(AP) -- Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. An official at the Dominican Republic’s National Forensic Science Institute…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they have also become increasingly scarce in most states. Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, most states have taken no action on gun control in recent…
NEW YORK (AP) — A state appeals court court has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices. A four-judge panel in the appellate division of the state’s…
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday that Spacey “has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state report says that nearly half of Tennessee public high school seniors in the class of 2021 did not move on to college or technical school right after graduating. The report by the Tennessee Higher…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers. That's what a witness said Wednesday as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted…
CANNES, France (AP) — Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” brought hip-shaking swagger to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, debuting a grand and glitzy portrait of the Memphis rock ‘n’ roll legend on the French Riviera. Luhrmann’s film, the largest and flashiest…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Hub City Youth Health Expo is coming to Jackson on Friday, June 3. The event gives local students a chance to participate in physical activities and demonstrations that promote wellness and a healthy lifestyle. "The expo…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local young man is taken too soon because of gun violence. Tyler Guy's mother says she doesn't understand why her son was taken away from her…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One local school system is looking to add more ways to keep students safe to help avoid a school shooting. Leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School System say, currently, there are walk-through metal detectors in all high…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A civil rights advocate says he and two Dollar General store workers were denied access to the company’s shareholder meeting in Tennessee where they had been outside protesting for better pay and workplace safety improvements. [caption…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A local non-profit is getting kids involved inside the kitchen. Helping Hand of Humboldt will be hosting Kids in the Kitchen summer camp starting May 31. Dates include: May 31 to June 2 June 7 to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to improve accountability in policing. President Joe Biden signs an executive order in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Library is hosting shows for kids in June. The library says it will be hosting a variety of “edu-tainment” shows again after a two year pause. Shows are: June 1 at 4 p.m.: Mr.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Agriculture and USDA's Farm Service Agency are teaming up to remind hemp producers of important deadlines. With more than 1,000 hemp producers and more than 5.6 thousand licensed acres of hemp in the…
