WEB EXTRA: Salon owner helps clients get COVID vaccines
(CBS Newspath) --- At Patsy’s Cut & Curl in Florida, clients can get a haircut and a ride to get their COVID-19 vaccine shot. The salon’s owner is on…
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Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden has met in private with the families of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport as the remains of their loved ones returned to…
How Instagram star helped rescue dozens from Afghanistan
(AP) --- As governments, corporations and charity groups rush to get their citizens and employees out of Afghanistan, dozens of Afghan people got help to flee their country from Instagram influencer Quentin Quarantino. The alter ego of 25-year-old Tommy Marcus…
Judge rules for TVA in nuclear sale, utility to give refund
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge ruled Tennessee Valley Authority does not have to sell an unfinished Alabama nuclear plant to a company, but must refund millions over the aborted deal. The ruling issued Thursday is a victory to the…
Tennessee schools can request remote learning due to virus
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's education commissioner says classrooms and schools facing a surge in COVID-19 cases and quarantines can request a temporary shift to remote instruction if their districts can show a need. In a letter dated Friday, Tennessee…
US says drone kills suicide bombers targeting Kabul airport
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. says a drone struck a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport. There were few initial details about the…
Biden warns of more attacks as military begins final pullout
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says the military has begun its final withdrawal from Afghanistan amid a heightened threat of terrorist attacks. President Joe Biden says commanders told him an attack was “highly likely” over the next 24 to 36…
Contact tracing takes a back seat during latest COVID surge
(AP) --- Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new COVID-19 infections and carry out contact tracing efforts that were once seen as a pillar in the nation’s pandemic response.…
US confirms soldier from east Tennessee killed in bombing
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Defense says a soldier from east Tennessee was one of 13 U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport this week. The Defense Department said Saturday that 23-year-old Army…
A struggle to prevent suicides at soaring NYC sculpture
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials are evaluating the future of a 150-foot-tall piece of public art in New York City known as the Vessel after a string of suicides. The honeycomb of platforms and staircases closed last month after a…
NBA referees will be vaccinated against virus this season
(AP) --- NBA referees will all be vaccinated against the coronavirus this season. The NBA announced Saturday that it has struck a deal with the National Basketball Referees Association on that requirement. Part of the referees’ agreement with the NBA…
Bojangles closing eateries for 2 days; workers won’t be paid
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina-based Bojangles chain of restaurants says it will close all of its company-owned establishments on two upcoming days, portraying it as a chance to provide its thousands of employees a “well-deserved break.” But Bojangles’…
US drone strike kills 2 Islamic State members in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says two Islamic State group members were killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, not one as initially reported. The update comes from Defense Department spokesman John Kirby at a briefing. The attack Saturday…
Musicians are divided on whether to require vaccines for concert-goers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Should fans be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend concerts? Musicians are split on that. The Foo Fighters, Phish, Maroon 5, The Killers and Dead and Company have called for proof of…
Nashville drummer Kenny Malone dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Drummer Kenny Malone, a prolific session drummer for country and pop stars, has died. His friend Dave Pomeroy says he died Thursday after being diagnosed with COVID-19. He was 83. Malone played on the Dolly Parton…
Tennessee flood response aided by out-of-town cellphones
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When deadly floods knocked out all communications but radio in rural Tennessee last weekend, emergency officials had a new tool at their disposal. Bobby Brown is director of Humphrey County's 911 center, located in the hard-hit…
US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military struck back at the Islamic State in Afghanistan on Saturday, acting on President Joe Biden's vow to hit the extremists in retaliation for a suicide bombing claimed by IS that killed as many…
Young dad-to-be was among 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan
A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff's deputy when his deployment ended. Details began emerging Friday about some of the…
12-state human trafficking operation nets rescues 47 victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says a 12-state law enforcement operation rescued 47 victims of human trafficking and led to the arrest of more than 100 people. Schmitt said most of the arrests were made…
Witness says R. Kelly compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis
NEW YORK (AP) — A witness at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial says the R&B star once compared himself to rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis. The witness testified Thursday that Kelly called himself a “genius” just like Lewis, who became…
Parents must pay $30k for getting rid of son’s pornography collection
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered a western Michigan couple to pay $30,441 to their son for getting rid of his pornography collection. The decision this week came eight months after David Werking won a lawsuit against…
Cummins Falls named Tennessee’s State Park of the Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cummins Falls State Park in Middle Tennessee has been named state park of the year. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has…
Tennessee House Speaker unveils redistricting panel members
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton announced the members selected to serve on the House’s redistricting committee. According to a news release, Sexton’s office on Thursday said the committee will include eight Republicans and four Democrats. Lawmakers…
Biden vows retribution against extremists in Kabul attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is vowing retribution against the Islamic extremists he says carried out the attacks in Kabul that killed 13 American service members and many more Afghan civilians. He also…
Ida could be devastating Cat 3 hurricane near New Orleans
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Forecasters now say Tropical Storm Ida could be a major Category 3 hurricane with top winds of 115 mph when it nears the U.S. coast. The National Hurricane Center says Ida is showing hallmarks of…
Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 flooding victims
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — A funeral home manager says 20 people who died in a Tennessee flood have had their funerals paid for by an anonymous donor. Humphreys County Funeral Home manager William Brown told the Tennessean that a man…
Helicopter pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tennessee floods
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had prayed for God to show him his life had meaning just days before the phone call came. On Saturday morning, a desperate woman was seeking someone to help her brother…
Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 3.5 million people in the…
‘Was it worth it?’ A fallen Marine and a war’s crushing end
SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gretchen Catherwood’s son, 19-year-old Alec, was killed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban in 2010. As she watched the news over…
Award-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Oates has died after a life that saw him become an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Clara Barton, William Faulkner and others. The University of Massachusetts…
JoJo Siwa to join same-sex couple on ‘Dancing With Stars’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop star JoJo Siwa will compete as part of the first same-sex pairing on “Dancing With the Stars” for the show’s upcoming 30th season. Olympic gymnastics champion Suni Lee also is joining the cast, the rest…
Report: Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo
MIAMI (AP) — Video released by a team of federal investigators shows more evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in a Miami-area condominium that collapsed in June, killing 98 people. The National Institute of Standards and Technology also…
US proceeding with Kabul pullout despite deadly ISIS attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pressing ahead with a frantic evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan after attacks that killed 12 U.S. service members and wounded at least 15. Continuing the evacuation means President Joe Biden risks…
Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 12 US troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.…
Titans’ COVID outbreak grows to 8, including QB
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans’ coronavirus outbreak has grown to eight people. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill is among three players added Thursday to the reserve/COVID-19 list. General manager Jon Robinson says Tannehill, tight end Geoff Swaim and linebacker Justin…
Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot are suing former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups. The suit accuses them of intentionally sending a violent mob…
2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Russian…
Nirvana sued by man who was nude baby on ‘Nevermind’ cover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 30-year-old man who appeared nude at 4 months old in 1991 on the cover of “Nevermind” by Nirvana is suing the band and others, alleging the image is child pornography. The lawsuit, filed by Spencer…
Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties
UPDATE: Officials say two suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport have left at least 13 dead and 15 injured. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion has gone off outside the Kabul airport. Thousands of people have flocked there as they…
Children now 36% of Tennessee COVID cases
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says children now make up 36% of reported COVID-19 cases in Tennessee. Piercey's remarks on Wednesday marked another sobering milestone in the battle against the high contagious delta variant. According to researchers…
Final victim found in Tennessee flooding disaster search
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood in Middle Tennessee has been recovered and the search for victims has been suspended. The discovery came around mid-day on Wednesday, shortly before the…
Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation. A three-judge panel of the…
Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest ‘Rip’ Patton dies at 81
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Freedom Rider and civil rights leader Ernest “Rip” Patton has died. He was 81. The Freedom Rides Museum announced the death on Tuesday. Patton participated in the downtown Nashville civil rights sit-ins in 1960,…
Page chosen as chief justice for Tennessee Supreme Court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Page has been elected as the chief justice for the state’s highest court. The state court system said Tuesday that Page was chosen by his colleagues to lead the five-member…
OnlyFans reverses explicit content ban after outcry
OnlyFans says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers. The company says the ban is no longer required because of assurances from its banking partners. OnlyFans…
Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per month
(AP) -- Delta Air Lines won't force employees to get vaccinated, but it's going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly charge. Delta said Wednesday that it will also require weekly testing for unvaccinated employees starting next month, although…
Tennessee ministry leader tries to bite police during arrest
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The leader of a local ministry was charged with stalking a Walmart employee in Tennessee and was also accused of resisting arrest after trying to bite police officers. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports 46-year-old Timothy…
Titans COVID outbreak up to 4; Vrabel got antibody therapy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have ramped up precautions at their team headquarters with their COVID-19 outbreak growing to four. Coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday he is feeling almost non-symptomatic after receiving a monoclonal antibody treatment under doctor’s…
Pentagon: US troops must get COVID-19 vaccine ASAP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” Now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full…
Crews scour debris for more victims after Tennessee floods
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — Crews with chainsaws and heavy equipment are clearing their way through trees matted with vegetation, garbage and debris from homes as searchers scour a creek for more flooding victims in rural Tennessee. Even cars and sheds…
