Provides the latest RSS feeds for Kentucky News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Louisville News.net http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/cat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 23:27:34 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:27:34 -0400 30 When HealthFirst Bluegrass announced the clinic space on 496 Southland Drive, well-known Lexington real estate broker Ken Silvestri praised the $625,000 property as having proper zoning and plenty of parking. The property had 58 parking spaces, according to a map included in the property lease.Three weeks later, developer Ted J. Mims bought a second adjacent parcel on behalf of HealthFirst, this ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214608536/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:13 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214608536/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa JACKSON, Ky. - An eastern Kentucky coroner says the identities of two people found in a burned out car in 2012 have been confirmed.Breathitt County Coroner George Griffith told WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/16vl1bx) on Friday that the victims were Michael Hufstetler and his wife, Crystal Hufstetler. They were found in October by hunters.Griffith said both had been shot to death before the vehicle was ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214608537/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:11 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214608537/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A standoff lasting nearly 12 hours came to an end early Saturday morning in Shively. The man police were after, Jerry Ross, is dead. Police have not determined how Ross died. He was married to Gloria Ross, a homicide victim found shot to death Thursday night. Family members discovered her body in the backyard of her home on Fernheather Drive. She had been shot multiple ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214607978/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 20:23:30 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214607978/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Oxbow, after a sixth-place showing at the Kentucky Derby, led wire-to-wire to claim victory Saturday at the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes. The horse, ridden by veteran Gary Stevens, dashed the Triple Crown hopes of Orb, which finished fourth ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214607279/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 19:29:00 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214607279/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Joseph Boggs, who has hearing and vision problems, used a Braille display device connected to his iPad. Joseph, 13, has grown confident with technology thanks to training by the Kentucky Deaf-Blind ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214607358/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 19:21:37 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214607358/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Dunbar , Kanawha County , West Virginia Adults and kids got out Friday and headed to the park Saturday.It was all part of National Kids Back to the Park Day.Some families stopped by the Dunbar Wine Cellar Park, where lots of activities for kids and adults were available. Events included a fishing tournament, archery, frisbee games, bike safety instruction and even a meet and greet with real ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214606269/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 17:39:59 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214606269/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214604917/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:34 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214604917/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa http://bit.ly/113IXtJ ) that the charges were dismissed Friday because there isn't enough evidence to proceed to trial. Clarke says if more evidence is found, the charges could be ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214605165/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:31 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214605165/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa When Louisville became the first city south of the Mason-Dixon line to require businesses to serve people regardless of their race or religion 50 years ago, teenagers were a driving force behind the ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214604529/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 14:49:20 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214604529/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa FREMONT, Calif. -; In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214603985/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:11 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214603985/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.Bernanke told a college graduating class Saturday that the long-range practical consequences of innovations such as faster computers and the Internet are hard to predict. But he said inventors have only ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602370/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 11:42:09 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602370/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The french fries arrive soggy, and the chicken has long since lost its crunch. A 12-piece bucket goes for about $27 here - more than twice the $11.50 it costs just across the border in Egypt.And for fast-food delivery, it is anything but fast: It took more than four hours for KFC meals to arrive here on a recent afternoon from the franchise where they were cooked in El ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602782/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:00 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602782/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told deputies she used a blanket to break the glass on her neighbor's front door so she could let two small dogs out of the ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602783/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 11:27:00 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602783/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) -- As soldiers at Fort Knox are preparing for a summer deployment to Afghanistan, officials at the central Kentucky Army post are launching an Adopt a Platoon ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602785/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:59 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602785/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa http://bit.ly/107t6im ) reports that first lady Jane Beshear made the announcement that Maysville in northeastern Kentucky and Bardstown in central Kentucky have made the list. The other communities already certified by the state include Berea, Covington, Danville and ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602784/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:59 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602784/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa RADCLIFF, KY (WAVE) - The Kentucky Lottery is waiting for a big winner to come forward in Hardin County. Kentucky Lottery officials said a ticket matching five white balls, but not the Powerball, was sold at the Smitty's on Logsdon Parkway in Radcliff for Wednesday's drawing. The ticket is worth $1 ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602080/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:56 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214602080/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa The colt will face eight rivals at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday. If the horse wins, he gets a shot on June 9 to try for the first Triple Crown win since 1978 at the Belmont Stakes. Orb will break from the one post during the race. Trainer Shug McGaughey said Friday he was pleased with the horse and does not see any problems ahead of the race. Eleven horses have won the ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214601367/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 09:45:45 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214601367/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A standoff lasting nearly 12 hours came to an end early Saturday morning in the Shively neighborhood. The man police were after, Jerry Ross, is dead. Police have not determined how Ross died. He was married to Gloria Ross, a homicide victim found shot to death Thursday night. Family members discovered her body in the back yard of her home on Fernheather Drive with ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214601066/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 08:43:24 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214601066/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Multi-million dollar dreams are running through a lot of heads - $600 million dollars worth of them. The Powerball jackpot Friday climbed to the highest ever in U.S. history, second highest ever in the world. There are a lot of ways people try to boost their odds including shopping at the store that a WAVE 3 News Troubleshooter investigation found to be Louisville's ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214599183/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 04:33:46 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214599183/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LAUREL COUNTY, KY (WAVE) – A woman allegedly went to extreme lengths to let out her neighbor's dogs. According to Laurel Sheriff's Senior Sgt Greg Poynter, at 4:50 p.m. Friday deputies received a call a woman had broken into a home on Chaney Ridge Road. Deputies arrested Regina Napier, 47, in connection to the crime. Poynter said Napier was highly intoxicated on controlled ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214599184/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 04:33:46 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214599184/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Few will forget the dramatic images from May 17, 2012 when two broad daylight shootings in a busy neighborhood showed how brazen suspects of violent crime can be. Police said that incident is an example of a disturbing trend that shows suspects are willing to shoot at officers when ever and where ever.Training commanders at the Jeffersontown Police Department are working ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214599185/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 04:33:45 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214599185/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa A man was arrested Friday at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597870/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 02:25:31 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597870/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Kentuckiana residents will get the chance to build their skills and get a little help in finding a new job. Next month, Congressman John Yarmuth will be holding his annual "Building your Skills" workshop at Jefferson Community and Technical College. According to Yarmuth's website, the workshop is "designed to help Louisvillians obtain the skills they ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597231/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 01:19:58 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597231/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Many Louisville residents traded in their four wheeled transportation for the two wheeled kind. Friday was Bike to Work Day in the River City as part of the Mayor's Healthy Hometown Movement. Six locations around town were set up so participates could meet and ride together. At lunchtime, cyclists were celebrated at 4th Street Live! with a bike giveaway and were ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597230/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 01:19:58 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597230/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa When selecting a target, most burglars said they considered the close proximity of other people including: traffic, people in the house or business and police officers; the lack of escape routes; and signs of increased security -- including alarm signs, alarms, dogs inside and outdoor cameras or other surveillance equipment. (UPI Photo/Ezio ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597461/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:30 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214597461/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A mother is facing charges after allegedly abusing her 5-week-old child. According to a report filed by Louisville Metro police, on Friday, Jordan Hunt, 19, lifted the infant by the torso and then squeezed the child out of frustration. The report claimed the child suffered bruises to the hip and chest in addition to scratches to the back and neck. Hunt is charged with ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214596497/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:47 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214596497/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - More police testimony was heard in court Friday during the murder trial of Jeffrey Mundt. On Thursday, Jurors listened to Mundt's interviews with Louisville Metro police following the discover of Jamie Carroll's body in June 2010. Carroll disappeared in December 2009. His body was found six months later buried in the basement of the home Mundt shared with then ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214596496/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:47 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214596496/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Shively Police Chief Kevin Higdon said Ross' family members went over to her house after they could not get in touch with her. That is when they discovered the body and called 911. Higdon said her death is being considered a ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214596495/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:46 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214596495/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW ALBANY, IN - The mother who was discovered dead with her two young children in a New Albany creek killed them before she drowned, according to New Albany police.' Police say Jaime Clutter died from hypothermia and drowning, but they are not exactly sure if she committed suicide or if her death was accidental. No matter the case, it's a heartbreaking situation that has impacted ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214595775/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:39 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214595775/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Restaurateur Jeff Ruby tweeted Friday afternoon that he plans to open a restaurant in Lexington's long-delayed CentrePointe development downtown in May 2015."BREAKING NEWS: Jeff Ruby's opening at CentrePointe dtn Lexington, May 2015," read the tweet from user @TheRealJeffRuby.However, the Cincinnati steakhouse magnate's corporate office said that Ruby would not be ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214595922/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:01 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214595922/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE -- A Navy SEAL was killed and seven others were injured when a Humvee overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, military officials said ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214595253/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 21:29:21 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214595253/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa FORT THOMAS, Ky. - A Kentucky veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan has died in an explosion in Kabul that killed at least 15 people including six Americans.The father of Michael Robert Bradford, 26, of Fort Thomas and Augusta, Ga., said his son was smart, good in different sports and about to become a father.Gary "Moose" Bradford, also of Fort Thomas, told The ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214594132/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 20:43:40 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214594132/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa (Reuters) - The jackpot for the Powerball lottery has soared to a record $600 million and the top prize may swell to nearly $1 billion if no one draws the winning numbers this weekend, a lottery official said on ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214594126/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:57 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214594126/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A Golden Alert issued for a man in Jefferson County has been canceled. According to Louisville Metro police, Stewart Cleaver, 64, was located in West Virginia on ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593389/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:26 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593389/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592816/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:11 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592816/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Thirty-five-year-old software engineer Mike Caldwell mints physical versions of bitcoins at his shop in Sandy, Utah, cranking out homemade tokens with codes protected by tamper-proof holographic seals, a retro-futuristic kind of prepaid cash. The currency made its online debut only four years ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593587/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 19:33:56 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593587/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Longtime Lexington news anchor Jennifer Palumbo will begin leading a 4 p.m. weekday newscast on WKYT (Channel 27) in addition to anchoring the 10 p.m. newscast on sister channel WDKY (Channel 56).Palumbo got her start at WYMT in 1994, and then moved to WKYT, where she worked her way up from weekend producer to weekday anchor. She took a break from the business in 2005, returning in 2007 for the ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593588/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 19:33:55 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593588/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW YORK - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is promising to unveil "something special" Monday in New York as she tries to attract more traffic and advertising to the Internet company.The Sunnyvale, Calif., company gave no further details Friday other than that Mayer will be discussing a product. Reporters are being invited to attend the 5 p.m. event at a lounge located in New York's Times ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593589/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 19:33:54 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214593589/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A portion of Dixie Highway and several surrounding roads are shut down due to a police situation. According to MetroSafe, around 4:30 p.m. Friday Shively police were dispatched to a home in the 2900 block of Dixie Highway. Police have surrounded the home and believe a suspect in connection the shooting death of Gloria Ross, 48, may be inside. According to the ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592406/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:20 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592406/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW YORK - NewsRight, an organization created to turn unauthorized publishers of newspaper content on the Internet into licensed customers, said it is disbanding and transferring its operations to Moreover Technologies, which monitors how Moreover's clients are portrayed in the media.NewsRight said that Moreover will get the NewsRight brand and will offer new contracts to the ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592407/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:11 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592407/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Canadian man is accused of stalking and harassing the family of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and is awaiting a July 23 trial date in the Jefferson County jail.Officials allege 23-year-old Han Cong Zhao contacted Lawrence's brother, Blaine, more than 200 times before flying to Louisville April 18 and that he continued trying to contact him when Zhao was ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592409/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:07 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592409/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa The retirement crisis is deepening, with recent generations of Americans less financially prepared for their golden years than their parents or grandparents, according to a new study. The study by the Pew Charitable Trusts suggests that people who retire in the next quarter-century could suffer declining standards of living compared with earlier generations, a rare and troubling phenomenon in ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592408/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:07 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214592408/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW YORK, N.Y. - Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is extending the stock market's rally. U.S. stock indexes rose for the fourth week in a row and are at record levels. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 121 points to close at 15,354 Friday, an increase of 0.8 per ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591660/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 18:03:13 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591660/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW YORK -- A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession.The study found that members of Generation X, who are now between 38 and 47 years old, lost almost half their wealth between 2007 and 2010. Young baby boomers, who are between ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590386/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:16:13 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590386/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW YORK -- It's the narcissist rally.Sure, there are plenty of forces pushing stocks higher - record corporate earnings, small investors finally buying again, signs the U.S. economy may be strengthening, central banks flooding the financial system with money.But you may want to spare a thought, and a healthy dose of worry, for what is one of the biggest, and least appreciated, reasons for ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590387/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:16:12 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590387/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW YORK -- The nation's largest retail industry organization fired back Friday, outlining reasons why a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchants to undue legal exposure. The move came as U.S. retailers face increasing pressure from a large coalition of religious groups and investors to work together to develop a plan."It is a very ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590734/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:16:04 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590734/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa RARE DROP: Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday. It was only the third drop for the S&P 500 index this month.THE NEWS: Applications for unemployment benefits rose last week and manufacturing slowed in the mid-Atlantic region. Wal-Mart Stores sank after warning of weaker earnings ahead.FINAL SCORE: The Dow ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591244/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:58 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591244/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa NEW YORK - Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen ... until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.Does this mean Windows users can let go of MacBook envy? Sort of. The jump in resolution with the Toshiba ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591245/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:58 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591245/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company.The social network's market value was more than $100 billion.Now, Facebook's stock is trading roughly 30 percent lower and has not hit its IPO price of $38 per share. Today, Facebook is valued at around $63 billion.In the year since its initial ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591249/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:56 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591249/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Police have issued an Amber Alert for a Georgia toddler who allegedly was abducted by her father and could be in severe danger. The pair could be travelling through Kentucky - they have family in Michigan, according to an alert from the emergency broadcast system that interrupted cable programming in Lexington and surrounding areas. According to Georgia police, Sorelle Torrez, 2, was abducted by ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591246/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:56 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591246/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.According to the affidavit, obtained by WSMV-TV, Alissa Owen told police on Wednesday that Haas had been sending threatening text messages since Nov. 2011, shortly ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591248/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:55 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591248/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday.The news on the U.S. economy gave investors little to get excited about. Applications for unemployment benefits rose last week and manufacturing slowed in the mid-Atlantic region. Wal-Mart Stores sank after warning of weaker earnings ahead.The Dow Jones industrial average ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591247/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:55 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591247/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa WASHINGTON - Legislation cleared the House on Friday that would place stricter requirements on the federal agency overseeing Wall Street to assess the costs and benefits of its regulations before they are issued.The bill passed on a 235-161 vote mostly on party lines. It was the latest salvo against the Securities and Exchange Commission by House Republicans, who opposed the 2010 financial ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591250/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:54 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591250/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Tendai Charasika has succeeded Bobby Ferreri as executive director of Greater Louisville Inc.'s Enterprise Corp. He shown here in a 2010 photo that accompanied an article on his Forty Under 40 recognition. Tendai Charasika has succeeded Bobby Ferreri as executive director of Greater Louisville Inc.'s Enterprise Corp., an agency that supports entrepreneurship and fast-growth ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591061/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 16:21:40 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214591061/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels.A few of the FT's dozens of Twitter feeds and blogs broadcast messages supporting Syrian President ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214589917/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:51 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214589917/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa FILE - In this May 18, 2012, file photo, provided by Facebook, Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, rings the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market, from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Amid the hype and excitement surrounding Facebook's initial public offering, there were looming doubts. Potential investors wondered whether the social network could ... http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590055/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:05 -0400 http://www.louisvillenews.net/index.php/sid/214590055/scat/7dea3e4d4c76f3fa