World: Many of the 33 rescued miners in Chile have begun to share their stories and reunite with loved ones after being trapped nearly a half mile underground for more than two months. (New York Times)

Nation: The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for unemployment rose by 13,000, which marked only the second rise in two months. (USA Today)

State: U.S. Senate candidates Rand Paul and Jack Conway talked Medicare at a debate this morning in Paducah. (Courier-Journal)

Other: Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway and a business partner reportedly invested $15 million with a hedge-fund manager who was recently arrested for running a Ponzi scheme. (Yahoo! News)