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Erik Prince, the founder of security firm, Blackwater USA, is before a House oversight committee Tuesday on Capitol Hill. The hearing offers a rare public glimpse at the media-shy Prince.

A new medical study shows that after decades of increasing life expectancy across the country, people are living shorter lives. And that trend is in part…

Kentucky has unveiled a monument honoring the families of U.S. troops killed in military conflicts.The Gold Star families memorial was dedicated Sunday on…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday announced the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in the state since the pandemic began, with 3,173 newly reported…

The FBI reports that murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults were up in the first half of last year over the same time in 2014. The Justice Department calls overall rates historically low.

Counties surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers are facing high flood levels after the region received several inches of rain over the weekend.…

Consumer prices were flat in January. But since then, gas prices have risen sharply. So upcoming inflation reports may not be as positive.

A settlement has been reached between WFPL’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting and the University of Louisville Foundation in a suit filed by…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in lieu of a statewide, live COVID-19 update released a statement issuing a warning ahead of tomorrow’s holiday.“One negative…

A new Smithsonian exhibit called "Red, Hot and Blue" salutes American musicals, from both stage and screen. The exhibit features songs and artifacts from the great era of Tin Pan Alley classics and lavishly produced musicals...from Dolly Levi's hat in "Hello, Dolly!" to self-portraits by George and Ira Gershwin and Irving Berlin's piano...and anecdotes about the performers and composers who created some of America's most distinctive music. The opening night party brought out some people with familiar names -- Astaire, Gershwin, and Arlen -- as they helped celebrate their famous relatives' accomplishments. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports. reports.