Morning Trio--5/11/09

Voice of America: Pope Visits Israel

ABC News: NASA Mission to Give Hubble New Life

Box Office Mojo: "Star Trek" dominates weekend box office

Evening Trio--5/10/09

WSAZ: UPDATE: Trapped Miners Rescued in Mingo County

Fox News: Cheney: Powell Left the Republican Party

AP via Lexington Herald-Leader: Ky. state troopers shoot Knott County man

Morning Trio--5/10/09

WYMT: Magoffin County Hit Hard By Flood Waters

WSAZ: Water Continues to Trap Miners in Mingo County

AP via Fox Sports: Driver, 2 crew members suspended by NASCAR

Evening Trio--5/9/09

WLEX: National Guard Troops Called To Clean Up After Disaster

Lexington Herald-Leader: Flooding, mudslides hit Pike, Floyd counties after heavy rain

Wikinews: Televangelist Pat Robertson compares same-sex marriage to child molestation, pedophilia

Morning Trio--5/9/09

Lexington Herald-Leader: Strong winds hit Madison County (I experienced the storms yesterday as well. One storm caused a power outage for about seven hours at my house.)

Lexington Herald-Leader: Whitesburg makes space for art

WKYT: Patterson Withdraws Name From NBA Draft

Morning Trio--5/8/09

Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu can be a peacemaker, says Quartet emissary Blair

AP via L.A. Times: Toyota posts first annual loss, sees worse ahead

London Telegraph (UK): New Spanish law on drug-testing could wreck Madrid's 2016 Olympic prospects

Evening Trio--5/7/09

L.A. Times: Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games for positive drug test

Wall Street Journal: Ex-Top Democratic Donor Pleads Guilty To Fraud

The Economist: The Kentucky Derby: Celebration in recession

Morning Trio--5/7/09

L.A. Times: Wind-whipped fire rips through Santa Barbara neighborhoods

AP: Indicted Mississippi mayor dies days after primary loss

WYMT: Guilty Plea In Delaware Teen's Trial in Bell County

Evening Trio--5/6/09

Washington Times: Obama to be prayer day no-show

Wikinews: Congressional computers continue to be used to vandalize Wikipedia

Jerry Tipton: Bledsoe signs with Kentucky

Morning Trio--5/6/09

Reuters: New flu kills 2nd person in US, spreads globally

London Telegraph (UK): Children who watch adult television have sexual intercourse earlier

WYMT: Some Water Bills Near $5,000 in Breathitt County

Evening Trio--5/5/09

Reuters: U.S. says flu-hit schools should reopen

Washington Times: D.C. Council passes same-sex marriage bill

Fox News: Actor Dom DeLuise Dead at 75

Morning Trio--5/5/09

Jerusalem Post: Israel blasts UN report on Cast Lead as 'patently biased'

AP: SMI willing to move one of its races to Kentucky

PC World: Microsoft's Windows 7 Release Candidate Goes Public

Evening Trio--5/4/09

Fox News: Look Out Mr President, There’s a New GOP Sheriff on Judiciary

AP: Source: LeBron James honored as NBA MVP

BuzzerBlog: CBS Looking to Develop “Let’s Make A Deal” for Daytime Revival

Morning Trio--5/4/09

Washington Post: N.Y. Times to File Notice It Will Close Boston Globe

AP via Lexington Herald-Leader: Inmates vying for coal mining jobs in Appalachia

NY Daily News: Mine That Bird won't have much shot at Pimlico

Evening Trio--5/3/09

National Weather Service: Flash Flood Watch for far SE Kentucky from 8pm tonight through Monday morning

Reuters: U.S. senators weigh in on Supreme Court selection

AP: Fiat eyes new company with GM Europe, Chrysler

Morning Trio--5/3/09

L.A. Times: Jack Kemp, an original pillar in Republican 'big tent,' dies at 73

MarketWatch: Buffett sees some housing market stabilization

Courier-Journal: Mine that Bird has won the 2009 Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby 135 Open Thread

It is Kentucky's day in the global sports spotlight as the 135th Kentucky Derby will take place in Louisville's historic Churchill Downs. My pick: Dunkirk. My sleeper horse: Chocolate Candy. Post your thoughts about today's Run for the Roses. Keep it civil and clean.

Morning Trio--5/2/09

Wall Street Journal: US Supreme Court Vacancy An Early Test For Sen Specter

AP: Horse racing hoping for quiet, exciting Derby

Courier-Journal: Kentucky Oaks: Rachel Alexandra romps by 20 ¼ lengths

Evening Trio--5/1/09

Reuters: Obama's pick may not shift Supreme Court direction

Christian Science Monitor: Biden kicked out of country after flu remarks?

Lexington Herald-Leader: Pike County deputy charged with rape

Morning Trio--5/1/09

NPR: Supreme Court Justice Souter To Retire

Politico: Bunning poised to retire

BBC: Dutch parade attack driver dies