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The 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection.
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Tennessee will be the first state to pilot the White House’s immigration agenda, which focuses on increasing verification for legal residents and requiring local law enforcement to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Kentucky Republican Congressman James Comer has joined a legislative effort to delay the enforcement of new federal regulations on hemp that are currently set to take effect later this year – ones that some farmers and business owners say would devastate the hemp industry.
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The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing knew of a defect in the MD-11 cargo plane in 2011. Their update came just after reporters got their first look at the site of the UPS plane crash that killed 15 people.
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Winners of the Paducah-McCracken County NAACP chapter's 2026 Fredrickia Hargrove-MLK Jr. Essay and Poster Contest share their prize-winning works with WKMS. This year's contest theme was "Empowering Our Youth to Be Agents of Change."
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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is featured on a USPS forever stamp. Hundreds of Louisvillians gathered to celebrate the moment.
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The state’s new domestic violence registry is live on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation website. But so far, it does not include much information.
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Reporters from across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state — the impact and how officials are responding.
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Trump officials have called the victim a "domestic terrorist." State officials warn such unfounded accusations threaten the integrity of the federal investigation.
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Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accuses the federal government of a 'cover up,' and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., warns White House against attempts to "shut down an investigation."
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WFIU listener Mark Minster of Terre Haute, Ind., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.