The Jefferson County Republican Party has selected a candidate for a special election in Louisville’s South End that railed against the women of his generation through online posts, using vulgar epithets.
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An electric vehicle battery manufacturer in Hardin County is being sued for allegedly violating labor laws. Employees of BlueOval SK say they’re not receiving overtime pay for work performed outside their scheduled shifts.
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The impeached mayor of London, Kentucky, is back on the job after a court overturned his removal from office. Randall Weddle appealed the decision earlier this month by the London City Council to oust him as mayor.
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With food insecurity rising, Kentucky continues to aggressively investigate individuals on fraud allegations, with some legal experts claiming they rely too much on faulty evidence.
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Daviess County Public Library is facing an ongoing campaign from local Christian conservatives and Christian Nationalists seeking changes in how it handles certain materials. Some of the more vocal activists argue their recommendations better protect children from harmful or inappropriate material, but opponents fear it's the start of a more extensive effort to restrict or remove materials relating to sexuality, gender identity, human anatomy, race, and diversity.
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Carp have increasingly become a nuisance in waterways across the country. A southern Kentucky high school teacher and his students are using the invasive fish to feed injured raptors, like bald eagles, vultures and hawks.
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The alleged leader of the scheme, a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria, also tried to sell counterfeit works supposedly by Frida Kahlo, Amadeo Modigliani and Peter Paul Rubens, authorities say.
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China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework."
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Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits.
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The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris last weekend.
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Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 hurt at historically Black university's homecoming fest in PennsylvaniaOne person was killed and six more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University.
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Thailand and Cambodia have signed an expanded ceasefire agreement during a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump.
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