Kentucky Senate Democrats reelect caucus leadership Kentucky Senate Democrats voted to retain their caucus leaders ahead of the 2025 legislative session. Senate Democratic Floor Leader Gerald Neal, Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Reggie Thomas and ... 12/12/2024 - 10:00 am | View Link
Kentucky executive branch employees to get paid parental leave Kentucky state employees who work in the executive branch will soon be eligible for paid family leave. Executive branch state employees who have a child through adoption, foster care or birth, will be ... 12/12/2024 - 9:08 am | View Link
What are the chances Central Kentucky will have a white Christmas? See snow outlook According to a recent outlook for December from the NWS Louisville office, the chance of a white Christmas is low for Central Kentucky. For context, the agency defines a white Christmas as “having at ... 12/11/2024 - 8:00 pm | View Link
Kentucky lawmakers preview 2025 General Assembly 'Great day for America': Trump lauds Chris Wray resigning as FBI director Ina Garten's 3-Ingredient Party Appetizer Is 'Fancy but Simple,' According to Fans ... 12/11/2024 - 10:14 am | View Link
GUEST COLUMN: It's time to restore public participation in Kentucky's lawmaking process Our representative democracy rests on a fundamental principle: We, the people, have a right to participate in decisions that affect us. 12/11/2024 - 10:00 am | View Link
Today is Friday, Dec. 13, the 348th day of 2024. There are 18 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U. S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit.
Also on this date:
In 1862, Union forces led by Maj.
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST today (4 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.
Happy Birthday for Friday, Dec. 13, 2024:
You are a private person who likes to help others. You are hardworking, imaginative and an excellent problem-solver.
Travis Hunter has spent this season doing things that nobody else in modern college football has done.
On Thursday night, he was honored like nobody else before him.
During the ESPN College Football Awards show, the Colorado Buffaloes’ star took home the Chuck Bednarik Award, one of the three major defensive player of the year honors; as well as the Biletnikoff Award as the most outstanding receiver in the country.
Hunter is the first player in major college football history to win national awards for offense and defense, which is why he is also the odds-on favorite to win the most coveted award in the sport, the Heisman Trophy.
A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn The New York Times‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research The Guardian'Mirror bacteria' could pose serious global health risks Phys.orgSynthetic ‘mirror’ microbes pose unprecedented threat to life, scientists warn Financial TimesMirror Bacteria Research Poses Significant Risks, Dozens of Scientists Warn The Scientist
Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years Space.comOur sun may be overdue for a 'superflare' stronger than billions of atomic bombs, new research warns Livescience.comObservations suggest sun-like stars emit superflares once per century Phys.orgThe sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought New ScientistSuperflares Erupt From Stars Like Our Sun Once Every 100 Years The New York Times
Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest The Associated PressAre doctors overtreating early-stage breast cancer? Is active monitoring as safe? USA TODAYSome Early Forms of Breast Cancer May Not Need Treatment, Study Says TIMEDoctors hint at radical change for women with breast cancer - thousands might soon not be offered ANY treatmen Daily Mail