Kentucky

May 17, 2025
Aerial view of a home destroyed by a severe storm.
Tornados kill at least 25 people in US Midwest

Death toll expected to rise as rescuers searched flattened homes in the worst-hit areas of Kentucky and Missouri

The Sunday Times
Jan 14, 2024
The Lexington tourist board says its music, bourbon and horses are the best on Earth
Come to Kentucky, tourist board tells aliens — just don’t eat us

The message from the horse capital of the US has been beamed to the Trappist-1 system 40 light years from Earth, which Nasa says may contain hospitable planets

The Times
Aug 31, 2023
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In need of something stronger? Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker takes hit

The maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey has missed its latest profit expectations, hit by higher input costs and sluggish demand for its pricier brands. Shares in...

The Times
Apr 12, 2023
‘I think I got him down’: bodycam shows Kentucky standoff
‘I think I got him down’: bodycam shows Kentucky standoff

Bodycam video reveals chaos and tension as police confront gunman in Kentucky bank shooting

The Times
Dec 14, 2021
Lacy Duke and her family salvage items from the rubble that was once their home in Dawson Springs, Ky., Dec. 12, 2021. (William Widmer/The New York Times)
Parents lay on children as house was blown away

Tales of heroism and tragedy emerge in US town struck by tornado, Hugh Tomlinson reports from Kentucky

The Times
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Dec 18, 2020
Kentucky Capitol
Court hits Flutter for $870m

Flutter Entertainment, the owner of Paddy Power Betfair, last night expressed “surprise” after the Kentucky supreme court ruled that an $870 million judgment...

The Times
Feb 23, 2020
The James E Pepper distillery in Lexington, Kentucky, is suffering
Trade war drains spirits of distillers in US and Scotland

Tariffs spawned by Trump’s fight with the EU are leaving makers of both bourbon and scotch high and dry

The Sunday Times

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May 17, 2025
Tornados kill at least 25 people in US Midwest

Death toll expected to rise as rescuers searched flattened homes in the worst-hit areas of Kentucky and Missouri

The Sunday Times
Jan 14, 2024
Come to Kentucky, tourist board tells aliens — just don’t eat us

The message from the horse capital of the US has been beamed to the Trappist-1 system 40 light years from Earth, which Nasa says may contain hospitable planets

The Times
Aug 31, 2023
In need of something stronger? Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker takes hit

The maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey has missed its latest profit expectations, hit by higher input costs and sluggish demand for its pricier brands. Shares in...

The Times
Apr 12, 2023
‘I think I got him down’: bodycam shows Kentucky standoff

Bodycam video reveals chaos and tension as police confront gunman in Kentucky bank shooting

The Times
Dec 14, 2021
Parents lay on children as house was blown away

Tales of heroism and tragedy emerge in US town struck by tornado, Hugh Tomlinson reports from Kentucky

The Times
ADVERTISEMENT
Dec 18, 2020
Court hits Flutter for $870m

Flutter Entertainment, the owner of Paddy Power Betfair, last night expressed “surprise” after the Kentucky supreme court ruled that an $870 million judgment...

The Times
Feb 23, 2020
Trade war drains spirits of distillers in US and Scotland

Tariffs spawned by Trump’s fight with the EU are leaving makers of both bourbon and scotch high and dry

The Sunday Times

Kentucky is a landlocked state in the southeast of the US with a population of about 4.5 million. It is known as the ‘Bluegrass State’ after the species of grass introduced by European settlers which has supported its thoroughbred horse industry. It is known for the Kentucky Derby horse-racing event, Mammoth Cave National Park with the world’s longest known cave system, barbecue and Kentucky Fried Chicken, which is headquartered in Louisville, the state’s largest city.