Kentucky

News from the state of Kentucky

Whiskey makers face worsening hangover from trade dispute

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A hangover from Trump-era tariff disputes could...

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state...

Severe storms, tornadoes possible across the Deep South

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The prospect of more tornadoes overnight and into Thursday across the Deep South had forecasters advising residents to take extra precautions...

Man who killed 2 at supermarket pleads guilty to hate crimes

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man serving a life sentence in prison for fatally shooting two shoppers at a grocery store has pleaded guilty...

Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity

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In the months since the police killing of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the United States, American corporations have emerged as an...

CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state...

Booker ‘strongly considering’ 2022 Senate run in Kentucky

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, who nearly pulled off an upset in last year's Senate primary, said he's “strongly considering” another run for...

Kentucky lawmakers advance bipartisan election reform bill

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — In sharp contrast to bitter partisan battles being waged elsewhere over election laws, Republicans and Democrats in Kentucky were on the...

Kentucky House passes new rules for filling Senate vacancies

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FRANKFORT, Ky — Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would remove Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s ability to appoint a member of his own...

McConnell backs new process to fill Kentucky Senate vacancy

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Mitch McConnell has given his blessing to legislation to change how a vacant U.S. Senate seat would be filled in his...