By Andrew Seligman - AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Fields insisted long completions are coming. For now, he'll take plays like these. Fields threw touchdown passes to prized newcomer DJ Moore and Khalil Herbert on Chicago's first two…
By Claire Rush, Ty O'Neil and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher- Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Deadly wildfires that swept with alarming speed and strength through the Hawaiian island of Maui reduced hundreds of homes to ash, sending emergency workers scrambling…
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California's Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from any other known population of the endangered species, wildlife officials announced Friday. It's a discovery to…
By John Wawrow - AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin reached another major milestone in his return to football by suiting up for Buffalo's preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. And it didn't take…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state investigators are reviewing the death of a man that occurred shortly after he was taken into custody following a foot chase with Memphis police officers, authorities said. The man, whose name wasn't immediately released…
By Jonathan Matisse - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury on Friday found a security guard not guilty of murder and other charges in a fatal shooting outside the Nashville restaurant where he was working, closing a case…
By Kinberkee Kruesli - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator on Friday was sentenced to 21 months in prison after he unsuccessfully tried to take back his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hospital officials have confirmed that Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general. The U.S. Department of Health and Human…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police on Thursday were investigating a shooting at a library that left two people wounded in Nashville. FILE - The Nashville, Tenn., skyline is seen on July 11, 2022. Tennessee is facing…
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui is revealing a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities, as firefighters battle the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives, making…
NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever. That's according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet calculated a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is facing a lawsuit over a congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year’s elections. In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, a variety of civil rights…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has dismissed the case against a woman who was sentenced to life in prison in the death of a man for binding a man’s body and face with duct tape and robbing him…
Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music, has died at 80. …
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China. It covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Hanging up that phone call? The location of Apple's red end-call button is set to slightly move with upcoming iOS 17 updates to the phone app, so be wary of your thumb's muscle memory. [caption id="attachment_1662870"…
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months. Lottery forms are shown,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled a sweeping list of public safety issues he wants lawmakers to address during an upcoming special session. The special session was prompted by a shocking Nashville school shooting earlier this…
CHICAGO (AP) — Willie Perry Jr., a Chicago disc jockey known as “DJ Casper” and creator of the iconic “Cha Cha Slide” dance, has died. He was 58. Perry was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, and his wife confirmed his…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of firearms without serial numbers, called ghost guns. The court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson has launched an exploratory committee as she considers running for the seat held by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in 2024. The 61-year-old Johnson filed the exploratory paperwork late last week,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are taking another step to help their minority assistant coaches land NFL head coaching jobs. Mike Vrabel announced Monday that Terrell Williams will serve as acting head coach Saturday during the Titans' preseason…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A trial has begun for a security guard charged with second-degree murder over a 2018 shooting outside the Nashville restaurant where he was working. Opening arguments Monday in Nathan Glass's case hinged on whether he was…
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. FILE - The awnings of a store advertise the sale of lottery tickets, including Mega Millions, Jan. 11, 2023, in…
UPDATE (8/8/23): Authorities say a suburban Kansas City police officer who was wounded in a shootout that killed a car chase suspect has died. MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A car chase through two Kansas City suburbs that ended in a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director of two gripping film classics, “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 87. A representative from his office said he died Monday in Los Angeles. Friedkin was…
By Asim Tanveer - Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others as rescue operations completed by early evening, officials said. Ten cars of a…
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a "cage match" face-off in late…
By Maria Sherman - AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country superstar Keith Urban and Kix Brooks of powerhouse country duo Brooks & Dunn will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. The organization announced…
By Lindsey Bahr - AP Film Writer In just three weeks in theaters, "Barbie" is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins. "Barbie," which…
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club due to liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd's face. "I am disappointed in myself for my lack of attention…
By Anne M. Peterson - AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The United States played its best game of this Women's World Cup and it's wasn't good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated from the…
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings. It's all designed so you can be a Barbie fan till the day you die…
By Jocelyn Noveck - AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran character actor Mark Margolis, who had a breakout role as a mobster in "Scarface" but became best known decades later for his indelible, fearsome portrayal of a vindictive…
By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press The Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to promise revenge…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA says it has heard from its Voyager 2 spacecraft after a wrong command cut off communications. Flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command nearly two weeks ago that tilted the spacecraft's antenna away from…
By Mike Schneider - Associated Press (AP) ---Officials in the city of Lebanon worried that the amount of state money distributed from Tennessee agencies based on 2020 census figures wasn't keeping pace with their explosive growth. So they reached out…
DORSET, VT. (AP) — A driver accused of causing a crash that killed Treat Williams knew the actor and considered him a friend but denied wrongdoing and said charges are not warranted. Ryan Koss, the managing creative director of the…
(AP)--Another Mega Millions drawing, another night without a jackpot winner. The numbers drawn Friday night were: 11, 30, 45, 52, 56 and the gold ball 20. Because no one matched all six numbers and won the estimated $1.35 billion jackpot,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Cleanup from a chemical spill and fire near Interstate 24 in Tennessee will take several days, after the interstate was shut down and nearby homes evacuated overnight on Thursday. In this photo…
SHARON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived. But some scientists and activists fear the act itself is in trouble. More…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor. [caption…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” are hoping to once again reclaim their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a makeshift cinderblock jail cell, from which she…
Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant and served a federal grand jury subpoena to WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon last month, according to a regulatory filing. McMahon is also taking medical leave from the sports entertainment company following…
The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the massive lottery prize. FILE - A Mega Millions wagering slip is held in Cranberry Township,…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thomas Edison's pioneering incandescent light bulb, which cast illumination by heating a filament until it glowed, is fading into history. New federal rules governing the energy efficiency of lighting systems went into full effect Tuesday, effectively…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department on four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The indictment filed Tuesday night is the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis, Tennessee, police say officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun and fired shots after he couldn’t get into the building. Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe says the…
