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Biden goes into 2024 with the economy getting stronger, but voters feel horrible about it.
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes into next year's election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling...
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Arrest Made in Connection with Disturbance and Hazardous Road Condition
MAYFIELD, KY - At approximately 9:45 PM on December 9, 2023, deputies from the Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Randview Drive, just West of Mayfield, in response to a disturbance call....
Missouri’s next education department chief will be a Republican senator with roots in the classroom
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The next head of Missouri's education department will be Republican state Sen. Karla Eslinger, a former teacher, principal and school district superintendent whose first...
National Weather Service Crews Assessing Strength of Saturday’s Tornadoes
PADUCAH, Ky. (News First) - The National Weather Service Offices in Paducah, Nashville, and Louisville have assessment teams out in the tornado damaged areas from Saturday's storms. So far the...
State of Emergency Declared in Clarksville; Curfew in Place
CLARKSVILLE, Tn. (News First) - Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts has declared a State of Emergency following Saturday's devastating tornado that ripped through the northern part of the city of 170,957...
Fort Campbell Says Some Soldiers and Families Impacted by Tornado; Donations Being Accepted to Help
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (News First) - Saturday's devastating tornadoes in Kentucky and Tennessee has also impacted Fort Campbell and the soldiers and families that call the area home. The base posted on...
Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
By ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge sentenced a Michigan teenager to life in prison Friday for killing four students and terrorizing others at Oxford High...
New US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly out of reach as GOP ties it to border security
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe...
Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over a territorial dispute. Here’s what to know
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and...
Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon,’ ‘Peyton Place’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ dies at 82
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry...
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona's southern border with Mexico,...
Heavy fighting across Gaza as Israel presses ahead with renewed US military and diplomatic support
By WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting raged Sunday across Gaza, including in the devastated north, as Israel pressed ahead...
Pritzker signs law lifting moratorium on nuclear reactors
The Associated Press | FILE -Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, left, discusses the legislation to allow new nuclear reactors in Illinois which he co-sponsored with Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, after it...
Two Babies, One from Sikeston the Other from Kentucky Infected with Dangerous Bacteria in Powdered Infant Formula; One Child Died
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer | Asian Davis, 33, of Sikeston, Mo., cradles her 8-month-old daughter, Mira White during an interview on Oct. 3, 2023, in St. Louis. Davis and her lawyers say Mira...
Conviction Overturned: Man freed after 11 years in prison sues St. Louis and detectives who worked his case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man who spent 11 years behind bars for a killing before his conviction was overturned is suing the city and detectives who worked on his case, claiming the conviction...
Paducah Native, Former Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll dies at age 92
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press | FILE - Kentucky Sen. Julian Carroll listens as fellow members of the Senate speak about a bill at the state Capitol, March, 24, 2015, in Frankfort, Ky. Former...
Tennessee residents clean up after tornadoes killed 6 people and seriously damaged neighborhoods
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms and tornadoes that killed six people and...
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STORM ALERT: CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN TODD COUNTY, KY
News First is in Storm Alert Mode with LIVE updates by Chief Meteorologist Beau Dodson in our Weather Center. Click HERE to go there now. The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a *...
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