Tag: Kentucky

‘White Privilege’ Nurses Mandated to Undergo ‘Implicit Bias’ Training in Kentucky

Nurses in Kentucky have been forced to undergo “implicit bias” training to indoctrinate them with concepts such as white people being inherently racist. Those who did not fulfill the course were reportedly being threatened with non-renewal of their licenses. The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) mandated an “implicit bias” course for nurses in January last…


Fire Damages Building That Houses Office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.—A fire has caused heavy damage Friday morning to a building that houses the Bowling Green office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as well as a local law firm. Fire crews were called to the building on State Street around 2 a.m. Friday and found a heavy blaze that required additional units,…


Judge Allows Tennessee Law Shielding Minors From Transgender Procedures to Take Effect

On Saturday, Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a preliminary injunction that allows Tennessee’s law to prohibit health care providers from performing or administering cross-sex procedures on minors to take place, a week after a federal judge blocked it. “Because Tennessee is likely to succeed on…


US Destroys Last of Its Chemical Weapons Stockpile

The United States has destroyed the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile at a military installation in Kentucky. President Joe Biden said in a White House statement that the final munition in the country’s stockpile was “safely destroyed.” The disarmament milestone brings the country “one step closer to a world free from the horrors…


7-Year-Old Fatally Shoots 5-Year-Old Child in Eastern Kentucky

MCKEE, Ky.—A 7-year-old child fatally shot a 5-year-old child inside a home in eastern Kentucky, police said. An initial investigation found that the shooting reported Monday evening at the home in McKee was accidental, Kentucky State Police said in a statement. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene by…


19 States Sue EPA Over California’s New Zero-Emission Rules for Big Rigs

A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant waivers to California that allows the state to ban new diesel-powered heavy-duty truck sales in 2035. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird led the group of 19 states that filed the legal action on June 5…


Toyota to Invest $2.1 Billion More in North Carolina Battery Plant, Will Build Big SUV at Factory in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky.—Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that’s under construction near Greensboro, North Carolina. The plant will supply batteries to Toyota’s huge complex in Georgetown, Kentucky, which will build Toyota’s first U.S.-made electric vehicle, a new SUV with three rows of seats. The plans, announced Wednesday, won’t…


2 Horses Die From Injuries at Churchill Downs, Bringing Total to 12 at Home of Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Two horses have died the past two days following injuries at Churchill Downs, the 11th and 12th fatalities over the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Mare Kimberley Dream was euthanized after sustaining a distal sesamodean ligament rupture to her front leg during Saturday’s first race. Lost in Limbo was euthanized…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (May 26): Biden, McCarthy Nearing Debt Limit Deal; SCOTUS Rules on Home Confiscation Case

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy seem to be nearing a deal on the debt limit. But will the two sides be able to finalize an agreement before default? The Supreme Court made an unanimous ruling May 25, on a case involving government confiscation of real estate property. And a look back at the devastating…


NTD Good Morning (May 26): Biden, McCarthy Nearing Debt Limit Deal; SCOTUS Rules on Home Confiscation Case

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy seem to be nearing a deal on the debt limit. But will the two sides be able to finalize an agreement before default? The Supreme Court made an unanimous ruling May 25, on a case involving government confiscation of real estate property. And a look back at the devastating…