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Tennessee to provide free books to young students

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Education announced it is partnering with the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation to provide free books to children in kindergarten through second grade. The decodable book series encourages at-home reading practice to help…

NASCAR, Goodyear extend partnership in new multi-year deal

NASHVILLE (AP) — Goodyear will remain the exclusive tire for NASCAR's top three national series under a new multi-year deal announced on Thursday. Specifics of the extension weren't included, but the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company will continue as title…

Jamie Lee Curtis to receive AARP Career Achievement Award

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Scream Queen” Jamie Lee Curtis will be this year's recipient of AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards career achievement honor. FILE - Jamie Lee Curtis appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles…

Mistrial after jury deadlock in Danny Masterson rape case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday at the rape trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson after jurors, who were leaning strongly toward acquitting him, deadlocked following the monthlong trial in which the Church of Scientology played…

Lexington man found guilty in attempted murder of his wife

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A Lexington man has been found guilty in the attempted murder of his wife. According to District Attorney General Jody Pickens of the 26th Judicial District, 28-year-old Johnny Wayne Bass, Jr., was convicted by a Henderson County…

Advocate against polio speaks in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Rotary Club held a meeting on Wednesday. Their guest speaker was Kim Kim. He is an advocate for the End Polio Now campaign and a fellow…

Pinson Mounds invites guests to make ornaments

PINSON, Tenn. -- Pinson Mounds State Park is getting into the holiday spirit, and you're invited! The park will host a Christmas ornaments activity on Saturday, December 17, where you can join a ranger in making your very own Christmas…

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening — but the anxiously awaited new data leaves unclear how much difference that might make in people’s lives. Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this…

Tennessee officers won’t face charges for violent arrest

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict police officers after an investigation by Tennessee’s police agency into the violent arrest of a Black man for alleged traffic violations, a district attorney said Wednesday. Members of a…

Poll of the Day: Firearms in the workplace

Many individuals carry firearms in the event they would need to defend themselves, but what if they're at work when tragedy strikes? For many employees across the country, bringing a gun into the workplace is simply not an option. Now,…

World's largest, most active volcano spews lava

New aerial images show Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, spewing lava and sending glowing streams across its surface on Tuesday, November 29. The volcano began erupting on…

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