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Incumbent Cut Out in District Judge Race

By Angela HattonCalhoun, KY – The non-partisan election for 45th District Judge ended in a tie last night. Challengers Steve Lamb and Brian Crick both…

NRC Monitors Honeywell Progress

By Angela HattonMetropolis, IL – Representatives of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will likely continue to monitor the Honeywell nuclear fuel plant for…

Dates Sought for Negotiations

By Angela HattonMetropolis, IL – Negotiation leaders for the United Steel Workers and Honeywell corporation are seeking a date for resumed bargaining. The…

Proposed Kentucky Debt Limit in Senate

By Drew AdamsMurray, KY – A proposal to set a debt limit on state spending is expected to receive an initial vote Wednesday in the Senate Committee on…

Graves County Wins Region One Tournament, Moves To Sweet Sixteen

The Graves County Eagles beat the Calloway County Lakers 63 to 50 in the Association’s Region One Boys’ Basketball Championship yesterday The Eagles are…

Paducah Election Preview

As Kentuckians go to the polls tomorrow, Paducah residents will narrow the field of candidates for Mayor and City Commissioner. Four people are vying for…

Tim O'Brien was a foot soldier during the Vietnam War. "The problem for me really is that I questioned the rectitude of the war," he says. "I thought I was doing the wrong thing by being there."

Fresh Air Weekend: Author Tim O'Brien; Behind The Scenes Of The Capitol Insurrection

O'Brien discusses late-in-life fatherhood and his experiences in Vietnam. David Bianculli reviews Behind Her Eyes. New Yorker writer Luke Mogelson reported from inside the Senate on Jan. 6.

Republican House candidate Harriet Hageman speaks to supporters Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Cheyenne, Wyo., after defeating Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., in the Republican primary.

Who is Harriet Hageman, the woman who beat Liz Cheney in the Wyoming House race?

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Hageman after Cheney broke with fellow Republicans to impeach Trump and criticize his handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

A Mega Millions sign displays the estimated jackpot of $1.35 billion as a customer purchases a ticket at the Cranberry Super Mini Mart in Cranberry, Pa., on Jan. 12, 2023.

A winning ticket for the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Maine

The winner, whose name is not yet known, overcame steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million, which led to three months of drawings without a claim on the jackpot.

An Afghan woman walks with her children amid debris after a powerful earthquake struck Herat province in western Afghanistan on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.

Powerful earthquake hits west Afghanistan, a week after strong quakes in same region

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

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