Kentucky

Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs

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WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other...

Ohio River boat accident leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, 2 missing

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A boat collided with a barge along the Ohio River in Kentucky, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving two...

Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief

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Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based...

‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio

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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he's got what it takes to be a U.S. senator. ...

GOP leaders diverge on Trump, putting party in limbo

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WASHINGTON — One by one, the Republican leaders of Congress have made the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump. ...

Kentucky governor looks beyond virus to post-pandemic world

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear says political rancor has ratcheted up since his father was governor, but he's holding out hope for bipartisan...

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance quits firm after tweets

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MOREHEAD, Ky. — “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance has resigned from the board of a company that uses green technology to mass-produce food in...

Officer involved in Breonna Taylor raid writing a book

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor's apartment is writing...

Charles Booker forms exploratory committee for US Senate run

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday that...

A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19

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HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Larrecsa Cox steered past the used tire shop, where a young man had collapsed a few days before, the syringe...