Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years, the pharmacy chain said on Tuesday. It's part of the company's plan for a turnaround, as it faces retail competition and lower prescription payouts. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

The Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program has run out of money, it announced on Tuesday, after warnings that funding would soon run out following increased demand from hurricanes Helene and Milton. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

Brian Keith Moore has spent most of his life in prison, serving a death sentence for a 1979 murder. Now, Moore and his defense attorneys from the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy say they have DNA test results that show he's innocent. wkms.org/criminal-justi…

Tennessee doesn’t have an abortion referendum on the ballot this year, but the state House race in District 75, which encompasses the city of Clarksville, may yield the clearest indication yet of how much the issue sways Tennessee voters. Tennessee Lookout wkms.org/government-pol…

Liam Payne, a singer who rose to fame as a member of the chart-topping boy band One Direction, has died while in Buenos Aires. He was 31. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

The Kentucky Constitution only lists “citizens” as persons entitled to vote. If Amendment 1 passes in this year's general election, it would add language to ban noncitizens from voting. wkms.org/government-pol…

China's decision to end international adoptions has sent shockwaves through the adoption community and angered families still in the process of adopting children from China. But some adoptees say they support China's decision. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered," a “despicable human being" and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader. wkms.org/government-pol…

TikTok developed an internal strategy to use its platform to influence Sen. Mitch McConnell, one of the most powerful Republican lawmakers in Washington, according to recently revealed portions of a lawsuit. wkms.org/2024-10-17/tik…

This election cycle, AI-generated synthetic images have proliferated on social media, often after politically charged news events. People watching online platforms and the election closely say that these images are a way to spread partisan narratives. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

Ballard County Schools pulled some books from its high school library shelves after a mailer in support of the state’s so-called “school choice” amendment was sent out earlier this week questioning whether they were appropriate for students. wkms.org/education/2024…

Tennessee's limited emergency healthcare exceptions in its near-total abortion law are so vague that doctors have a legitimate fear of prosecution or professional discipline for performing medically necessary abortions, a chancery court ruled. Tennessee Lookout wkms.org/government-pol…

The Kentucky Public Radio Voter Guide is here! Information on contested state races, ballot amendments and ballot questions about medical marijuana businesses showing up in more than 100 cities and counties is available here: wkms.org/2024-10-18/202…

The Israeli government said a drone targeted the prime minister’s house Saturday, though there were no casualties, as Iran’s supreme leader vowed Hamas would continue its fight following the killing of the mastermind of last year’s deadly Oct. 7 attack. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

Former President Donald Trump, whose bid for the White House has been dominated by his increasingly hardline anti-immigration rhetoric, is vowing to use an obscure, centuries-old law to expedite the removal of undocumented migrants from the U.S. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating Tesla's “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

Treehouse Foods, an Illinois-based manufacturer, is recalling a flurry of its frozen waffles that were sold at major supermarket chains due to listeria contamination concerns. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…

The Catholic Church has long been a powerful opponent of abortion in the United States. In fact, it’s one of the largest private entities bankrolling campaigns against abortion rights. But Catholic bishops are taking a very different approach this year. wkms.org/npr-news/2024-…