Archives: 2021

Judge limits unpaid leave for unvaccinated workers at US lab

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has limited the ability for now for the nonprofit running Oak Ridge National Laboratory to place employees on unpaid leave who receive exemptions to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement. U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley in Knoxville issued the temporary restraining order Friday barring UT-Battelle from placing employees on indefinite unpaid leave or firing them…

University offers to rehire prof acquitted of ties to China

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has offered to reinstate a professor who was acquitted of federal charges that accused him of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving NASA research grants. According to an Oct. 14 letter obtained by the Knoxville News Sentinel, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick offered Anming Hu…

Bill Clinton released from Southern California hospital

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton has been released from the Southern California hospital where he had been treated for an infection. The 75-year-old former president left University of California Irvine Medical Center on Sunday morning. Officials say he was admitted to the hospital southeast of Los Angeles on Tuesday with an infection unrelated to COVID-19. They say he plans…

A funky Flea celebrates his birthday, his school’s founding

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flea had a funky birthday. So did the music school he co-founded that has become a Los Angeles institution. As the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist turned 59 on Saturday, his Silverlake Conservatory of Music turned 20. They celebrated with a joint party in the school’s parking lot. Flea led a band assembled for the occasion…

Russian filmmakers land after shoot aboard space station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a 3 1/2-hour trip from the International Space Station. The capsule, descending under a red-and-white striped parachute after entering Earth’s atmosphere, landed upright in the steppes of Kazakhstan on schedule at 0435 GMT Sunday with Oleg Novitskiy, Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko aboard….

US religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of 17 missionaries including children has been kidnapped by a gang in Haiti, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. The message from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said the missionaries were on their way home from building an orphanage. The…

Chickasaw State Park hosts annual Frontier Days

HENDERSON, Tenn. — This weekend is Frontier Days at Chickasaw State Park and there are several events for you and the family to enjoy. “So we’re highlighting kind of pre-modern life out here at the park, before the park was settled. That type of thing,” said Park Manager, Ron Elder.   Guests were able to enjoy a number of events like…

Cooler and Sunny Conditions Past Cold Front

Saturday Evening Forecast

Weather Update – Saturday, October 16 – 5:30 PM TODAY:  The passing cold front yesterday brought some showers and cooler temperatures but today we’ve seen some pretty sunny skies. Highs reached into the upper 60’s giving it some real fall-like conditions to match up with the calendar. Clear conditions should be lasting into the evening as lows drop into the…

Kids celebrate the spooky season with the Jackson Symphony

JACKSON, Tenn. — It was all creepy and crawly with the Jackson Symphony Saturday afternoon. The symphony performed an interactive show for kids with classic songs from the most iconic Halloween movies. And attendees were asked to come dressed as their favorite character. Children that attended were able to try their hand at conducting the symphony, and even helping them…