KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fears of a new war in Europe have resurged as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, and violence spiked in a long-running standoff in eastern Ukraine that some fear could…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn say they will soon unveil their plan to rewrite how the the state funds its multibillion-dollar K-12 education system. According to the governor’s office on Tuesday, top state…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Van Morrison, Lil Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sarah McLachlan, Three 6 Mafia and the Foo Fighters are among the headliners set to perform at this year’s Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. The music festival…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege. The committee…
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been charged with statutory rape involving nine underage high school students. News outlets report 38-year-old Melissa A. Blair of Englewood isn't an employee at McMinn County Central High School but is a…
HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) — A flock of commercial broiler chickens in Kentucky near the Tennessee border has tested positive for avian influenza. According to a news release, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian…
HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) — A flock of commercial broiler chickens in Kentucky near the Tennessee border has tested positive for avian influenza. According to a news release, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s largest school district says a review of school safety that started after a 13-year-old student was critically wounded in a shooting last year is progressing. Memphis-Shelby County Schools asked former Memphis police chief Toney Armstrong…
NEW YORK (AP) — As telecom companies rev up the newest generation of mobile service, called 5G, they’re shutting down old networks — a costly, years-in-the-works process that’s now prompting calls for a delay because a lot of products out…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a ban against instant runoff voting in elections. The House and Senate votes Monday seek to end a long-running legal dispute between the state and the city of Memphis, where…
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to weaken the protests by demonstrators who are paralyzing the capital city of Ottawa and blocking border crossings. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="c22b1de98a5e921e43cf02c682a05767a42b5d37" vtitle="Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers to…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A former employee at a Murfreesboro Catholic church who pleaded guilty to four counts of statutory rape has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Tennessean reports Michael D. Lewis was sentenced on Monday after…
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin is signaling it is ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its beleaguered neighbor within days as the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has posted another round of positive state tax revenues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration says January revenues totaled $1.8 billion, which is $309.2 million more than budget estimates and…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team’s financial data. The ransomware gang BlackByte recently posted some of the purportedly stolen team…
(CBS Newspath) ---WATCH: This baby elephant is predicting that the Los Angeles Rams will win the Super Bowl. "Brazos" kicked a ball decorated with the Rams' logo at the Fort Worth…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has suspended imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise suspension came on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of…
BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has become the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter Olympics. A gold one. Jackson won the 500 meters with a time of 37.04 seconds to give the American speedskating program…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s president urged calm amid intensified warnings of a possible Russian invasion within days, saying he had yet to see convincing evidence of that. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's comments came as the U.S. updated its estimate of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Executive Editor Maria De Varenne, the first female executive editor at The Tennessean, is retiring from journalism. De Varenne has led the paper’s news coverage for more than a decade. She will step down in April,…
LONDON (AP) — Ian McDonald, a co-founder of pioneering prog-rock band King Crimson and stadium rock hitmaker Foreigner, has died. He was 75. A representative said McDonald died Wednesday at his home in New York City. Son Max McDonald said…
(CBS Newspath) --- SUPER BOWL FOOD: Super Bowl Sunday isn't just about the game. It’s also about the food. Here's why Americans will be spending a little more on game day grub…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday's move means another monthslong delay for the shots. The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer to apply…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who recently ended his daytime TV “Dr. Oz Show” to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was Friday,…
ANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania father about to stand trial on charges he tortured and starved his 12-year-old son before the boy died has pleaded guilty to several charges and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Scott…
MOSCOW (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have concluded a call to discuss the crisis in Ukraine as the White House says intelligence shows Russia could invade on short notice. The White House says the call lasted 62-minutes.…
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Two years after filing for Chapter 11 protection amid a flood of child sex abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement with an official bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say car crashes and traffic deaths dropped in Utah after the state enacted the nation's strictest drunken driving laws. A study published Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests Utah’s roads became…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The FBI is seeking help from the public in identifying a man who has robbed several banks in Tennessee and Alabama since December. The FBI says the suspect was disguised in a mask and wore different…
PHOENIX (AP) — A man ambushed a police officer who responded to a call at a Phoenix home, shooting him several times, then rained more gunfire on other officers who tried to rescue a baby that was placed outside the…
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — Parents, teachers and students packed a crowded meeting of the McMinn County School Board to talk about “Maus," a Pulitzer-Prize winning graphic novel the board banned from its curriculum last month. The board held firm, offering…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daylight ambush at a Tennessee cookie shop have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges. Lawyers for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith entered…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order to split the $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and create a trust fund to compensate Sept. 11 victims. The…
NEW YORK (AP) — Congress has given final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts. It's a…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. That's according to the first figures released by Texas health officials since the law known…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner in Florida says comedian Bob Saget died from blunt head trauma, likely from a backwards fall. The 65-year-old was found dead in a Florida hotel room on Jan. 9 after performing stand-up comedy…
(AP) -- The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The board for the Tennessee…
CULPEPER, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs. Biden traveled to Culpeper, Virginia, on Thursday…
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is proposing changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for doctors prescribing opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s previous guidance was issued six years ago.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Chris Young combined his skills as an artist and producer to lead the nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards. Young shares three nominations with his “Famous Friends” collaborator Kane Brown. Miranda Lambert…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have confirmed one of the top lawyers from the state attorney general’s office to the state Supreme Court, solidifying what will likely be a shift even further right for the court. The Republican-supermajority General…
BEIJING (AP) — The first big doping case at the games involves one of its biggest stars. And it seems far from straightforward because she is just 15 years old and has protections as a minor in the anti-doping rule…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says a government grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee activist has been sentenced to six years and a day in prison after she was convicted of illegally registering to vote in 2019 while on probation for previous felonies. Some legal experts see the…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a helicopter flew unmanned around Fort Campbell in what is the Army’s first automated flight of an empty Black Hawk. Engineers told reporters Tuesday that the 14,000-pound helicopter successfully navigated around the post…
In the trenches of eastern Ukraine, Ivan Skuratovskyi's calm verges on numbness — even after a sniper's bullet recently killed one of the 50 or so men under his command. It is the sort of thing that has happened from…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who've never filed a tax return will need to do so this year to claim what's coming to them under the enhanced child tax credit. Previously, only people who earned enough money to owe…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration. Tense meetings have taken place between senior officials and the rank-and-file as the agency deals with the largest influx of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Apollo 16 spacecraft is dusty and home to a few cobwebs decades after it carried three astronauts to the moon. But workers at a space museum are getting the capsule ready for events marking the…
