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Thousands turned out across Kentucky for a day of peaceful protest. Many wore inflatable animal costumes, carried signs and chanted protests against the Trump administration.
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After public outcry and pressure from lawmakers, Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration found the funding to support senior meal programs across the state.
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In rural Kentucky, where federal Medicaid cuts are expected to hit hard, providers are considering expanding mobile health options.
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Advocates are concerned funding cuts proposed by the Trump administration could eliminate some forms of disability services, including all University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
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Karen Petrone is a history professor at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of a few books focusing on Russian and Soviet history including “Life Has Become More Joyous, Comrades: Celebrations in the Time of Stalin” and “The Great War in Russian Memory.”
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The 2025 session of the Kentucky legislature may have ended in March, but businesses and advocacy groups still spent $10 million lobbying lawmakers in the subsequent five months.
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A month after the Trump administration revoked his security clearance, former CIA officer and veteran Joel Willett is running for one of Kentucky’s two U.S. Senate seats.
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The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton is celebrating its centennial this year. As UKREC marks its milestone anniversary, the center is also continuing its years-long recovery from the December 2021 tornado outbreak that damaged or destroyed most of the buildings on the research station’s campus.
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On Wednesday, the president showcased models for a grand new monument to be added to the gateway of the National Mall: a large, neoclassical arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged figure.
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President Trump says he will meet with the Russia president in Budapest, after high level meetings next week that would include Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Rebecca dominates du Maurier's legacy, but she wrote plenty of other macabre novels and short stories. A collection called After Midnight gathers 13 of these tales, with an intro by Stephen King.
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NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night.
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Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.
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Consumer Reports expressed concern about high levels of lead in some two dozen protein powders, but only with repeated high exposure. Here's what to know before you make your next grocery run.