The need for a special legislative session to address storm damage recovery in Kentucky hinges on the Trump administration’s decisions on pending disaster assistance requests, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters Thursday.

Congress is considering major cuts to SNAP food assistance benefits. They could have an outsized impact in Appalachian Kentucky, where more than one in five rely on the benefits.

At a McCracken County Public Library talk set for Thursday, Mayfield Mayor Kathy O'Nan will reflect on the process of rebuilding the town. She said she will highlight the city's initial focus on debris removal, which delayed rebuilding for a year, but will discuss efforts to rebuild and revitalize the Graves County seat.

Ernesto Manuel-Andres was greeted by a community celebration for his returned to southern Kentucky after he was released from a federal immigration detention center in Louisiana.

Five airlines have submitted bids to provide essential air services out of Paducah’s Barkley Regional Airport. The new EAS contract would kick in toward the end of the year.

Long-planned Kentucky State Capitol renovations are pushing Frankfort lawmakers into temporary chambers. The renovations are estimated to stretch for three years.

Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.

The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to strengthen over the next several days and says it could become a hurricane by late Thursday.

Trump's expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times the city has been under tighter federal control.

Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles. Then he landed the role of Joel on Somebody Somewhere and everything changed. His new memoir is Actress of a Certain Age.

After cryptic Instagram posts and a surprise countdown clock, Swift announced early Tuesday that her new album will be called The Life of a Showgirl. The cover art and release date remain a mystery.

President Trump says that the announcement of this year's Kennedy Center honorees will come Wednesday.