NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Tyson Foods is helping one nonprofit address food insecurity. Helping Hand of Humboldt is an organization that provides free groceries, hot lunches, showers, free toiletry and clothing to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, underscoring the extent to which the virus has infiltrated American society. The White House said Thursday the 79-year-old Biden is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” including a stuffy nose fatigue…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have pushed legislation through the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law. It's Democrats' latest campaign-season response to concerns that a conservative Supreme Court that’s erased federal abortion rights could go further.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennesseans have until Thursday, July 28 to request an absentee by-mail ballot for the upcoming elections in August. The August 4 elections will include the State and Federal…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An award-winning artist and "American Idol" champion will take the stage in Jackson later this summer. Rock singer David Cook is scheduled to perform at Hub City Brewing on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has ordered an attorney suing a private prison firm over an inmate’s death to delete certain tweets and restrict his public commentary. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Frensley issued the order last week,…
HORN LAKE, Miss. (AP) — Police in north Mississippi shot and killed a Tennessee woman Wednesday after officers said she led them on a car chase and then pointed a gun at them. WREG-TV reported that the DeSoto County coroner…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee is one of five southeastern states participating in Operation Southern Slow Down. The operation is to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding, reckless and aggressive driving.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Bicentennial is celebrating its grand finale weekend Aug. 12 and Aug. 13. The weekend will feature a choir performance, parade, time capsule burial, plus a free community concert featuring LOLO, the Commodores and a…
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Lee was in Memphis on Wednesday to talk about the Education Savings Account Implementation this school year. Lee announced more than 40 independent schools…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A law enforcement official shared how the wrong dollar could potentially be life threatening. "If someone had a rolled up bill that they'd been snorting fentanyl through in their…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson's "Help Us Build," or HUB Club, toured the city to get an early glimpse at the college life on Wednesday. "A lot of them don't get to…
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people, including a 6-year-old girl he jumped out of a second-floor window with, says he's no hero and that the serious injuries he suffered…
SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.” The motorcade for…
