1-million-euros/ The 94-year-old former U.S. president said Friday that he believes Russia’s meddling “if fully investigated would show that Trump didn’t actually win the election in 2016.” Carter said he believes Trump “lost the election” and became president “because the Russians inte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jimmy-carter-trump-is-president-because-of-russian-meddling/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jimmy-carter-trump-is-president-because-of-russian-meddling/ Friday’s action by the U.S. Treasury Department freezes any U.S. assets belonging to Nicolas Maduro Jr. and prohibits American from doing business with him.
Until recently, the 29-year-old Maduro Jr. kept a low profile as a flutist in Venezuela’s world-famous networ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-sanctions-maduros-son-as-it-raises-pressure-on-venezuela/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-sanctions-maduros-son-as-it-raises-pressure-on-venezuela/ The post Trump administration sanctions Nicolas Maduro’s son as it increases pressure on relatives of top Venezuelan officials appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-administration-sanctions-nicolas-maduros-son-as-it-increases-pressure-on-relatives-of-top-venezuelan-officials/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-administration-sanctions-nicolas-maduros-son-as-it-increases-pressure-on-relatives-of-top-venezuelan-officials/ Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week the low-drawing Rays may explore a split season in Montreal. No timetable for the possible plan was announced
Union head Tony Clark said Friday much work remains “before that consideration becomes closer to a reality.” He adds that the union looks forward to “being a part of that conversat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baseball-union-player-approval-needed-to-play-in-montreal/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baseball-union-player-approval-needed-to-play-in-montreal/ According to the memo, coaches will be allowed to challenge a called foul, an out-of-bounds violation, goaltending violation or basket interference violation.
A copy of the memo was obtained by The Associated Press. Its contents were first reported by ESPN.
The NBA already has a call-challenge program in place in the G League and tinkered]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nba-tells-teams-that-coaches-challenges-are-coming/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nba-tells-teams-that-coaches-challenges-are-coming/ The Court of Cassation quashed a previous decision by a Paris court to resume life support so the United Nations can examine the case.
Vincent Lambert was injured in a 2008 car accident.
His parents and wife disagree on whether to keep him alive artificially.
After years of legal battles,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/french-doctors-allowed-to-withhold-life-support-for-patient/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/french-doctors-allowed-to-withhold-life-support-for-patient/ 5 p.m.
A Department of Justice official has condemned the violence committed by a white supremacist who was sentenced to life in prison for a deadly car attack at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville two years ago.
Eric Dreiband is the assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-life-sentence-for-man-in-charlottesville-attack/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-life-sentence-for-man-in-charlottesville-attack/ 2:10 p.m.
An avowed white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on hate crime charges.
James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in March to federal hate crime ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-fbi-fields-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-fbi-fields-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ 11:40 a.m.
Prosecutors have told a judge that an avowed white supremacist responsible for a deadly car attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “like a kid at Disney World” during his high school trip to a German concentration camp.
FBI Special Agent Wade Douthit read grand jury testimony Friday from a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-fbi-fields-giddy-on-visit-to-concentration-camp/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-fbi-fields-giddy-on-visit-to-concentration-camp/ In the poorest country of the Western Hemisphere, this is ground zero for a multimillion-dollar industry responsible for more than half the world’s vetiver oil.
It’s the one bright spot in a flailing agricultural industry beset by widespread erosion, lack of funding and extreme weather.
But the country’s economic crisis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/amid-crisis-haiti-fights-to-save-oil-used-in-fine-perfumes/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/amid-crisis-haiti-fights-to-save-oil-used-in-fine-perfumes/ It says fraternity brothers posed with David M. Rusko’s unconscious body, squirted Ketchup on him and posted pictures on social media. By the time 911 was called two hours later, he was bleeding from the nose, foaming at the mouth and his brain wasn’t getting enough oxygen.
David A. Rusko filed suit Wednesday, saying his son is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/father-sues-west-virginia-frat-over-sons-brain-damage/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/father-sues-west-virginia-frat-over-sons-brain-damage/ Bottas slammed his Mercedes into the barriers after he lost the rear and spun off the track at Turn 6, leaving the front of his car heavily damaged.
The mishap came less than 15 minutes after Verstappen slid off the track backward in Turn 10, badly damaging the right rear of his Red Bull.
Bottas and Verstappen are the last two winners of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bottas-verstappen-crashes-overshadow-austrian-gp-practice/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bottas-verstappen-crashes-overshadow-austrian-gp-practice/ Mario Chavez now faces second degree manslaughter in the alleged DUI crash that killed a 73-year-old woman exactly a week ago today.Ex-Franklin Co Sheriff's employee put on house arrest at his arraignment on DUI & now 2nd degree manslaughter charges.
Mario Chavez accused of driving under the influence in ATV crash that killed Patricia Karsner. O]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-sheriffs-employee-facing-manslaughter-in-fatal-atv-crash/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-sheriffs-employee-facing-manslaughter-in-fatal-atv-crash/ City manager James Freed says the Friday morning wreck involved about 30 to 40 of the train’s cars and caused “significant damage” to the track in Port Huron. It was not clear when the tunnel would reopen. No injuries were reported.
The train was headed into Michigan at the time of the derailment, which was reported about 5:45 a.m. to Port Huron officials.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/train-derails-in-commercial-tunnel-between-michigan-canada/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/train-derails-in-commercial-tunnel-between-michigan-canada/ Canadian National Railway spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says the chemical has been contained Friday at the site and poses no threat to public safety.
Abecassis said the derailment occurred about 4:30 a.m. Friday and is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
The tunnel beneath the St. Clair River c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-sulfuric-acid-leaked-from-derailed-train-car/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-sulfuric-acid-leaked-from-derailed-train-car/ Red Gate Farm in Aquinnah on the Massachusetts island was a sheep farm and hunting cabin when Kennedy Onassis bought it in 1979.
She added a more than 6,000-square-foot (557-square-meter), five-bedroom main residence and a two-story, four-bedroom guest house. The estate, which includes more than a mile of private beachfront, also has several other buil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jackie-os-island-getaway-hits-the-market-for-65m/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jackie-os-island-getaway-hits-the-market-for-65m/ The rights group released a statement Friday quoting its Secretary Genera, Kumi Naidoo, as saying: “The horrific unprovoked use of lethal and unnecessary force against peaceful protesters as witnessed on 3 June must not be repeated this Sunday, or ever again.&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rights-group-warns-of-use-of-violence-during-sudan-rallies/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rights-group-warns-of-use-of-violence-during-sudan-rallies/ Fotis Dulos and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, are charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in connection with the May 24 disappearance of Jennifer Dulos.
Police say they disposed of items found in Hartford that contained Jennifer Dulos’ blood.
Troconis and her lawyer went before a judge Friday, who agreed to issue a no-contact o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missing-mother-defendant-told-to-stay-away-from-girlfriend/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missing-mother-defendant-told-to-stay-away-from-girlfriend/ Lizzo late Thursday tweeted the guard “slapped and manhandled” her hair stylist and stylist and that she was “out for blood” after he dragged them off the grounds. She called him a “racist bigot” and said he “needs to be in handcuffs.” She says t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lizzo-says-security-guard-manhandled-2-staffers-in-milwaukee/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lizzo-says-security-guard-manhandled-2-staffers-in-milwaukee/ 11 a.m.
The attorney for a defendant in the so-called Bridgegate scandal says the convicted felon is “unbelievably happy” the Supreme Court has agreed to hear her appeal.
Michael Critchley tells NJ.com that he had tears in his eyes Friday when he told Bridget Kelly of the court’s decision.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-lawyer-says-bridge-defendant-unbelievably-happy/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-lawyer-says-bridge-defendant-unbelievably-happy/ When the latest recall is done, Honda says it will have recalled 22.6 million inflators in about 12.9 million vehicles.
Takata inflators can explode with too much force and blow apart a metal canister, spewing shrapnel. Twenty-four people have been killed and hundreds injured by the inflators worldwide. Hond]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/honda-to-recall-16m-vehicles-finish-takata-recalls-early/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/honda-to-recall-16m-vehicles-finish-takata-recalls-early/ The neighborhood was on edge after surveillance caught vandals shooting bb guns into homes and cars. Neighbors were devastated to find significant property damage.
And to make matters worse…the vandals struck again later the same week. Some of the same victims were hit.
Many residents of this neighborhood a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/3-juveniles-charged-in-connection-to-meadowthorpe-vandalism/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/3-juveniles-charged-in-connection-to-meadowthorpe-vandalism/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lex-18-summer-reads-visits-woodford-county-public-library/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lex-18-summer-reads-visits-woodford-county-public-library/ In 1969, a police raid on a gay bar in Manhattan led to a riot and days of demonstrations that morphed into a sustained LGTB liberation movement.
The streets outside the modern reincarnation of the Stonewall Inn were blocked off Friday in preparation for a day of celebrations including musical performances and an evening rally.
The city’s huge Pride parade on Sunday also swings past the bar and a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-york-marks-50th-anniversary-of-stonewall-uprising/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-york-marks-50th-anniversary-of-stonewall-uprising/ New York-based JetBlue on Thursday announced its last day at Hobby Airport, located southeast of downtown Houston, will be Oct. 26. JetBlue service begins the following day, Oct. 27, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, located north of Houston.
An airline statement says the move is meant to strengthen JetBlue service bet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jetblue-leaving-houstons-hobby-for-bush-intercontinental/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jetblue-leaving-houstons-hobby-for-bush-intercontinental/ This disaster declaration includes the following counties: Bath, Bourbon, B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/deadline-approaching-in-ky-for-sba-working-capital-loans/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/deadline-approaching-in-ky-for-sba-working-capital-loans/ The Daviess County sheriff’s office says in a statement that a vehicle was heading southbound about 6:30 p.m. Thursday at an intersection and failed to yield the right of way to a westbound vehicle.
The sheriff’s office says all four occupants of the southbound vehicle died following the crash, which happed about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of India]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/authorities-4-dead-after-rural-southwestern-indiana-crash/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/authorities-4-dead-after-rural-southwestern-indiana-crash/ The resort received nearly 7 feet (2 meters) of snow since March. Lower-than-average temperatures since then allowed enough snow to remain.
Ski area spokeswoman Katherine Fuller says Independence Day will be the final day of the resort’s 2018-19 ski season.
The area has been open for weekend skiing for several weeks and two lifts w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/colorados-arapahoe-basin-ski-area-will-be-open-on-july-4/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/colorados-arapahoe-basin-ski-area-will-be-open-on-july-4/ 5 p.m.
A senior Iranian official says that a meeting with Tehran’s remaining partners in its nuclear deal with world powers was a “step forward” but his country’s expectations still have not been met.
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said after Friday’s meeting in Vienna that a complex barter-type system that European countries have set up to keep trade with Iran afloat has been “]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-iran-sees-step-forward-but-not-satisfied/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-iran-sees-step-forward-but-not-satisfied/ The Lansing State Journal reports the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Memorial Healthcare of Owosso rescinded its job offer for a medical transcriptionist position after learning of Yvonne Bair’s Christian beliefs. Court reco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/religious-discrimination-suit-involving-flu-shot-is-settled/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/religious-discrimination-suit-involving-flu-shot-is-settled/ The rare prisoner release, originally announced on Thursday, was completed on Friday when the four men were handed over to Ukrainian officials at the airport in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. The men looked tired but had no visible signs of mistreatment or torture. They spent from one to four years in captivity each.
Hostilities between Russia-backed sepa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/4-ukrainians-released-from-separatist-captivity/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/4-ukrainians-released-from-separatist-captivity/ A statement from police says officers were serving a warrant at a home in Wolfe County when a confrontation occurred with a man in the residence.
Police say the man retrieved a gun and refused “loud verbal commands” to drop the weapon. Troopers fired, striking him.
The man’s name wasn’t immediately released. Police say Wolfe County Coroner Frankie Porter declared hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-in-kentucky-shot-after-refusing-to-drop-gun/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-in-kentucky-shot-after-refusing-to-drop-gun/ According to WAVE 3 News, Leslie Meredith, 31, has been charged with several charges including attempted murder, burglary and theft. Authorities say she broke into her ex’s home just after 1 a.m. in Radcliff.
While inside, they say she started smashing windows and pulling pictures]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-ky-woman-brought-daughter-along-during-rampage-at-exs-home/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-ky-woman-brought-daughter-along-during-rampage-at-exs-home/ The Milwaukee Bucks player and NBA MVP said he hasn’t “talked to the coach about which position I’ll be playing … the important thing is to play.”
“Whether I play the 1 (point guard) or the 5 (center), I don’t care,” Antetokounmpo said. “I’m a basketball player. I want to hel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/giannis-antetokounmpo-to-play-for-greece-at-world-cup/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/giannis-antetokounmpo-to-play-for-greece-at-world-cup/ The Supreme Court on Friday told a lower court to review decisions that the cross should be removed and take into account an opinion the court issued last week in a case involving a cross in Maryland.
In that case, the justices let stand a cross-shaped war memorial located on a public highway median. The approximately 40-foot-tall cross was completed in 1925 and honors soldiers w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-sends-florida-cross-case-back-to-lower-court/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-sends-florida-cross-case-back-to-lower-court/ The justices say Friday that they will review the state court ruling, which Montana parents are challenging as a violation of their religious freedom under the U.S. Constitution.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-to-review-montana-school-choice-program/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-to-review-montana-school-choice-program/ The justices said Friday they would hear a case in the fall involving Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni. They were convicted in 2016 of fraud and civil rights violations for realigning the lanes to the George Washington Bridge without telling local officials. The realignment was done to punish Fort Lee’s Democratic mayor for not endorsing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-bridgegate-case/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-bridgegate-case/ The justices’ order Friday sets up high-stakes legal arguments in the fall, with a decision likely by June 2020 as Trump seeks re-election.
Trump ordered an end to the program called DACA in 2017, resulting in protests and a failed congressional effort to salvage it.
Federal courts in California, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-to-decide-on-trump-bid-to-end-daca/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/supreme-court-to-decide-on-trump-bid-to-end-daca/ The justices on Friday rejected the state’s appeal in which it sought to enforce a law enacted in 2016 that bans the abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall calls the procedure “dismemberment abortion.”
Courts have blocked similar laws]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/justices-wont-revive-alabama-ban-on-abortion-procedure/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/justices-wont-revive-alabama-ban-on-abortion-procedure/ This is the largest winner sold online since the KY Lottery first started selling tickets via the internet in April 2016.
The ticket matched all the white ball winning numbers drawn last night but NOT the Lucky Ball, thus winning the game’s second prize. The winning numbers are:
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14-16-19-23-27 with a L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ky-lottery-internet-player-wins-25000-a-year-for-life/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ky-lottery-internet-player-wins-25000-a-year-for-life/ 60-year-old John Reeves was reported missing from Midway Thursday. He stands 5’1, weighs 135 pounds and had blondish/red hair. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, white t-shirt and blue jeans.
Reeves has prescription medication he needs to take. It’s possible that he may be disoriented or confused. He has gone missing in the past and at that time, he had]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/subject-of-woodford-co-golden-alert-still-missing/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/subject-of-woodford-co-golden-alert-still-missing/ In a statement Friday, the four-party Dutch ruling coalition called the climate package “achievable and affordable for everybody.”
Environmental groups have welcomed some measures, but criticized the package as insufficient to tackle global warming.
Greenpeace]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-government-presents-measures-to-cut-carbon-emissions/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/dutch-government-presents-measures-to-cut-carbon-emissions/ An official welcoming ceremony took place Friday at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. Akishino and Kiko also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The couple’s tour will include concerts and other cultural events in Warsaw and Krakow, and they will travel Tuesday to Finland.
The European tour]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japanese-crown-prince-wife-begin-tour-of-poland/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japanese-crown-prince-wife-begin-tour-of-poland/ The report submitted on Thursday shows Bevin raised nearly $2.4 million in the past several weeks, but $2 million came from Bevin’s personal loan to the campaign.
The report to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance shows Bevin has raised about $3.5 million since launching his reelection camp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bevins-loan-boosts-his-reelection-campaign-effort/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bevins-loan-boosts-his-reelection-campaign-effort/ Matthew Hamm, of Fortuna, was sentenced Thursday for second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse in the boy’s May 2017 death.
He pleaded guilty in December in a plea deal that reduced the original first-degree murder charge.
The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports authorities found the boy’s skeletal remains inside Ham]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missouri-man-sentenced-for-killing-son-burning-body/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missouri-man-sentenced-for-killing-son-burning-body/ Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed the lawsuit Friday on behalf of Georgia advocacy groups and abortion providers.
The law is among the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws. It would effectively ban the procedure at around six weeks of pregnancy, before many wom]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawsuit-seeks-to-block-georgia-law-that-bans-most-abortions/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawsuit-seeks-to-block-georgia-law-that-bans-most-abortions/ Video posted to the department’s Facebook showed a young man on a bicycle grabbing a package off the porch of a Waterside Drive home. It didn’t take very long for officers to identify the suspect.
UPDATE***THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED***We need your help in identifying the individual in this video. A package was stolen from a home today o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/georgetown-police-capture-alleged-package-thief-caught-on-camera/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/georgetown-police-capture-alleged-package-thief-caught-on-camera/ The post Federal lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions; says the measure is unconstitutional appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/federal-lawsuit-seeks-to-block-georgia-law-that-bans-most-abortions-says-the-measure-is-unconstitutional/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/federal-lawsuit-seeks-to-block-georgia-law-that-bans-most-abortions-says-the-measure-is-unconstitutional/ No financial details were given but the deal is reportedly worth 80 million euros ($91 million) per year.
PSG, valued at 914 million euros ($1.04 billion), says the deal helps “further build the brand’s success globally” and includes the men and women’s soccer teams as well as the handball team.
PSG has worked with Nike since 1989.
PSG president Nasser Al-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/psg-signs-contract-extension-with-supplier-nike-until-2032/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/psg-signs-contract-extension-with-supplier-nike-until-2032/ Spanish government spokeswoman Isabel Celaa said after a weekly Cabinet meeting Friday that it had decided to request that Josu Ternera be sent to Spain to stand trial.
Ternera is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity and multiple killings.
He was convicted in absentia in 2017 in France for involv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spain-asks-france-to-extradite-basque-separatist-chief/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spain-asks-france-to-extradite-basque-separatist-chief/ A state judge handed down the sentence Thursday to Samuel Caruthers. The judge chose Valentine’s Day because that was the day the attack occurred in 2016.
Authorities have said Caruthers punched the boy and stabbed him with a ski pole. That came after the youth fell into Caruthers and his t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/doctor-sentenced-in-ski-rage-attack-on-12-year-old-boy/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/doctor-sentenced-in-ski-rage-attack-on-12-year-old-boy/ The American electric car maker said Friday on its social media account that a joint team examined the battery, software, manufacturing information and the vehicle’s history following the April 21 fire in an underground garage.
It said it found no system defects and determined preliminarily that the fire wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tesla-says-shanghai-car-fire-caused-by-failed-battery-module/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tesla-says-shanghai-car-fire-caused-by-failed-battery-module/ The Republican newspaper reports that 35-year-old Hadyetou Diaby, of Springfield, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to 28 charges including multiple counts of child rape, indecent assault and battery on a child, threatening to commit a crime and witness intimi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/massachusetts-man-gets-40-years-in-prison-for-raping-2-girls/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/massachusetts-man-gets-40-years-in-prison-for-raping-2-girls/ The Commerce Department said Friday that incomes rose 0.5% and inflation remained tame, increasing just 1.5% in the past year. That’s far below the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.
The report comes after a measure of consumer confidence slipped Tuesday. Spending grew last month at its slowest pace since February, a trend that could hold back the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-consumers-increase-spending-a-modest-04-in-may/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-consumers-increase-spending-a-modest-04-in-may/ News outlets report 33-year-old Thomas Oxendine had been arguing with the teen’s stepmother Thursday when she pulled into a gas station. He then drove away with her car.
Lexington police Sgt. Donnell Gordon says police pursued Oxendine until he crashed and tried to run away. Officers caught him on foot. The teenager wasn&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-man-is-accused-of-stealing-car-with-teen-inside/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kentucky-man-is-accused-of-stealing-car-with-teen-inside/ The post US consumers increase spending a modest 0.4% in May as incomes rise and inflation remains tame appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-consumers-increase-spending-a-modest-04-in-may-as-incomes-rise-and-inflation-remains-tame/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-consumers-increase-spending-a-modest-04-in-may-as-incomes-rise-and-inflation-remains-tame/ Mayflies are hatching and invading northeastern Ohio. The swarm was so dense that it was captured on the weather radar of CNN affiliate WOIO on Wednesday.
Scientists with the Ohio Sea Grant research and education program say the mayflies begin as eggs burrowing in lake sediment, and after a year or two, they swim to the surface, emerging fully winged.
Adult mayflies vary in size from a quarter-inch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/swarm-of-mayflies-invade-ohio/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/swarm-of-mayflies-invade-ohio/ Police Director-General D.M. Awasthi says two young girls in the bus were hit by bullets fired by the rebels in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh state and one died.
The Press Trust of India news agency said the rebels took an assault rifle, bullets, a bulletproof vest and a wireless set from the dea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maoist-rebels-kill-3-indian-government-soldiers-young-girl/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maoist-rebels-kill-3-indian-government-soldiers-young-girl/ Senate Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Christian Cambon said Friday that both France and the European Union reject Turkey’s actions.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, Cambon said France will protect energy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/france-voices-support-for-cyprus-in-gas-standoff-with-turkey/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/france-voices-support-for-cyprus-in-gas-standoff-with-turkey/ The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Alvin’s maximum sustained winds hit nearly 75 mph (120 kph) Thursday evening, but slipped back below hurricane threshold to 70 mph (110 kph) by Friday morning.
It’s expected to continue weakening while moving roughly northwestward over open seas.
The storm was centered about 535 miles (860 kilometers) southwest of the sou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-east-pacific-hurricane-forms-then-weakens-off-mexico/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-east-pacific-hurricane-forms-then-weakens-off-mexico/ Vincent DeLorenzo, who served several Michigan churches, was charged last month with criminal sexual conduct. He admitted when he resigned from a Flint-area parish in 2002 that he had sexually abused a child. He wasn’t charged at the time, but the Diocese of Lansing has said eig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawyer-for-former-priest-denies-new-sex-abuse-allegations/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawyer-for-former-priest-denies-new-sex-abuse-allegations/ North Memorial Health says no patients were on board when the crash happened about 1 a.m. Friday at the Brainerd airport.
The injured crew member was taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. The crew member’s condition was not given.
North Memorial Health says the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nurse-pilot-killed-in-medical-helicopter-crash-in-minnesota/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nurse-pilot-killed-in-medical-helicopter-crash-in-minnesota/ An Israeli official confirmed Palestinian reports on Friday that Israel had resumed fuel deliveries that were cut off earlier this week, and extended the fishing zone up to 15 nautical miles from 10 nautical miles.
The official says that in return, the Hamas mi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/israel-eases-some-restrictions-on-gaza-in-unofficial-truce/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/israel-eases-some-restrictions-on-gaza-in-unofficial-truce/ SNH’s Sally Thomas said Friday “we have found there is no longer a reason to protect the dunes at Menie as they do not include enough of the special, natural features for which they were designated.”
The drifts at the Trump International Golf Links Scotland were consi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-dunes-at-scottish-course-may-lose-protected-status/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-dunes-at-scottish-course-may-lose-protected-status/ News outlets report 32-year-old Keyton Nicole Sparks was charged Thursday with the murder of Jerand Deon Jackson.
Birmingham Police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams says Jackson crashed into a motorcyclist June 19. Two suspects in a second vehicle carjacked and then beat Jackson, leaving him on the roadway. An unwitting off-duty officer r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alabama-woman-charged-in-death-of-man-carjacked-run-over/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alabama-woman-charged-in-death-of-man-carjacked-run-over/ He beamed as he stood front and center, sandwiched between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, for a group photo Friday. He exchanged an impish grin as he sat down next to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He posed with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/saudi-crown-prince-feted-at-g20-despite-criticism-elsewhere/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/saudi-crown-prince-feted-at-g20-despite-criticism-elsewhere/ Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have formally indicted the German men, aged 21 to 31, on suspicion of forming a terrorist organization.
The suspects were arrested last year in eastern Germany’s Chemnitz area. They are alleged to have formed a group calling itself “Revolution Chemnitz.”
Several of the suspects are alleged to have been i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/8-german-men-charged-over-plan-to-start-violent-uprising/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/8-german-men-charged-over-plan-to-start-violent-uprising/ The militant group’s media arm as-Sahab posted a statement on Thursday, urging Egyptians to rise against current President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
Al-Qaida says: “We do not doubt that he (Morsi) was killed, oppressed and humiliated” in jail.
Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/al-qaida-accuses-egypt-of-killing-ex-president-morsi-in-jail/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/al-qaida-accuses-egypt-of-killing-ex-president-morsi-in-jail/ Lowe’s and city officials announced Thursday the company would put $153 million toward the project, while the state’s giving a $54 million incentives grant to be paid over 12 years if Lowe’s meets job creation and investment targets. The Charlotte Observer reports Lo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lowes-announces-charlotte-north-carolina-global-tech-hub/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lowes-announces-charlotte-north-carolina-global-tech-hub/ Police say the shooting happened Thursday in a home in Fort Worth. The Star-Telegram reports that a 5-year-old boy was shot in the chest and a 7-year-old girl had a gunshot wound to the arm.
The father of the 10-year-old girl, Jordan Olguin, tells the newspaper that his nephew found the gun in a laundry basket]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-2-texas-children-accidentally-shot-by-cousin-10/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-2-texas-children-accidentally-shot-by-cousin-10/ The Chicago Sun-Times reports their motion to dismiss was filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court.
The lawsuit says the abuse occurred in 1998. Kelly’s attorneys say she had until 2002 to sue. But state law can extend deadlines to file in cases where the accuser becomes aware of the abuse later.
Plaintiff lawyer Jeffrey Deuts]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/r-kellys-lawyers-ask-judge-to-dismiss-sex-abuse-lawsuit/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/r-kellys-lawyers-ask-judge-to-dismiss-sex-abuse-lawsuit/ Regional military commander Maj. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana says nine other soldiers were wounded in Friday’s “inhumane attack” by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants on in the headquarters of an army brigade combat team in Indanan town.
There are varying accounts of the attack.
Army spokesman Lt.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspected-militant-attack-on-philippine-army-camp-kills-5/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suspected-militant-attack-on-philippine-army-camp-kills-5/ An eyewitness, 49-year-old Abed Zamzam, says that after prayers on Thursday, Israeli police were in the area to patrol a rally of several hundred Palestinians in the neighborhood of Issawiya.
He says they beat the residents and fatally shot 20-year-old Mohammed Obeid. A cellphone video shows a policeman kicking a Palestinian already on the ground as an officer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinians-israeli-forces-hit-rally-against-police-abuse/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinians-israeli-forces-hit-rally-against-police-abuse/ Police said Friday the ambulance was spotted on a highway 30 kilometers (19 miles) out of Thessaloniki when the driver reacted to the sight of a patrol car by switching on his siren and flashing lights and abruptly accelerating.
Pursuing police stopp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greece-migrants-found-in-fake-ambulance-driven-by-doctor/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greece-migrants-found-in-fake-ambulance-driven-by-doctor/ Jabeur rolled her right ankle during Thursday’s quarterfinal match against Alize Cornet and the Tunisian couldn’t recover in time for her second career semifinal match.
Chasing her first title since she beat Serena Williams in last year’s Wimbledon final, Kerber will play either second-seeded Karolina Pliskova or third-se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kerber-into-eastbourne-final-as-jabeur-withdraws/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kerber-into-eastbourne-final-as-jabeur-withdraws/ The OSCE, which has a monitoring mission of some 280 observers for Sunday’s municipal vote, said “both the perpetrators and instigators of violent acts should be held legally accountable.”
The opposition, which claims the go]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/osce-calls-on-albania-for-restraint-constructive-dialogue/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/osce-calls-on-albania-for-restraint-constructive-dialogue/ The Holy See on Friday issued guidelines about a new Chinese requirement demanding clergy sign a document pledging acceptance of the principle of independence of the Chinese church from the Vatican.
China’s estimated 12 million Catholics are split between those belonging to the official church and an underground church]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pope-offers-chinese-clergy-way-to-register-with-civil-agency/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pope-offers-chinese-clergy-way-to-register-with-civil-agency/ UEFA had already fined Milan 12 million euros ($13.5 million) of Europa League prize money in the case, which included a CAS ruling to overturn a ban from last season’s Europa League.
Milan hopes that this wipes the slate clean ahead of ongoing monitoring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ac-milan-withdraws-from-europa-league-for-finance-breaches/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ac-milan-withdraws-from-europa-league-for-finance-breaches/ It wasn’t that they took Pakistan lightly or failed to give their best effort. Far from it.
It was just time to enjoy the gratification of going down swinging, to accept that a better team beat them on an overcast Wednesday in Birmingham, to cop it on the chin, and look forward to the next assignment.
“A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nz-needs-win-to-make-world-cup-semis-australia-not-resting/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nz-needs-win-to-make-world-cup-semis-australia-not-resting/ Putin used his meetings Friday with the leaders of China and India to find common ground on issues such as opposing protectionism, while his long-delayed talks with the American and British leaders likelier touched on thornier issues.
The meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, their first]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/putin-uses-g-20-to-strengthen-alliances-soothe-tensions/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/putin-uses-g-20-to-strengthen-alliances-soothe-tensions/ Kumamoto District Court ruled Friday that the segregation violated the human rights of patients and their relatives.
It said the government failed to stop the segregation until 1996, decades after leprosy became curable in the late 1940s.
An earlier ruling i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-court-orders-compensation-for-kin-of-leprosy-patients/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/japan-court-orders-compensation-for-kin-of-leprosy-patients/ Turkey’s Anadolu news agency said Friday that the trial against Metin Topuz has been adjourned until September 18.
Topuz, 59, a translator and assistant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, is accused of links to U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Turkish go]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trial-of-turkish-us-consulate-employee-adjourned/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trial-of-turkish-us-consulate-employee-adjourned/ The Floyd County Health Department says those at last Sunday’s “Welcome to the Wreckroom” event in New Albany may have been exposed to blood or bodily fluids.
Floyd County Health Officer Dr. Tom Harris tells the News and Tribune the warning was triggered by a complaint from s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/health-officials-urge-testing-after-indiana-wrestling-event/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/health-officials-urge-testing-after-indiana-wrestling-event/ A commercial vehicle has overturned and diesel fuel is leaking in the roadway. Two lanes are blocked as crews work the scene.
KYTC estimates that the road will be blocked for at least four hours.
 
The post LEX 18 Traffic Tracker: Lanes of I-64 WB blocked due to crash appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lex-18-traffic-tracker-lanes-of-i-64-wb-blocked-due-to-crash/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lex-18-traffic-tracker-lanes-of-i-64-wb-blocked-due-to-crash/ The agency reported on Friday that an official told the Iraqi diplomat that the attack by Iraqi protesters on the Bahraini Embassy in Baghdad was “an irresponsible behavior that is strongly rejected.”
The ministry welcomed the Iraqi government’s condemnation o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bahrain-summons-iraqi-ambassador-over-embassy-attack/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bahrain-summons-iraqi-ambassador-over-embassy-attack/ With defending champion Novak Djokovic in the top half of the men’s bracket, the No. 2-seeded Federer and No. 3-seeded Nadal ended up placed together in the bottom half during Friday’s draw at the All England Club.
Nadal is ranked No. 2, and Federer No. 3, but that was reversed by Wimbledon’s seeding system, which takes into account grass-court results]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/federer-nadal-drawn-into-possible-wimbledon-semifinal/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/federer-nadal-drawn-into-possible-wimbledon-semifinal/ Lego owner Kirkbi Invest joined forces with private equity firm Blackstone and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to offer 455 pence (60 cents) per share for Merlin, valuing it at 4.77 billion pounds ($6 billion).
Merlin, which runs eight Legoland parks and 20 Legoland Discovery Centers, among other sites]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lego-strikes-deal-to-buy-back-legoland-other-theme-parks/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lego-strikes-deal-to-buy-back-legoland-other-theme-parks/ The tone of the president’s comment, which came after a reporter asked if he would warn Putin, were immediately open to interpretation. But they would seem to do little to silence questions about Trump&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-jokes-to-putin-dont-meddle-in-the-election/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trump-jokes-to-putin-dont-meddle-in-the-election/ Suffolk County police say they received a 911 call from 24-year-old Tenia Campbell’s mother, saying her daughter was threatening to kill herself and her children at an unknown location. After an extensive search, police say they located the Medford woman’s vehicle at a Montauk park Thursday afternoon.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-york-mom-charged-with-murder-in-deaths-of-twin-girls/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-york-mom-charged-with-murder-in-deaths-of-twin-girls/ The family friendly event will feature music, food, and free entertainment at the courthouse plaza. Coinciding with this year’s festival is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in New York and the 20th anniversary of the Lexington Fairness Ordinance.
Those anniversaries are highlighted in exhibitions at the Lexington Public]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexington-pride-kicks-off-today/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lexington-pride-kicks-off-today/ A release from the State Highway Patrol says the single-engine civilian plane went down shortly before midnight on Thursday in Hope Mills. The pilot and an occupant of the home died at the scene, while another occupant of the residence was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Troopers and Cumberland County deputi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/plane-crashes-into-north-carolina-home-killing-2/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/plane-crashes-into-north-carolina-home-killing-2/ A report published Friday by the Council of Europe, which counts 47 countries among its members, says Portugal’s compliance with recommended anti-corruption measures covering lawmakers, judges and prosecutors is “very low.”
The report comes after a wave of high-level corruption cases being heard by courts or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/european-rights-group-rebukes-portugal-over-corruption-fight/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/european-rights-group-rebukes-portugal-over-corruption-fight/ Canan Kaftancioglu, who heads the secular Republican People’s Party in the city is on trial for social media posts where she allegedly insulted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other public officials.
She is also charged with terror propaganda for a 2013 tweet referring to the death of a fem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trial-begins-against-istanbul-head-of-opposition-party/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trial-begins-against-istanbul-head-of-opposition-party/ Speaking to international media in Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu said the government had already put into practice new regulations to bypass the mayor in appointments to municipal companies and to give authority to municipal assemblies where Erdogan’s party has a majority. Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/istanbuls-new-mayor-prepared-for-government-restrictions/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/istanbuls-new-mayor-prepared-for-government-restrictions/ The official figure released Friday by the EU statistics agency matched the May reading and came in short of the European Central Bank’s target of just under 2% considered best for the economy.
The figure for core inflation, which excludes volatile fuel and food prices, rose more than some expec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/inflation-remains-weak-in-eurozone-as-ecb-mulls-stimulus/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/inflation-remains-weak-in-eurozone-as-ecb-mulls-stimulus/ It was one of several moments that left the 76-year-old Biden, who entered the night as his party’s early front-runner, on the defensive as he works to convince voters he’s still in touch with the modern Democratic Party — and best-posit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rivals-target-biden-as-democrats-rifts-emerge-on-race-age/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rivals-target-biden-as-democrats-rifts-emerge-on-race-age/ According to a lawyers’ group and the activist’s mother, Sirawith Seritiwat was attacked before noon Friday by four men who used baseball bats to hit him in the head and left him unconscious on a sidewalk.
According to their accounts, the attacker]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/thai-anti-military-activist-attacked-and-left-unconscious/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/thai-anti-military-activist-attacked-and-left-unconscious/ The daylong event Friday is also celebrating French and American cooperation in the war, which marked the entry of the United States into the world stage. It includes a fundraiser for a national World War I memorial in Washington.
The fighting stopped Nov. 11, 1918 but it took several months to negotiate a peace deal. Signed o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/versailles-marks-100-years-since-treaty-ending-world-war-i/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/versailles-marks-100-years-since-treaty-ending-world-war-i/ The case started back in April when a missing 16-year-old from Knox County was found in Cincinnati. Tiffany Cheek, Michael Nason and Carl Hickman were charged with kidnapping after allegedly showing phony paperwork that claimed legal custody.
The missing teen was eventually found alive in the back of a U-Haul in Cincinnati. Nason has also been charged with rape.
Nason and Cheek will app]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/knox-co-human-trafficking-suspects-in-court/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/knox-co-human-trafficking-suspects-in-court/ Police said Friday that the body was found about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) downstream from the scene of the accident at Budapest’s Margit Bridge.
Twenty-four of the 33 South Koreans aboard the Hableany (Mermaid) tour boat have been confirmed dead, as well as the two-man Hungarian crew. Tw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/confirmed-death-toll-in-danube-river-boat-crash-rises-to-26/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/confirmed-death-toll-in-danube-river-boat-crash-rises-to-26/ Police arrested Octavius and Quinton Wingate Thursday afternoon. Police say that on June 21 before 5 p.m. Octavius shot the victim several times in the torso during a robbery causing serious physical injury.
Police say Octavius was in possession of a handgun upon being arrested. He’s charged with first-degree assault and robbery. An arrest citation says Q]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arrests-made-in-june-robbery-shooting/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arrests-made-in-june-robbery-shooting/ The New Orleans Advocate reports 29-year-old Gerardo Bugallo-Beret was charged Thursday with second-degree murder in the March shooting death of Tyrone Reese.
A press release from District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office says Bugallo-Beret shot 29-year-old Reese in front of an apartment building in the Treme neighborhood. Bugallo-Beret says he shot Reese in self-defense after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-nypd-officer-indicted-on-murder-charge-in-new-orleans/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-nypd-officer-indicted-on-murder-charge-in-new-orleans/ Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Friday said cooperation in important areas would be disrupted if the draft National Defense Authorization Act passes.
The bill blocks transfer of sensitive technology to China and prevents Chinese state companies from rec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-criticizes-negative-content-in-us-defense-bill/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-criticizes-negative-content-in-us-defense-bill/ “We’re excited to extend testing of the new driver’s license production and issuance system to Franklin County,” said Department of Vehicle Regulation Commissioner Ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pilot-phase-of-new-drivers-license-rollout-starts-in-franklin-county-today/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pilot-phase-of-new-drivers-license-rollout-starts-in-franklin-county-today/ In its latest “Fatal Journeys” report, the International Organization for Migration has released findings that some 1,600 children — some as young as 6 months old — are among the 32,000 people who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-average-of-nearly-1-migrant-child-death-daily-since-2014/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-average-of-nearly-1-migrant-child-death-daily-since-2014/ Several hundred firefighters are at the blaze in the Catalonia region Friday as Spain is forecast to endure the peak of a recent heat wave, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
Officials say cooler overnight temperatures allowed crews to slow the fire’s advance, but authorities say it is the region’s worst fire in two decades and 20,000 he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wildfire-in-spain-rages-for-3rd-day-amid-heat-wave/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wildfire-in-spain-rages-for-3rd-day-amid-heat-wave/ WDAM-TV reports that in a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Carlus Page says Lumberton city leaders had agreed to give him Sundays off so he could continue to serve as a pastor, but later voted to demote him to part-time patrol officer.
The suit says that accommodation was granted when he first joined the force as a part-time officer in 2013, and was agreed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-police-chief-says-demotion-was-religious-discrimination/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-police-chief-says-demotion-was-religious-discrimination/ Sea-Watch 3 captain Carola Rackete has twice defied direct orders from port authorities, first not to enter Italian waters and second in her attempted approach to the port of Lampedusa, Italy’s southernmost island.Law enforcement who boarded the ship]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-migrants-evacuated-from-german-rescue-ship-off-italy/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-migrants-evacuated-from-german-rescue-ship-off-italy/ We’re taking a steamy shot at it this weekend into early next week. Highs will stay in the upper 80s to low 90s Friday through Tuesday. With elevated humidity it’ll be hard to stay cool- tak]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-full-bore-summer-weekend/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-full-bore-summer-weekend/ Human Rights Watch calls on donors and investors to ensure their contributions are used for the good of the Syrian people.
The New York-based group says in a 91-page report released in Geneva on Friday that the Syrian government has developed a policy and legal fra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rights-group-says-syria-co-opting-humanitarian-efforts/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rights-group-says-syria-co-opting-humanitarian-efforts/ The National Corvette Museum’s board of directors has selected Sean Preston to serve as the museum’s president and CEO. He will succeed the museum’s longtime top executive, Wendell Strode, who announced his retirement last year.
Preston has served as president of a nonprofit independent school in Oregon.
Preston will assume full CEO duties on Monday at the museum. Museum off]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-leader-chosen-for-national-corvette-museum/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-leader-chosen-for-national-corvette-museum/ A statement from the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line says Col. Joseph Escandon will pass the command to Col. Michael Kovacevic in a ceremony Friday on the division parade field.
Escandon says it has been “an honor and privilege” to command the unit for the last two years.
The brigade has a global mission and currently has soldiers ser]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fort-campbell-soldiers-to-welcome-new-commander/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fort-campbell-soldiers-to-welcome-new-commander/ The blast in Genoa Friday morning triggered a huge cloud of dust.
Some 3,500 people who live nearby had been evacuated as a precaution in the last hours; sirens sounded a final warning.
Others homes directly under the bridge had been evacuated immediately after the Aug. 14, 2018, collapse.
Fire hoses sprayed water]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/remaining-parts-of-collapsed-italian-bridge-are-demolished/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/remaining-parts-of-collapsed-italian-bridge-are-demolished/ The Foreign Ministry says the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, made the comments during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart on Friday.
Biegun’s remarks come as North Korea is escalating its calls for Washington to work out new proposals to salvage deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.
The second summ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/seoul-us-ready-for-talks-with-n-korea-on-denuclearization/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/seoul-us-ready-for-talks-with-n-korea-on-denuclearization/ The French national weather service activated its highest-level heat danger alert for the first time, putting four regions around Marseille and Montpellier in southern France under special watch. Temperatures in the area are forecast to reach up to 44 degrees Celsius (111 F).
Some schools closed because they]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/france-fries-record-heat-hits-tourists-schools-hospitals/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/france-fries-record-heat-hits-tourists-schools-hospitals/ The strike hit a Turkish observation post. This marks the first Turkish death in a Syrian government attack since it launched an offensive to retake Idlib in April.
The ministry said late Thursday that three soldiers were wounded in the attack and have been evacuated from Syria. It say]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkish-soldier-killed-in-attack-in-syrias-rebel-province/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/turkish-soldier-killed-in-attack-in-syrias-rebel-province/ The regular quarterly meeting Friday of the accord’s so-called joint commission, which brings together senior officials from Iran, France, Germany, Britain, Russia, China and the European Union, is meant to discus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iran-nuclear-deal-partners-to-meet-as-accord-under-threat/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/iran-nuclear-deal-partners-to-meet-as-accord-under-threat/ He had scheduled a news conference in April during a previous release from detention, but he was rearrested instead and his lawyers released a video statement.
Ghosn is out on bail and is awaiting trial on charges of falsifying financial documents on retirement compensation and charges of breach of trust by dive]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nissan-ex-chair-ghosn-holding-news-conference-in-tokyo/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nissan-ex-chair-ghosn-holding-news-conference-in-tokyo/ The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter that 35-year-old Mickey Paulk was caught Thursday night following a chase in which he rammed an investigator’s vehicle. Authorities had been seeking Paulk on multiple felony warrants unrelated to the squirrel named “Deeznutz,” made infamous after police said the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wanted-alabama-attack-squirrel-owner-arrested-after-chase/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wanted-alabama-attack-squirrel-owner-arrested-after-chase/ The control room at Johnson Space Center in Houston was last used for space shuttle flights in the 1990s.
Friday’s grand opening culminates years of work and millions in donations. It opens to the public on Monday, just weeks before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
The 1969 Mission Control has been recreated down to the carpeting, wallp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/restored-mission-control-comes-alive-50-years-after-apollo/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 07:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/restored-mission-control-comes-alive-50-years-after-apollo/ They all want to win at the World Series of Poker.
The tournament is marking its 50th edition. Since 1970, it has transformed from an invitation-only event to a worldwide phenomenon that has paid almost $3 billion in prizes — minting millionaires, airing live on ESPN and streaming online.
The marquee contest, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/all-in-for-riches-world-series-of-poker-marks-50th-run/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 07:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/all-in-for-riches-world-series-of-poker-marks-50th-run/ Trif Alatzas, publisher and editor-in-chief of The Baltimore Sun, and Capital Gazette Editor Rick Hutzell are scheduled to speak at the dedication of a memorial garden on Friday. David Dreier, chairman of the board of Tribune Publishing, also is speaking.
Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley and U.S. Sen. Chris Va]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/memorial-set-for-5-slain-capital-gazette-employees/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 07:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/memorial-set-for-5-slain-capital-gazette-employees/ But lawyers for James Alex Fields Jr. will argue the 22-year-old man deserves some leniency because he had a traumatic childhood and a history of mental illness.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled Friday in Charlottesville.
Prosecutors argue that Fields deserves]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutors-seek-life-sentence-in-charlottesville-car-attack/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 07:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutors-seek-life-sentence-in-charlottesville-car-attack/ Both homers were to center field and came on sinker pitches by Tanner Anderson (0-3). Calhoun’s drive gave Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the second. Ohtani’s shot came during a five-run third that broke the game open.
Canning (3-4) surrendered bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ohtani-calhoun-help-angels-win-4th-straight-8-3-over-as/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 07:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ohtani-calhoun-help-angels-win-4th-straight-8-3-over-as/ Funerals will be held Friday for 62-year-old Michael Ferazzi, of Contoocook, New Hampshire, and 58-year-old Daniel Pereira, of Riverside, Rhode Island. Visitation will be held for 42-year-old Desma Oakes of Concord, New Hampshire, followed by a celebration of life Saturday.
The two Friday funerals are expected to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bikers-say-their-farewells-to-those-killed-in-fiery-crash/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bikers-say-their-farewells-to-those-killed-in-fiery-crash/ Hundley will succeed Paul Houlahan, who is retiring after 23 years running one of college football’s premier postseason games.
Hundley has served as the bowl’s assistant executive director since 1993 and has helped administer five previous national championship games in New Orleans. He also will direct the host committee for the College Football]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-sugar-bowl-ceo-hundley-taking-over-july-1/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-sugar-bowl-ceo-hundley-taking-over-july-1/ Young (1-0), called up from Triple-A Reno to get his first shot, allowed two hits and one run, struck out five with one walk in five innings.
Christian Walker’s RBI groundout put Arizona ahead in the fourth. Brandon Belt tied it le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arizonas-bats-support-lefty-alex-youngs-winning-debut/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arizonas-bats-support-lefty-alex-youngs-winning-debut/ The bill the House passed Thursday dealt a blow to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had to accept weaker legislation than she preferred. It also pitted House and Senate Democrats against each other and highlighted discord between the House’s sizable progressive and centrist factions.
Similar power plays between the liberal and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/border-bill-exposes-dems-rift-over-limits-of-fighting-trump/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/border-bill-exposes-dems-rift-over-limits-of-fighting-trump/ Chelsea Gray also scored 18 points and rookie Kalani Brown added 12 to help Los Angeles (5-6) snap a four-game losing streak. Alana Beard had three steals in the first half to reach 700 for her career. Nneka Ogwumike, leading the team with 14 points per game, did not play due to load]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/parker-has-18-points-9-rebounds-as-sparks-beat-aces-86-74/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/parker-has-18-points-9-rebounds-as-sparks-beat-aces-86-74/ It was another late-inning win over the Rockies for the Dodgers, who also got a three-run homer from pinch-hitter Kike Hernandez in the ninth. Los Angeles won three straight home games against Colorado last weekend — all in walk-off f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taylor-muncy-help-dodgers-stage-another-late-win-over-rox/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/taylor-muncy-help-dodgers-stage-another-late-win-over-rox/ The number of families and children who travel unaccompanied spiked tremendously over the last two years. Border Patrol’s 400-person capacity building in Yuma is regularly overcrowded as agents struggle to process the large number of people. Most are Central American and many are asylum seekers.
Nearly 11]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tent-facility-for-migrant-families-kids-to-open-at-border/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tent-facility-for-migrant-families-kids-to-open-at-border/ Malaysia harshly penalizes drug possession. Anyone found with 200 grams of cannabis, 40 grams of cocaine, and 15 grams of heroin or morphine face being charged with drug trafficking, which carries the death penalty.
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said in a statement Thur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/malaysia-plans-to-decriminalize-drug-use-to-battle-addiction/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/malaysia-plans-to-decriminalize-drug-use-to-battle-addiction/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/champions-at-keene-trace-gets-thumbs-up-from-pga-tour-as-it-readies-for-barbasols-return/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/champions-at-keene-trace-gets-thumbs-up-from-pga-tour-as-it-readies-for-barbasols-return/ Thursday’s ruling could empower Republicans and Democrats who hold full control of state legislatures and governorships to become even more aggressive in drawing districts to their benefit after the 2020 census.
It could shift legal challenges]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-courts-ruling-shifts-gerrymandering-focus-to-states/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-courts-ruling-shifts-gerrymandering-focus-to-states/ Kym Worthy and Fadwa Hammoud will speak to the public Friday night at a Flint union hall, two weeks after dismissing charges against former Michigan health director Nick Lyon and other officials.
Hammoud of the attorney general’s office took over the investigation of Flint’s lead-contaminated water in January. Worthy, a Detroit-area]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flint-will-hear-from-prosecutors-who-dropped-water-charges/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flint-will-hear-from-prosecutors-who-dropped-water-charges/ Fadwa Hammoud and Kym Worthy spoke to about 100 residents Friday night at a Flint union hall, two weeks after dismissing charges against former Michigan health director Nick Lyon and other officials.
They said the previous team didn’t properly pursue evidence, overlooked loads of records and let the state redact information. They restart]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flint-hears-from-prosecutors-who-dropped-water-charges/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/flint-hears-from-prosecutors-who-dropped-water-charges/ A new study finds that only 4% of retirees start claiming their Social Security benefits at the most financially optimal time. And current retirees collectively will lose $3.4 trillion in potential income to fund their retirement because they started drawing benefits at a less than ideal time.
According to the research from United Income, an online invest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/study-retirees-lose-by-taking-social-security-at-wrong-time/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/study-retirees-lose-by-taking-social-security-at-wrong-time/ Photo by Isaac Janssen | UK Athletics
Six of college baseball’s biggest sluggers will meet at the 2019 Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans College Home Run Derby on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT. This year’s participants include Kentucky’s T.J. Collett, Northern Kentucky’s Griffin Doersching, Ole Miss’ Tyler Keenan, Wake Forest’s Chris Lanzilli, Duke’s Michael Rothenberg and Cal’s Quentin Selma. The event coincides with the 35th annual ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uks-collett-will-take-part-in-the-2019-rocket-mortgage-college-home-run-derby/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 05:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uks-collett-will-take-part-in-the-2019-rocket-mortgage-college-home-run-derby/ 5:30 p.m.
A bail hearing has been set for a former Honolulu prosecutor, convicted alongside her husband in a plot to frame a relative to silence him from revealing fraud that financed their lavish lifestyle.
Katherine Kealoha left the courthouse without commenting after Thursday’s verdict. Her husband said, “It’s still a lot to take in.” He thanked the comm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-hawaii-power-couple-convicted-in-fraud-case/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 05:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-hawaii-power-couple-convicted-in-fraud-case/ 10:20 p.m.
An Alabama district attorney says there has been no decision about whether to prosecute a woman who was shot in the stomach during a fight and lost her fetus.
Bessemer District Attorney Lynneice O. Washington’s office issued a statement Thursday night about the case that’s garnered national attention.
A grand jury indicted 27-year-old Mars]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-woman-shot-who-lost-fetus-may-avoid-prosecution/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 05:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-woman-shot-who-lost-fetus-may-avoid-prosecution/ In statement, the EU says Sri Lanka’s planned executions will send the wrong signals to the international community and investors and that the EU will monitor Sri Lanka’s commitments to international conventions upon which a preferential tra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-says-planned-execution-will-contradict-commitment-at-un/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 05:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-says-planned-execution-will-contradict-commitment-at-un/ Alisson dived to his left to stop the penalty taken by defender Gustavo Gómez, and Gabriel Jesus sealed the victory to lead Brazil to its first semifinal appearance in the South American tournament since 2007.
Brazil had been eliminated by Paraguay the last]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-beats-paraguay-in-shootout-in-copa-amrica-quarters/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-beats-paraguay-in-shootout-in-copa-amrica-quarters/ The verdict came Thursday in what has been described as Hawaii’s biggest corruption case.
Neither Katherine nor Louis Kealoha testified during the closely watched trial. Their defense attorneys argued the case was built on weak and circumstantial evidence.
They were on tria]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hawaii-power-couple-convicted-in-plot-to-hide-fraud/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hawaii-power-couple-convicted-in-plot-to-hide-fraud/ The post Ex-Honolulu prosecutor, her retired police chief husband guilty in plot to frame relative to hide financial fraud appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-honolulu-prosecutor-her-retired-police-chief-husband-guilty-in-plot-to-frame-relative-to-hide-financial-fraud/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ex-honolulu-prosecutor-her-retired-police-chief-husband-guilty-in-plot-to-frame-relative-to-hide-financial-fraud/ Robles and Matt Adams homered against starter Sandy Alcantara during a five-run sixth inning that erased a 4-1 deficit. Kurt Suzuki also went deep, and Trea Turner had two hits and two stolen bases for the Nationals, who have won 8 of 10.
Stephen Strasburg (9-4) won his 10th straight decision against Miami after allowing four]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soto-robles-hr-as-nats-beat-marlins-to-complete-sweep/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soto-robles-hr-as-nats-beat-marlins-to-complete-sweep/ We interact with ultraviolet (UV) radiation everyday. The UV radiation from the Sun passes the Earth’s atmosphere and is capable of penetrating our layers of skin. Excessive exposure to the Sun’s UV radiation can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-uv-index-protecting-your-skin/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-uv-index-protecting-your-skin/ 3:25 p.m.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing for a de-escalation of tensions in the Gulf and the preservation of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
He told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan on Friday that the deal was a factor of stability and that “it will be very important to preserve it.”
He says avoiding a confrontation in the Gulf was a m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-uns-guterres-calls-for-de-escalation-with-iran/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-uns-guterres-calls-for-de-escalation-with-iran/ 9 p.m.
The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited U.S. President Donald Trump to visit next year and he responded “positively.”
Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that Putin invited Trump to attend festivities marking the 75th anniversary of the World War II victory.
Peskov said Trump reacted positively to the invitation at their meeting Fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-putin-invites-trump-to-visit-russia-next-year/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-putin-invites-trump-to-visit-russia-next-year/ 10:50 a.m.
European Union President Donald Tusk has blasted a reported comment by Russian President Vladimir Putin suggesting that liberalism is obsolete.
Tusk said Friday that such comments suggest a belief that “freedoms are obsolete, that the rule of law is obsolete and that human rights are obsolete.”
Putin said in an interview published by the newspaper Financial Times that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-eu-leader-blasts-putin-comments-on-liberalism/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-eu-leader-blasts-putin-comments-on-liberalism/ 7:05 p.m.
China’s foreign ministry has expressed hope Washington can “meet China halfway” as President Xi Jinping prepares to meet President Donald Trump amid a costly tariff fight over trade and technology.
Investors are hoping for a repeat of Trump and Xi’s December agreement to postpone new tariff hikes and other action while they tried to negotiate a settlement.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-china-hopes-us-can-meet-it-halfway-in-g20-talks/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-china-hopes-us-can-meet-it-halfway-in-g20-talks/ CONMEBOL informed the Brazilian soccer confederation on Thursday that it was being fined over the chants during Brazil’s 3-0 win against Bolivia.
Governing body FIFA has repeatedly fined the Brazilian soccer body for homophobic chants in local stadiums.
More of those chants were also heard on Thursday during Brazil&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-fined-for-homophobic-chants-at-copa-america-opener/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-fined-for-homophobic-chants-at-copa-america-opener/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-dems-on-migrant-kids-the-rich-and-climate/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-dems-on-migrant-kids-the-rich-and-climate/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-claims-from-dem-debate-opener-night-2/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-fact-check-claims-from-dem-debate-opener-night-2/ The council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the current mandate of the force, known as UNAMID, for four months until Oct. 31.
It asks Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to provide an update in 60 days on the situation on the ground — and it asks th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-puts-brakes-on-peacekeepers-pullout-from-sudans-darfur/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-puts-brakes-on-peacekeepers-pullout-from-sudans-darfur/ Lightfoot said Thursday she had spoken to Trump, the son of Republican President Donald Trump, and that it was “very gracious of him” not to press charges after the incident Tuesday night at The Aviary in Chicago’s trendy West Loop area.
Eric Trump has said the U.S. Secret Service took the employee into custody. The worker has been placed on lea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mayor-calls-out-worker-accused-of-spitting-on-eric-trump/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mayor-calls-out-worker-accused-of-spitting-on-eric-trump/ U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter to leaders gathered in Osaka, Japan, for the two-day summit beginning Friday that while the world has made progress fixing some big problems it’s not happening fast enough or shared by all countries.
Guterres said that while the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-chief-urges-g20-to-make-equitable-financial-reforms/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-chief-urges-g20-to-make-equitable-financial-reforms/ Interior Secretary Olga Sánchez Cordero presided over Thursday’s ceremony. According to a statement she acknowledged “grave human rights violations were committed” as well as “omission and complicity by authorities in the face]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-apologizes-for-omission-complicity-in-2011-massacre/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-apologizes-for-omission-complicity-in-2011-massacre/ Attorney Josh Gillispie says Thursday the church agreed to the settlement in May in a case involving John McDaniel, who in 1970 was an associate pastor at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church in Little Rock.
Diocese spokesma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/little-rock-diocese-settles-sexual-abuse-claims-for-790000/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/little-rock-diocese-settles-sexual-abuse-claims-for-790000/ The CBS Corp.-owned cable channel Pop TV says Thursday it’s greenlighted a new season of the reboot canceled by Netflix.
In a statement, Pop TV President Brad Schwartz called the series both “culturally significant” and funny.
The original 1975-84 sitcom about a single white mom was reimagined with a Latino family at its center, a TV rarity.
Justina Machado plays a Cuban-American parent and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/one-day-at-a-time-rescued-from-cancellation-by-pop-tv/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/one-day-at-a-time-rescued-from-cancellation-by-pop-tv/ Police say Chi Dinh Ta, 66, shot his relatives to death before he took his own life. The victims are Le Thuy Hoang, 51, of Milpitas and Phung Ngoc Hoang, 48, Thanh Hoa Hoang, 23, and Thi Que Tham, 42, of San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
Police found Ta dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday. Two vic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/5-dead-in-san-jose-killing-identified/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/5-dead-in-san-jose-killing-identified/ Ryan Yarbrough (7-3), the eighth reliever and the 22nd player used by the Rays during the game that lasted 5:42 after rain delayed the first pitch by 57 minutes, threw three scoreless innings for the vic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rays-top-twins-5-2-in-18-innings-to-end-trip-on-high-note/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rays-top-twins-5-2-in-18-innings-to-end-trip-on-high-note/ 4:50 p.m.
U.S. authorities are contesting a request by immigrant advocates for an emergency order allowing doctors to inspect detention facilities as well as sanctions against the government over conditions involving children.
The government said in a filing on Thursday that the requests by plaintiffs would “impose extensive obligations.”
The request for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-government-contests-request-on-migrant-camps/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-government-contests-request-on-migrant-camps/ 4:00 p.m.
President Donald Trump has promised Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that he will visit the South American country.
Trump said Friday that Brazil has many of the world’s assets and he looks forward to the trip. He didn’t say when it would be.
Bolsonaro, dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics” after he emulated Trump to win election last year, told Trump he supports]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-tells-bolsonaro-hell-visit-brazil/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-tells-bolsonaro-hell-visit-brazil/ 11:00 a. m.
President Donald Trump says German Chancellor Angela Merkel is a “fantastic person” and he’s “glad to have her as a friend.”
Trump commented Friday as he and Merkel met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Japan. Merkel said last year that she won’t seek a fifth term as chancellor and Trump has complained outside of her presence that Germ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-says-merkel-is-a-fantastic-person/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-says-merkel-is-a-fantastic-person/ 11:41 p.m.
Democrats are criticizing an off-handed comment President Donald Trump made about election meddling during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a summit in Japan.
After a reporter asked Trump if he was going to warn Russia not to meddle in the U.S. election, Trump turned to Putin and jokingly said: “Don’t meddle in the election.”
The S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-jokes-with-putin-over-election-meddling/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-jokes-with-putin-over-election-meddling/ 7 a.m.
President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are meeting Saturday in Osaka, Japan, as the trade war between two economic titans faces a critical junction.
Both the U.S. and China are signaling a desire to de-escalate the year-long conflict, yet seem unwilling to compromise.
The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the international Group of 20 summit.
Trump is also meeting]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-chinas-xi-to-talk-trade-at-g-20-summit/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-chinas-xi-to-talk-trade-at-g-20-summit/ Three months ago Dudamel threatened to resign after a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/venezuela-steers-away-from-politics-before-copa-amrica-game/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/venezuela-steers-away-from-politics-before-copa-amrica-game/ Major League Baseball revealed the results from fan balloting for its All-Star starters Thursday. The All-Star Game is July 9.
The Dodgers’ Bellinger, Brewers’ Yelich and Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. will start in the outfield for the NL, lead]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fans-elect-historically-young-nl-lineup-for-all-star-game/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fans-elect-historically-young-nl-lineup-for-all-star-game/ The 36-year-old Lashley had the lowest score in his PGA Tour career, a day after getting a spot at Detroit Golf Club as an alternate. Ranked 353rd in the world and No. 132 in the FedEx Cup standings, Lashley’s only top-10 finish in his two-year PGA Tour career is a tie for eig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nate-lashley-shoots-63-to-take-rocket-mortgage-classic-lead/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nate-lashley-shoots-63-to-take-rocket-mortgage-classic-lead/ LeBron James is gifting his #23 jersey number to former Kentucky Wildcat, Anthony Davis when he arrives to play for the Lakers.
The NBA has already been notified of the pending jersey change. Davis has worn #23 since arriving at Kentucky for his one season and 7 more years in the NBA.
The change also has Lakers fans excited because they expect James to go back to #6 which he wore in Miami to help lead to the Heat to two NBA Championships.
The Davis trade to Los Angeles won]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/james-gifting-jersey-no-23-to-davis/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/james-gifting-jersey-no-23-to-davis/ Clamagore is a part of the fleet at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Leaders there say it’ll cost $2.7 million to sink the submarine a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/state-lawmakers-reject-veto-agree-to-sink-surplus-submarine/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/state-lawmakers-reject-veto-agree-to-sink-surplus-submarine/ Cuba has a dual-currency system featuring one peso worth about four cents and another worth nearly a dollar. The two currencies are used to set extremely low prices for some goods and services considered basic rights and extremely high prices for others considere]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cuba-announces-new-economic-measures-salary-increase/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/cuba-announces-new-economic-measures-salary-increase/ LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 27, 2019) – After a meeting of and discussion with its Board of Directors today in Lexington, Ky., Breeders’ Cup Limited affirmed by unanimous decision its commitment to conduct the 2019 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on November 1-2. This will mark the 10th time the event will be held at Santa Anita, the most of any host venue over the 3]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/breeders-cup-affirms-commitment-to-hold-2019-championships-at-santa-anita-park/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/breeders-cup-affirms-commitment-to-hold-2019-championships-at-santa-anita-park/ David Jones’ family runs Happy Jack’s Pumpkin Farm in Frankfort. They sell a lot of produce, but pumpkins are their big money maker.
“They’re one of our main crops for the whole season, and just in such a short amount of time to sell too,” said Jones.
He said that they typically start planting seeds mid-June, but becaus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rain-causes-late-start-for-pumpkin-planting/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rain-causes-late-start-for-pumpkin-planting/ A team assembled by the federal government has called for the removal of half the vertical trap lines from the Gulf of Maine to reduce risk to the North Atlantic right whales. The Maine Department of Marine Resources has been meeting with lobstermen around the state to begin the process of crafting rules to achieve th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/changes-to-lobster-fishery-to-help-whales-might-arrive-2021/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/changes-to-lobster-fishery-to-help-whales-might-arrive-2021/ Nielsen figures out Thursday show the event’s viewership topped every primary debate for the 2008 and 2012 elections.
But Wednesday’s debate, the first of the 2020 campaign, didn’t approach the numbers for the initial 2016 GOP primary debate.
Nearly 24 million viewers tuned in to see freshly minted candidate Donald Trump take the stage among other Repub]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-2020-campaign-debate-draws-healthy-15-million-viewers/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/first-2020-campaign-debate-draws-healthy-15-million-viewers/ Lawyers for Debbie Wesson Gibson filed a motion this week saying Moore’s lawsuit is frivolous and should be dismissed. They said they believe Moore will use it as a “political prop” in his campaign.
After losing the 2017 Senate race amid misconduct allegations, Moor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawyer-roy-moore-lawsuit-is-frivolous-political-prop/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawyer-roy-moore-lawsuit-is-frivolous-political-prop/ 5:25 p.m.
Police say that the driver of a reportedly stolen truck was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a police officer in a Texas parking lot.
Dallas police say no weapon was found on Juan Moreno or in the truck after Farmers Branch police Officer Michael Dunn shot the 35-year-old.
Surveillance video appears to show Dunn firing into the driver’s side of the white pickup a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-driver-shot-by-texas-office-was-unarmed/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-driver-shot-by-texas-office-was-unarmed/ The 31-year-old Cabán held a lead of around 1,100 votes after Tuesday’s voting over the candidate backed by the city’s Democratic political establishment, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.
Cabán campaigned on a promise to radica]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ocasio-cortez-voters-may-get-another-win-with-tiffany-cabn/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ocasio-cortez-voters-may-get-another-win-with-tiffany-cabn/ Spurlock was seen leaving a Lexington bar in the early morning hours of January 4 with three men, two of which were seen on surveillance video with her. Investigators say she got into a car with them and then went to a house in Garrard County.
Police have searched in and around two homes in the Garrard County area and they have seized a whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/private-investigator-joins-search-for-savannah-spurlock/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/private-investigator-joins-search-for-savannah-spurlock/ U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa noted Thursday that the meeting in Bonn, Germany, took place as Europe was gripped by a record-setting heat wave .
Australia, South Asia and the Middle East also experienced extreme temperatures this year in what scientists warn could be a sign of future conditions in a warming world]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-wave-outside-has-little-impact-on-un-climate-talks/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/heat-wave-outside-has-little-impact-on-un-climate-talks/ Fedorovtsev won Olympic gold in quadruple sculls in 2004. He tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine shortly before an Olympic qualifying regatta in 2016, and his crew was stripped of its Olympic spot when the results came back.
The Russian anti-doping agency, which collected Fedorovtsev’s drug-test sample, says he has now formally been handed a four-year]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/russian-olympic-gold-medalist-rower-banned-for-doping/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/russian-olympic-gold-medalist-rower-banned-for-doping/ 6 p.m.
New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio says he didn’t realize a Spanish slogan that he shouted during a rally with Miami airport workers was associated with Cuba’s Communist revolution.
De Blasio posted his explanation on Twitter on Thursday eve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-de-blasio-apologizes-for-revolutionary-slogan/Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-de-blasio-apologizes-for-revolutionary-slogan/ Milton-Jones, who spent the past two seasons as head coach at Pepperdine, will serve as the team’s recruiting coordinator. Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman calls her “a home run hire.”
The fourth overall pick in the 1999 WNBA draft by Los Angeles, Milton-Jones played pro ball for 17 years, was a three-time All-Star, and aver]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/syracuse-tabs-delisha-milton-jones-womens-hoops-assistant/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/syracuse-tabs-delisha-milton-jones-womens-hoops-assistant/ Chase Anderson (4-2) bounced back after he allowed six runs in his previous start. Anderson allowed two runs, one earned, and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings.
He also kicked off a four-run fourth inning with an RBI sac bunt with the bases loaded. Arcia followed and slammed Mike Leake’s next pitch to right for a three-run homer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arcias-3-run-homer-lifts-brewers-to-4-2-win-over-ms/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arcias-3-run-homer-lifts-brewers-to-4-2-win-over-ms/ Called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, Kimbrel struck out Brian McCann looking and induced a groundout from Johan Camargo to start the ninth inning. Ronald Acuña Jr. then doubled into Wrigley Field’s ivy, and Dansby Swanson walked on f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kimbrel-closes-out-debut-with-rizzos-help-cubs-beat-braves/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kimbrel-closes-out-debut-with-rizzos-help-cubs-beat-braves/ The team announced the decision Thursday.
Toronto sent the 39-year-old forward to Carolina on Saturday seeking salary-cap relief in a deal that included the Maple Leafs’ first-round draft pick going to the Hurricanes for next year. That move saved Toronto $6.25 million in cap space.
Marleau was entering the final season of an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hurricanes-buy-out-remainder-of-f-patrick-marleaus-contract/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hurricanes-buy-out-remainder-of-f-patrick-marleaus-contract/ De Blasio went to Miami International Airport on Thursday to join cargo workers who are striking over what they call appalling working conditions.
De Blasio said he would stand by the workers and he sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/de-blasio-shouts-cuba-revolution-slogan-at-miami-rally/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/de-blasio-shouts-cuba-revolution-slogan-at-miami-rally/ The company said Thursday that Chief Design Officer Jony Ive is leaving after more than two decades at Apple to start his own design firm.
But he’s not completely severing ties. Apple said it will be one of Ive’s clients at his new firm.
The Cupertino, California, company did not give an exact date for his departure.
Ive has been a fixture on Apple’s design team since the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jony-ive-the-designer-behind-the-iphone-is-leaving-apple/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/jony-ive-the-designer-behind-the-iphone-is-leaving-apple/ The Tennessee Comptroller’s office says Braswell was coaching Central High School in Harrison, Tennessee, in 2016-17 when two semipro football teams paid to use that school’s field for their home games. Investigators say Braswell pocketed at least $2,480 rather than turning it over to the school.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/louisville-quality-control-staffer-indicted-on-theft-charge/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/louisville-quality-control-staffer-indicted-on-theft-charge/ Kristen Kulinowski is a leader of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. She calls the June 21 blaze and blasts at Philadelphia Energy Solutions a “fundamental failure.”
She says that investigators haven’t determined a cause and that the first priority is to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-says-refinery-too-unsafe-for-investigators-to-enter/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-says-refinery-too-unsafe-for-investigators-to-enter/ Pima County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Greg Hess said Thursday the soldiers died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Officials say 20-year-old Pfc. Steven Hodges of Menifee, California, died June 1 near Nogales, and 21-year-old Pfc. Kevin Christian of Haslet, Texas, died Sunday in Ajo, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Nogales.
Both soldiers were assigned to the Southwes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-soldiers-died-by-suicide-at-arizona-mexico-border/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/official-soldiers-died-by-suicide-at-arizona-mexico-border/ Her office said Thursday that the law will take effect in mid-September.
Maine voters approved of legalizing marijuana in a public vote in 2016, but sales have been long delayed.
Mills says her administration has worked quickly to implement the voter-approved law.
State officials say marijuana for adult recreational use could arrive in stor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maine-governor-signs-rules-to-finally-allow-pot-sales/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/maine-governor-signs-rules-to-finally-allow-pot-sales/ The British actor says in the August issue of Vanity Fair that it’s frustrating that there are people who say “‘It can’t be.’ And it really turns out to be the color of my skin.”
Some have speculated that the “Luther” star would make]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/elba-says-race-talk-around-bond-casting-disappointing/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/elba-says-race-talk-around-bond-casting-disappointing/ The post House clears $4.6 billion measure to deal with migrant crisis at southern border, sending measure to President Trump appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/house-clears-46-billion-measure-to-deal-with-migrant-crisis-at-southern-border-sending-measure-to-president-trump/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/house-clears-46-billion-measure-to-deal-with-migrant-crisis-at-southern-border-sending-measure-to-president-trump/ Infrastructure minister Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas said Thursday in Washington that he will be outlining details of the proposal in meetings with the Inter-American Development Bank and with U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
The government’s plan calls for auctions of co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-seeks-foreign-capital-to-update-transportation/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-seeks-foreign-capital-to-update-transportation/ Former Astro Joe Musgrove (6-7) threw six scoreless innings for the win and Kevin Newman, Corey Dickerson, Starling Marte and Jacob Stallings added home runs for the Pirates to send Houston to its ninth loss in 11 games.
The Pirates picked up where they left off in Wednesday night’s 14-2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bell-homers-again-as-pirates-cruise-past-astros-10-0/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bell-homers-again-as-pirates-cruise-past-astros-10-0/ After finishing third at the last tournament four years ago, England will now face either France or the United States on Tuesday in its quest for a first women’s final.
It is likely to prove far tougher for the world’s third-rank]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/england-beats-norway-3-0-to-reach-womens-world-cup-semis/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/england-beats-norway-3-0-to-reach-womens-world-cup-semis/ In closing arguments Thursday, prosecutor Khalid El Kerdoudi told the jury: “We can’t be lenient toward these human beasts.”
The suspects confessed to killing 24-year-old Louisa Vesterager Jespersen of Denmark and 28-year-old Maren Ueland of Norway in Decemb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/morocco-death-penalty-sought-over-nordic-hikers-killings/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/morocco-death-penalty-sought-over-nordic-hikers-killings/ KMOV-TV reports that St. Charles County Police Chief David Todd says both officers hurt Thursday during the motorcade for slain Officer Michael Langsdorf are expected to be OK.
He says one officer from his department may be hospitalized overnight after reportedly hitting his head and suffering a possib]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-st-louis-officers-hurt-in-motorcade-for-fallen-officer/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-st-louis-officers-hurt-in-motorcade-for-fallen-officer/ AIBA executive committee member Umar Kremlev of Russia said Thursday a new president will be elected Nov. 15 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The International Olympic Committee cut AIBA out of any role in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic tournaments on Wednesday after an investigation into its leadership, ailing finances and integr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stripped-of-olympic-status-boxing-body-calls-new-elections/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stripped-of-olympic-status-boxing-body-calls-new-elections/ The Senate is heading toward a vote Friday on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts. It’s not expected to pass. But lawmakers say Trump cannot continue relying on war authorization Congress approved in the aftermat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trumps-tough-talk-on-iran-prompts-senate-vote-on-war-powers/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trumps-tough-talk-on-iran-prompts-senate-vote-on-war-powers/ Segura ripped a three-run, walk-off homer against Edwin Díaz moments after Maikel Franco hit a tying, two-run shot against the closer in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-3 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
New York’s Todd Frazier hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Hector Neris with one o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bamboozled-seguras-3-run-hr-lifts-phillies-over-mets-6-3/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bamboozled-seguras-3-run-hr-lifts-phillies-over-mets-6-3/ The operation in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday is one of the few confirmed raids on the train since Mexico began cracking down on migrants in recent months.
Soldiers climbed ladders up to the top of freight cars shouting, “This is the army, you’re surrounded!” Migrants tried to flee on foot.
One soldier was seen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-stages-raid-on-train-detains-dozens-of-migrants/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexico-stages-raid-on-train-detains-dozens-of-migrants/ In grand jury transcripts unsealed Thursday, a witness testifies that the rapper told Eric Holder of rumors that Holder had been snitching about the Rollin’ 60s gang, and said he should take care of it.
The witness, Hussle’s friend Herman Douglas, testified that he, Hussle and Holder had all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/witness-says-snitching-talk-preceded-nipsey-hussle-killing/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/witness-says-snitching-talk-preceded-nipsey-hussle-killing/ The Frenchman hit five birdies over a flawless round for a 6-under 65.
“I’m very pleased to keep the card clean, it’s one of the toughest places to do it,” Perez said. “We had a really good game plan going in to take advantage of the softer conditions.”
Tournament]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/perez-takes-1-shot-lead-at-valderrama/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/perez-takes-1-shot-lead-at-valderrama/ Forty-two-year-old Nathan Woodring of Avon appeared Thursday in Fulton County Circuit Court.
He’s accused of killing 39-year-old Fulton County Deputy Troy Chisum after Chisum responded Tuesday to a battery and disturbance call at a home in Avon in rural western Illinois. Woodring was taken into custody after a sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-suspected-of-shooting-illinois-deputy-appears-in-court/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-suspected-of-shooting-illinois-deputy-appears-in-court/ Ronald Hoover, principal at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, says Pingatore died Wednesday at home.
At the time of his death, he was preparing for his 51st season coaching at the suburban Chicago school.
Pingatore’s teams won two state championships, advance]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/acclaimed-prep-basketball-coach-gene-pingatore-dies-at-83/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/acclaimed-prep-basketball-coach-gene-pingatore-dies-at-83/ The board of directors unanimously decided to keep the two-day world championships at the Arcadia track for a record 10th time on Nov. 1-2. The board announced its decision at a meeting Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky.
Craig Fravel, president and CEO of the Breeders’ Cup, said in a statement the ownership of Santa Anita and oth]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/breeders-cup-stays-at-santa-anita-this-fall-despite-deaths/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/breeders-cup-stays-at-santa-anita-this-fall-despite-deaths/ TV subscribers are increasingly finding the channels they pay for blacked out because channel owners and the cable or satellite companies can’t agree on fees. Such fights can drag on for months and block viewers from the Oscars, the Super Bowl and other events.
AT&T has donated $500,000 to Locast, a non-profit organization that st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/directv-owner-backs-free-streaming-service-locast-as-hedge/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/directv-owner-backs-free-streaming-service-locast-as-hedge/ U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves on Thursday returned the case to Franklin Circuit Court.
The suit claims Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration unlawfully used labor law to seek the names and records of teachers. It stems from protests at Kentucky’s Capitol that forced some schools to close.
Attorney G]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-returns-sickout-subpoenas-lawsuit-to-state-court/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/judge-returns-sickout-subpoenas-lawsuit-to-state-court/ Bringing up McConnell is a move Republican Political Analyst Tres Watson believes could backfire.
“A lot of people want to make him into a boogeyman. A lot like what Republicans have done successfully in year’s past with Nancy Pelosi,” said W]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sen-mitch-mcconnell-a-topic-in-democratic-debate/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sen-mitch-mcconnell-a-topic-in-democratic-debate/ The Henry County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday said former county officer David Rose Jr. was charged with two counts of violating his oath as an officer. Rose was also indicted on a simple battery charge and two other charges accusing him of making false statements.
Rose was fired after an internal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/grand-jury-finds-ex-police-officer-choked-man-during-arrest/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/grand-jury-finds-ex-police-officer-choked-man-during-arrest/ Israeli police say they were operating in the Palestinian neighborhood of Issawiya late Thursday when the man fired fireworks toward the force. Responding to what they called a “life-threatening situation,” police say they shot the suspect.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man as Mohammed Obeid.
The post Palestinian man]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinian-man-killed-in-clash-with-israeli-police/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/palestinian-man-killed-in-clash-with-israeli-police/ UConn this week agreed to rejoin the Big East Conference for basketball and most other sports. The Big East does not compete in football.
UConn Athletic Director David Benedict said Thursday he wanted to talk to Aresco about football.
The AAC’s bylaws require UConn to give 27 months’ notice and pay a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/aresco-says-no-chance-of-uconn-staying-as-football-member/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/aresco-says-no-chance-of-uconn-staying-as-football-member/ The post An Iraqi security official says protesters have stormed the Bahraini embassy compound in Baghdad appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/an-iraqi-security-official-says-protesters-have-stormed-the-bahraini-embassy-compound-in-baghdad/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/an-iraqi-security-official-says-protesters-have-stormed-the-bahraini-embassy-compound-in-baghdad/ One Cuban migrant, 22-year-old Roberto Escalona Moreno, says he witnessed a double murder on the street in Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas.
Juarez had four times as many homicides last year as New York, though it has only one-sixth the population. Other cities along the border a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-face-violence-as-us-makes-them-wait-in-mexico/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/migrants-face-violence-as-us-makes-them-wait-in-mexico/ An amended federal lawsuit filed Thursday addresses how the plaintiffs were treated during five traffic stops in 2017 and 2018.
The plaintiffs say troopers have acted as enforcers of federal civil immigration laws without training, authority or oversight.
A state police spokesman says the a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawsuit-troopers-detained-latinos-over-immigrant-suspicions/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/lawsuit-troopers-detained-latinos-over-immigrant-suspicions/ 3 p.m.
A Marine who worked jointly in Iraq with a decorated Navy SEAL accused of murder testified that the SEAL did not stab a young Islamic State prisoner in his care.
Marine Staff Sergeant Georgio Kirylo said Thursday that he did not see stab wounds on the neck of the dead captive when he moved the body to position it for a so-called “troph]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-marine-testifies-seal-did-not-stab-iraq-captive/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-marine-testifies-seal-did-not-stab-iraq-captive/ 12:30 p.m.
An Iraqi general whose forces were partnered with U.S. troops in Iraq testified that he handed over a wounded Islamic State militant to Navy SEALs in 2017 to keep him alive for interrogation.
General Abbas al-Jubouri gave his testimony June 3 in the San Diego court-martial of SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher, who is accused of fatally stabbin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-iraqi-general-testifies-in-seal-court-martial/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-iraqi-general-testifies-in-seal-court-martial/ Gauff made it into the tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 victory that lasted just 55 minutes in the final round of qualifying Thursday against Greet Minnen, a 21-year-old from Belgium.
Gauff is ranked 301st, Minnen 129th.
Gauff, who was born in Georgia and is now based in Florida, will be the 12th-youngest playe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/15-year-old-american-coco-gauff-qualifies-for-wimbledon/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/15-year-old-american-coco-gauff-qualifies-for-wimbledon/ 2:13 p.m.
The state of Oklahoma has been granted more time to provide details about the state’s $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma to the federal government, which is seeking a portion of the proceeds.
Documents provided to The Associated Press on Thursday by Oklahoma’s Medicaid agency show the U.S. Cent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-state-gets-extension-to-provide-details-to-feds/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-state-gets-extension-to-provide-details-to-feds/ The chase was initiated by Richmond Police going north on I-75 to Lexington. Officers say the vehicle exited the interstate at the Athens Boonesboro exit.
The vehicle ended up crashing near the Texas Roadhouse near Richmond Road and Man o’ War. The suspect then took off running behind the restaurant where police say he was arrested.
Police say]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/one-in-custody-after-police-chase/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/one-in-custody-after-police-chase/ Thirteen years ago, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended hepatitis A shots for all U.S. children at age 1. On Thursday, the panel said the shots should be given to older children who weren’t vaccinated earlier, including 14- to 18-year-olds who turned 1 before the recommendation was made.
The panel also recommended the shots for every person]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/health-panel-millions-of-us-kids-should-get-hepatitis-shot/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/health-panel-millions-of-us-kids-should-get-hepatitis-shot/ The Wizards will get Moritz Wagner, Issac Bonga and Jemerrio Jones as well as a future second-round draft pick from the Lakers, while the Pelicans will get cash from Washington, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-lakers-trading-3-to-wizards-clear-cap-space/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ap-source-lakers-trading-3-to-wizards-clear-cap-space/ News outlets report firefighters were called Tuesday night to the Misty barn at the Beebe Ranch. Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company spokeswoman Denise Bowden says flames were shooting 30 feet (9 meters) in the air when firefighters arrived.
Four horses, a goat and a cat made it out of the barn safely. No injuries were reported. Officials say the barn is a total loss.
The barn was once ho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/famous-horse-barn-burns-on-virginias-chincoteague-island/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/famous-horse-barn-burns-on-virginias-chincoteague-island/ Algeria won 1-0 thanks to Youcef Belaili’s goal early in the second half of the Group C game in Cairo. That put Algeria through to the last 16 with two wins from two games and left Senegal, the top-ranked team in Africa, with work to do.
Algeria’s physical style knocked Senegal off its stride as the Algerians dishe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sadio-manes-senegal-loses-to-algeria-at-african-cup/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/sadio-manes-senegal-loses-to-algeria-at-african-cup/ Algeria won 1-0 thanks to Youcef Belaili’s goal early in the second half of Thursday’s Group C game in Cairo. That put Algeria through to the last 16 with two wins from two games and left Senegal, the top-ranked team in Africa, with work to do.
Algeria’s physical style knocked Senegal off its stride. T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/manes-senegal-loses-to-algeria-at-african-cup/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/manes-senegal-loses-to-algeria-at-african-cup/ Acting U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Cohen said 17 months after negotiations were launched to form a committee to draft a new Syrian constitution “it is time to admit that not only has progress stalled, it is likely to remain out of reach for some time — because that’s where the regi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-says-syria-is-stalling-peace-urges-new-way-to-elections/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-says-syria-is-stalling-peace-urges-new-way-to-elections/ The Thursday report said the mining “farms” had 1,000 machines that were consuming about 1 megawatt of electric power per hour. Cryptocurrency mining is a process in which cryptocurrency transactions are verified and added to a digital ledger.
State TV said both farms were set up in abandoned factories in the central pro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/state-tv-iran-closes-down-2-cryptocurrency-mining-farms/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/state-tv-iran-closes-down-2-cryptocurrency-mining-farms/ Cup officials already told LEX 18 they will have no on-air comment on the meeting held Thursday. We do know the meeting was to discuss the logistics of moving this year’s November Breeders’ Cup to Louisville in light of what has gone on at Santa Anita Park, but according to the LA Times, the races will stay in C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/la-times-breeders-cup-officials-decide-to-keep-races-at-santa-anita-park/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/la-times-breeders-cup-officials-decide-to-keep-races-at-santa-anita-park/ Lakewood police had previously announced the citations to six people and provided an updated total on Thursday.
Police received a video of the June 15 fight from a spectator and released it on Facebook, asking for help identifying anyone who participated.
According to a statement, 11 of the people cited are adults and one is 16 years old.
Autho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-11-adults-1-teen-cited-after-youth-baseball-brawl/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-11-adults-1-teen-cited-after-youth-baseball-brawl/ Germany will face the winner of the match between Spain and France later Thursday.
Amiri gave Germany the lead in the 21st minute after racing from inside his own half but George Puscas leveled from the spot following a foul by Timo Baumgartl on Ianis Hagi.
And Romania, which was making only its second app]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-beats-romania-4-2-to-reach-euro-u21-final/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-beats-romania-4-2-to-reach-euro-u21-final/ Jun Ying is former chief information officer of Equifax’s U.S. Information Solutions. He pleaded guilty in March and was sentenced Thursday.
His prison time is to be followed by a year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay about $117,000 in restitution]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-equifax-executive-gets-4-months-for-insider-trading/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-equifax-executive-gets-4-months-for-insider-trading/ William Husel (HYOO’-suhl) is accused of ordering excessive painkiller doses for dozens of patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System.
Lawyers representing Mount Carmel and the fired doctor argued that proceedings in 10 related lawsuits should be halted because of the ongoing criminal c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/court-wont-halt-suits-against-doctor-over-drug-dose-deaths/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/court-wont-halt-suits-against-doctor-over-drug-dose-deaths/ The move comes after three years of litigation that ended with a court ruling Sheen’s niece could bury him in Peoria, where he was ordained 100 years ago. She believes that will improve his chances at sainthood.
Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria said Thursday that Sheen’s remains were disinte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/archbishop-sheens-remains-moved-to-illinois-from-ny-church/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/archbishop-sheens-remains-moved-to-illinois-from-ny-church/ They say that a trooper was assisting officers in serving a search warrant at a home on Blakenship Road and that shots were fired. KSP said that officers were inside the home talking to the person when that individual pulled a weapon on officers.
They told LEX 18 that officers fired, killing the person
It happened just before 10 a.m.
Not much information has been]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/one-dead-in-wolfe-co-officer-involved-shooting/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/one-dead-in-wolfe-co-officer-involved-shooting/ The Royal Bahamas Police Force says 21-year-old Jordan Lindsey was snorkeling Wednesday near Rose Island around 2 p.m. and attacked by three sharks. KABC-TV reports Lindsey’s parents saw the sharks and tried to warn her, but she didn’t hear them.
Lindsey suffered bites to her arms, legs and buttocks and her right arm was bitten off, according a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/southern-california-college-student-dies-in-shark-attack/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/southern-california-college-student-dies-in-shark-attack/ “All the detectives love it,” said Sgt. Donnell Gordon. “They’re extremely busy. I’d guess if you go up there now, they’re probably throwing a party because of all the tips that are coming in.”
Gordon said that the new platform is a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-lexidme-platform-lets-community-help-police-solve-crimes/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/new-lexidme-platform-lets-community-help-police-solve-crimes/ The group gathered Thursday at the Border Patrol station in Clint, holding American flags and signs that read “Families Belong Together” and “This is Child Abuse.”
Lawyers who visited the facility near El Paso last week described kids living in squalid conditions with inadequat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chants-of-free-the-children-now-at-texas-migrant-facility/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chants-of-free-the-children-now-at-texas-migrant-facility/ Toms set a U.S. Senior Open record with 10 birdies, finishing with four in a row for a 29 on the back nine.
Stricker, coming off a playoff loss last week in the American Family Insurance Championship, played in the afternoon and rolled in a 35-foot putt for eagle on t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stricker-tom-shared-us-senior-open-lead-at-notre-dame/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stricker-tom-shared-us-senior-open-lead-at-notre-dame/ He finished with 10 birdies and two bogeys on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame. The 52-year-old Toms was two shots ahead of Kirk Triplett and three up on Vijay Singh. The course was wet after overnight rain.
Toms finished his round with four straight birdies for a 29.
The course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, is only the second universi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/defending-champ-david-toms-shoots-62-at-us-senior-open/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/defending-champ-david-toms-shoots-62-at-us-senior-open/ Prosecutor Maria Soledad Filtrin said Thursday that she appealed the decision by a local judge to lift travel restrictions that allowed Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta to recover his passport, which had been confiscated.
The judge’s order also allows Zanchetta to remain absent from the city of Or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutor-appeals-against-travel-by-bishop-in-abuse-case/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutor-appeals-against-travel-by-bishop-in-abuse-case/ The post House to vote on Senate version of border funding bill, 2 Democratic lawmakers say appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/house-to-vote-on-senate-version-of-border-funding-bill-2-democratic-lawmakers-say/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/house-to-vote-on-senate-version-of-border-funding-bill-2-democratic-lawmakers-say/ The head of Brazil’s security cabinet, Gen. Augusto Heleno, said Thursday it is “bad luck” that the incident occurred at such an inopportune moment.
Spanish police said the man was arrested on Tuesday at the Seville airport with 39 kilogram]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-confirms-drug-suspect-part-of-presidential-trip/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-confirms-drug-suspect-part-of-presidential-trip/ Spanish police said the man was arrested Tuesday at the Seville airport attempting to enter the country with 39 kilograms (86 pounds) of cocaine.
Brazil’s defense minister, Fernando Azevedo e Silva, said the failure in security on the part]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-airman-can-face-drug-charges-in-spain-and-at-home/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/brazil-airman-can-face-drug-charges-in-spain-and-at-home/ This summert]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/welcome-to-summertime/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/welcome-to-summertime/ Archbishop Charles Thompson said during a Thursday news conference that he didn’t seek out information about the Cathedral High School teacher’s marriage but had a responsibility to ensure Catholic school employees are following church doctrine.
Cathedral leaders announced Sunday]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/indiana-archbishop-defends-firing-of-teacher-in-gay-marriage/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/indiana-archbishop-defends-firing-of-teacher-in-gay-marriage/ The announcement was made official at a ceremony Thursday. Citi Field will now be listed as 41 Seaver Way in honor of the Hall of Fame pitcher’s number. New York City officials agreed to the team’s request.
Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon says it might be more than a year before the statue of 9 to 12 feet is in place.
The 74-year-old Seaver has dementia a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/seaver-gets-his-statue-and-citi-field-gets-new-address/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/seaver-gets-his-statue-and-citi-field-gets-new-address/ Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed an executive order to create the Arkansas Levee Task Force to study and analyze the condition of the state’s levees. Hutchinson said the panel will have about 20 members and will make recommendations to him by December 31 on ways t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arkansas-governor-orders-levee-review-after-historic-flood/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/arkansas-governor-orders-levee-review-after-historic-flood/ 3 p.m.
Paul Manafort’s lawyer says he intends to seek the dismissal of state mortgage fraud charges, citing New York’s strong double jeopardy protections.
Manafort is the former chairman of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. He pleaded not guilty Thursday at a Manhattan arraignment.
Defense lawyer Todd Blanche said it’s his view that “the laws of New York do not all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-manafort-lawyer-says-case-is-double-jeopardy/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-manafort-lawyer-says-case-is-double-jeopardy/ The Brazilian soccer confederation says the rest of the squad will be vaccinated after Thursday’s game at the Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre.
The 22-year-old striker was in coach Tite’s starting XI in the team’s opener but lost his place to Everton in Brazil’s 5-0 victory against Peru on Saturday.
Richarlison trained with t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/richarlison-to-miss-brazils-copa-america-clash-due-to-mumps/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/richarlison-to-miss-brazils-copa-america-clash-due-to-mumps/ The post Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to New York state mortgage fraud charges appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-york-state-mortgage-fraud-charges/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-york-state-mortgage-fraud-charges/ News outlets report 65-year-old Timothy Donahoe was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault and reckless endangerment. According to an arrest affidavit, Donahoe approached a woman on the evening of June 21 and asked for money. When the woman said she didn’t carry cash, police say Donahoe punched her and pushed her into the road in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-woman-who-didnt-give-man-money-pushed-into-traffic/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-woman-who-didnt-give-man-money-pushed-into-traffic/ The DeKalb County district attorney’s office said in a news release Thursday that 29-year-old Gabriel Jabri Fordham of Lithonia was indicted Tuesday in the March 29 crash. Charges include serious injury by vehicle and hit and run.
Fordham’s attorney, Gerald Griggs, says his client was trying to fight off]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-indicted-in-crash-that-hurt-girl-playing-in-yard/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-indicted-in-crash-that-hurt-girl-playing-in-yard/ Hundreds of people rallied Thursday at the Statehouse as Oregon’s eleven GOP senators block a vote on legislation to lower climate-changing emissions.
The Democratic Senate president says the measure doesn’t have enough support among members of his own party. But that wasn’t enough to persuade Republicans to retur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/truckers-loggers-circle-oregon-capitol-amid-climate-fight/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/truckers-loggers-circle-oregon-capitol-amid-climate-fight/ Maj. Mathew Golsteyn was arraigned Thursday during a hearing at Fort Bragg on a murder charge, according to The Fayetteville Observer .
The charge announced last year stems from the former Green Beret’s 2010 deployment to Afghanistan when he’s accused of killing the suspected bomb-maker. Golsteyn has contended the killing was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soldier-pleads-not-guilty-in-killing-of-suspected-bomb-maker/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/soldier-pleads-not-guilty-in-killing-of-suspected-bomb-maker/ A state judge issued the ruling Thursday.
Camden County prosecutors say 27-year-old Amanda Ramirez initially denied stabbing her sister, Anna, at the Centennial Village Apartments in Camden early Saturday. They say she later admitted to the stabbing but said she acted in self-defense after her sister got a knife]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/woman-to-remain-jailed-in-identical-twin-sisters-slaying/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 19:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/woman-to-remain-jailed-in-identical-twin-sisters-slaying/ 11:40 a.m.
Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn mourned a slain young officer Thursday as a force for good during her short time on the job.
Speaking to a crowd of law enforcement officials at a memorial service, Hahn said Tara O’Sullivan embodied what officers strive to be.
The 26-year-old officer died after she was shot responding to a domest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-chief-says-slain-officer-force-for-good/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 19:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-chief-says-slain-officer-force-for-good/ The graduation ceremony for the almost 60 people participating in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program was held late Thursday afternoon at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Earlier Thursday, Bush and Clinton visited one of their past scholars, Byron Sanders, to talk about a youth program offered by Big Tho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bush-clinton-celebrate-those-in-their-leadership-program/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/bush-clinton-celebrate-those-in-their-leadership-program/ Ali Khosroshahin and Steven Masera pleaded guilty in Boston federal court Thursday to conspiracy to commit racketeering.
Khosroshahin, of Fountain Valley, California, was head women’s soccer coach at USC. Authorities say he accepted bribes to get four students designated as soccer re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/accountant-ex-coach-plead-guilty-in-college-bribery-scheme/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/accountant-ex-coach-plead-guilty-in-college-bribery-scheme/ Today, it’s still a bar, but a highly visible one. It’s a landmark, and the patrons flocking in this week to honor the Stonewall riots’ legacy include a gay police officers’ group.
The tavern in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village has undergone physical and ownership changes over the years. At points, it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stonewall-a-bars-path-from-illicit-dive-to-lgbtq-landmark/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/stonewall-a-bars-path-from-illicit-dive-to-lgbtq-landmark/ The often-injured outfielder went on the 10-day injured list with a strained posterior cruciate ligament Wednesday, barely a week after returning from a series of setbacks that sidelined him for almost three months. Stanton was hurt this time on a headfirst slide against Toronto on Tuesday night.
Cashman called August the &]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yankees-say-injured-stanton-likely-to-return-in-august/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yankees-say-injured-stanton-likely-to-return-in-august/ She otherwise said she stands by her statement about not going, with the exception of the expletive.
Her comments at a previously scheduled news conference came a day after President Donald Trump called out the U.S. women’s national team star on Twitter. Trump referenced a video that surfaced on Twitter in recent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rapinoe-stands-by-statement-about-not-going-to-white-house/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rapinoe-stands-by-statement-about-not-going-to-white-house/ Miramar police say Jorge Martinez gave the girl Percocet Monday and took her to a home where he was staying. An arrest report says that later that same evening, some of the girl’s friends saw images of her naked body on Instagram.
News outlets report the friends went to the home and found her unconscious.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-drugged-assaulted-girl-posted-naked-video/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-drugged-assaulted-girl-posted-naked-video/ The Norman Police Department said Thursday it has concluded its investigation into the death of 53-year-old Jonathan Nichols. Investigators say foul play wasn’t involved.
Officers discovered Nichols’ body on June 5 inside his west Norman home after receiving a call about an individual with a gunshot wound. Police say their fina]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-ex-oklahoma-lawmaker-died-of-self-inflicted-gunshot/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-ex-oklahoma-lawmaker-died-of-self-inflicted-gunshot/ News outlets report a family member announced Lawson’s contribution Wednesday evening at a vigil for Ja’Naiya Scott. Someone fired shots at the house in Anderson on Sunday morning. Ja’Naiya’s 18-year-old sister and her 11-year-old cousin were also wounded.
Lawson grew up in S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nfl-player-to-pay-for-11-year-old-shooting-victims-funeral/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nfl-player-to-pay-for-11-year-old-shooting-victims-funeral/ Dr. Laura Sullivan-Beckers said her daughter, Sylvie, found a new species of treehoppers while they were planting flowers in their garden back in 2016. According to WAVE 3 News, the discovery was the result of serendipity when her daughter overwatered their garden. 
“I still can’t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/murray-state-prof-discovers-new-insect-species-with-help-from-five-year-old-daughter/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/murray-state-prof-discovers-new-insect-species-with-help-from-five-year-old-daughter/ The Dallas County District Attorney’s office says a grand jury indicted Farmers Branch Officer Michael Dunn Wednesday, two weeks after he shot 35-year-old Juan Moreno.
Seagoville Capt. Steve Davis says that the 43-year-old Dunn turned himself in to the suburban department Wednesday night and was released about an hour later]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/texas-police-officer-charged-with-murder-in-dallas-shooting/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/texas-police-officer-charged-with-murder-in-dallas-shooting/ Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia pleaded guilty during a Wednesday hearing to narcotics trafficking and money laundering conspiracy for coordinating the distribution of narcotics across the United States.
Valencia, who is in her late 50s, faces a maximum sentence of life. But prosecutors s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexican-drug-cartel-operative-pleads-guilty-in-chicago/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/mexican-drug-cartel-operative-pleads-guilty-in-chicago/ 9:20 a.m.
Utah police say they have spoken with a person of interest in the disappearance of a college student missing for 10 days and are trying to find a mattress that had been at the man’s home.
Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown released a photo of the mattress on Thursday and asked for whoever might have taken it to call police.
The homeowner is not in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-person-of-interest-in-missing-woman-case/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-person-of-interest-in-missing-woman-case/ Travis Stackhouse is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the child’s death last Saturday. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the boy died from blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
A complaint says the 29-year-old father initially told police his son was injured after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutors-father-angry-over-cake-kills-5-year-old-son/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prosecutors-father-angry-over-cake-kills-5-year-old-son/ 6:15 p.m.
The U.S. envoy for Iran says the United States does not want conflict with Iran — but wants to build up international defenses in the region just in case.
Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told The Associated Press on Thursday that war with Iran “isn’t necessary.” He said “we are not looking for any conflict in the region,” but if the U.S. is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-us-envoy-says-war-with-iran-not-necessary/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-us-envoy-says-war-with-iran-not-necessary/ 10:30 p.m.
An Iranian official says Iran’s growing stocks of enriched uranium don’t violate the international accord aimed at curbing its nuclear development.
Amid growing tensions with the U.S., Iran is poised to push its low-enriched uranium stocks beyond a 300-kilogram limit that is part of the 2015 deal with world powers.
The Iranian official said Iran was 2.8 kilograms below the l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-topping-cap-wont-end-iran-pact-official-says/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-topping-cap-wont-end-iran-pact-official-says/ The post A glance at US mortgage rates: lower, 30-year loan at 3.73% appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-glance-at-us-mortgage-rates-lower-30-year-loan-at-373/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/a-glance-at-us-mortgage-rates-lower-30-year-loan-at-373/ On the court’s final day of decisions before a summer break, the conservative justices ruled that federal courts have no role to play in the dispute over the practice known as partisan gerrymandering. The next round of redistricting will take place in 2021, once census]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/justices-deal-blow-to-effort-to-limit-partisan-districts/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/justices-deal-blow-to-effort-to-limit-partisan-districts/ Lawyers for the family of track star Lauren McCluskey said Thursday they’re hoping the case can help protect other women at risk of dating violence on college campuses. Attorney Jim McConkie says any damages from the lawsuit would go to a trust designed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-university-failed-to-act-before-student-was-killed/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-university-failed-to-act-before-student-was-killed/ The batteries in the laptops can overheat, posing a safety risk. The recalled MacBook Pros have a screen that measures 15-inches diagonally and were sold between September 2015 through February 2017 in the U.S. and Canada starting at about $2,000.
Apple, in Cupertino, California, said it has gotten 26 reports about overheating, including 5 reports of minor burns and one report of smoke inhalation. There have]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/apple-recalls-some-macbook-pro-laptops-due-to-fire-hazard/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/apple-recalls-some-macbook-pro-laptops-due-to-fire-hazard/ The 2003 conviction of 41-year-old Royal Clark Jr. was vacated Thursday morning by a state judge in Jefferson Parish.
Clark, still wearing orange prison garb, was present for the hearing. His parents, sister and son looked on from courtroom seats.
Clark was expected to be released within hours of the hearing.
An advocacy organization, The Inn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-exonerated-in-armed-robbery-to-walk-free-after-17-years/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-exonerated-in-armed-robbery-to-walk-free-after-17-years/ Atlanta police deputy chief Jeffrey Glazier says the victims were standing on a sidewalk in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood Thursday morning when a dark-colored sedan and another car fired multiple rounds.
News outlets quote authorities as saying the victims were targeted, but police haven’t identified a motive.
Police say the victims included five men and a woman, all in their early-to-m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/7-injured-in-atlanta-drive-by-shooting/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/7-injured-in-atlanta-drive-by-shooting/ The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the appeals court ruled Tuesday that Junghee Kim Spicer’s Yakima Arts Academy was entitled to the payment from her neighbor.
The inharmonious relationship started in 2012, court records say, when Spicer increased the number]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/piano-teacher-gets-to-keep-40k-in-feud-with-noisy-neighbor/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/piano-teacher-gets-to-keep-40k-in-feud-with-noisy-neighbor/ The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says in a letter to the head of Oklahoma’s Medicaid agency it has determined the federal government is entitled to a portion of Oklahoma’s proceeds.
The June 12 letter from CMS’ regional director Bill Brooks also see]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/feds-seek-portion-of-oklahomas-270m-opioid-settlement/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/feds-seek-portion-of-oklahomas-270m-opioid-settlement/ Starting Thursday, tweets that Twitter deems in the public interest, but which violate the service’s rules, will be obscured by a warning explaining the violation. Users will have to tap through the warning to see the underlying message.
The new Twitter policy will apply to other political leaders and candidates as well. Twitter effectively exempts such public figures from many of its norm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trumps-next-tweet-could-get-a-warning-label/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/trumps-next-tweet-could-get-a-warning-label/ The Census Bureau’s own experts predict that millions of Hispanics and immigrants would go uncounted if the census asked everyone if he or she is an American citizen. And immigrant advocacy organizations and De]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-court-puts-citizenship-question-on-hold-in-census-case/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-court-puts-citizenship-question-on-hold-in-census-case/ But President Donald Trump said on Twitter after the decision that he’s asked lawyers if they can “delay the Census, no matter how long” until the “Uni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-court-keeps-citizenship-question-on-hold-in-census-case/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-court-keeps-citizenship-question-on-hold-in-census-case/ The college unveiled plans Wednesday for the Pete Frates (FRAY’-tees) Center during a ceremony attended by Frates and his family.
The 34-year-old Frates is a former Boston College baseball captain who in 2012 was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease.
He and his family helped the ice bucket challenge spread on soc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/building-named-to-honor-ice-bucket-challenge-inspiration/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/building-named-to-honor-ice-bucket-challenge-inspiration/ The corps began opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway on May 10 to relieve stress on levees protecting New Orleans. It was the first time the spillway’s been opened twice in one year.
Spokesman Matt Roe said Thursday that the closing will be paced to the Mississippi River’s fall, just as the opening was paced]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spillway-north-of-new-orleans-to-close-in-july/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/spillway-north-of-new-orleans-to-close-in-july/ Kerber converted five of seven break points to reach the semifinals for the second straight tournament following her first-round elimination at the French Open.
The fourth-seeded Kerber moved to a 5-6 career record against the Romanian.
Kerber will play Ons Jabeur in the semifinals after the Tunisian recover]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kerber-beats-halep-in-eastbourne/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kerber-beats-halep-in-eastbourne/ Kerber converted five of seven break points to reach the semifinals for the second straight tournament following her first-round elimination at the French Open.
The fourth-seeded Kerber moved to a 5-6 career record against the Romanian.
Kerber will play Ons Jabeur in the semifinals after the Tunisian recover]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kerber-beats-halep-at-eastbourne-pliskova-advances/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kerber-beats-halep-at-eastbourne-pliskova-advances/ Cup officials already told LEX 18 they will  have no comment on the meeting today. We do know they are meeting to discuss the logistics of moving this year’s November Breeders’ Cup to Louisville in light of what has gone on at Santa Anita Park in California.
The California race track has had 30 equine d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/breeders-cup-officials-tight-lipped-about-todays-meeting/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/breeders-cup-officials-tight-lipped-about-todays-meeting/ Neighbors said authorities completed the search Thursday morning after they worked through the night starting Wednesday, spending about 19 hours at the home.
The neighbors said Thursday that the officers took police dogs and shovels inside the home and removed undescribed items.
Salt Lake City police have said they believe the house has a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/utah-house-searched-in-case-of-missing-university-student/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/utah-house-searched-in-case-of-missing-university-student/ The pledge comes amid a heated Conservative Party leadership contest to determine who will replace Prime Minister Theresa May. Front-runner Boris Johnson has threatened to leave the EU on the Oct. 31 deadline, with or without a deal.
May is leaving after failing to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.
PSA says “the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/carmaker-psa-work-at-uk-plant-depends-on-brexit-deal/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/carmaker-psa-work-at-uk-plant-depends-on-brexit-deal/ The trip announced Thursday would likely be one of Meghan’s first international trips since the birth of the couple’s son Archie in May.
The couple’s Instagram account said: “This will be their first official tour as a family.”
Harry also plans to make official visits to Angola and Malawi during the trip at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prince-harry-meghan-to-make-official-visit-to-south-africa/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prince-harry-meghan-to-make-official-visit-to-south-africa/ Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday that officer Shane Privette has been indicted on a charge of aggravated assault by a public servant.
Privette is accused of hitting Dewayne Walker’s face with his knee during a November 2017 arrest.
Court records did not list an attorney for Privette.
In a statement, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo sai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/houston-officer-accused-of-assaulting-man-during-drug-arrest/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/houston-officer-accused-of-assaulting-man-during-drug-arrest/ There have been no reported injuries or deaths related to the sleeper accessory with Fisher-Price’s Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yards, but more than 30 infant fatalities have been reported on other, similarly inclined sleep products including the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper.
A gov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fisher-price-recalls-71000-inclined-infant-sleepers/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fisher-price-recalls-71000-inclined-infant-sleepers/ The women, both journalists, spoke publicly for the first time to The New York Times in a podcast released Thursday.
Carol Martin and Lisa Birnbach said they had opposite reactions when Carroll told them of her alleged encounter with Trump.
Birnbach said she talked on the phone with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/friends-trump-accuser-told-us-of-attack-in-the-90s/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/friends-trump-accuser-told-us-of-attack-in-the-90s/ It will be Friday’s quarterfinal between Chile and Colombia that could prove the highlight of the South American tournament so far. Two-time defending champion Chile faces a Colombian team with the best campaign in the group stage.
It will be the Chilean duo of Alexis Sánchez and Eduardo Vargas against Colombia&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chile-vs-colombia-one-of-highlights-of-copa-amrica-quarters/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chile-vs-colombia-one-of-highlights-of-copa-amrica-quarters/ Kolobkov says “we have long since earned this. I think it’s in the interest of all of international athletics because we have great athletes.”
Russia was barred from international track and field competitions in 2015 because of widespread doping, though more than 80 Russians]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/russia-minister-says-track-squad-has-earned-reinstatement/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/russia-minister-says-track-squad-has-earned-reinstatement/ The justices announced Thursday they will hear a new round of arguments in the case of Patrick Murphy. The justices will begin hearing arguments again in October. Murphy was convicted of killing a fellow tribe member in 1999.
A federal appeals court fou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-court-to-hear-arguments-again-in-oklahoma-murder-case/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/high-court-to-hear-arguments-again-in-oklahoma-murder-case/ The ruling made public Thursday hands a defeat to the U.S. government, which has been pressuring the WTO’s highest appeals body. President Donald Trump has in the past called the Geneva-based body “unfair” to the United States.
The panel found that California, Con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/world-trade-panel-sides-with-india-vs-us-in-renewables-tiff/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/world-trade-panel-sides-with-india-vs-us-in-renewables-tiff/ Killed on Wednesday in Uruzgan province were 32-year-old Army Master Sgt. Michael B. Riley and 24-year-old Army Sgt. James G. Johnston.
Riley was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was from Heilbronn, Germany.
Johnston was assigned to 79th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, at Fort Hood, Texas. He was from Trumansburg, New York.
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pentagon-releases-ids-of-2-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/pentagon-releases-ids-of-2-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/ CAS says it will hear her appeal against the International Olympic Committee and the IAAF on July 29-30.
On the Olympic track and field program, the 50K walk is the only men’s medal event with no female equivalent. The IAAF has said the women’s 50K walk curr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/race-walker-asks-court-for-olympic-status-for-womens-50k/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/race-walker-asks-court-for-olympic-status-for-womens-50k/ Pike County Deputy Coroner Zeb Hamilton told WKYT-TV that 16-year-old Gabrielle May McCoy died Wednesday night from a gunshot wound. Hamilton says she was accidentally shot by her 18-year-old sister at her home in the Kimper community.
Kentucky State Police said in a statement that the shooting happened while the firearm was being examined.
Police said an investigation continues but no foul play is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/coroner-woman-fatally-shoots-younger-sister/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/coroner-woman-fatally-shoots-younger-sister/ The Constitutional Court, which took a marathon nine hours to publicly read its reasoning on the case, said the legal team of the losing candidate, former Gen. Prabowo Subianto, had failed to prove]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/widodo-seals-2nd-term-as-indonesia-leader-after-court-battle/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/widodo-seals-2nd-term-as-indonesia-leader-after-court-battle/ Noon
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi choked back tears over the photo of a migrant father and daughter killed crossing the Rio Grande River as she pushed for stronger protections in a border crisis funding bill.
Pelosi told reporters Thursday she’s a “lioness” when it comes to children. She called it a “shame that this should be the face of America around the world.”
Congress]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-pelosi-presses-for-changes-to-border-bill/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-pelosi-presses-for-changes-to-border-bill/ 3:30 p.m.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will “reluctantly” pass the Senate version of a border funding package even though it won’t include the increased migrant protections Democrats had wanted.
Pelosi said in a letter to colleagues Thursday that she’s “gravely disappointed” in the Senate. But she said House Democrats “want to find a path to improve the co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-house-to-vote-on-senates-emergency-border-bill/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-house-to-vote-on-senates-emergency-border-bill/ 4:20 p.m.
The Democratic-controlled House is sending President Donald Trump a bipartisan $4.6 billion Senate-drafted measure to care for migrant refugees detained at the southern border.
The bill passed on a bipartisan vote that capped a Washington skirmish in which die-hard House liberals came out on the losing end in a battle with the White House, the GOP-held Senate, and Democratic moderates.
The meas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-house-clears-senate-version-of-border-aid-bill/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-house-clears-senate-version-of-border-aid-bill/ The company said in a news release that the restructuring would save 300 million euros ($340 million) as part of an ongoing efficiency program that is expected to add 2 billion euros to annual earnings from 2021 onward. The company said it aim to have smaller cor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chemical-company-basf-to-drop-6000-jobs-in-realignment/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/chemical-company-basf-to-drop-6000-jobs-in-realignment/ 11:45 a.m.
Stocks are edging mostly higher on Wall Street, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first gain after four days of losses.
Banks and health care companies were rising more than the rest of the market in midday trading Thursday. Wells Fargo rose 1.3% and drugmaker AbbVie rose 2.9%
Boeing slumped 2.4%, weighing down the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The airplane maker is facing further delays in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/markets-right-now-sampp-500-climbs-after-4-days-of-losses/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/markets-right-now-sampp-500-climbs-after-4-days-of-losses/ This month, a Baltimore technology official said the city had initially resisted help from the state after the attack.
Systems such as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baltimore-approves-10m-in-funding-for-cyber-attack-relief/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/baltimore-approves-10m-in-funding-for-cyber-attack-relief/ The O’Fallon Police Department says it is giving away free hangers to parents to “ensure their most prized possession is safe.”
The hangers include a message that reads “Where’s baby? Look before you lock” or “Baby in the back!”
Police are hoping parents will see the sign will remind parents to check for their infant o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missouri-police-hope-to-prevent-hot-car-deaths-with-signs/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missouri-police-hope-to-prevent-hot-car-deaths-with-signs/ The 2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey was released Thursday by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
The survey is based on data submitted by state and local election offices and highlights the decentralized nature of U.S. elections and disparities within state voting laws. For instance]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/survey-2018-turnout-high-voters-embrace-expansive-options/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/survey-2018-turnout-high-voters-embrace-expansive-options/ The Austrian Anti-Doping Legal Committee says it has banned Stefan Denifl and Georg Preidler, who both raced in Grand Tours and made up Austria’s road-race team at the 2016 Olympics. The two were provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union in March.
According to the committee, Denifl used blood doping at lea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/austrian-cyclists-denifl-preidler-handed-4-year-doping-bans/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/austrian-cyclists-denifl-preidler-handed-4-year-doping-bans/ Curry co-founded Unanimous Media to produce content focusing on sports, family and faith. The newly-formed company already has several projects under its belt including a major studio film, network television show and a couple documentaries.
Curry says he wants to “uplift people who need to be uplif]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steph-curry-makes-faithful-moves-through-production-company/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/steph-curry-makes-faithful-moves-through-production-company/ The BfV agency said in its annual report Thursday the number of anti-Semitic acts of violence rose by 71.4 % in 2018 to 48 from 21 the previous year.
It also said that the number of far-right extremists rose by 100 to 24,100 people last year with more than half of them potentially violent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-sees-big-increase-in-anti-semitic-acts-of-violence/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-sees-big-increase-in-anti-semitic-acts-of-violence/ The first happened after officers tried to stop a vehicle about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the city’s southwest side. Police say the officers halted their pursuit because the vehicle was being driven erratically, but moments later it crashed and rolled at an intersection.
One person died. A man and woman were taken to hospital.
Early Thursday, police tried to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-separate-indianapolis-police-chases-end-in-fatal-crashes/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-separate-indianapolis-police-chases-end-in-fatal-crashes/ Torreira skipped Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Chile on Monday with a fever and stomach problems.
The 23-year-old Torreira says “those were complicated days with a lot of fever, headaches, vomit. I lost three kilos, but I will be ready for Saturday.”
Torreira became a starter after midfielder Matias Vecino injured a muscle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/torreira-back-for-uruguay-for-copa-america-quarterfinals/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/torreira-back-for-uruguay-for-copa-america-quarterfinals/ Canadian Global Affairs Institute fellow Matthew Fisher wrote that the Su-30 fighters flew within 300 meters (980 feet) of the bow of the frigate HMCS Regina.
Fisher, who was aboard the ship, said that although the display was more aggressive than previous encounters between the Canadian Navy and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/report-china-fighters-buzz-canada-warship-in-east-china-sea/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/report-china-fighters-buzz-canada-warship-in-east-china-sea/ The Commerce Department reports that the gain in the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic health, was unchanged from a month ago. However, the components of growth shifted slightly with stronge]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-economy-grew-at-solid-31-rate-in-first-quarter/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-economy-grew-at-solid-31-rate-in-first-quarter/ A Parisian woman visited a recent Delacroix exhibit at the Louvre Museum and thought her painting looked like Delacroix’ “Women of Algiers in their Apartment.”
So she showed it to gallery owner Philippe Mendes. And he showed it to art historian Virginia Cauchi-Fatiga, who spent a year-and-a-half investigated it and determined that it is a study Delacroix p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missing-treasure-delacroix-canvas-rediscovered-now-on-sale/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/missing-treasure-delacroix-canvas-rediscovered-now-on-sale/ Barcelona vice president Jordi Cardoner says “probably Neymar wants to return to Barca … but we have not put that topic on the table.”
He adds “what appears to be correct as of today, from what I have read, have heard, what seems true, is that Neymar wants to come back to Barca.”
Ney]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/barcelona-official-denies-club-wants-neymar-to-return/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/barcelona-official-denies-club-wants-neymar-to-return/ The post US economy grew at healthy 3.1% rate in Q1, but economists believe growth will slow for rest of 2019 appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-economy-grew-at-healthy-31-rate-in-q1-but-economists-believe-growth-will-slow-for-rest-of-2019/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-economy-grew-at-healthy-31-rate-in-q1-but-economists-believe-growth-will-slow-for-rest-of-2019/ President Beji Caid Essebsi’s office announced the hospitalization on Thursday. Essebsi had been briefly hospitalized last week as well.
Tunisia’s first freely elected president, Essebsi won office in 2014. He recently announced he wouldn’t run again in elections this November, saying a younger person should lead the country.
The post Tunisia&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tunisias-aging-president-hospitalized-with-serious-illness/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tunisias-aging-president-hospitalized-with-serious-illness/ If additional training is required, including the possible introduction of simulators for the Max, it could come at a tremendous cost to Boeing.
The International Air Transport Association held a meeting in Montreal between airlines and regulators. Alexandre de Ju]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/airline-group-advocates-more-training-for-boeing-737-max/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/airline-group-advocates-more-training-for-boeing-737-max/ Civil administrator Mohammed Saleem Malik says the bus slipped off the road on Thursday as its driver negotiated a curve near southern Shopian town.
Malik says the students attended a private computer center. The injured students were hospitalized.
India has the world’s deadliest roads,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/11-students-killed-when-bus-falls-into-gorge-in-kashmir/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/11-students-killed-when-bus-falls-into-gorge-in-kashmir/ The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Alvin’s maximum sustained winds have grown to 60 mph (95 kph) and could strengthen further.
It was located about 555 miles (890 kilometers) south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula early Thursday and moving to the west-northwest at 13 mph (20 kph).
Forecasters say]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tropical-storm-strengthens-in-pacific-but-no-threat-to-land/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/tropical-storm-strengthens-in-pacific-but-no-threat-to-land/ The deal will allow global energy giants Total and ExxonMobil, together with Greece’s Hellenic Petroleum, to explore two areas covering 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq. miles) south and southwest of the island of Crete.
Greenpeace and the W]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greece-inks-undersea-gas-deals-despite-environmental-warning/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greece-inks-undersea-gas-deals-despite-environmental-warning/ Congressman Yarmuth retweeted a gun-control advocacy account that announced the news that the NRA would be severing ties with the advertising firm that operates the media arm of the pro-second amendment group.
Yarmuth included the presumably sarcastic caption, “Thoughts and prayers.”Thoughts and prayers. https://t.co/F5WYYKn0w1
&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yarmuth-takes-jab-at-nra-on-twitter/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/yarmuth-takes-jab-at-nra-on-twitter/ The agency said in a news release that 48-year-old Mark Jackson, of Milford, died Tuesday when he was pinned underneath the ATV.
Jackson was a seasonal employee of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. He was spraying weeds when the accident occurred.
Parks Secretary Brad Loveless said Jackson made a favora]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kansas-parks-department-employee-dies-in-atv-accident/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kansas-parks-department-employee-dies-in-atv-accident/ Police were called to the Grand Island home a little before 3 a.m. Wednesday to check a report of a domestic disturbance. A woman there told officers that her boyfriend had assaulted her.
Officers negotiated with him for hours to release the girl and come out. He finally did so around 9 a.m.
The 44-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-lets-3-year-old-girl-go-ends-nebraska-standoff/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-lets-3-year-old-girl-go-ends-nebraska-standoff/ News outlets report 25-year-old Jeffrey Allen Allmond Jr. was found guilty of child enticement on Wednesday. He was arrested last August, a year after being hired by the Richmond Hill Police Department.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was brought in when Allmond was accused of sexual misconduct involving two girls living at Fort Stewart while]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/georgia-officer-convicted-of-sexual-misconduct-with-teens/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/georgia-officer-convicted-of-sexual-misconduct-with-teens/ The zookeepers have presented the animals with big blocks of frozen water in a form that suits them, and with content to suit their tastes.
The gorillas have two blocks hanging from ropes in their outside enclosure with a mixture of fruits inside, including pieces of orange, apple, pear, kiwi, carrot, pineapple and mango.
The zoo’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prague-zoo-animals-cool-down-with-sorbet-in-the-heat/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/prague-zoo-animals-cool-down-with-sorbet-in-the-heat/ Ford of Europe said in a news release Thursday that the positions would be eliminated mostly by voluntary separation programs through the end of 2020. Some 2,000 lost jobs will be salaried positions.
Ford has already said it is closing or selling six plants in Europe. It is reducing its total there to 18 as it reorganizes its business]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ford-to-cut-12000-jobs-in-europe-as-part-of-restructuring/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ford-to-cut-12000-jobs-in-europe-as-part-of-restructuring/ 12:50 p.m.
The Tunisian Interior ministry says one police officer has died from his injuries after a suicide bomber targeted a police patrol in a busy commercial street in central Tunis.
That attack took place near simultaneously Thursday with another at the government’s anti-terrorism brigade headquarters on the outskirts of Tunis.
At least eight other people have been injured in total, including f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-officer-dies-in-tunisia-suicide-attack/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-police-officer-dies-in-tunisia-suicide-attack/ In a statement Thursday, the department said the ship was loaded with transport amphorae, or large jars, most probably from Syria and ancient Cilicia on modern-day Turkey’s southeastern coast.
Though it gave no other details about the wreck, it said a study un]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/roman-era-shipwreck-found-off-cyprus-east-coast/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/roman-era-shipwreck-found-off-cyprus-east-coast/ The post Ford to shed 12,000 jobs in Europe as part of restructuring to improve profits appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ford-to-shed-12000-jobs-in-europe-as-part-of-restructuring-to-improve-profits/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/ford-to-shed-12000-jobs-in-europe-as-part-of-restructuring-to-improve-profits/ The post Twin suicide attacks target Tunisian security forces; at least 9 injured appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/twin-suicide-attacks-target-tunisian-security-forces-at-least-9-injured/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/twin-suicide-attacks-target-tunisian-security-forces-at-least-9-injured/ A Spanish military unit with 120 specialists has joined local firefighters, who had worked overnight to control the blaze that is raging in difficult hilly terrain near the Ebro River.
Miquel Buch, the regional interior minister, said Thursday 20,000 hectares are under threat in what is the worst fire]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wildfire-rages-in-northeastern-spain-53-evacuated/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wildfire-rages-in-northeastern-spain-53-evacuated/ The average age of a U.S. vehicle hit a record 11.8 years, as better quality and technology has allowed owners to hang onto them.
The 2019 figures from data provider IHS Markit show that the rate of increase is slowing, but the average age is still expected to go over 12 early in the next decade. The average is up 0.1 years from 2018.
IHS Markit Director of Global Automotive Aftermarket Mark Seng says people feel comfortab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/have-an-old-car-youre-not-alone-vehicle-age-hits-record/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/have-an-old-car-youre-not-alone-vehicle-age-hits-record/ Actor Max Wright, best known for his role in the 80s sitcom ‘Alf’ has died at the age of 75 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
TMZ reports that the actor had been battling the disease off and on since 1995. Wright was best known for his role as the father in the 1980s comedy Alf about a lovable alien.
 
 
The post ‘Alf’ star Max Wright Dead At 75 appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alf-star-max-wright-dead-at-75/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alf-star-max-wright-dead-at-75/ Tunisia’s interior ministry says the attacker detonated explosives near the French embassy shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. Radio Mosaique reported a second explosion soon afterward in the parking lot of the government anti-terrorism agency.
Tunisia has been struck repeatedly by terror attacks. In October a female]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suicide-bomber-targeting-police-rocks-tunis-5-hurt/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/suicide-bomber-targeting-police-rocks-tunis-5-hurt/ Besides the more typical Olympic sports like track and fencing, the CIS Games will also feature arm wrestling, dance and chess.
Eleven former Soviet nations associated with the Commonwealth of Independent States are expected to send more than 2,000 athletes to the Russian city of Kazan. Ukraine is invited despite its tense relationship with Russia.
The regional g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-soviet-nations-to-hold-eclectic-sports-event-in-2020/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/former-soviet-nations-to-hold-eclectic-sports-event-in-2020/ Authorities said they found 53-year-old Gary Swank, a cardiologist at Virginia Tech’s Carilion Clinic, and 53-year-old Mario Graniel in a lagoon near the town of San Pedro earlier this week. The Roanoke Times reports the Belize Police Departments’ commissioner, Chester Williams, to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/belize-police-slain-virginia-doctor-caught-up-in-gang-hit/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/belize-police-slain-virginia-doctor-caught-up-in-gang-hit/ AL.Com reports 27-year Marshae Jones was charged with manslaughter Wednesday. She was five months pregnant when 23-year-old Ebony Jemison shot her in the stomach. Jemison was initially charged with manslaughter, but a Jefferson County grand jury indicted Jones instead after authorities determined she started the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alabama-woman-charged-in-fetal-death-her-shooter-goes-free/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/alabama-woman-charged-in-fetal-death-her-shooter-goes-free/ 5:15 p.m.
The German humanitarian group Sea Watch says its rescue ship has moved closer to the Italian island of Lampedusa in a bid to make it easy to disembark the 42 rescued migrants it is carrying.
Spokesman Ruben Neugebauer said they have not received the OK to transfer the passengers to land. But the captain again informed authorities of the necessity for a quick resolution to the standoff before repos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-migrant-ship-moves-closer-to-italian-island/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-migrant-ship-moves-closer-to-italian-island/ 12:40 p.m.
The EU’s top migration official is urging Italy to help ensure that 42 migrants aboard a private rescue ship stuck off Italy can be taken ashore on the island of Lampedusa as soon as possible.
Migration Commissioner Dmitris Avramopoulos says some EU member countries stand ready to help, but a solution can only be found for the migrants once they’re on land.
Avramopoulos said in a stat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-eu-official-urges-italy-to-let-migrants-land/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-eu-official-urges-italy-to-let-migrants-land/ The post Strong explosion targeting police patrol hits central Tunis; no immediate reports of deaths appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/strong-explosion-targeting-police-patrol-hits-central-tunis-no-immediate-reports-of-deaths/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/strong-explosion-targeting-police-patrol-hits-central-tunis-no-immediate-reports-of-deaths/ The attempt will be on a multi-lap course in The Prater, a park in Vienna. If the weather is poor, organizers have reserved eight more days.
Kipchoge says Vienna offers “a fast and flat course, nicely protected by trees.”
Kipchoge lowered the marathon world record to 2 hours, 1 minute, 39 seconds last year in Berlin. He has tried to break the 2-h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kipchoge-to-attempt-sub-2-hour-marathon-in-vienna-on-oct-12/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/kipchoge-to-attempt-sub-2-hour-marathon-in-vienna-on-oct-12/ Going through thousands of donated tapes, a band called the Nat Turner Rebellion — named after the 1831 slave revolt — jumped out to listeners at Drexel University. They worked with others to assemble “Laugh to Keep From Crying,” the band’s debut album. It was recently released some 50]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/college-music-department-resurrects-long-lost-funk-music/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/college-music-department-resurrects-long-lost-funk-music/ Gruevski fled North Macedonia in November to avoid a two-year prison term for corruption and was later granted asylum by Hungary.
Budapest’s Capital City Court said Thursday that the extradition request could not be granted since by law people given asylum cannot be extradited to the country they fled from.
Gruevski, who was in office for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hungarian-court-rejects-extradition-of-macedonia-ex-leader/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/hungarian-court-rejects-extradition-of-macedonia-ex-leader/ The Federal Council said there is support for e-voting in addition to mail-in and in-person balloting. Some Swiss cantons, or regions, have already used e-voting systems, and the federal government has supported work on a nationwide system.
Swiss Post, the operator of one]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/swiss-delay-plans-for-nationwide-e-voting-citing-flaws/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/swiss-delay-plans-for-nationwide-e-voting-citing-flaws/ The post UK’s Ministry of Defense says Typhoon aircraft safely escorted civilian aircraft to London’s Stansted Airport appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uks-ministry-of-defense-says-typhoon-aircraft-safely-escorted-civilian-aircraft-to-londons-stansted-airport/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uks-ministry-of-defense-says-typhoon-aircraft-safely-escorted-civilian-aircraft-to-londons-stansted-airport/ Adam Scott, best known by fans of the NBC Sitcom Parks & Rec as Ben, got annoyed that Mitch McConnell’s campaign used a .gif of him winking on a Tweet.Dear Mitch McConnell & all those representing him,
Please refrain from using my image in support of anything but your own stunning & humiliating defeat.
Thanks!]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/parks-and-rec-actor-gets-in-twitter-beef-with-sen-mcconnell/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/parks-and-rec-actor-gets-in-twitter-beef-with-sen-mcconnell/ Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Thursday that the EU interior and finance ministers will be tasked to respond to fictional scenarios during their meetings in Helsinki in July and September.
Haavisto said that under-the-radar actions to seek out vulnerabilities in EU nations hav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-to-stage-war-games-to-prepare-for-hybrid-threats/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-to-stage-war-games-to-prepare-for-hybrid-threats/ The fire service says three water-dropping helicopters are assisting more than 40 firefighters with 19 fire engines and water tankers near the town of Lavrio, southeast of the capital. Strong winds are fanning the flames through low vegetation.
Thursday’s blaze is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wildfire-near-arms-factory-in-greece-refugees-evacuated/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/wildfire-near-arms-factory-in-greece-refugees-evacuated/ A spokesman for the Indo-Tibetan Border Force, Vivek Kumar Pandey, said Thursday that its mountaineers have shifted the bodies to an open area from where they hope they can be picked up by helicopter and transported to base camp in a day or two.
Veteran British mountaineer Martin Moran led three other Brit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/weather-delays-lifting-of-climbers-bodies-from-indian-peak/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/weather-delays-lifting-of-climbers-bodies-from-indian-peak/ Essex police said there had been a security alert.
The flight, which was diverted Thursday at 10:15 a.m. BST (0915 GMT), was parked on an isolated stand far from normal operations.
The airport says operations at the airport are expected to return to normal shortly.
The post Air India plane diverted to London’s Stansted lands safely appeared]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/air-india-plane-diverted-to-londons-stansted-lands-safely/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/air-india-plane-diverted-to-londons-stansted-lands-safely/ 8:22 p.m.
President Donald Trump is kicking off meetings with international leaders at the Group of 20 summit with a working dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Trump on Thursday congratulated Morrison on his “fantastic” re-election victory and says that although Morrison wasn’t favored to win, he doesn’t consider it an &ldq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-starts-summit-dining-with-australian-pm/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-starts-summit-dining-with-australian-pm/ 5:47 a.m.
President Donald Trump is in Japan to meet with world leaders amid a flurry of international crises, tense trade negotiations and a mounting global to-do list.
Trump is attending the annual Group of 20 summit and then is going to South Korea where he’ll address the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Air Force One touched down]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-is-in-japan-to-meet-with-world-leaders/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/the-latest-trump-is-in-japan-to-meet-with-world-leaders/ SANA did not identify the two or say how seriously they were hurt in the explosion on Thursday morning. Opposition media activists and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war-monitoring group, said the victims were analyst Taleb Ibrahim’s wife and son. H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/damascus-explosion-wounds-pro-government-analysts-wife-son/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/damascus-explosion-wounds-pro-government-analysts-wife-son/ Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said Thursday the four-day Great Wall 2019 International Forum on Counterterrorism allowed participants to exchange strategies and experiences.
China has been accused of using terrorism accusations to justify crackdowns on peaceful protests and rel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-says-international-counterterror-forum-a-success/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/china-says-international-counterterror-forum-a-success/ The post UK police say an aircraft was diverted to London’s Stansted Airport following a security alert appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-police-say-an-aircraft-was-diverted-to-londons-stansted-airport-following-a-security-alert/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/uk-police-say-an-aircraft-was-diverted-to-londons-stansted-airport-following-a-security-alert/ They say EU leaders Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Junker conveyed the decision during talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday ahead of a Group of 20 summit beginning Friday.
The EU was among 22 countries and regions that restricted farm and fisheries imports from Fukushima and nearby areas after meltdowns at the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-to-ease-restrictions-on-food-from-fukushima-area/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/eu-to-ease-restrictions-on-food-from-fukushima-area/ The post President Trump arrives in Japan for high-stakes meetings with Putin, Xi and other world leaders at Group of 20 summit appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/president-trump-arrives-in-japan-for-high-stakes-meetings-with-putin-xi-and-other-world-leaders-at-group-of-20-summit/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/president-trump-arrives-in-japan-for-high-stakes-meetings-with-putin-xi-and-other-world-leaders-at-group-of-20-summit/ The transfer completes a swap a day after Barcelona sold Jasper Cillessen to Valencia.
Barcelona says it is paying 26 million euros ($29.5 million) plus possibly another 9 million euros ($10.2 million) in variables for Neto. Valencia paid Barcelona 35 million euros ($40 million) for Cillessen.
Neto will replace Cillessen, who played as a backup for Marc-Andre ter Steg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/barcelona-signs-neto-in-swap-of-backup-keepers-with-valencia/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/barcelona-signs-neto-in-swap-of-backup-keepers-with-valencia/ The U.S Embassy in Khartoum released a statement late on Wednesday, after envoy DonaldBooth concluded a four-day visit to the Sudanese capital.
The army took over the country in April, after ousting longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir following months of mas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-envoy-backs-sudan-protesters-urges-talks-with-military/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/us-envoy-backs-sudan-protesters-urges-talks-with-military/ The group has published a report Thursday arguing that tens of thousands of endangered sharks are killed each year because of a lack of measures to protect them in international waters.
It claims that vessels, which go in search of swordfish in the North Atlantic catch, by weight, four times more sharks. However, it notes that the figures are di]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greenpeace-sounds-alarm-about-north-atlantic-shark-fishing/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/greenpeace-sounds-alarm-about-north-atlantic-shark-fishing/ Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini is refusing to let the migrants set foot in the country. He said the Sea-Watch crew defied a ban to enter Italian waters and should be arrested.
Sea-Watch said on Twitter Thursday that the ship entered Italian waters out of necessity. It said the Italian coast g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rescue-ship-with-42-migrants-stuck-off-italys-lampedusa/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/rescue-ship-with-42-migrants-stuck-off-italys-lampedusa/ This was proven when nearly 100 Colorado drivers got stuck in a field after Google Maps offered them a supposedly quick way out of a major traffic jam.A crash on a road near the Denver International Airport, prompted the app to take drivers on a detour on Sunday.
But it was too good to be true.The alternate route took drivers down a dirt road that rain had turned into a muddy mess, and cars started sliding around.
Some]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nearly-100-drivers-get-stuck-in-field-after-google-maps-leads-them-on-detour/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/nearly-100-drivers-get-stuck-in-field-after-google-maps-leads-them-on-detour/ The local Kentucky youth nonprofit served dozens of west end families in Lexington with their “Community on the Corners” event. Carama was in the news recently after the money he had raised for the event was stolen. The community rallied around him and he was able to raise the money b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/believing-in-forever-collects-supplies-for-families-in-need/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/believing-in-forever-collects-supplies-for-families-in-need/ The five-hour protest, which began at dawn on Thursday, saw closures of the northern, southern and eastern entrances to Beirut. The demonstration caused major traffic jams and delays in getting into the city.
Lebanon is dealing with a looming crisis as the economy struggles with soaring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/retired-lebanese-army-officers-block-roads-into-beirut/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/retired-lebanese-army-officers-block-roads-into-beirut/ According to our news partners at WCPO, Jacob Julick had spent 19 days evading arrest after police say he shot at two Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills police officers in Erlanger on June 6.
Now, Julick faces three more charges after leading a Covington police officer on a pursuit on Saturday and attempting to ram h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accused-of-shooting-at-erlanger-cops-gets-more-charges/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/man-accused-of-shooting-at-erlanger-cops-gets-more-charges/ Starting next year, the women’s tennis event will be a six-day final tournament in April with 12 teams playing for an $18 million prize on clay courts in Budapest, Hungary.
The International Tennis Federation has already switched the Davis Cup to a similar pattern, with the first 18-team final event to be played in November in Madrid.
The changes to the Fed Cup ease the strain on the tennis calendar by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fed-cup-follows-davis-cup-with-new-tournament-format/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/fed-cup-follows-davis-cup-with-new-tournament-format/ Yasuhiro Yamashita was chosen Thursday to take over for Tsunekazu Takeda, who announced earlier this year he would step down at the end of his term. He also resigned from the International Olympic Committee, where he was the head of the powerful marketin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/joc-gets-new-leader-in-wake-of-tokyo-olympic-bribery-scandal/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/joc-gets-new-leader-in-wake-of-tokyo-olympic-bribery-scandal/ Police have identified the Girl Scout who died as 11-year-old Isabelle Meyer from Jasper, Indiana.
According to police, the tree pinned the victims to the ground, seriously injuring three people and fatally injuring the Girl Scout.
Perry County Sheriff Alan Malone said the victims were hiking when the incident happened.
&ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-raising-funds-for-indiana-girl-scouts-funeral/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/family-raising-funds-for-indiana-girl-scouts-funeral/ Khan was an outspoken critic of the country’s political and military leaders. The military has said state security forces were not responsible for his death.
UNESCO’s director-general, Audrey Azoula, issued a statement on Wednesday, condemning the June 16 slaying and asking Pakistan to investigate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-agency-demands-justice-for-killed-pakistani-activist/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/un-agency-demands-justice-for-killed-pakistani-activist/ European countries want to avoid a further escalation in tensions between the U.S. and Iran and are trying to convince Iran not to leave the nuclear deal, which the U.S. pulled out of last year.
Iran has said it will break out of the nuclear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/european-us-diplomats-meet-in-paris-for-iran-talks/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/european-us-diplomats-meet-in-paris-for-iran-talks/ Walter Luebcke, who led the Kassel regional administration in central Germany, was shot fatally at his home on June 2. A 45-year-old German man with a string of convictions for violent anti-migrant crime, Stephan Ernst, was later arrested as the alleged kil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-2-arrested-over-weapon-used-in-politicians-killing/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-2-arrested-over-weapon-used-in-politicians-killing/ This happened Tuesday near the intersection of KY 1559 and Puncheon Creek. Troopers had stopped one vehicle when another pulled up. As one trooper approached that vehicle, he recognized the driver as Phillip Burgin, 39. Burgin had active arrest warrants.
Police say that Burgin attempted to back up when the trooper reached in the driver’s side window trying to turn the vehicle off.
Bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-dragged-state-trooper-during-traffic-stop/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/police-man-dragged-state-trooper-during-traffic-stop/ The Tripoli-based government released a statement late on Wednesday, saying their militias have retaken Gharyan and vowing to pursue its liberation campaign until the “aggressors are purged from all areas.”
The self-styled Libyan National Army of commander]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/libyas-un-backed-government-reclaims-key-town-near-tripoli/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/libyas-un-backed-government-reclaims-key-town-near-tripoli/ The post Full Bore Summer appeared first on LEX18.com.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/full-bore-summer/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/full-bore-summer/ Dresden prosecutors said Thursday that the 39-year-old suspect, whom they didn’t identify, was arrested a week ago. They said he is suspected of being connected to the Paris attacks and is wanted by Belgian authorities for alleged support of a terrorist organization. They gave no further details in a statement on the nature of his]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-arrests-bosnian-over-suspected-link-to-paris-attacks/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germany-arrests-bosnian-over-suspected-link-to-paris-attacks/ Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who at 41 is Denmark’s youngest ever leader, announced Thursday that the party’s number two, Nicolai Wammen, will be finance minister while the justice portfolio goes to Nick Haekkerup.
She also appointed a recently elected member of the European Parliament to the post of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/denmarks-new-center-left-pm-presents-her-government/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/denmarks-new-center-left-pm-presents-her-government/ News outlets report the SC Law Enforcement Division copter crashed at Summerville Airport Wednesday. The pilot was the only one in the helicopter and was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
Dorchester County spokeswoman Tiffany Norton told WCIV that the copter had been conducting sweeps for marijuana fields. The pilot was attempting to refuel when the cop]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-carolina-law-enforcement-helicopter-crashes-at-airport/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/south-carolina-law-enforcement-helicopter-crashes-at-airport/ Alexei Tsydyonov, governor of the Buryatia region, told Russian media on Thursday that the An-24 plane caught fire after it landed at the airport of Nizhneangarsk and skidded off the runway.
He said both pilots died in the accident and that at least three of the 31 injured people remain in hospital.
The post 2 pilots die in Siberia after plane skids off runway app]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-pilots-die-in-siberia-after-plane-skids-off-runway/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-pilots-die-in-siberia-after-plane-skids-off-runway/ Russia’s top investigation body, the Investigative Committee, said on Thursday that the An-24 crash-landed and skidded off the runway in the town of Nizhneangarsk after an engine failure.
The jet then crashed into a building and caught fire.
The investigators said a pilot and a flight mechanic have been killed. The local governor previousl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-crew-die-in-siberia-after-plane-skids-off-runway/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/2-crew-die-in-siberia-after-plane-skids-off-runway/ A statement from the school says the Preston Cope Memorial Scholarship was established through fundraising and gifts from the 15-year-old boy’s family and friends. Cope was one of two teens killed during a shooting last year at Marshall County High School.
The scholarship will help students from Marshall County who “share in Preston’s enthusiasm for life]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/scholarship-at-murray-state-honors-school-shooting-victim/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/scholarship-at-murray-state-honors-school-shooting-victim/ The total is a Keeneland purse record in a season without the season-ending championships. Five of six Grade 1 races will run during the Fall Stars Weekend opening on Oct. 4 and feature 10 stakes worth $3.95 million. The $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile and $500,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (Oct. 5) and $500,000 Judd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/keeneland-fall-meet-to-award-record-5675-million-in-purses/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/keeneland-fall-meet-to-award-record-5675-million-in-purses/ The brief incident happened as Merkel stood alongside President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at an indoor event Thursday morning where Germany’s new justice minister was being formally appointed. Merkel was handed a glass of water but rejected it, and appeared fine when she arrived in parliament half an hour later.
On Tuesday last week, Merkel’s who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germanys-merkel-shaking-again-at-event-in-berlin/Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/lexington/germanys-merkel-shaking-again-at-event-in-berlin/