WASHINGTON (AP) — An American man was killed in a Russian attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where he was seeking medical treatment for his partner. The death of Jim Hill, of Diggs, Idaho, was reported Thursday by…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plans to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day were scrambled Thursday after Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin tested positive for COVID-19. Biden was supposed to host Martin for a day of festivities, but those events have…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee National Guard says a medical flight crew has rescued a hiker whose illness rendered him unable to walk or stand while on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A guard news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. is sending more anti-aircraft, anti-armor weapons and drones to Ukraine to assist in its defense against Russia. The president’s comments came as he formally announced his administration was sending an…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cited Pearl Harbor and the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 in appealing to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="def0847bcaeb5dff110f05a2d0e91f9fb8cece3a" vtitle="Zelenskyy pleads to…
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower has grown by six meters (nearly 20 feet) after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of France’s most iconic landmark. Tourists watched from the Trocadero esplanade as the new digital…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposed Tennessee ballot initiative that would have changed the selection process for attorney general has failed in a legislative panel. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted the measure down Tuesday on a voice vote without…
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee police officer was wounded while attempting to arrest a juvenile who had escaped from custody. The Kingsport Times-News cited a statement from Kingsport Police Department spokesman Tom Patton that said the officer…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kane Brown is the leading nominee for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which celebrates the best in country music videos. CMT announced the nominees Wednesday for the fan-voted awards show. Brown received four, including video of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has unanimously approved a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent next year. The bipartisan bill approved Tuesday would ensure Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year. But the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday. Biden will meet with NATO and European leaders…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man suspected of stalking and shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C., has been arrested. Police say at least two people were killed and three others wounded in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House lawmakers on Monday approved implementing residency requirement for Republican and Democratic U.S. House hopefuls. However, the legislation would only take effect after the 2022 midterm November general election and not apply to incumbents. Last…
NEW YORK (AP) — Labrador retrievers are still tugging hardest on U.S. dog lovers’ heartstrings, but poodles just strutted back into the American Kennel Club’s top five most popular dog breeds for the first time since 1997. The club’s annual…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled General Assembly has advanced legislation banning local officials from requiring police officers to live in the county they patrol. House and Senate lawmakers had gone back and forth whether the ban should apply statewide…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms. It became law as soon as the Republican signed it Monday. The short title of the legislation says it…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. astronaut has made it through nearly a year in space but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth. NASA insists Mark Vande Hei's homecoming plans…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver a virtual address to the U.S. Congress. Zelenskyy will speak Wednesday to members of the House and Senate. The event will be livestreamed. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader…
(AP) -- Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.” The music icon who has been inducted into the Country Music Hall…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a man charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in a swampy field nearly 12 years ago in Memphis, Tennessee. [caption…
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NEW YORK (AP) — William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor of “Broadcast News,” “Body Heat” and “The Big Chill,” has died. He was 71. Hurt’s son said in a statement that Hurt died Sunday of natural causes. He said Hurt died…
(AP) -- American journalist Brent Renaud has been killed in Ukraine while gathering material for a report about refugees. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says the 50-year-old documentary filmmaker died Sunday in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb that has been the site of…
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man stabbed two people inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York after he was denied entrance for previous incidents of disorderly conduct. Authorities say the two victims were museum employees and…
(AP) --Citing record-high prices for gasoline, Uber is charging customers a new fuel fee to help offset costs for ride-hail and delivery drivers. The company announced Friday that the temporary surcharge will be either 45 cents or 55 cents for…
CYBERSPACE (AP) - It's a positive sign for anyone who hopes to get his or her tax refund anytime in the near future. The Internal Revenue Service says it plans to hire 10,000 new workers. The beefed-up workforce is expected…
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Traci Braxton, one of the sisters featured in the reality series ‘Braxton Family Values,’ died Saturday at age 50. She had reportedly been fighting esophageal cancer. Her sister Toni and family announced the death, saying…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 will close as the building is being put up for sale. Owners announced on Friday that the shop on Broadway will close…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted a major disaster declaration for seven Tennessee counties as a result of a winter storm last month. The declaration will give local jurisdictions and some private, nonprofit organizations access to the…
A Texas judge is blocking the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction Friday preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive that compels…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s lead prosecutor says a death row inmate is intellectually disabled and should not face execution. District Attorney Glenn Funk made the assessment in a filing this week that Byron Black should instead face life in…
COVINGTON, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect was killed and an officer wounded Friday when police entered a Tennessee business to rescue a woman being held hostage. Tipton County Sheriff Shannon Beasley told news outlets the suspect was fatally…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Iconic whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s will become the latest company to suspend business operations in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. In a statement to WKRN-TV, Louisville, Kentucky-based Brown-Forman Corp., Jack Daniel’s parent company, said Thursday…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final congressional approval to a $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine and its European allies. The money hitched a ride on a $1.5 trillion, government-wide spending bill…
NEW YORK (AP) — It took several days after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine for state media to gear up a campaign of widespread public support for the military action. Viewers of Russian state TV now are told…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A new Netflix movie tells the improbable story of a shelter dog who was nearly euthanized, only to become a police K-9 and save a life. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="6b56e8b47307bb48a47ce6a3980c73afd0f5045e" vtitle="This tale wags the dog: 'Rescued…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House has overwhelmingly rejected a proposal aimed at breaking the state away from the United States, but 13 lawmakers voted in favor of doing so. Under the proposal, voters would have been asked…
NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of opioids and those who have lost loved ones to the addiction crisis are unleashing their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic. Thursday’s unusual hearing is being conducted…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials say they are funding a project that will look into what infrastructure could help prevent further flooding in a community where rushing waters killed 20 people. A U.S. Department of Agriculture news release says…
NEW YORK (AP) — Two modest rooms in New York City are the first places in the United States where local officials are allowing illicit drug use to make it less deadly. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="6bece05d1c5dc6f257ab77261e29bb0aae15f250" vtitle="A look inside the 1st…
LEWISBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee company says it is voluntarily recalling 1-gallon containers of hand sanitizer after it was found to contain methanol, which can cause illness or death. Tennessee Technical Coatings Corp. says it is recalling all lots…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should create its own digital currency. The Biden administration sees the explosive popularity…
DETROIT (AP) — McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Electric all announced Tuesday they were suspending their business in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. McDonald's is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia, but…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is planning to come back to the Green Bay Packers for an 18th season, a move that keeps the reigning MVP quarterback off the trade market and answers the question that had dominated…
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that has been available on the company’s upscale models for more than a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. aid package for Ukraine and its Eastern European allies has grown to around $14 billion. The new figure emerged as lawmakers put finishing touches on a $1.5 trillion government-wide spending bill that leaders hope Congress…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. But he also acknowledged it will bring costs to Americans,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee are investigating the death of a newborn baby found alongside a roadway in Memphis. Memphis police said in a statement that the infant appeared to be full term and had been wrapped in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House has advanced legislation allowing students and staffers to sue public colleges and universities if they feel they’ve been unfairly punished for not accepting “divisive concepts.” The bill would prohibit public colleges and universities…
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 6 million. The tragic number confirmed Monday is believed to be a vast undercount and shows that the pandemic in its third year is far from done. It's also a…
