10:01am

Tue June 28, 2011
The Commonwealth

Drunken Driving Persists in Kentucky

Twenty-three years have passed since the Carrollton bus crash claimed the lives of three adults and 24 children returning to Radcliff from a church-sponsored outing to Kings Island. Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board listed Kentucky among states that have done the least to address hardcore drunken driving. The analysis is rooted in the NTSB’s 11 safety recommendations published in 2000, said Mark Rosekind, an NTSB board member. Of those 11 recommendations, Kentucky has implemented four.

9:54am

Tue June 28, 2011
Breaking

Former Lawmaker Nunn Pleads Guilty

Former state legislator Steve Nunn, the son of former Gov. Louie B. Nunn, appeared at a court hearing in Lexington today and pleaded guilty to killing his former fiancee, Amanda Ross, in September 2009, according to WKYT-TV. As part of a plea deal, Nunn will serve a sentence of life in prison without parole, the station reported.

9:45am

Tue June 28, 2011
Business and the Economy

Toyota Camry "Most American Car"

A Georgetown-built vehicle has been named the most American-built car by the website Cars.com. For the third year in a row, the Toyota Camry built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky and at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette, Ind., was named No. 1 as determined by the Cars.com formula for “most American car.”

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9:44am

Tue June 28, 2011
Planet Money

Christine Lagarde Will (Almost Certainly) Run The IMF

"I am pleased to announce our decision to support Christine Lagarde to head the International Monetary Fund," Tim Geithner said in a statement this morning.

Lagarde, the French finance minister, already had the backing of most of Europe, as well as China. Support from the U.S. effectively seals the deal: Lagarde will run the IMF.

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9:15am

Tue June 28, 2011
The Two-Way

Home Prices Rise, But Seasonal Factors Played Big Role

Home prices have risen in major U.S.

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9:05am

Tue June 28, 2011
Shots - Health Blog

Patient Vigilance Can Help Thwart Errors In Doctors' Offices

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Serious medical errors that result in malpractice payments are almost as common in outpatient settings like physicians' offices and urgent care clinics as they are in hospitals, according to a recent study published in JAMA.

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8:45am

Tue June 28, 2011
The Two-Way

Rep. Giffords Makes Public Appearance

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"She did not look sick at all," ABC News' Gina Sunseri says of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) after the congresswoman's first public appearance before a large crowd since being shot and critically wounded on Jan. 8.

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8:34am

Tue June 28, 2011
U.S.

Mandatory Evacuations Ordered As Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos

Firefighters in northern New Mexico were battling on Tuesday to stall a raging wildfire before it reaches the town that is home to the government laboratory that produced the first atomic bomb.

The 44,000-acre Las Conchas wildfire burned in the mountains above Los Alamos as firefighters spent much of their time putting out spot fires, "the biggest threat we have right now to homes in the community," Deputy Los Alamos County Fire Chief Mike Thompson said late Monday.

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8:21am

Tue June 28, 2011
The Two-Way

Violence Flares At Protests In Greece

"The overwhelming smell is one of tear gas," the BBC's Jon Sopel reports from Athens, where a 48-hour general strike has begun as workers and protesters express their anger over new austerity measures that parliament will vote on Wednesday and Thursday.

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7:55am

Tue June 28, 2011
The Two-Way

Hero Of N.C. State's '83 Championship Killed In Bus Crash

If you're even a casual fan of college basketball, you know the story of the "cardiac kids" from North Carolina State, their coach Jim Valvano and the underdog Wolfpack's remarkable 54-52 win over Houston in the 1983 NCAA championship game.

The player who sealed the victory with a last-second dunk, Lorenzo Charles, died Monday when the bus he was driving crashed into some trees in West Raleigh, N.C.

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