Kentucky voters elected the first Black woman in nearly 20 years to serve in the state legislature. The Democrat won a 3-person primary and faces no opposition in November.
This is a huge victory.
The death of Gynnya McMillen, 16, in a Kentucky detention center earlier this year sparked anger among civil rights activists as details emerged about her passing. But officials say that the teen, who was discovered in her cell on Jan. 11, died of an irregular heartbeat and not from an altercation with the facility's staff, according to BuzzFeed.
via:christianpost To celebrate its fifth year of operation, the Creation Museum in Kentucky has set up a holographic exhibit of the famous “Lucy” discovery. Answers in Genesis opened the museum on Memorial Day weekend in 2007, and to celebrate its anniversary this year it added a special holographic exhibit of the famous fossil […]
via:christianpost A church-state watchdog group has spoken out against a road improvement program being reviewed by the Kentucky State Legislature due to it being connected to the construction of a Bible-themed amusement park. Americans United for Separation of Church and State has denounced the project, which would provide $11.1 million for various improvements […]
via:eurweb Muhammad Ali is back home and recuperating after he was hospitalized last month in Arizona, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The paper spoke with Ali’s close friend and Louisville radio personality John Ramsey, after Ramsey told Star magazine that the boxing icon had been hospitalized “after slipping out of consciousness at his Phoenix-area home.” […]
via:yahoo Pamela Ivey won $1 million in the Mega Millions Lotto after a store clerk accidentally added the game’s multiplier feature to her ticket, which quadruples the amount the player can win. Ivey, who bought the ticket in Georgetown, Ky., didn’t ask for the “Megaplier,” which doubled the price of her ticket from $5 to […]
