Tennessee state senator’s trial on theft charges begins
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jury selection started Monday in the trial of a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds...
School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback
Fearing his parents wouldn’t approve of his decision to get a COVID-19 vaccine but needing their signature, Andrew signed up for the appointment in...
Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
Cities and urban counties across the U.S. are raising concerns that a recent rule from President Joe Biden's administration could preclude them from tapping...
Laine Hardy uses album release to help hurricane recovery
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana country artist Laine Hardy will celebrate his 21st birthday Sunday with the release of his first album in a...
Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?
SALT LAKE CITY — The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to...
Appeals court blocks Tennessee Down syndrome abortion ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A panel of federal judges reversed course Friday and blocked a Tennessee restriction that outlaws abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis...
Publisher to reissue Pa. senator’s WWI book with corrections
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The academic press that published a Pennsylvania state senator's book about World War I hero Sgt. Alvin York has asked him...
Judge blocks Tenn. gov’s mask opt-out order in Shelby County
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday blocking Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out...
Keith Urban’s tour production manager, 72, dies from fall
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage before an Ohio concert.
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Fisk Jubilee Singers get $1.5M gift to start endowment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a vocal group at Fisk University whose tradition dates back 150 years, received a $1.5 million anonymous...