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Former Tennessee commissioner Matt Van Epps will face off against state Rep. Aftyn Behn in December’s general election.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is suing Roblox, calling the gaming and social media platform the "website of choice for child predators."

The crime rate on Murray State’s main campus has gone up for the third straight year, according to an annual university safety report released last month.

Data from the study shows one county jail in Kentucky had contracted with ICE to hold roughly 120 detainees in January. By August, nine county jails held more than 900.

Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in the raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment.

Tuesday’s congressional primary will determine the final matchup for the Dec. 2 general election to replace former District 7 Congressman Mark Green. Green announced an early retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives less than six months into his term, triggering this special election.

As the ceasefire began, Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages freed by Hamas. Amid the rubble in Gaza, families begin to find their way home.

Clashes in recent days have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan is grappling with militant attacks that have increased since 2021, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.

A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.

Raila Odinga — the towering figure of Kenyan politics who helped usher in multiparty democracy and a new constitution — has died in India at 80.