LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative …

An Illinois woman is accused of shooting a dog out of jealousy her husband gave the pooch. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s office has charged Tracy Picciariello, 52, with aggravated cruelty to an …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid , threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net …

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, woman, Amy Lynn Cook, 38, was sentenced on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, to 276 months, for production of child pornography.  …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) -A child was taken to the hospital after police said he accidentally shot himself. Louisville Metro police said they were notified around 8:07 a.m. to respond to Southwest …

BOSTON (AP) — The apparent leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians has been arrested in Maryland along with another member of the group, Maryland State Police said Monday. Jack Lasota, …

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest …

AMES, Iowa (KCCI) – An Iowa State student has been credited with exposing an online neo-Nazi child pornography ring. Kami Feld, a police officer at Iowa State University, said she received a …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - Florida authorities have had a little back-and-forth banter on social media with a woman who currently has a warrant out for her arrest. On Tuesday, the …

BERLIN (AP) — A driver drove a car into a union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people including children, authorities said. Officials said it was believed to be …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg prices reached a record high in the U.S. last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The latest monthly consumer price index confirmed what consumers, …

A new bill filed in Frankfort would exclude junk foods and other foods of low nutritional value from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Rep. Matt Lockett of Nicholasville …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gasoline and rents rose, a disappointment for families and businesses struggling with higher costs and likely …