Paducah’s 8th of August celebrations – a regional holiday that marks when some Black Kentuckians and Tennesseans learned that slavery had been abolished in America – kick off Wednesday.

The U.S. Department of Justice has settled a civil lawsuit against Ascend Elements, which was once building a massive battery plant in western Kentucky. The company was accused of inflating the cost of labor and construction for a battery recycling plant in Christian County that would serve the electric vehicle industry.

Some of the specific communities that could potentially host a nuclear waste site were redacted from the public-facing version of the state's proposal.

Volunteer State voters will weigh in on a number of races Thursday, with state primaries and county general races up for grabs.

Data center development is a fast growing industry, with projects popping up in seemingly every corner of the country. But that’s not been the case in West Virginia so far. Now, state officials are rolling out the red carpet for the expensive and increasingly expansive projects.

Republicans and Democrats shared the stage at this year’s annual Fancy Farm political picnic in western Kentucky Saturday, with the open U.S. Senate seat top of mind and next year’s gubernatorial primaries shaping up.

A 73-year-old retired nurse's decision to learn to write Tibetan language offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet.

El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall.

Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight.

Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.

Even as the band has changed and reinvented itself, the Grateful Dead's fanbase has proven to be uniquely and consistently renewable — a cosmic inheritance passed down from one generation to the next, welcoming younger Deadheads with open arms.

The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.