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Mercy Health, Baptist Health Deaconess, other western Ky. hospitals expand visitation policies following decline in COVID-19 cases

Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah and Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville recently announced they will expand their respective visitation policies in response to a decline in COVID-19 cases in western Kentucky.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joins fellow anti-abortion activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, on Dec. 1, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Facebook suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account over COVID misinformation

The 24-hour Facebook suspension came a day after Twitter permanently suspended the Republican's personal account on that platform.

The Justice Department building on a foggy morning in 2019 in Washington, D.C.

The Justice Department will create domestic terrorism unit to counter rising threats

The announcement was made Tuesday by Matthew Olsen, the head of the department's National Security Division, and comes as the nation faces a constellation of extremist threats on the home front.

This illustration photograph taken on July 19, 2021 in Istanbul shows a physical banknote and coin imitations of the Bitcoin crypto currency. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Crypto ads are a Super Bowl talker, with floating QR codes and Larry David

As cryptocurrencies become more popular, crypto companies are tried to drum up excitement at the Super Bowl.

U.S. Capitol Police ordered the evacuation of the Capitol complex after an unidentified single-engine plane was spotted in a restricted airspace. The plane was part of a planned military flyover of nearby Nationals Park, though the Capitol Police had not been given advance notice of the flight.

U.S. Capitol Police say an 'extremely unusual' oversight triggered Capitol evacuation

The evacuation was prompted after a plane tied to a planned flyover of nearby Nationals Park entered restricted airspace. The Capitol Police had not been given advance notice of the approved flight.

An Iraqi soldier stands guard June 10, 2006, at the scene of the air strike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in Hibhib, Iraq. Bulldozers cleared part of the site and filled a 40-foot-wide crater left by the bombing.

U.S. Military: Zarqawi Died from Bomb Blast

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi lived for 52 minutes after a U.S. warplane bombed his hideout northeast of Baghdad, and he died of extensive internal injuries consistent with those caused by a bomb blast, the U.S. military said Monday.

Remembering the Era of the Bundt Cake

The recent death of H. David Dalquist, inventor of the bundt cake pan, has reminded many cooks of the beautiful, easy cakes that quietly fell from fashion. Essayist and food afficianado Bonny Wolf has fond memories of the days of the bundt cake.

High Toll Feared as Quake Strikes South Asia

At least 1,000 people are believe dead in Pakistan and India after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 hit early Saturday morning. The quake was centered about 60 miles north of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.

Encore: Scientists hope a volcano's song could contain clues to its future eruptions

Scientists have recorded a song coming from a volcano. They think the musical notes may someday be useful for predicting dangerous eruptions. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 6, 2022.)

China Eastern Airlines jet carrying 132 people crashes in mountains

A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a remote, mountainous region of China Monday. There do not appear to be any survivors. Investigators are on their way to the scene.

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