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John Rogers receives a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Taylorsville, Ky., on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the retiree was persuaded to get the shot. “They said, ‘You know, the vaccine may not be 100%, but if you get COVID, you’re in bad shape, Rogers said. “You can die from it. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan) Credit: The Associated Press
TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. (AP) John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old retiree from rural Spencer County, Kentucky, was persuaded to get the shot.
RALEIGH, N.C.
A North Carolina Superior Court judge put a small-town newspaper editor behind bars last month after one of his reporters used an audio recorder for note-taking purposes at a murder trial a punishment the paper and media rights groups consider excessive.
Judge Stephan Futrell sentenced Gavin Stone, the news editor of the Richmond County Daily Journal, to five days in jail before having the editor hauled off to jail. Stone was released the next day but still faces the possibility of more time in lockup.
Brian Bloom, the paper’s publisher, acknowledged that his reporter shouldn’t have had the recorder in court because it was not allowed but criticized the judge’s move to imprison an editor for a minor infraction committed by a colleague.
Bryan Anderson July 06, 2021 - 10:12 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â A North Carolina Superior Court judge put a small-town newspaper editor behind bars last month after one of his reporters used an audio recorder for note-taking purposes at a murder trial â a punishment the paper and media rights groups consider excessive.
Judge Stephan Futrell sentenced Gavin Stone, the news editor of the Richmond County Daily Journal, to five days in jail before having him handcuffed in court and hauled off to jail. Stone was released the next day but still faces the possibility of more time in lockup.
Brian Bloom, the paper s publisher, acknowledged that his reporter shouldnât have had the recorder in court because it was not allowed but criticized the judgeâs move to imprison an editor for a minor infraction committed by a colleague.
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) â Kentucky state Sen. Tom Buford has died, Senate President Pro Tempore David Givens announced Tuesday. He was 72 years old.
Buford, of Nicholasville, represented the 22nd District in the Kentucky Senate for more than 30 years. He served as Senate Republican whip from 1991 to 1992.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle mourned Buford’s passing Tuesday, expressing condolences for his family members.
In a statement, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recalled Buford as a âa giant of the Kentucky Senate.”
âI had the pleasure of working closely with Tom and know how deeply committed he was to our state and its people,â McConnell said. âTom was unafraid to take on tough issues and fought hard for Kentuckyâs most vulnerable, with a special focus on the disabled. The impact of his work could be felt far beyond the borders of his State Senate district, improving the lives of Kentuckians throughout the Commonwealth.â
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