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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.

The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves says they’ve already found hundreds of wild bee species midway through a multi-year project to inventory and protect the pollinators native to the state.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume "powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police."

With a wild card invitation, the tennis legend is making history in her return to the U.S. Open later this month as the oldest singles player to take the court in more than 40 years.

Federal officials in Washington, D.C. swept through a large homeless encampment Thursday and dismantled it. It's part of the Trump administration's purge to crack down on crime across D.C.

A year ago, on Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Why are health experts so frustrated by the world's response?

A group of religious leaders in Washington, D.C. is criticizing President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the District's police force, saying his rhetoric is dehumanizing and counterproductive.

President Trump says he'll know "probably in the first two minutes" whether Vladimir Putin is serious about ending the war in Ukraine, touting his past relationship with the Russian leader.