Friends and family said Wednesday a local jail was holding Sarafinah Bukirwa for federal immigration charges and wasn’t giving her proper care.
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Appalachian researchers are working to restore populations of the eastern hellbender, a species of giant salamander struggling to survive amid a changing climate and human activity.
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Protests against AI data centers are scheduled for this weekend across the nation, including Kentucky. A conservative social movement is calling for the public to unite against the energy-guzzling industry.
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The real estate and memorabilia of KFC founder Harland Sanders are going up for public auction. The home of Colonel Sanders, known as Blackwood Hall, and his wife’s restaurant, the Claudia Sanders Dinner House, both in Shelbyville, are for sale.
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Senior Advisor Rocky Adkins has left Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's administration. Adkins' departure signals he's laying the groundwork for a second run for governor.
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Kentuckians with chronic pain are finding it harder to afford medical cannabis. On July 1, an executive order was lifted that gave conditional pardons to patients traveling out-of-state to purchase the drug. They're now finding a large cost disparity between Kentucky and its neighbors.
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The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.
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Margo Howard had a lot of life experience and used it to offer advice for years as "Dear Prudence" for Slate. She died this week at the age of 86.
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It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building.
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The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market. The decision is expected to reverberate throughout the biotech industry.
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Residents of the ancient town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon have endured wars in the past, but the latest conflict with Israel is testing the limits of their endurance.
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Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.
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