Kentucky

Enshrined in the Constitution by the 13th Amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude are banned – except as punishment for a crime

‘Let’s press on and hope that we can join together and make this great difference,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told the crowd

The measure would allow abortions when pregnancies are caused by rape or incest, or when pregnancies are deemed nonviable or medical emergencies threaten the mother

Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated their capitols

The proposal would sharply limit commercial timber harvests in old-growth forests while allowing logging to continue in ‘mature forests’ that have not yet reached old-growth stage

In the first two decades of the 21st century, the threat of flooding convinced more than 7 million people to avoid risky areas or abandon places that were risky

The Democratic president’s son said the closed-door testimony could be manipulated. ‘What are they afraid of? I am here,’ he said outside the Capitol

Her lawsuit quickly became a high-profile test of bans in Texas and a dozen other GOP-controlled states, where abortion is prohibited at nearly all stages of pregnancy

Officials confirmed that three people, including a toddler, died after an apparent tornado struck Montgomery County 50 miles northwest of Nashville near the Kentucky state line

The suit says Kentucky’s near-total prohibition against abortion violates the plaintiff’s rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution

At least 10 states have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth

Triumphs in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia show how abortion continues to mobilize the Democratic electorate and give President Biden a boost for 2024

Access to abortion has been a frequent topic in campaign debates and advertising, as it has since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in June last year overturning Roe vs. Wade

Some experts worry the U.S. may be repeating mistakes that gave rise to the opioid crisis: overprescribing a questionable drug that carries significant safety and abuse risks

The plant hasn’t been in use for several years and the men were on the bottom floor when it collapsed, trapping them beneath tons of rubble

In addition to not approving the University of Wisconsin pay raises, Gov. Tony Evers argues that the Legislature is blocking state conservation programs

The restricted list includes Leonard’s thriller ‘Cuba Libre,’ set right before the 1898 Spanish-American War, and Frederick Forsyth’s ‘The Day of the Jackal’

The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law

In a 2-1 decision by a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, the majority wrote that elected lawmakers made ‘precise cost-benefit decisions’ in instituting the bans and ‘did not trigger any reason for judges to second-guess them’

The health episode has fueled quiet concern among Republican senators and intense speculation about his ability to remain as leader

Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit forecast for Saturday and 110 F (43.3 C) on Sunday in Dallas would break the current record of 107 F each day

McConnell has been an annual fixture on the picnic stage in the tiny community of Fancy Farm, where he long has relished jousting with Democrats

The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings and watches for the area where Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri meet at the convergence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers

The U.S. faced a Sept. 30 deadline to eliminate its remaining chemical weapons under the international Chemical Weapons Convention

The statement of faith for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors

The measure’s top Republican sponsor has pushed back over how the Kentucky Department of Education interpreted the provisions in offering guidance to school districts

The group aims to boost services both in states with abortion bans and those where access is legal