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Georgia Power/U.S. Department of EnergyCrowds packed three separate meeting rooms at West Kentucky Community & Technical College in Paducah Wednesday for the Public Service Commission’s hearing on nuclear power generation, part of a series of meetings taking place across the state this spring. Several people used the opportunity to publicly criticize a pair of nuclear projects underway in the area. -
Austin Anthony/Kentucky LanternThe GOP-controlled Kentucky General Assembly has backed adding a statue of longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell to a prominent location in the state Capitol. However, not everyone loves the idea.
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Former state senator who lost to Pritzker in 2022 wins GOP nomination for governor for second try -
The top four Democratic hopefuls to take over Sen. Mitch McConnell’s open seat took to the debate stage Tuesday, bashing the president in sharp contrast to their Republican rivals. -
Disregarding the Democratic governor’s veto, lawmakers vote to finally push through priority legislation opting Kentucky into a federal tax credit for educational scholarships. -
Lawmakers decided not to vote on a bill Tuesday that would restrict food assistance eligibility requirements for Kentuckians. -
The top three Republicans vying for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat sparred in Louisville Monday in the first debate ahead of the May primary. -
The number of ICE detainees in Kentucky jails has more than doubled, and almost three-fourths of them have no criminal record or pending charges, according to an analysis by the League of Women Voters of Kentucky.
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The White House has depicted the war in Iran online with videos that weave real life images of missile strikes and destruction with clips from video games, sports clips, and action movies. -
With tens of thousands of suspected cases, the government is aiming for 2.5 million jabs a week. The response has been encouraging — but also worrisome. -
The third (and final) installment of this Hollywood satire finds C-lister Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) helming an AI-written show. -
Researchers have found that athletes experience emotional abuse more than any other form of harm. Some athletes maintain that this kind of abuse by coaches can cause lasting, even irreparable damage. -
Bloopers have usually been funny endnotes to funny movies. They peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but are seemingly fading away. -
Extreme TSA lines at airports have left many passengers scrambling to rebook flights missed due to delays. But while airlines say they're helping flyers, they're not obligated to do so.
