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Memphis health official addresses COVID-19 variants, more

JACKSON, Tenn. — A Memphis health official gave an update on COVID-19. The virtual meeting was hosted by Dr. Stephen Threlkeld on Wednesday. The meeting provided an update on COVID-19 in hospitals, saying Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis had seen…

In-person summer learning camp offered to JMCSS students

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System is aiming to close the learning gap brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. To do so, the school system announced on Wednesday that in-person summer learning camps will take place this summer.…

AP sources: Justice Breyer to retire; Biden to fill vacancy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sources tell The Associated Press that liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court. [field59_video…

China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational

BEIJING (AP) — Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making changes since the last time it hosted the Olympics, in 2008. Then, as fireworks exploded over Beijing, China was about to pass Japan to become the…

Rihanna's foundation donates $15 million to climate justice

Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her Clara Lionel Foundation. The “We Found Love” singer on Tuesday announced the donation to 18 climate-justice organizations doing work…

Michigan settlement lets faith agencies deny LGBT adoptions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Faith-based adoption agencies that contract with the state of Michigan can refuse to place children in LGBT homes under a settlement filed in federal court, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for a Catholic charity…

Meet Methuselah, the oldest living aquarium fish

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meet Methuselah, an elderly fish that likes to eat fresh figs, get belly rubs and is believed to be the oldest living aquarium fish in the world. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="b96cf965308346fbf01c879f02b235a8a72cc302" vtitle="Meet Methuselah, the oldest living aquarium…

COVID-19 in Madison County: 1 death, 1,195 new cases this week

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed one death and another 1,195 cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The department says an 81-year-old woman died Jan. 12 due to complications from COVID-19. That brings the total…

Officials investigate 2 fatal police shootings in Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say two men have died in separate shootings involving Tennessee law enforcement officers. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says one man died early Wednesday in Shelby County and the other died Tuesday across the state…

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