In two different cases, the Kentucky Supreme Court is set to either affirm or limit the Democratic governor’s appointment power.
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The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Trump said.
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A Kentucky judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make the Cabinet for Health and Family Services implement a 2024 unfunded law — which intended to help kinship care families — and cooperate with a related investigation.
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Edgar spent his post-political career focused on developing government leaders
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Apple is putting its trust in a Kentucky plant that will become the exclusive producer of cover glass for every iPhone and Apple Watch sold. Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Friday it plans to triple production capacity at its plant in Harrodsburg and increase the workforce by 50%.
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President Donald Trump’s decision to send the national guard to Memphis has been met with praise from Republicans in Washington, D.C., but closer to home, the response has been more tepid.
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For the first time since Tennessee adopted a new lethal injection protocol, a post-execution autopsy has been released. It shows that Byron Black developed pulmonary edema — a form of lung damage.
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The shooting death of hard-right activist Charlie Kirk has spurred a wide array of reactions on social media, and Tennesseans are being disciplined or fired for their posts online.
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Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's Ashley Montgomery has the story of legendary athlete Lynette Woodard.
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The restless musician, sporting less electronic gear than usual, spotlights the acoustic warmth of her instrument in pieces stimulated by Bach's cello suites.
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It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.
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Before there was Rodgers and Hammerstein, there was Rodgers and Hart. Richard Linklater's new film meets lyricist Lorenz Hart on the night he's watching his partnership with composer Richard Rodgers fade away.
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Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the 50th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.
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When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Trump on Friday, the mood is expected to be very different from their first Oval Office encounter in February.