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Rick Pitino makes surprise visit to Kentucky, says 'I'm so happy to be back' to support Mark Pope
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rick Pitino was wildly cheered in a surprise return to Rupp Arena, with the Hall of Fame coach saying “I am so happy to be back” in a show of support for first-year Kentucky coach and former captain Mark Pope on Friday night at the Big Blue Madness public practice. ...
TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges
TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky. The...
Kentucky woman is arrested after police find human remains and a body
MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. (AP) — Authorities arrested a Kentucky woman after someone found a dismembered body in her mother's backyard and officers later found human remains. A man who was hired to work on the property in Mount Olivet, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of...
Caden Veltkamp, Michael Mathison guide Western Kentucky to 44-17 victory over winless UTEP
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Caden Veltkamp threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score, Michael Mathison had two touchdown catches and a touchdown run, and Western Kentucky cruised to a 44-17 victory over winless UTEP on Thursday night. Western Kentucky (4-2, 2-0 Conference USA)...
Vanderbilt aims to ride momentum of Alabama upset into another SEC victory at well-rested Kentucky
Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) at Kentucky (3-2, 1-2), Saturday, 7:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Kentucky by 13 1/2. Series record: Kentucky leads 49-43-4. What’s at stake? A spot in the AP Top 25...
Yes, voter fraud happens. But it's rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it
NEW YORK (AP) — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and...
3 killed when a medical helicopter headed to pick up a patient crashes in Kentucky
OWENTON, Ky. (AP) — Three crew members were killed when a medical helicopter heading to pick up a patient hit a wire and crashed in Kentucky, authorities said. The crash was reported Monday evening in Owenton near state Highway 22, Kentucky State Police said in a news release....
Kentucky's lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was in campaign mode Monday, railing against a ballot measure that would allow Kentucky tax money to go toward students attending private and charter schools. The issue hits home for Coleman, a former public school...
National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
In 2010, Dreama Gentry met Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a much-lauded nonprofit that supports youth from birth through college in a roughly 100-block area of central Harlem. The program was an inspiration for Gentry, who had launched a college-access program in rural...
No. 12 Ole Miss seeking big-time bounce back at South Carolina after Kentucky loss
No. 12 Mississippi (4-1, 0-1 SEC) at South Carolina (3-1, 1-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Mississippi by 9 1/2 points. Series record: Mississippi leads 9-8. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Ole Miss' path to the...
