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Lawyer Says Sandusky Hasn't Discussed A Plea

Melissa Block talks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the latest from the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to retire the Bull Run Fossil Plant by December.

Study: TVA’s coal pollution causes 241 premature deaths each year

The Tennessee Valley Authority's four remaining coal plants could cause more than 2,000 premature deaths in the next decade, according to a new report from the Sierra Club. The report also found the federal utility has the largest mortality rate from coal burning of any parent company in the nation. TVA currently causes 241 premature deaths per year due to its contributions to soot pollution, also called fine particulate matter.

Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton was fired by President Biden Monday for a series of ethical violations, including his not being present on the grounds during the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol.

Biden fires the architect of the Capitol after bipartisan criticism from lawmakers

An inspector general investigation found that J. Brett Blanton had misused government vehicles and "impersonated a government agent," among other ethical violations.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to questions in Parliament Cape Town, South Africa, on Sept. 29, 2022, where he denied allegations of money laundering while being questioned over a scandal that threatens his position and the direction of Africa's most developed economy.

South Africa's leader faces calls to resign over charges of cash stuffed in couches

The calls for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign follow allegations that Ramaphosa tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash stuffed into couches at his farm in 2020.

The screen on the phone console at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau.

Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records

The Associated Press is protesting what it calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion into its news gathering. The target of that wrath is the U.S. Justice Department, which secretly collected phone records for several AP reporters last year.

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou leaves federal court in Alexandria, Va., on Monday.

CIA Officer Charged With Leaking Information

A former CIA officer has been charged with leaking classified information to reporters. The Justice Department alleges that John Kiriakou, 47, leaked the name of a covert CIA operative and confirmed that another was involved in a counterterrorism operation.

After more than three decades, Kathy Walsh is out as leader of the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. Her exit follows a federal investigation.

Longtime Tennessee domestic violence leader is out following critical federal investigation

One of Tennessee's leading domestic violence prevention nonprofits will transition to a new leader.

Click on the map to explore geographic variations in Medicare payments per enrollee.

Flaws In How Medicare Estimates Costs Mar Payments To Hospitals, Doctors

A report from the Institute of Medicine says Medicare needs to make a "significant change" to the ways it evaluates salaries of health care workers and real estate costs. Major changes to these calculations would affect the bottom lines of thousands of practitioners and institutions.

Ryan Van Velzer is Kentucky Public Radio's new managing editor

Louisville Public Media’s former energy and environment reporter will lead statewide politics coverage and manage a collaboration of Kentucky public radio stations.

People color in a U.S. electoral map during a 2020 presidential election watch party at the U.S. embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

This year’s Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here’s why

Differences in how quickly each state’s counties can report this year’s election results may lead to another “blue shift” or “red mirage” on the presidential electoral map.

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