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By Jacque DayFrankfort, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Education plans to announce Phase II finalists for Race to the Top Tuesday at 1 PM Eastern Time.…

By Angela HattonFrankfort, KY – Kentucky is one of fourteen states left out of the first round of federal "Race to the Top" education funding. Kentucky…

In Baghdad, top U.N. weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei say they see "the beginning of a change of heart on the part of Iraq." But they also express caution, and warn Iraq to take more steps to facilitate the inspection process. NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Baghdad.

By APKnoxville, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority's top executive is expected to answer questions behind closed doors for seven hours today about the…

By Drew AdamsMurray, KY – West Kentucky Community and Technical College is one of ten finalists in a nationwide search for the best Community College. The…

A popular TV cooking competition is coming to the commonwealth. Bravo has announced that its next season of “Top Chef” will be filmed in Kentucky. The…

Michael Moore's documentary about President Bush's war on terror -- Fahrenheit 9/11 -- has won the Palme d'Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The politically charged film explores the links between the Bush family and Saudi Arabia. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan.

Sullivan is the author of the critically acclaimed books, The Meadowlands and A Whale Hunt. His new book is Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants. One reviewer writes, "in prose worthy of Joseph Mitchell, a... skittering, scurrying, terrific natural history." Sullivan is a contributing editor to Vogue and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker.

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Intelligence Council has withdrawn his agreement to serve in that position. Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat, has accused those who opposed his selection for the job of attacking him with lies.

Commentator Bill Langworthy helps to get his nephew, Thomas, into a highly competitive Manhattan pre-school.