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  • Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.
  • Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack but now supports his bid to return to the White House.
  • An Iraqi nuclear scientist who spent years in the Abu Ghraib prison under Saddam Hussein has emerged as a top U.N. choice to become prime minister in Iraq's interim government, an Iraqi official says. A moderate Shiite, Hussain al-Shahristani is known for his management skills and has no formal ties to any Iraqi political party. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.
  • The House of Representatives will be under new management in 2007, but leadership posts within each party are undecided. Maryland's Steny Hoyer wants to be Majority Leader, but Nancy Pelosi backing Rep. John Murtha. Republican Speaker, Dennis Hastert, says he won't run for a leadership post, creating room at the top for the new minority party.
  • Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he wants to pump more money into education and is willing to make budget cuts elsewhere to free up the money.Beshear…
  • By Tony McVeighFrankfort, KY – In Frankfort, two men have been chosen to fill top positions at a couple of Kentucky government agencies. Craig Dilger has…
  • By APFrankfort, KY – Economists predict Kentucky's general fund revenues will exceed previous estimates by about $192 million this fiscal year. Deputy…
  • The Kentucky Lottery Corporation says it has reached $15 billion in sales since the lottery was started in 1989.At a board of directors meeting yesterday…
  • The number of coronavirus cases in Kentucky now exceeds 10,000, according to a tweet from Governor Andy Beshear.State Public Health Commissioner Steven…
  • Senate Republicans blocked a plan to move forward on legislation Friday to establish a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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