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  • Twenty-one soldiers and their family members became U.S. citizens following a ceremony held Monday at 101st Airborne Division Headquarters.
    Soldiers, Families Earn Citizenship
    On Monday, 21 soldiers and their spouses became citizens of the United States in a naturalization ceremony held at the 101st Airborne Division (Air…
  • Margaret Sanger, who established Planned Parenthood, poses in 1916 outside the Brooklyn Court of Special Sessions after her arraignment for distributing information about contraceptives in New York.
    How Birth Control And Abortion Became Politicized
    Historian Jill Lepore writes about the early history of the birth control and abortion movements in this week's New Yorker. "I think it's easy to lose perspective [that] actually the arguments made by one side or another have switched sides over time more than once," she says.
  • First Confirmed Case of Influenza in Kentucky
    Kentucky Department for Public Health officials are urging Kentuckians to get a flu vaccination after the season’s first lab-confirmed case of influenza…
  • A man checks a stock exchange monitor outside a bank in Milan, Italy. Italy's key borrowing rate spiked Wednesday well above the 7 percent level that eventually forced other eurozone countries to seek bailouts.
    Italy's Debt Woes Roil World Markets
    Even with a government shakeup, markets are still worried that Italy is headed toward default. The interest rate on the country's debt has shot up to 7 percent and with an economy as big as Italy, there may be no will — or money — for a European Union rescue.
  • Has Iran Become Less Dangerous?
    A new U.N. report presents more evidence than ever before that Iran's nuclear program is geared toward military purposes. Yet the country has been hampered by both regional rivalries and its own economic and political problems.
  • State Announces $4 Million in Homeland Security Grants
    The state on Wednesday announced $4.1 million in State Homeland Security Grants for 125 projects across Kentucky. The funding supports 911 programs,…
  • Breathitt Volunteer Fire Dept. Sees Dream Come True
    The new home of the Rousseau Volunteer Fire Department stands high off Route 30, with its bright red metal exterior shining proudly over the peaceful…
  • Counterfeit Money in Eastern Kentucky
    Some fake bucks are being found in Jackson lately, and it has nothing to do with deer season. These kind of bucks have to do with counterfeit money being…
  • Improvements for Hiking/Biking Trail in State Park
    Work has begun on a new mountain bike and hiking trailhead at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. The Friends of Pennyrile group received a matching grant…
  • International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde delivers her speech at the International Finance Forum in Beijing.
    IMF Chief: World Could 'Face A Lost Decade'
    Christine Lagarde said the world economy has entered a "dangerous" phase and called for bold action.
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