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The Kentucky General Assembly’s GOP supermajority waited until the final day before the veto period to pass a two-year state budget and a bill spending $1.7 billion on specific projects.
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The clock is ticking as the GOP-controlled Kentucky General Assembly races to pass bills ahead of the governor’s veto period this week. On Tuesday they advanced bills addressing pesticides, Medicaid spending, elections and more.
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Republican Auditor Allison Ball released a report Monday investigating hundreds of cases in which the state housed children in unusual settings she said were often unsafe with little oversight.
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Forever chemicals or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are human-made substances that come from substances like Teflon, non-stick coating, some cosmetics, carpets and various industrial products. Some PFAS can take hundreds of years to break down naturally. Exposure has been linked to increased cancer risks, developmental delays in children, hormone interference and other issues.
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Sgt. Benjamin Pennington was a 26-year-old soldier from Hardin County. On March 1, he was injured during an Iranian attack on a military base in Saudi Arabia. He died Sunday.
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Tennessee leaders have publicly backed ICE activity nationwide, but balked, in some instances, closer to home
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The Boring Company has officially began drilling a tunnel between downtown and the airport. City officials and residents remain unclear about the potential impact to Nashville’s underground environment, the company’s plans for extreme weather, and the supposed public benefit of the tunnel.
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Gov. Andy Beshear dismissed an attempt by lawmakers to expand the Kentucky Public Service Commission without the governor's input.
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From Rhysand in A Court of Thorns and Roses to Kingfisher in "Fae and Alchemy," Anthony Palmini is a voiceover star for romantasy's bestsellers — a book genre that continues to explode.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, about the use of AI by the Pentagon.
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Human remains found in a church in the Netherlands could be those of d'Artagnan, one of the legendary French swordsmen who inspired the novel The Three Musketeers.
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President Donald Trump said he has "no problem" with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade.
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Violence erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite early Sunday morning as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group.
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The Huskies beat Duke with a 3-pointer from the logo with 0.4 seconds left by Braylon Mullins, who grew up just outside of Indianapolis.