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The Puerto Rico Police Department has been accused of a pattern of unconstitutional activities and civil rights abuses. The accusations come after an investigation the U.S. Department of Justice launched in 2008. The DOJ issued a report last week citing excessive and deadly use of force, unlawful searches and seizures and discrimination, among other issues. Host Michel Martin and Lieutenant Governor of Puerto Rico Kenneth McClintock discuss the report and the government's responses.

The Better Business Bureau is reminding University of Kentucky students, especially those new to the area, to stay vigilant when it comes to offers that…

In Libya, the airwaves have been liberated from years of control by the regime of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Now, Libyans can hear foreign radio broadcasts, express themselves freely on call-in shows and listen to music with messages that would have once gotten them thrown into prison.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials say the Kennedy and Clark Memorial bridges can handle the additional traffic load from the Sherman Minton…

An adult and 10 children were injured Monday morning when a Bowling Green Independent Schools bus collided with a car at Russellville Road and Campbell…

Deepening concerns that debt-troubled Greece might default — and increasingly strident comments by several politicians in Germany about that possibility — helped send European markets sharply lower Monday. One German politician said it can't be ruled out that Greece might have to leave the eurozone. French banks — which are heavily exposed to the Greek debt — were particularly hard hit Monday, with some leading banks down more than 10 percent.

A food safety expert says there are a few possible explanations for a new recall of ground turkey involving the same plant and the same strain of drug resistant bacteria that led to a massive recall in August.

A Chinese-built oil rig is expected to begin drilling exploratory wells in Cuban waters 60 miles from the Florida Keys as soon as November. And a group of U.S. oil spill experts says American trade sanctions against Cuba stand in the way of proper spill preparation and coordinated cleanup.

Cook County recently passed an ordinance that requires its jail to free inmates wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, unless the federal government agrees in advance to pay for extended confinement — something federal officials say they don't do. Other counties may soon follow suit.

Work to widen a major artery in southwest Lexington is proceeding, but slower than commuters, construction workers and government officials had hoped.…