MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Tennessee man is charged with first-degree murder for the beating death of his 2-year-old son. Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich announced the grand jury indictment Friday against 36-year-old Antonio First from…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say someone opened fire in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin, wounding 13 people before getting away. The city's interim police chief, Joseph Chacon, said at news conference that investigators are looking into what…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Workers have removed the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Tennessee park, marking another step in the process of moving their bodies out of Memphis and to a museum hundreds…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 49 victims who were massacred at a gay nightclub shooting in Florida are being honored this week with a community run, a museum exhibit, a mass yoga session, a gay chorus performance and a street…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A longtime Tennessee judge who drew backlash from Republican lawmakers for ordering an expansion of absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic won’t seek reelection next year. This week, Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle informed members…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as part of a $1 trillion total package. That's according to people briefed on the plan. Negotiators are trying to strike…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Emergency officials in north Mississippi told residents to evacuate several homes Wednesday after heavy rain created concern about a dam on a small lake. Crews from the Lafayette County Fire Department were pumping water out of…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it's pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company's permit. Calgary-based…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have announced that a former Tennessee governor’s administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago while embroiled in the state’s largest political scandal. Investigators in Hamilton County have…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The skeletons of two related Viking-era men are set to be reunited for an exhibition opening in Copenhagen this month. Scientists established a genetic link between…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China. A new…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has reset a hearing to address a request by the ex-wife of slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright to throw out her guilty plea in his 2010 killing in Memphis. Sherra Wright filed a petition…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation aiming to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. The bill is a bid to protect economic and national security in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China. Lawmakers…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s annual free fishing day is Saturday. Each year, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency offers one day when anglers can fish without a paid license in the state’s public waters, agency-owned and -operated lakes and state…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court Monday that federal immigration law…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month. The operation to recover…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on Blue Origin's first flight with a crew, becoming the first person in the world to ride his own rocket. The Amazon founder announced his intentions Monday…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say a teenager on a personal watercraft was killed in an accident on a lake, and a pontoon boat operator died trying to save her. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says the teen’s…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two Tennessee men face hearings this week after their recent arrests on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors accuse Matthew Baggott and Stewart Parks of entering the building together.…
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced Vice President Kamala Harris’ plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The oldest male chimpanzee living in an accredited North American zoo died Saturday at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. He was 63. The chimpanzee, named Cobby, had been a hand-reared performing chimpanzee before he was…
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the children’s publishing giant Scholastic Inc. who presided over such bestsellers as J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels and Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” series along with a wide range of educational materials,…
NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” and “Cocktail” actor Lisa Banes remains hospitalized in critical condition after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York City. That's according to her manager, David Williams. Williams told The Associated Press on…
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The second baby for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is officially here: Meghan gave birth to a healthy girl on Friday. A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan said the couple welcomed their child…
CLEVELAND (AP) — One of stars of the popular Nickelodeon children's show “Drake & Josh” faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met online and attended a 2017 concert of his in Cleveland when she was 15. [caption id="attachment_499462"…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has turned to his old boss for help encouraging Americans to sign up for the Obama-era health law during an expanded special enrollment period in the pandemic. Biden is using his weekly address for…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Trailways bus driver for the 1961 group of Nashville Freedom Riders has died, his family confirmed. Jimmy Allen Ruth was 83. According to his family, driving the Freedom Riders from Nashville, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi…
(CNN Newsource) -- Over the past year, nearly a quarter of the country reported increased drinking to deal with stress, according to the American Psychological Association. CNN's Michael Smerconish examines America's drinking habits and…
(CBS Newspath) -- MEET DEWEY: Students at an elementary school in Arkansas have a very special reading buddy during story time. Take a look at how Dewey is encouraging the children to…
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) -- Facebook says it will suspend former President Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Facebook also plans to end a contentious policy championed by…
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee constable has been charged with using drugs seized during traffic stops to train drug detection dogs. Hawkins County Constable William Creasy has been indicted on charges including official misconduct and drug possession.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came to Tennessee to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting that state and Arkansas has affected freight movement since it was shut down more than…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state panel is proposing another $44.6 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid to increase the payouts businesses can receive for their losses due to the pandemic. Officials announced the proposal at a meeting Wednesday…
CHARLOTTE, Tenn. (AP) — The trial for a Tennessee man who is accused of killing his 5-year-old son gets underway Thursday in Dickson County. Joe Clyde Daniels was reported missing April 4, 2018. His father, Joseph Daniels, is charged with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has let a bill expanding school district training program options for current teachers become law without his signature because of a discrepancy over its cost. The Republican last week returned the bill…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Free beer is the latest White House-backed incentive to persuade Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19. President Joe Biden is expected to announce a “month of action” on Wednesday to get more shots into arms before the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A report concludes that police could have done more in their response to a 2019 tip about bomb-making activity by the man who later detonated an explosive in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The review released Wednesday found…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Workers in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun the process of digging up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. The remains of the former slave trader and his wife are being moved to a museum hundreds…
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it will no longer test jobseekers for marijuana use. The e-commerce giant, which is the second-largest private employer in the U.S. behind Walmart, is making the change as several states legalize cannabis. In March,…
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An emotional President Joe Biden has marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that wiped out a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Biden spoke in Tulsa on Tuesday of the hundreds of Black people killed…
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — A suburban Boston police officer who became a national hero in 2013 when he tackled one of the Boston Marathon bombers has retired from the only job he ever wanted. Watertown police Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese retired…
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden has laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor America's war dead on Memorial Day, and he extolled their sacrifices for the pursuit of democracy. (Photo courtesy: U.S.…
CENTERTOWN, Ky. (AP) — The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to the commonwealth this week for burial. The Daily News reports the remains of U.S. Navy…
One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B.J. Thomas, has died. He was 78. Thomas was a Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,”…
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — Investigators are continuing the search for the bodies of seven people believed killed in the crash a day earlier of a small jet into a Tennessee lake. (Photo courtesy: Rutherford County Fire…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States. The company's CEO says several tons…
NEW YORK (AP) - You could say MGM Studios used to be the Amazon of Hollywood - renowned for hits like “The Wizard of Oz” and “Gone With the Wind” - and its sprawling California movie lot. It doesn't own…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service wants to raises rates on first-class stamps from 55 cents to 58 cents as part of a host of price hikes and service changes designed to reduce debt for the beleaguered agency. The…
(AP) HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida say two people have died and 20 to 25 people have been injured in a shooting outside a banquet hall. News outlets report the gunfire erupted early Sunday at the El…
(AP) WOONSOCKET, R.I. - CVS is offering its customers the chance to bring home more than just their merchandise and a long, coupon-laden receipt. The drugstore chain says those getting COVID-19 vaccines can win a chance to go to the…
