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This presidential election is the first since the disputed one of 2007 that prompted widespread tribal violence. Today,gunmen stormed a polling place in Garissa killing 19.

Flexing its financial muscle the campaign to re-elect Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is reporting it raised $2.2 million in the second quarter

By Al Cross, Director, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community IssuesWEKULexington, KY – How to sort out conflicting polls from Rasmussen Reports and…

Terry Gross speaks with Wilbert Rideau, an inmate serving a life term at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. As a special correspondent for Fresh Air, Rideau reports on various aspects of life, culture and rehabilitation at the penitentiary. In this segment, we focus on the issue of literacy, education programs and self-education at Angola.

Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday morning. One person was killed and one person injured.

This is a compilation of work by WKMS during the immediate aftermath of the December 10th tornado outbreak that ravaged many communities in western Kentucky.

GE Appliances received reports of 37 injuries, including three injuries from serious falls. It is offering consumers a free in-home repair.

The global HIV epidemic continues to expand, with more than 40 million people now estimated to have the AIDS virus, the United Nations says. The epidemic shows no signs of abating in southern Africa, but in some countries prevention efforts are finally starting to pay off.

The man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks undergoes a third day of questioning at an undisclosed location. Pakistani police arrested Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a senior al Qaeda member, on March 1. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld calls the reported abuses of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. soldiers "unacceptable." The U.S. Army says it is investigating the deaths of 10 prisoners and the alleged abuse of 10 more in prisons across Iraq and Afghanistan. Rumsfeld speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.