By ADAM BEAM (FRANKFORT, Ky., AP) — James Comer’s request to review the razor-thin results of Kentucky’s Republican primary for governor could delay the party’s efforts to coalesce around a… Read more »
Category: National News
Evidence to be revealed in killings of California family
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., AP) — It was a case that stumped investigators for years. A family of four, with two young boys, vanished mysteriously from their California home in 2010,… Read more »
State Supreme Court considers trooper’s firing over lost hat
By EMERY P. DALESIO (RALEIGH, N.C., AP) — North Carolina’s highest court is being asked to decide: If a state trooper can’t be trusted to tell the truth about why… Read more »
Obama puts stricter controls on military-style for police
By NEDRA PICKLER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some military-style equipment… Read more »
1 dead, 21 hurt as plane carrying Marines crashes in Hawaii
By AUDREY McAVOY (HONOLULU, AP) — A U.S. military plane crashed and caught fire as it tried to land during training exercises in Hawaii, killing one Marine, injuring 21 other… Read more »
Alumni object to logo of school named for black congressman
(BEAUFORT, S.C., AP) — Alumni of a Beaufort school named for a slave who later became a South Carolina congressman say the school’s logo is offensive. The school is named… Read more »
Mitt Romney, Evander Holyfield to fight at charity event
(SALT LAKE CITY, AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield are set to square off at a charity fight night event in… Read more »
Technology revolutionizes voter registration for 2016
By ANNE FLAHERTY (WASHINGTON, AP) — When President Barack Obama was first elected in 2008, only two states offered a website where citizens could register to vote. By the 2016… Read more »
Couple behind fake skeletons on chairs in Colorado River
(PARKER, Ariz., AP) — A Phoenix couple has claimed responsibility for putting two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs in the Colorado River in far west Arizona, authorities said Friday…. Read more »
Flint ballot mix-up spurs ‘Giggles the Pig’ write-in effort
(FLINT, Mich., AP) — A lawyer wants to enter his pet pig into the Flint mayoral race after a mix-up threatened to keep candidates’ names off the primary election ballot…. Read more »