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  • Newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (right) during a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad on Wednesday. Sharif has vowed to end U.S. drone strikes in the country.
    Pakistan's New Government Protests U.S. Drone Strike
    Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has promised to push back on the strikes, lodges a formal protest with a top U.S. envoy in Islamabad.
  • Fallen Troops Arrive In Dover, Attended By Obama
    President Obama added a trip to Dover Air Force Base to his schedule Tuesday. He was on hand — with top military leaders — for the return of the remains of U.S. military personnel killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
  • Candidates for Lexington Mayor Face Off
    Lexington’s three candidates for Mayor faced off Thursday in a debate sponsored by the Lexington Forum. Incumbent Jim Gray was joined by challengers Danny…
  • The four candidates for Idaho governor (left) at Wednesday's GOP gubernatorial debate. The debate was held at Idaho Public Television studios.
    In Idaho, A Debate Like You've Never Seen Before
    When two long shots joined the top Republican candidates for governor at a debate Wednesday, they produced a night to remember.
  • GOP Sending Mixed Signals On Sequester
    The House speaker wants senators to act. The top Senate Republican says it's time to work on a compromise. And the Republican National Committee says the cuts would be "negligible compared to Obama's disastrous fiscal record."
  • Jiang Jiemin, left, is the latest Chinese official to come under scrutiny for possible corruption.
    Another Chinese Official Caught Up In Corruption Probe
    Jiang Jeimin, who oversees China's state-run companies, is being investigated for a "serious violation of discipline."
  • EKU President: COVID-19 Zero Tolerance Policy Now In Effect For Students
    Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaddin is urging students at the Richmond school to stay alert to coronavirus prevention measures. The…
  • America's Most Expensive Storms
    Six of the 10 most expensive storms since 1900 have hit since 2000. But after you adjust for increases in population and wealth, the picture looks different.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
    U.N. Unanimously Approves Second Term For Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
    Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will serve in the top job for another five-year term. Ban ran unopposed.
  • Writer and critic NELSON GEORGE
    2: Writer and critic NELSON GEORGE. George is one of this country's most prominent chroniclers of black music and culture.. He was the black music editor at "Billboard," for seven years, and is a regular columnist for the "Village Voice." His new book "Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos: Notes on Post-Soul Black Culture," (published by HarperCollins) is a collection of his writings and covers the last two decades in Black urban culture. George also edited the book, "Stop the Violence," a collaboration of top rappers working to end black-on-black violence. George's earlier books include a history of Motown called "Where Did Our Love Go?" and "The Death of Rhythm and Blues."
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