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Papa Johns launches its first-ever Croissant Pizza, giving pizza lovers their flakiest bite ever

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Papa Johns is elevating the pizza experience with the global launch of its latest innovation: the all-new Croissant Pizza. The Croissant Pizza indulgently pairs the delicate, flaky texture of a buttery croissant with the bold flavors of Papa John’s Pizza – bringing the brand’s Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.® promise to life through craft, quality and innovation. Papa Johns Croissant Pizza…

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Crime, National News

Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’

By JEFF MARTIN, ANDREW DeMILLO and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press
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Source: Arkansas Department of CorrectionsThere are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the vast forests where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Others are not only off the grid but beneath it, in the hundreds of caves that lead…

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Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

By TRAVIS LOLLER
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett. Smith, 75, was pronounced dead after a lethal injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. The 75-year-old had maintained his innocence, and in a lengthy series of final…

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Ford recalls nearly 274,000 Navigator and Expedition SUVs due to risk of loss of brake function

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Photo source: CNNNEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 274,000 of its Expedition and Lincoln-branded Navigator SUVs across the U.S. due to an issue that may cause a loss of brake function while driving, increasing crash risks. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the front brake lines in these now-recalled cars “may be in…

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Trump’s anti-DEI push doesn’t stop Black Kentucky grads from holding an off-campus celebration

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to eliminate diversity initiatives on college campuses didn’t stop minority students from staging their own celebration after the University of Kentucky canceled ceremonies to honor its graduates who are Black or from other historically marginalized groups. Chalk it up as a lesson learned on how to think strategically to get a desired…

National News

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church on Thursday. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his first…

Kentucky News, National News

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run in the Preakness, dashing Triple Crown possibility

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer
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Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year. “We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness,” said Mike Rogers, executive VP of 1/ST Racing, which operates the Preakness. “We extend our congratulations…

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Kentucky man who won Powerball jackpot lands in Florida jail days later

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Source: Kentucky Lottery. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Powerball winner was arrested and charged with kicking a police officer in Florida days after he won a $167 million jackpot. James S. Farthing, who goes by Shannon, found out Sunday that he won the state’s biggest ever jackpot after his mother called him, according to a media release from the…

Kentucky News, National News, News

Kentucky Derby: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the 151st running of the race

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(AP) – The first Saturday in May means it’s time for the 151st Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously held sporting event. Nineteen horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs isn’t just a race. It’s 150,000 fans jammed under the Twin Spires for a fashion show mixed with an all-day party that is heavy on traditions like mint juleps, singing…

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