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For the first time since Tennessee adopted a new lethal injection protocol, a post-execution autopsy has been released. It shows that Byron Black developed pulmonary edema — a form of lung damage.

The shooting death of hard-right activist Charlie Kirk has spurred a wide array of reactions on social media, and Tennesseans are being disciplined or fired for their posts online.

Public anger is growing over rising electricity prices nationwide. In West Virginia, Appalachian Power customers have been paying hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden costs.

The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether they should allow taxpayer dollars to fund public charter schools.

The festival benefitting A Soldier’s Heart, Bluegrass & Muddy Waters began in 2015 as a one-day event. Since then, it has transformed into a three-day festival featuring live music and family activities, along with food and craft vendors and a beer garden.

The bimonthly event at West Kentucky Community & Technical College puts artists together onstage, where they take turns performing and discussing songs. This installment features Steven Green, Wyatt Espalin and Mark Donham.

For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.

Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.

NPR talks with Margus Tsahkna, the foreign minister of Estonia, about Russia's alleged incursion into Estonian airspace and NATO's response.

Chess Jakobs' new play "The American Five" tells the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. and his closest allies planned the March on Washington. NPR speaks with Jakobs and Ro Boddie, who plays King.

In making unsupported claims about autism, the Trump administration is "pointing the finger" at parents and making them feel guilty, says autism community advocate Colin Killick.

The comedian was suspended for nearly a week by ABC's parent company, Disney, before returning to airwaves on Tuesday night.