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Taste that makes a difference: New program employs Paducah domestic violence survivors to make chef-crafted spice blend A new line of spice blends cooked up by a celebrity chef is benefiting a western Kentucky domestic crisis center, employing survivors of domestic violence while also raising funds for the nonprofit.

A new line of spice blends cooked up by a celebrity chef is benefiting a western Kentucky domestic crisis center, employing survivors of domestic violence while also raising funds for the nonprofit.

Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to have a plan for SNAP benefits Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen Democratic-led states had sued over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP.

A federal judge says the Trump administration has until "no later than Monday" to consider whether to pay at least partial SNAP food benefits to 42 million low-income people.

Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post Authorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Authorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance.

Food banks across Kentucky are bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance. via @kentuckypublicradio.org

Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa's destruction Communities across the northern Caribbean are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The storm has left many without homes, power or communication.

Communities across the northern Caribbean are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The storm has left many without homes, power or communication.

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Federal, state leaders unlikely to prevent SNAP delays, leaving 700,000 Tennesseans in limbo There are several levers federal and state officials could pull to keep 700,000 Tennesseans from losing food aid. But as of now, it seems no one is touching them.

There are several levers federal and state officials could pull to keep 700,000 Tennesseans from losing food aid. But as of now, it seems no one is touching them. via @wpln.bsky.social

Rep. Brett Guthrie suggests GOP won't blink first in government shutdown stalemate over health care Republican Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky says Democrats must vote for a government reopening before his party will negotiate Affordable Care Act tax credits. Guthrie held a round table…

At a roundtable discussion Wednesday near Fort Knox, Republican Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky said Democrats must vote for a government reopening before his party will negotiate Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

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Many Kentuckians to pay hundreds or even thousands more for health insurance next year Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025.

Kentuckians who get health insurance through the state’s Kynect marketplace are going to see higher out-of-pocket costs for health insurance in 2026. According to a @kentuckypublicradio.org analysis, premium increases will range from 60% to 600% compared to 2025.

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Trump keeps flirting with the idea of a third term. That would be unconstitutional A recent interview with Steve Bannon reignited chatter about whether President Trump would try to run in 2028, despite the 22nd Amendment.

Flying on Air Force One on Monday, President Trump, after repeatedly teasing it, appeared to finally acknowledge a third term isn't in the cards. Legal experts say there is no way around the 22nd Amendment, which states: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice."

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Western Kentucky writer Bobbie Ann Mason looks back at “In Country” forty years later Celebrated author and Mayfield native Bobbie Ann Mason reflects on the Vietnam War, history and how people learn from it as she reflects on the publishing of her first novel.

“In Country,” the first novel from renowned western Kentucky novelist Bobbie Ann Mason, turned 40 this fall. The writer looked back on the occasion in an interview with WKMS.
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Petition filed to impeach Kentucky Justice Goodwine over alleged conflicts The impeachment petition alleges Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine should have recused herself from an education case she granted a rehearing for.

The impeachment petition alleges Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine should have recused herself from an education case she granted a rehearing for.
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Tennessee professor discovers new writings by Virginia Woolf over 100 years later Unearthed after a century, Virginia Woolf's "The Life of Violet" reveals three witty, tender portraits of friendship and freedom, capturing a young woman's search for identity in Victorian England.

Unearthed after a century, Virginia Woolf's "The Life of Violet" reveals three witty, tender portraits of friendship and freedom, capturing a young woman's search for identity in Victorian England.
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Wednesday is Public Radio Music Day! And we're celebrating on Sounds Good by giving away some signed albums from Chris Thile and S.G. Goodman! Tune in for some great long-form interviews, local music, giveaways and so much more. #ListenLocal!

Beshear joins Democratic officials suing Trump administration for suspending food assistance Alongside Gov. Andy Beshear, more than two dozen Democratic attorneys general and governors are suing the Trump administration over plans to suspend food assistance benefits as the federal government…

Alongside Gov. Andy Beshear, more than two dozen Democratic attorneys general and governors are suing the Trump administration over plans to suspend food assistance benefits as the federal government shutdown drags on.
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Netanyahu orders 'forceful' Israeli strikes in Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's military to carry out "forceful strikes" in the Gaza Strip, threatening the ceasefire brokered by President Trump.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the country's military to carry out immediate "forceful strikes" in the Gaza Strip, threatening the 2-week-old ceasefire that President Trump brokered between his government and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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Fight over government layoffs continues as shutdown drags on A federal judge in San Francisco will consider whether to indefinitely halt the thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

A federal judge in San Francisco will weigh Tuesday whether to indefinitely halt the Trump administration's mass layoffs of federal employees during the government shutdown.
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As Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."

The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."
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A Confederate statue toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

A statue of the Confederate general Albert Pike that was pulled down and set ablaze in Washington, D.C. in June 2020 during the Black Lives Matter movement has been renovated and reinstalled in Judiciary Square.

Kentucky Historical Society marker to Peter Postell dedicated City officials, community members and descendants of Peter Postell gathered Saturday afternoon for a historical marker dedication honoring the formerly enslaved man who became a wealthy Hopkinsville…

City officials, community members and descendants of Peter Postell gathered Saturday afternoon for a historical marker dedication honoring the formerly enslaved man who became a wealthy Hopkinsville grocer and philanthropist after the Civil War.

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.

Family size around the world is dropping. The trend is leading to populations that are dramatically older, and beginning to shrink, in many of the world's biggest economies.

Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island of Jamaica Tuesday, with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge. Category 5 is the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge, and is forecast to make landfall there on Tuesday.

Why the ACA needs young people — and the looming 'death spiral' for health insurance Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits.

The prospect of young people dropping out of the Affordable Care Act marketplace worries health policy experts — not just because of their own personal risk of going uninsured, but because of the effect that millions of people making the same decision could have on the whole health system.

Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris last weekend.

Suspects have been arrested in the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris.

Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 hurt at historically Black university's homecoming fest in Pennsylvania One person was killed and six more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University.

One person was killed and six more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University, where gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at the historically Black school.