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President Obama wants Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon. Hagel's confirmation would put four men with close ties from their Senate days at the center of the nation's foreign policy and national security policymaking. And that's something Obama is willing to fight for.

President Obama has nominated his counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, to lead the CIA. Brennan's work with the agency under George W. Bush has been controversial, and he's also drawn criticism for his lead role in the Obama administration's use of unmanned drones.

Tunisian authorities have released a man who has been suspected of being involved in the attack that left the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans dead. The man's lawyer says there's no evidence to connect his client to the attack. He was recently questioned by the FBI.

The 113th Congress reconvened this week with 84 newly elected members. Kentucky Public Radio's Kenny Colston travels to Lexington, Ky., to meet the newest member of the Kentucky Republican delegation, Andy Barr.

About 13 percent of U.S. women go on drinking binges each month, say officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The damage from binge drinking runs the gamut from death to unintended pregnancy. Public health officials say binge drinking can be curbed with greater awareness and thoughtful interventions.

A charter school bill has been filed in the Kentucky House and supporters hope the less aggressive approach will help get it passed this year. Rep. Brad Montell, R-Shelbyville , crafted the law with help from the Kentucky Charter School Project. It’s a coalition including several organizations that have argued for charter schools the past couple years. Spokesman Joe Burgan says the bill attempts to appease opposition in the General Assembly by offering a trial run first. “There is one big difference from past legislation and that is that this is a pilot program," he says. Under the law, 75 schools would be allowed to apply for charter status over a five-year period, according to Burgan. Forty-two states have some form of charter school legislation, but Kentucky has been unable to garner support. Burgan says historically teachers unions have opposed charter laws, making it difficult to get them passed. Last year, charter legislation received a hearing in the House Education Committee for the first time. Under the bill proposal, the pilot program would begin during the 2014-2015 school year.

The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) is bringing a FREE Department of Homeland Security-certified course on Responding to the Functional…

In the 1800s, Eggner’s Ferry consisted of a small platform propelled by a blind mule hitched to a sweep pole. Now, in place of a ferry, a bridge stands,…

Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been host to a popular gun fair for almost 30 years. But in the aftermath of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the town has been sharply divided over whether the next show, opening Friday, should continue as planned.

Superstrains of gonorrhea, which are resistant to all antibiotics, have cropped up in Europe and Asia. Now Canadian doctors report the first failure in North America of the usual antibiotic for gonorrhea, leaving just one drug left to fight the sexually transmitted germ.