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07/13/2025

Two women died Sunday at a Lexington church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed.

Two women died Sunday at a Kentucky church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed.

07/13/2025

A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns downriver in Thailand, as China's influence in the sector looms large.

07/13/2025

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 30 people on Sunday, including six children at a water collection point, local health officials said, despite attempts by mediators to bring about a ceasefire.

At least six children were killed in an Israeli strike on a water collection point. The Israeli military blamed a technical error which made its munition fall "dozens of meters from the target".

07/12/2025

David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was 83.

David Gergen worked in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as a speechwriter, communications director and counselor to the president, among other roles.

07/12/2025

A pair of switches that control the fuel supply to the engines were set to "cutoff" moments before the crash of Air India Flight 171, according to a preliminary report from India's Air Accident Investigation Bureau released early Saturday in India.

Indian investigators determined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was properly configured and lifted off normally. But three seconds after takeoff, the engines' fuel switches were cut off.

07/12/2025

Good morning, folks! Kicking off Music From The Front Porch at 10:04 CST. So much new music to get to, including S.G. Goodman, Kelsey Waldon, James McMurtry, Shelby Means, Willie, Lukas, Tyler and more. We'll even throw in some brand new John Hartford covers. Stream it live at wkms.org.

07/12/2025

President Trump visited a storm-torn Texas on Friday as the fate of the nation's top federal disaster agency remains uncertain.

The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump promised federal support, but his team emphasized the state's role.

07/11/2025

A new documentary released by Appalshop this week follows the nonprofit cultural preservation organization’s efforts to restore its archives nearly three years after historic and deadly flooding rocked eastern Kentucky, and severely damaged the group’s headquarters.

07/11/2025

As homelessness rises in Kentucky, especially outside the two largest cities, the Trump administration wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support for state housing programs.

07/11/2025

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures are on the decline, allowing for the emergence of disease.

07/11/2025

Following a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told the Council for Postsecondary Education it should end its policy of giving in-state tuition to undocumented students who graduate from Kentucky high schools.

Attorney General Russell Coleman says defending Kentucky’s regulations allowing in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants is “a losing fight” in a letter urging the state to drop the policy.

07/11/2025

Researchers at Princeton University say threats against local school officials across the U.S. have shifted and grown in recent years. Some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ+ policies, and the targets held a variety of political views.

Researchers at Princeton University say some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ+ policies and that the targets held a variety of political views.