Three Jewish women got their day in court Monday as they challenged Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban, saying it interferes with their religious beliefs about life and ability to become pregnant.
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President Biden's team says he won't be part of the Commission on Presidential Debates plan. But he said he would be open to two televised debates, in June and September.
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In a blistering and unanimous opinion, the judges called TWRA’s legal defense of its tactics a “disturbing assertion of power on behalf of government”
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Polling locations across Kentucky will open Thursday through Saturday so people can vote early in this month’s primary election.
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Howell, Bechler competing for 1st District senate office, while Heath faces Holloway for 2nd District Representative
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The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District this weekend on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. This year's lineup includes Americana artist and West Kentucky native S.G. Goodman. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Goodman ahead of her Friday night performance.
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The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District this weekend. This year's lineup includes headlining rock artist Paul McDonald, an Alabama native and American Idol alum. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to McDonald ahead of his performance.
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Two state departments say they are open to further regulating industry
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Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. That's a sign of the growing financial stress that some families are feeling in an era of rising prices and high interest rates.
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The Biden administration is quadrupling tariffs on China-made EVs. The tariffs are part of a broad swath of protectionist policies first imposed by former President Trump.
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The border collie-papillon mix got a round of "app-paws" for her surprise win after finishing the race in under 30 seconds. She is the first mixed-breed and first 12-inch dog to win the competition.
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The huge container ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems the day before it left the Port of Baltimore, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by federal investigators.
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Caitlin Clark has sold out arenas nationwide. But can she, alongside 2023's Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, turn around the league's worst team? Or will the Las Vegas Aces pull off a three-peat?
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The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. At least 40 were injured.