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Stormy Daniels must pay $122,000 in Trump legal bills

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stormy Daniels must pay nearly $122,000 of Donald Trump's legal fees that were racked up in connection with the porn actor's failed defamation lawsuit, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. FILE - Adult film actress…

Narrow abortion exemption bill passed by Tennessee lawmakers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-dominant Senate gave final approval Wednesday to legislation that would add a narrow exemption to one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States, with it now heading to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for…

Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting

FRANKLIN, Tennessee (AP) — It’s Palm Sunday, and across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting. Pastor George…

AUTO RACING: Dirt racing next as NASCAR moves to Bristol

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Food City Dirt Race Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Schedule: Friday, practice, 6:35 p.m. and 8:32 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. in four heats; Sunday, race, 7 p.m. (FOX). Track: Bristol Motor Speedway. Race distance:…

Funeral held for custodian killed in Nashville attack

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Hill, a 61-year-old custodian who was among the six people killed in last week's attack at a Nashville elementary school, was remembered Tuesday for his loving nature, his culinary skills and his faith. …

Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. The extraordinarily rare move resulted in a…

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges; admonished by judge

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump conspired to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series of hush money payments designed to stifle claims that could be harmful to his candidacy, prosecutors said Tuesday in unsealing a historic 34-count felony indictment against the former…

1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

(AP) -- NASA has named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year. The first moon crew in 50 years includes the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission. NASA introduced…

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million in damages from Newport News school officials. The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school administrators of…

‘Son of a Sinner’ Jelly Roll reigns at CMT Music Awards show

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Son of Sinner” Jelly Roll is a three-time winner at the CMT Music Awards. The rapper-turned-country singer reigned at Sunday night's fan-voted awards show in Austin, Texas. The awards program started off with a somber tone…

32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware

By Adrian Sainz, Andrew DeMillo and Ben Finley - Associated Press WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the…

Trump to deliver remarks Tuesday night after his arraignment

By Jill Colvin and Colleen Long - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks Tuesday night in Florida after his scheduled arraignment in New York on charges related to hush money payments, his campaign…

Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting

By Holly Meyer - Associated Press FRANKLIN, Tennessee (AP) — It's Palm Sunday, and across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting.…

Saudis, other oil giants announce surprise production cuts

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers on Sunday announced surprise cuts totaling 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of the year, a move that could raise prices worldwide. Higher…

Hutchinson launches GOP 2024 bid, calls on Trump to drop out

By Andrew DeMillo- Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Asa Hutchinson, who recently completed two terms as Arkansas governor, said Sunday he will seek the Republican presidential nomination, positioning himself as an alternative to Donald Trump just days after…

Rock, country, blues merge at 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

By Kristin M. Hall - AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This year's CMT Music Awards will merge country, rock and blues straight from the heart of Texas, featuring performances including collaborations with Alanis Morissette, The Black Crowes, Gwen…

States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting

By Clarie Rush - Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In the wake of an elementary school shooting in Tennessee earlier this week that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead, state legislatures across the country are moving…

TikTok attorney: China can’t get U.S. data under plan

SAULSALITO, Calif. (AP) — Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban on TikTok, the top attorney for the social media platform and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended TikTok’s plan to safeguard U.S. user data…

NBA, players reach deal for a new labor agreement

By Tim Reynolds - AP Basketball Writer The NBA will have labor peace for years to come. The league and its players came to an agreement early Saturday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement. The deal will begin this…

Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind

By Chris Megerian - Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that's using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as…

At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

By ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the…

At least 18 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

By Adrian Sainz and Andrew Demillo - Associated Press WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 18 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through…

New Tennessee law allows police officers in private schools

By Kimberlee Kruesi- Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a law allowing private schools to contract with local law enforcement so they can hire school resource officers, days after a Nashville shooting at…

Theater group sues to block Tennessee’s new anti-drag law

An LGBTQ+ theater company is suing to try to block Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law that placed strict limits on drag shows, saying it violates the First Amendment. Drag performer Loosey LaDuca arrives at the season 15 premiere…

Florida teen debuts trans visibility film as bans spread

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and transgender for a film set to debut at a festival as transgender people around the world celebrate visibility and lawmakers across the country…

1 dead, 1 hurt in small plane crash near Oxford, Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — An airplane crash in north Mississippi left one person dead and another injured, officials said. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, in a news release, said it was notified about 9 p.m. Thursday that a small private…

Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment.…

Tornado slams Little Rock, smashes rooftops, flips vehicles

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado plowed through Arkansas' capital and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. A car is upturned…

Dangerous storms, tornadoes forecast for US Midwest, South

SEE ALSO: Storm shelters opening on Friday, March 31 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Meteorologists are urging people to be ready for dangerous weather in parts of the Midwest and South. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center warns that an…

Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face hush money indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday after his hush money indictment in New York City. Court officials confirmed the arrangement Friday. Trump’s surrender will present the shocking, historic scene of a former…

Memphis shooting leaves 2 police officers, suspect wounded

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis police officers and a suspect were wounded in a shooting during a foot chase in the city, authorities said. The shooting occurred after officers responded to a report of a person with a gun…

Funerals set for 3 of the Nashville school shooting victims

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for one of the adults and two of the children who were killed in this week's school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that…

FACT FOCUS: No ‘incredible rise’ in transgender shooters

Moments after the assailant who killed six people at a Nashville private school was identified as transgender, a baseless narrative emerged: that there has been an incredible rise in transgender or nonbinary mass shooters in recent years. A…

Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

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911 calls reveal terror at Nashville school during attack

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities released 911 recordings on Thursday that capture the terror inside a Nashville elementary school during a mass shooting this week, as callers pleaded for help in hushed voices while sirens, crying and gunfire could be heard in…

2 killed, 5 wounded in shooting outside Memphis restaurant

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two men were killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, police said Thursday. Police were looking for suspects after the shooting Wednesday night that authorities said began…

Man gets 25 years in roadside killing of Tennessee nurse

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man who shot and killed a Tennessee nurse as she was driving to work two years ago was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday, according to the Nashville district attorney's office. In January,…

9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — A military spokesperson says nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning that…

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a move that some…

Senate votes to repeal 2002 measure that approved Iraq war

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an effort to return a basic war power to Congress from the White House 20 years after an authorization many…

Nashville shooting highlights security at private schools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An alarm blared and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School. People console each other at an entry to Covenant School, Tuesday, March 28, 2023,…

Video shows guards walking away during fire that killed 38

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — After migrants in northern Mexico placed mattresses against the bars of their detention cell and set them on fire, guards quickly walked away and made no apparent attempt to release the men before smoke filled…

Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to mirror issue

Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the mirror glass falling out and increase the risk of a crash. Vehicles included in the recall…

Video shows Nashville police search school, fire at shooter

*SENSITIVE CONTENT WARNING - VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville police have released video from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school where three children and three adults were…

What we know about the Nashville school shooting

SEE ALSO: Police release video of deadly Nashville shooting NASHVILLE (AP) — Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville on Monday after a shooter opened fire inside the building containing about 200 students, police…

Prosecutors seeking death penalty in Memphis shooting rampage

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty if a Tennessee man is convicted of first-degree murder in a daylong shooting rampage in Memphis that left three people dead and three others wounded. The announcement by Shelby County…