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A federal judge in Kentucky has allowed a gay couple to file jointly for bankruptcy. ??A federal judge in Kentucky has allowed a gay couple to file jointly for bankruptcy. It is believed to be the first such filing by a gay couple in the state. Bob Joles and Joey Lester, who have been together for 16 years, married on May 9 in Buffalo, New York, one of six states where such unions are legal. The Louisville couple lost more than $200,000 in a market in downtown Louisville, The Bodega at Felice. The couple was allowed to file a joint Chapter 13 bankruptcy in federal court because the Obama administration is no longer challenging such filings. Last year, a federal bankruptcy court in California ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. DOMA is the 1996 law which prohibits federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples. In an unusual show of support, 19 out of the remaining 23 judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of

At least 10 people were injured overnight when post-basketball game revelry in Lexington, Kentucky, turned violent, The Louisville Courier-Journal reported Sunday.

(Reuters) - An orphaned toddler who was found alone in a field in tornado-ravaged southeastern Indiana remained in critical condition on Sunday, hospital officials said.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A toddler who was found alive in a field in tornado-ravaged southeastern Indiana after her parents and two siblings were killed when a twister struck their mobile home died on Sunday of her injuries, Indiana state police said.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A toddler who was found alive in a field in tornado-ravaged southeastern Indiana after her parents and two siblings were killed when a twister struck their mobile home died on Sunday of her injuries, her family said.

CRITTENDEN, Kentucky (Reuters) - Calm weather gave dazed residents of storm-wracked U.S. towns a respite early on Sunday as they dug out from a chain of tornadoes that cut a swath of destruction from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico, killing at least 37 people.

CRITTENDEN, Kentucky (Reuters) - Calm weather gave dazed residents of storm-wracked U.S. towns a respite early on Sunday as they dug out from a chain of tornadoes that cut a swath of destruction from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico, killing at least 37 people.

Gannett, the largest US newspaper chain, has announced plans to begin charging for online access to its 80 US dailies by the end of the year with the exception of flagship USA Today.

Boxing icon Muhammad Ali is recovering at home after being treated for dehydration two weeks ago, a statement from his center said Friday.

Nov 6_(Reuters) - A Republican is expected to win the governor's race in Mississippi on Tuesday and a Democrat in Kentucky, maintaining the status quo in the two states and offering few clues of trends for 2012, analysts said.

Illegal immigrant father of Marine gets chance to submit evidence, gain permanent residency. As a Marine's father awaits deportation for being an illegal immigrant, U.S. immigration officials are giving him a chance to prove he should be granted permanent residency in the United States.

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Feds: Ky. man built bombs after watching '2012,' fearing the end of the world and food riots. A Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to making bombs, claiming he feared the end of the world after watching the movie "2012."

Founders of Creation Museum propose religious theme park in Williamstown in northern Kentucky. Gov. Steve Beshear has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday to unveil plans for a religious theme park in the northern Kentucky city of Williamstown.

Religion news in brief. Nearly 3 million Muslims performing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia climbed the rocky desert Mount Arafat on Monday, chanting that they have come to answer God's call.

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Seattle trades WR Deion Branch to New England after being excused from practice on Monday. Deion Branch is headed back to New England and a reunion with Tom Brady.

Ind. watchdog groups howl over Duke Energy's hiring of ex-attorney for state utility regulator. Watchdog groups are criticizing Duke Energy's hiring of the top attorney for Indiana's utility oversight panel, saying his role handling issues related to a nearly $3 billion power plant the company is building raises serious ethics questions.

New York Times' investigation of radiation risks wins Public Service Award from APME. An investigation into the dangers of the increasing use of radiation in diagnosing and treating disease earned The New York Times a Public Service Award Wednesday from the Associated Press Managing Editors association.

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