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  • Of all the issues facing the elderly today, Kentucky Commissioner of Aging and Indpendent Living Deborah Anderson said apathy is the one that she fears…
  • Experts say it's hard to pinpoint what lies ahead for Apple, now that its visionary chief has left the helm. The company's history proves it is not as successful without Steve Jobs, but it is better-positioned this time around.
  • The remarks of Mario Vargas Llosa at the Nobel lecture celebrating his receipt of the prize for literature in 2010 have been published. The speech praises the value of fiction. Alan Cheuse, who teaches writing at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., has a review — and contrasts Llosa's thoughts with those of novelist Phillip Roth, who's been quoted recently as having lost his interest in fiction.
  • Some lawmakers have solved the usual August problem of rowdy town hall meetings: They're skipping those open, unregulated forums, and instead appearing before smaller, select audiences.
  • A project meant to connect community leaders in nine central Kentucky counties is being launched Friday. The ‘Bluegrass Connector Project’ hopes to…
  • Several female police officers from around the world Thursday were tested on their driving and shooting at a Lexington police range.A small group of…
  • The couple lives in Ocracoke, N.C. and they're staying to take care of everything they own.
  • Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney has been meeting with voters in New Hampshire. At this week's town hall sessions, he's faced tough questions about climate change and the future of Medicare and Social Security. Romney downplayed new polls showing he is no longer the GOP presidential frontrunner, thanks to a surge by new candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
  • Two clowns walked into a Colorado jewelry store this week, guns blazing. The men wore white face paint, black lipstick and wigs. The duo made off with the loot but the joke's on them. Sonny's Rocks Jewelry Store does not display real jewelry. The cases are full of fake gold and platinum.
  • Tripoli, says NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, "is not going to be falling back into the hands" of those loyal to the long-time Libyan leader.
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