Supreme Court issues first of many expected decisions on social media The court laid down guidelines for the lower courts to use in assessing the facts in similar cases. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Kentucky lawmakers working to keep the Commonwealth in NIL competition The Kentucky General Assembly is taking up legislation to modify its name, image, and likeness law. It’s suggested as a way to keep Kentucky in the game when it comes to compensating college student -athletes. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Uber and Lyft threaten to halt operations in Minneapolis over minimum wage law After a minimum wage law gets passed for a second time in the Twin Cities, the ride-hail companies vow to put up a fight. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Wendy Williams' dementia was blatantly exploited by the docuseries, a complaint says A newly unsealed complaint filed in New York by Williams' guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, argues that the former TV talk show host was "incapable" of agreeing to the Lifetime documentary. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Trump's New York trial is delayed until mid-April The delay in the hush money case would allow the former president's legal team to review new records that could be related to the case. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Mike Pence ran with Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. In 2024, he won't even endorse him The former vice president ran against Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination before dropping out ahead of any primary contests. He said Trump has moved too far away from conservative values. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
What happened to Nex Benedict? Benedict was attacked at their Oklahoma high school, and found dead at home the next day. The medical examiner's office says the nonbinary 16-year-old died by suicide. Their family has questions. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi dies at 100 Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
'This is not a time to get sick,' says a doctor in Haiti on the health-care crisis The unrest has dealt a devastating blow to health care. Staff face the possibility of attack and abduction. Patients could lose their lives en route — or in a hospital where services are curtailed. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Flanked by Fat Joe, Harris urges DEA to 'get to it' on its marijuana review Vice President Harris framed marijuana reform as a racial justice issue. It's also something that polls well with young voters. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
A major settlement could spell an end to 6% real estate commissions The National Association of Realtors has reached a national settlement that could change the way real estate agents are paid. Critics say the current system keeps commissions artificially high. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
What is the breast cancer calculator actor Olivia Munn suggested after her mastectomy? The questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute's website estimates lifetime risk and five-year risk based on factors known to increase the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
Small independent pharmacies a focus of legislation moving in Frankfort Legislation that proponents say will help independent pharmacies remain more viable is before the Kentucky General Assembly. Movement on a bill is happening with less than ten days remaining in the current session. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
'Games made by soulless machines': Tech sparks debate over AI stories in video games Is the future of artificial intelligence in video games playing out in a cyberpunk ramen bar? Tech companies would like you to think so, but game writers aren't so sure. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on 'woke' appears to be losing steam in Florida A federal court recently blocked most of a key DeSantis measure, the Stop WOKE Act. Courts have ruled against a number of the governor's conservative initiatives.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 As Trump continues to remake RNC in his image, new memo outlines what that looks like Chair Michael Whatley sent a memo to staff emphasizing the initiatives he wants to see bolstered at the GOP's main campaigning operation now that Trump secured the delegates to receive the nomination.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 Wade resigns after judge makes it a condition for Fani Willis to remain on Trump case The decision bolsters the chances that 15 defendants including former President Donald Trump will face trial this year for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 Her insurer stopped approving her medicine that worked. Will a new state law help? When a law passed this January takes effect next year, health insurance companies will have three days — or sometimes 24 hours — to decide on prior authorization.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader NPR reports from inside Haiti, as gangs unleash another day of violence in the country's capital. It comes as political groups try to form a transitional council.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 Putin all but certain to win Russia's election; Chicago to begin evicting migrants Russians are voting in a three-day election Putin is almost certain to win. Chicago will begin evicting migrants from shelters tomorrow when a 60-day shelter limit goes into effect.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 The Fine Gardens of Jon Carloftis Sam Dick traveled to Lexington to the special home of award-winning landscape designer Jon Carloftis
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 Percival Everett gives Mark Twain's classic story about Huck a new voice in 'James' Prolific writer Percival Everett often skewers different corners of American society. His latest novel James is written from the point of view of the character Jim, from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 A funeral home worker tracked down a family — and uncovered a decades-old secret A worker at a funeral home managed to locate the family members of an ailing woman. She didn't realize she was uncovering a family secret that went back to the 1940s.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. Palestinians there are at a breaking point Five months into the war, about half of Gaza's population has been squeezed into Rafah. The governorate was crowded before the war, but mass displacement has made it the site of a spiraling crisis.
WEKU · Mar 15, 2024 This week's quiz has no shady edits (unlike a certain royal photo) This week brought us an utterly predictable presidential deathmatch and reminded us to not stare directly at the sun. But there were also some surprises. Were you paying attention?