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Ford will build an electric truck in Louisville, but the new assembly process requires fewer workers
Ford Motor Company plans to invest nearly $2 billion in the Louisville Assembly Plant to expand and build a new midsize electric truck. Its plans will require an expansion and retooling of the entire factory, but will mean fewer jobs.
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- USDA approves of D-SNAP relief for Kentucky disaster areas
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Philip Miller's sinister thriller is set in a Great Britain that's lost its bearings. But even when she's terrified, fictional journalist Shona Sandison will always risk everything to get the story.
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A group of religious leaders and immigrant advocates is suing to block a new Tennessee law that would impose criminal penalties for housing immigrants without legal status. -
Manuel-Andres was taken into custody June 4 for allegedly being in the country illegally, despite his attorneys saying the 18-year-old native of Guatemala had legal authorization to be in the U.S. -
Most Americans believe that a college education is vital for success, but confidence in higher education — especially private universities — is declining, according to the latest polling by Vanderbilt University. -
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded more than $7.4 million to "Backroads of Appalachia." The eastern Kentucky nonprofit promotes scenic drives on existing roads. -
For transgender youth in Kentucky, a new Supreme Court ruling ensures they'll remain unable to get gender-affirming hormone therapy in their home state. -
Rare blue-ghost fireflies are generally associated with the southern Appalachian region, but researchers say their range is likely bigger than that — expanding all the way to north central Kentucky.
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The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms. -
Businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order as gangs underscored the challenges facing the Caribbean nation. -
The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility in south Florida's Everglades is detrimental to the environment. -
The 59-year-old star of the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman says he wants to join the fight against illegal immigration. -
Thursday's move would compel colleges to report more data about the students they enroll and those who apply, including applicants' race and standardized test scores. -
Using advanced DNA-analysis techniques researchers in New York City identified three more victims of the 9/11 terror attacks that occurred nearly 24 years ago.
