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900-year-old Crusader sword found by diver

JERUSALEM -- A scuba diver made a 900-year-old discovery off the Israeli coast. The diver, Shlomi Katzin, found a meter-long sword that once belonged to a Crusader knight, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. "The iron sword has been…

Some women regret vaccine denial after troubled pregnancies

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — Two women from Georgia and Alabama who contracted COVID-19 during their pregnancies are urging other pregnant women to get vaccinated. Kyndal Nipper lost her baby in the final weeks of pregnancy after a seemingly mild…

Tennessee prosecutor, others won't enforce some GOP-led laws

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Progressive prosecutors around the country are increasingly declaring they just won’t enforce some GOP-backed state laws. They are acting in response to some of the most controversial new changes in recent years — near-total abortion bans,…

US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna…

61 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another 61 cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The additional cases bring the total number of confirmed positive cases in Madison County to 18,134. The health department also released…

Dog attack kills 6-month-old Tennessee baby

KODAK, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a dog in Tennessee fatally attacked an infant and was later killed by police when it acted aggressively toward first responders. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals told The Mountain Press that the large dog…

5 applicants being considered for Tennessee judicial opening

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court says five applicants will be considered for an opening in the Court of Criminal Appeals Western Section. The opening was created by the retirement of Judge Alan E. Glenn. The applicants are…

Sea of Blue honors Hardeman Co. Deputy Dale Wyman

HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Hardeman County Sheriff's Deputy Dale Wyman was honored with a Sea of Blue on Monday. The procession went along Highway 125 and ended at Highway 57 in Middleton. Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen says multiple law…

Rapper formerly known as Kanye West is now just Ye

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West is now known only as Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name to just Ye, spelled Y-E, with no…

Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in Georgia, where hundreds of people were ordered to report for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors for the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting…

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