News and Current Events

Online Reference Room

CQ Researcher
The CQ Researcher is your complete source for in-depth analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day.
Newsbank
Searchable full-text archive of selected national and regional newspapers, including the Lexington Herald Leader. An index of Obituaries and Death Notices is also available.

A Lexington Public Library card is required to access some of the above resources outside the library.

Internet Links

ABCNEWS.com
News site from ABC, features audio and live video.
CNN Interactive
From the 24-hour cable news channel.
Kentucky Kernel
The University of Kentucky student newspaper.
Lexington Herald Leader
Today''s front page, plus local news and weather.
MSNBC
Home page of the Microsoft/NBC news channel. In-depth stories and interactivity.
New York Times
The nation's newspaper of record. Use is free, but requires registration.
Newspapers Online
Links to online versions of local, national and international newspapers.
Planet Money
NPR's coverage of the financial crisis.
Reuters Newswire
Up-to-the-minute reports from YAHOO!.
Washington Post
News from the nation's capital.

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