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  • Gun Control Battle: Any Room For Political Leeway?
    Gun control advocates are regrouping after the Senate's failure to pass new gun regulations on Wednesday. Host Michel Martin talks about the political news of the week with analysts Maria Teresa Kumar, Lenny McAllister and NPR's senior Washington editor, Ron Elving.
  • Search And Rescue Ongoing After Texas Plant Explosion
    A fertilizer plant exploded near Waco, Texas, Wednesday night. Officials report between five and 15 people were killed, and more than 160 wounded.
  • Texas Town Staggered By Massive Explosion
    When volunteer firefighters in the city of West, Texas, about 20 miles north of Waco, arrived to battle a fire at a fertilizer plant, they encountered a disaster in the making. Steve Inskeep and David Greene have more details on the explosion that followed Wednesday night.
  • Mary Todd Lincoln Subject of Documentary Airing Monday
    Her personality, the times and her background gave Mary Todd Lincoln a place in history and made her one of the more controversial first ladies to occupy…
  • Jennifer Lawrence, Rand Paul Among Time Magazine's 'Most Influential'
    Time magazine has issued its 100 "most influential people in the world" with two Kentuckians on the list. Actress Jennifer Lawrence—an Academy Award…
  • Should we say <em>Germ</em>-an shepherd? Mango Doucleff, of Washington, shows off the bacteria living on her tongue, which also flourish on her owner's skin.
    Bacteria On Dog Lovers' Skin Reveal Their Affection
    Dog owners have similar germs growing on their skin: a signature blend of bacteria from canines' tongues and paws. Scientists couldn't find an analogous signature for cat owners. Perhaps cats are just being selfish.
  • This image shows the remains of a black backpack that the FBI says contained one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon.
    Boston Bombings Bring Out The 'Crowdsleuthers'
    Investigators have said the key clue is likely to come from photos or video taken by the public, and social media sites are buzzing with theories about possible suspects. But with so many images out there, it's like trying to find the one slightly off-white pingpong ball buried under 10,000 white pingpong balls.
  • Lexington Public Library Hosts Victorian Inspired Gala
    The latest in Tween-literature is recreated this weekend by the Lexington Public Library. “Night Circus” author Erin Morgenstern helps in a fundraiser at…
  • The "Gang of Eight" senators hold a news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday to discuss their immigration overhaul bill. The senators, from left, are Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Richard Durbin, D-Ill., John McCain, R-Ariz., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
    Gang Of 8 Champion Plan, Declare 'Year Of Immigration Reform'
    Bipartisan bonhomie broke out Thursday afternoon when four Democratic and four Republican senators made a case for their comprehensive immigration overhaul proposal. "America is an idea; nobody owns it," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. "We've got to create order out of chaos."
  • Federal Grand Jury will Meet to Discuss Richie Farmer
    An attorney for former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said Wednesday that a federal grand jury in Lexington has subpoenaed former…
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