Kentucky lawmakers heard testimony Thursday over a proposal to ban machine gun conversion devices (MCDs), also referred to as “Glock switches” or “auto sears,” that convert semi-automatic weapons into fully automatic ones.

Kentucky officials told agencies that provide senior nutrition programs that they will no longer receive a higher level of support that allowed them to eliminate waitlists.

A group of musicians from around the region have teamed up to host a fundraiser show supporting Paducah Cooperative Ministry in a tribute concert to legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s career.

A Kentucky organization is looking to help anyone in need of free menstrual products through a network of pantries it plans to set up across the Commonwealth.

While visiting Murray State University on Wednesday as part of a week-long education initiative, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell also spoke about how tariffs are impacting Kentucky farmers and how the state agriculture department is advocating for those workers.

In rural Kentucky, where federal Medicaid cuts are expected to hit hard, providers are considering expanding mobile health options.

Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina called for dialogue "to find a way out of this situation" and said the constitution should be respected.

In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on.

The ICE detention center in Folkston, Ga., is expanding to become one of the nation's largest immigrant detention centers. Operated by a private prison corporation GEO Group, it will hold more than 3,000 detainees.

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.