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Living Near Your Grandmother Has Evolutionary Benefits

Humans are evolutionary oddballs for living long past our reproductive prime. New research explains how grandmothers might be the reason why.

Measuring victory over Islamic State

Sometime next week, President Trump hopes to declare a victory over Islamic State. The militant group’s last stronghold is expected to fall in Syria, a tiny remnant of a caliphate that once spanned almost half of Syria and a third of Iraq. While the …

Sandy Hook Families Gain in Defamation Suits Against Alex Jones

As the cases inch toward trial, the conspiracy theorist faces the possibility that he will have to be deposed and provide business records.

Virginia Political Crisis Grows for Democrats and Republicans

Allegations of racism that have besieged Democrats have spread to a G.O.P. lawmaker, who helped oversee a college yearbook with racist photographs and slurs.

How international court may give Mali’s women a second chance at justice

At first, when thousands fled to Bamako in search of safety, women refused to speak about a crime they thought unspeakable: one that left many excluded, and blamed, by their own families. The former Islamic police chief is accused of overseeing forced…

Meet the local 2020 high school stars UK and Louisville will battle for

A new staff at U of L is one of several factors changing the recruiting landscape in Kentucky. Expect intense battles for the state’s top 2020 stars.

      

 

 

Senate Committee Advances Barr Nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday along party lines to advance William P. Barr’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general.

Salem girls basketball seeks championship in Charlestown Regional

The No. 2 Salem Lions (22-3) will face No. 8 Greensburg (20-4) at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Class 3A Charlestown Regional.

        

A Divided Senate Committee Advances William Barr Nomination

The acting attorney general, Matthew G. Whitaker, said on Thursday that he will not appear before Congress on Friday unless the committee assures him he will not be subpoenaed.

Democrats Formally Call for a Green New Deal, Giving Substance to a Rallying Cry

House Democrats introduced a resolution calling for a sweeping environmental and economic mobilization that would make the United States carbon neutral by 2030.

Storm slams central US, bringing blizzard conditions, ice, floods, thunderstorms – USA TODAY

Storm slams central US, bringing blizzard conditions, ice, floods, thunderstorms  USA TODAYA potent storm slammed the central U.S. on Thursday, bringing a ferocious mix of wild weather that closed schools and left thousands powerless.

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