SPRINGFIELD, Illinois: The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has topped 80 million. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University reported the mark Saturday morning after 472,000 cases were recorded Christmas Day. The number of deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic across…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sweeping communications outages are continuing to plague large swaths of Tennessee after a recreational vehicle exploded early Christmas morning in sleepy downtown Nashville. Police emergency systems across Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as Nashville’s COVID-19 community…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee official says the state expects to start receiving 90,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines a week going forward. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey made the comments Tuesday, as the state continued to try to fend off…
WASHINGTON,DC – United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement today after he voted for and the Senate confirmed Brian Noland to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors: “Today, the Senate confirmed Brian Noland…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — An investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old soldier who went missing from Fort Drum was found dead. Brigadier Gen. Brett Funck, acting commander for Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, said Sunday that the…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A FedEx executive says a higher-than-normal volume of Christmas-season package deliveries won’t interfere with the company’s effort to ship coronavirus vaccine doses. Jenny Robertson, a FedEx senior vice president, said two trucks on Sunday moved doses of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming press secretary says Biden won't discuss the investigation of his son with any prospective candidates for attorney general. A federal investigation into the finances of Biden’s son, Hunter, will likely be a major…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says the United States needs a unified, national response to dealing with climate change just as it has for COVID-19. Biden's comments came Saturday as he rolled out key members of his environmental…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are nearing agreement on a COVID-19 relief package costing nearly $1 trillion. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he’s hopeful a deal can be finished Sunday after a compromise was reached on emergency powers at the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of a former Tennessee House speaker to the board of directors of the nation’s largest public utility. Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander praised the Senate's confirmation of Beth Harwell to…
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. have left a factory as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. The trucks left Sunday from the Moderna McKesson plant…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –According to a press release, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued the following statement: "Maria began exhibiting mild symptoms of COVID-19 and it was confirmed this afternoon that she has tested positive. I am feeling well with no…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State health officials say 2,711 COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in the initial days of availability in Tennessee, now the worst state in the country for new cases per capita. The state Department of Health unveiled…
WASHINGTON --On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it had issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, the second COVID-19 vaccine to receive an EUA. Operation Warp Speed has allocated more than 5.9 million doses…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has received a $250,000 federal grant to help develop a rapid field test for two highly contagious livestock diseases. According to the department, the money will go to Tennessee’s C.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During his career as a paramedic, Joe Foster saw the good that organ donation can do firsthand. But when his 23-year-old son died suddenly of a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2017, he went from supporter to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that opioid producers can be sued under the state’s Drug Dealer Liability Act, allowing a lawsuit filed on behalf of children born dependent to opioids to move forward. The high…
(AP) — The U.S. has had another record day of coronavirus cases, and states are going to get less of a new vaccine than they originally expected. Johns Hopkins researchers on Saturday reported a record 249,709 new cases of COVID-19…
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is getting vaccinated for the coronavirus during a White House event aimed at convincing skeptical Americans the vaccines are safe. Pence’s wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine. The action Thursday paves the way for the shot from Moderna to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is the only state that is currently prioritizing building an emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. A review of each state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans by The Associated Press shows that Tennessee is the lone…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000 as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy’s recovery from its springtime collapse. The number of applications increased from 862,000 the previous…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors have given Joe Biden a majority of their votes, formalizing his victory in last month’s election. California’s 55 votes put Biden over the top Monday, clearing the 270-electoral-vote mark that affirms he will be the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has a lot to accomplish in building out his administration. He's aiming for a historically diverse Cabinet without overlooking longtime allies in his party’s establishment. He wants to rebuild a lot of government bureaucracy…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service says a fugitive task force in Tennessee has arrested two men charged in the fatal shooting of a gas station clerk during a robbery in Louisiana. Authorities say 30-year-old Abd Del…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charley Pride wasn't the first Black country music artist, but he reached heights not available to other Black pioneers. While early Opry stars like DeFord Bailey paved the way, Pride's talent put him on par with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee lawmaker hospitalized with COVID-19 is warning that he might have to go on a ventilator due to his low oxygen levels. Rep. David Byrd gave an update on his battle with the virus in…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres says she's tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine right now.” The producer of her daytime talk show says taping is on hold until January. DeGeneres said in an Instagram post that anyone…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Wednesday sued to force a breakup of Facebook as 48 states and districts accused the company in a separate suit of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. The antitrust…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Camping at Tennessee’s state parks is reaching historic highs during the coronavirus pandemic. State officials say state parks saw more than 62,000 camping nights sold in October. That's a one-month record for camping stays in the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment Tuesday refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania. Gov.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus, as the White House worked Tuesday to instill confidence in the distribution that will largely be executed by President-elect Joe Biden. Trump…
NEW DELHI (AP) — Over 500 people have been hospitalized and at least one person killed by an unidentified illness in southern India. Since Saturday evening, people have suddenly started to convulse. Symptoms such as nausea and loss of consciousness…
(AP) — World War II flying ace Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died at 97. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says Yeager died Monday. The retired Air Force brigadier general became the fastest human in 1947…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to four people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee’s office has announced that the head of Tennessee’s Department of Veterans Services has resigned, as well as the agency’s top deputy. Lee’s office said Monday the resignation of former Commissioner Courtney Rogers and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee lawmaker has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending a House Republican caucus meeting nearly two weeks ago. According to a news report, the 63-year-old David Byrd was flown by helicopter over the weekend from…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The 76-year-old former New York mayor has traveled extensively to battleground states in effort to help Trump subvert his election loss. On numerous…
(AP) -- Top U.S. health officials are warning Americans not to let their guard down against the coronavirus just because a vaccine could be on its way in a matter of days. With an epic, coast-to-coast surge under way, authorities…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what's typically one of America’s biggest celebrations of all -- the swearing-in of a new president. With lots of details…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee nurse was fatally shot while driving to work on Interstate 440 in Nashville and police are asking any potential witnesses to come forward. Metro Nashville Police said in a statement that 26-year-old Caitlyn Marie…
(AP) -- California has certified its presidential election and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Joe Biden, officially handing the Democrat the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House. Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s formal approval of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee political legend who forged a productive path as a Senate institutionalist after tours as governor and Cabinet secretary, has said goodbye to the chamber. He advised his…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The FBI literally has a big search on its hands. A release from the agency says a serial bank robber they have dubbed the “Too Tall Bandit” is responsible for 16 bank robberies in North Carolina,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that Tennessee’s path for restoring a felon's right to vote has not only silenced Black voters but also contains constitutional and federal law violations. Voter rights advocates submitted the class action complaint…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Memphis to discuss the development and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines. According to the vice president's office, Pence will participate in a Thursday afternoon roundtable discussion, which will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander says the “internet democracy” in which an angry president can quickly tweet to tens of millions of people has driven division in the U.S. But he says it's something Americans need to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has landed a $250,000 federal grant to study the possible use of certain farming biomass in the production of jet fuel. The institute says the Federal Aviation Administration grant…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says COVID-19 vaccines will be optional in the state’s K-12 public schools, once they become available. The Republican said at a news conference Tuesday that vaccines will be very important for Tennessee…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration. An official said Administrator…
