Louisville Courier JournalLatest updates: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The superintendent of an Eastern Kentucky school district said after photos surfaced showing students giving lap dances to staff as part of Hazard High School's homecoming week festivities.During Hazard High School's homecoming week festivities, students and staff took part in a "Man Pageant" and "Costume Day" on Tuesday, Photos that were subsequently taken down from the athletics department's Facebook page showed students in underclothing giving lap dances to faculty and staff, including Hazard High...…Louisville Courier JournalLatest updates: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The superintendent of an Eastern Kentucky school district said after photos surfaced showing students giving lap dances to staff as part of Hazard High School's homecoming week festivities.During Hazard High School's homecoming week festivities, students and staff took part in a "Man Pageant" and "Costume Day" on Tuesday, Photos that were subsequently taken down from the athletics department's Facebook page showed students in underclothing giving lap dances to faculty and staff, including Hazard High...WW…

Louisville Courier Journal A federal appeals court has upheld Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's order halting in-person classes at public and private, religious-based schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The ruling Sunday overturns a U.S. District judge's temporary injunction that would have allowed religious schools to continue having students meet in classrooms.The  said Beshear's executive order halting in-person classes at K-12 schools — public and private — until early January can stand because it also applies to public schools and is a legal response to the COVID-19 emergency."As...…Louisville Courier Journal A federal appeals court has upheld Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's order halting in-person classes at public and private, religious-based schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The ruling Sunday overturns a U.S. District judge's temporary injunction that would have allowed religious schools to continue having students meet in classrooms.The  said Beshear's executive order halting in-person classes at K-12 schools — public and private — until early January can stand because it also applies to public schools and is a legal response to the COVID-19 emergency."As...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsSen. Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday morning he is endorsing Charles Booker in Kentucky's upcoming U.S. Senate primary that will determine which Democrat gets a shot at unseating Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. And minutes after Sanders threw his support behind Booker, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York also said she is endorsing the Louisville Democrat.The endorsements from Sanders, a Vermont senator and two-time presidential candidate, as well as Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive known as "AOC," adds to...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsSen. Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday morning he is endorsing Charles Booker in Kentucky's upcoming U.S. Senate primary that will determine which Democrat gets a shot at unseating Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. And minutes after Sanders threw his support behind Booker, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York also said she is endorsing the Louisville Democrat.The endorsements from Sanders, a Vermont senator and two-time presidential candidate, as well as Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive known as "AOC," adds to...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsThe third confirmed case of the novel coronavirus has been reported at an Amazon warehouse in Jeffersonville, Indiana.An official at the SDF8 fulfillment center on Patrol Road in Jeffersonville told employees in a recorded call Saturday that the worker who tested positive for the virus was last at the facility on April 14. The Courier Journal obtained a copy of the recorded message."We are supporting the individual who is recovering," Amazon spokesperson Kristen Kish told The Courier Journal. "We are following guidelines from health...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsThe third confirmed case of the novel coronavirus has been reported at an Amazon warehouse in Jeffersonville, Indiana.An official at the SDF8 fulfillment center on Patrol Road in Jeffersonville told employees in a recorded call Saturday that the worker who tested positive for the virus was last at the facility on April 14. The Courier Journal obtained a copy of the recorded message."We are supporting the individual who is recovering," Amazon spokesperson Kristen Kish told The Courier Journal. "We are following guidelines from health...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsKentucky lawmakers condemned what they described as threats posted Saturday on Facebook against Gov. Andy Beshear that discussed removing him "by any means necessary via the Second Amendment." A post in the a public forum started by Cincinnati Enquirer reporters for community members in the Northern Kentucky county, included the apparent comments that elected officials were pointing out."Down with Beshear! First he denies us our constitutionally protected right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness,"...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsKentucky lawmakers condemned what they described as threats posted Saturday on Facebook against Gov. Andy Beshear that discussed removing him "by any means necessary via the Second Amendment." A post in the a public forum started by Cincinnati Enquirer reporters for community members in the Northern Kentucky county, included the apparent comments that elected officials were pointing out."Down with Beshear! First he denies us our constitutionally protected right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness,"...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsOne of the Democrats competing with Amy McGrath in Kentucky's 2020 Senate race is not letting her forget about Justice Brett Kavanaugh.Mike Broihier, a Lincoln County farmer, launched a surprise attack ad Wednesday morning that calls out McGrath, the primary frontrunner, for her to the U.S. Supreme Court.The ad begins with the  in the fall of 2018 after she had accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s. Kavanaugh vehemently denied those accusations.Broihier narrates the 81-second spot over various news...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsOne of the Democrats competing with Amy McGrath in Kentucky's 2020 Senate race is not letting her forget about Justice Brett Kavanaugh.Mike Broihier, a Lincoln County farmer, launched a surprise attack ad Wednesday morning that calls out McGrath, the primary frontrunner, for her to the U.S. Supreme Court.The ad begins with the  in the fall of 2018 after she had accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s. Kavanaugh vehemently denied those accusations.Broihier narrates the 81-second spot over various news...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsA federal appeals court declined to rule Saturday on Gov. Andy Beshear’s ban on in-person church services at Maryville Baptist Church amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did, however, say that Beshear and other state officials cannot prevent the Bullitt County church from holding drive-in services.Regarding the in-person services decision, the Cincinnati-based panel said it was not comfortable extending an injunction after only being given the case 24 hours earlier."We realize that this falls short of everything the...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsA federal appeals court declined to rule Saturday on Gov. Andy Beshear’s ban on in-person church services at Maryville Baptist Church amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did, however, say that Beshear and other state officials cannot prevent the Bullitt County church from holding drive-in services.Regarding the in-person services decision, the Cincinnati-based panel said it was not comfortable extending an injunction after only being given the case 24 hours earlier."We realize that this falls short of everything the...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsU.S. Sen. Rand Paul did not wear a face mask to a GOP Senate lunch Tuesday, saying he had and therefore has immunity.Multiple news outlets reported on the Kentucky Republican's comments from the lunch, including New York Times congressional correspondent Emily Cochrane."Of all the people you'll meet here, I'm about the only safe person in Washington," Paul said when asked why he was not wearing a mask. "I've already had (the) virus, so I can't get it again and can't give it to anybody." When reached for further comment, a Paul...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsU.S. Sen. Rand Paul did not wear a face mask to a GOP Senate lunch Tuesday, saying he had and therefore has immunity.Multiple news outlets reported on the Kentucky Republican's comments from the lunch, including New York Times congressional correspondent Emily Cochrane."Of all the people you'll meet here, I'm about the only safe person in Washington," Paul said when asked why he was not wearing a mask. "I've already had (the) virus, so I can't get it again and can't give it to anybody." When reached for further comment, a Paul...WW…