In the aftermath of a raid at a Louisiana racetrack, Kentucky's equine community is worried about what increased immigration enforcement could mean for the industry's workforce.
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The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear told South Carolina Democrats this week that he knows the recipe for winning in the South.
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Kentucky’s public broadcasting stations are set to lose millions of dollars in potential annual funding after Congress passed a $9 billion rescission package Thursday night.
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A new book authored by members of the Hickman County Historical Society tells a detailed history of the area’s place along the Trail of Tears, and the experiences of the Native American people who traveled on it, as they passed through the far western Kentucky county.
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As the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial is commemorated this week, battles over public education continue in Tennessee and surrounding states amid a new wave of government scrutiny.
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Trump is pushing Republicans to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, but Congressman Thomas Massie wants a vote to force his administration to release more information.
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Bookshelves have become battlefields in recent years. Challenges to materials and calls for book bans have climbed to levels previously unheard of across the country as culture wars stoked by political differences have brought the fight into both school and public libraries.
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The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
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Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.
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The world got a glimpse of Marwan Barghouti for the first time in years in a video of a far-right Israeli minister berating him.
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Canada's government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world.
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Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean before weakening on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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The inaugural event is an opportunity for the skilled workers behind the scallop fishery to celebrate the heritage of the fishing community in New Bedford.