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04/02/2025

A Tennessee proposal that would challenge federal education rights for immigrant students is headed to the state Senate floor. The bill passed its final committee vote 7-4 on Tuesday with two Republicans dissenting.

04/02/2025

Dawson Springs is still on the long road to recovery the December 2021 tornado outbreak. A loan approved through FEMA has helped fund essential services in the wake of that disaster, but city officials say their access to those dollars has been frozen.

Dawson Springs is still on the long road to recovery after the western Kentucky community was devastated by the December 2021 tornado outbreak. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a loan to help fund essential services in the wake of that disaster, but city officials say their access to...

04/02/2025

Officials with the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center are forecasting a significant chance of a tornado outbreak across western Kentucky and Tennessee as well as in southern Illinois, Indiana and Missouri Wednesday evening.

04/02/2025

Twenty-two states say the Trump administration is illegally freezing money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The administration says the funding is just being "reviewed" and isn't frozen.

04/02/2025

4/2/25: A Tornado Outbreak is expected across parts of the Mid MS and Lower OH Valleys into the eastern Ozarks today. Numerous tornadoes, including multiple long-track EF3+ are likely. Severe storms are also possible from north TX to the Great Lakes. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/

04/01/2025

The Trump administration is getting blowback for confirmed and potential errors in its rush to deport hundreds of men to El Salvador last month.

This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.

04/01/2025

A House panel on Monday voted to advance a bill that would abolish the Tennessee Human Rights Commission over objections from some Democrats that the legislation could jeopardize the rights of Tennesseans to seek justice for their discrimination claims.

Bill would transfer civil rights enforcement power to the Attorney General, whose embrace of conservative causes has been criticized by Democrats as politically motivated

04/01/2025

The Trump administration began sending notices of termination to thousands of staffers at federal health agencies Tuesday, according to interviews with employees and officials at multiple agencies and e-mails reviewed by NPR.

Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.

04/01/2025

Current and former USAID staff are raising questions about the U.S. response to the earthquake that rocked Myanmar and surrounding countries on Friday, particularly after massive budget cuts and the termination of nearly all staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The White House and former USAID staff have differing views on the nature of the U.S. response to the earthquake that struck Myanmar and neighboring countries.

04/01/2025

Pesticide companies are among the wealthiest corporations in the world. These behemoths are not, however, without a weak spot: liability to lawsuits filed by ordinary citizens. But that could soon change in Tennessee.

Pesticide companies are among the wealthiest corporations in the world. Take Bayer: The chemical and pharmaceutical corporation made about half of its $50 billion revenue last year from pesticide and seed sales.

04/01/2025

Sen. Cory Booker spent Monday night on the Senate floor, delivering a nonstop speech protesting the Trump administration's policies.

The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.

04/01/2025

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has placed its entire staff on administrative leave.

The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

04/01/2025

What a powerful conversation at the Women Who Lead panel with West KY NOW.

“There’s not a person in this room who doesn’t have something to offer. Go out and get involved!”

Thank you to the panelists and all who attended. There are so many ways to help our communities grow. Share your time, your dollars, your skills, your positive change. You’ve got this!

03/31/2025

In a ruling that could reshape France's political future, a French court on Monday convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from running for public office for five years.

A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty on Monday in an embezzlement case and barred her from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect. Le Pen's lawyer said she would appeal.

03/31/2025

The last day of March commemorates labor activist and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, whose fight to better the lives of the nation's farmworkers helped improve the inhumane working conditions of the vital, but often overlooked industry.

Cesar Chavez Day celebrates the life and legacy of the labor rights icon.

03/31/2025

Republican lawmakers voted late last week to override Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of House Bill 90, which they say clarifies when life-saving abortions are legal. But it adds anti-abortion language and could subject doctors to tougher scrutiny in court.

The Kentucky General Assembly just enacted its first substantial update to the state's abortion ban since that law took effect in 2022.