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The trial will determine the 28 athletes who will represent the United States in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. -
Critics of a proposed data center in Franklin have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn arecent vote by the local planning and zoning commission, marking the second lawsuit over the controversial project. -
Kentuckians charged with low-level crimes often brought on by substance abuse or mental illness can avoid incarceration by participating in specialty courts. But the next two-year state budget being crafted in the General Assembly threatens to eliminate that option. -
The first Kentuckian to die in the conflict with Iran will return home this weekend to Hardin County. The body of Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington will arrive at Fort Knox on Friday. -
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that would opt Kentucky into a federal scholarship program for K-12 students. House Bill 1 would allow students to receive scholarships for private school tuition funded by donors receiving a federal tax credit starting in 2027.
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Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesGasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz. -
U.S. Central Command via APU.S. mail service to the Middle East has been suspended indefinitely amid reports of food shortages on U.S. warships in the region. -
Six months into a ceasefire that promised an end to the war and a surge of aid, people say recovery hasn't even yet begun.
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In one of the most intense attacks of the year, dozens of Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv and other parts of the country Wednesday night and Thursday morning, killing at least 18 people.
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Thousands of displaced people are flooding back into southern Lebanon after a 10-day ceasefire between the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah and Israel began at midnight on Friday.
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Shawn Lockhart/CDC via APThey can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.
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