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Kentucky’s public broadcasting stations are set to lose millions of dollars in potential annual funding after Congress passed a $9 billion rescission package Thursday night.

A new book authored by members of the Hickman County Historical Society tells a detailed history of the area’s place along the Trail of Tears, and the experiences of the Native American people who traveled on it, as they passed through the far western Kentucky county.

As the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial is commemorated this week, battles over public education continue in Tennessee and surrounding states amid a new wave of government scrutiny.

Trump is pushing Republicans to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, but Congressman Thomas Massie wants a vote to force his administration to release more information.

Bookshelves have become battlefields in recent years. Challenges to materials and calls for book bans have climbed to levels previously unheard of across the country as culture wars stoked by political differences have brought the fight into both school and public libraries.

Higher education leaders told legislators Tuesday that each of the Commonwealth’s public schools is complying with a new law eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at those schools. However, lawmakers had concerns for some of the schools – including Murray State University and the University of Kentucky – about whether they were fully in line with the new legislation.

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.

At its peak, China Evergrande Group was worth more than $50 billion. But it all came crashing down in 2021. It was massively in debt and unable to complete some existing projects.

Seven years after they merged, the soft drink maker and coffee pod innovator will become separate companies again. CEO Timothy Cofer said separate coffee and beverage businesses would be more nimble.

It began on the edgy margins of a mainstream festival — which it's now eclipsed. But nearly 80 years on, performers and spectators say rising costs threaten the Fringe's alternative vibe.

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures from The Wizard of Oz donated by composer Harold Arlen's sister-in-law Rita Arlen.

The detention, which was expected, happened after Abrego Garcia walked into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Baltimore for a check-in after being released from custody on Friday.