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Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.
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Former Secret Service agent Logan Forsythe, a Democrat, told Kentucky Public Radio he is getting into the U.S. Senate race to fight for the social programs he relied on growing up.
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A Kentucky judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make the Cabinet for Health and Family Services implement a 2024 unfunded law — which intended to help kinship care families — and cooperate with a related investigation.
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Edgar spent his post-political career focused on developing government leaders
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Apple is putting its trust in a Kentucky plant that will become the exclusive producer of cover glass for every iPhone and Apple Watch sold. Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Friday it plans to triple production capacity at its plant in Harrodsburg and increase the workforce by 50%.
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President Donald Trump’s decision to send the national guard to Memphis has been met with praise from Republicans in Washington, D.C., but closer to home, the response has been more tepid.
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For the first time since Tennessee adopted a new lethal injection protocol, a post-execution autopsy has been released. It shows that Byron Black developed pulmonary edema — a form of lung damage.
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For NPR's Word of the Week, we're getting hot: During the Ottoman Empire, people used devices called "zarfs" to hold their coffee cups. Here's what to know about this word's history.
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The Fed is likely to lower interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to cushion the sagging job market. The move comes as policymakers face growing pressure from Trump.
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President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century.
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In one of the most buzzed-about productions of the Broadway season, former Bill & Ted actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter unite once again in "Waiting for Godot."
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President Trump is in the United Kingdom for a rare second state visit that includes pageantry, policy and protests.
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NPR plans to make trims totaling more than $5 million over the course of the coming fiscal year to bring its annual budget into balance. Meanwhile, local stations are asking for more help.