Nation Sep 11 Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town despite objections from residents Opponents of the Tennessee detention center, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, have expressed concerns that detainees could be subjected to abuse and neglect.
Nation Jun 17 NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk’s xAI company over Memphis supercomputer air pollution Musk's xAI said the turbines will be equipped with technology to reduce emissions.
Nation May 22 Fire that engulfed historic Black church in Memphis was intentional, investigators say A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis, was intentionally set, investigators said Wednesday.
Nation May 07 3 former Memphis police officers acquitted in state trial over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023.
Nation Apr 04 Potentially catastrophic rains and floods may hit South and Midwest after destructive tornadoes Many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.
Nation Dec 05 WATCH: Memphis won’t sign police reform agreement with DOJ following Tyre Nichols report, mayor says Mayor Paul Young said at a news conference Thursday that Memphis has already made hundreds of positive changes since the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols.
Nation Dec 04 Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, DOJ probe finds The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.
Nation Oct 03 Jury delivers mixed verdict for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ beating death Three former Memphis officers were found guilty Thursday of witness tampering in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of federal civil rights violations in a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes…
Nation Sep 26 Memphis man found guilty of murdering Young Dolph, sentenced to life in prison Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels.
Nation Sep 09 Jury selection begins for federal civil rights trial into fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols Nichols was pulled over in January 2023 and ran from police after he was yanked out of his car. Officers caught up with Nichols and pummeled him in a Memphis neighborhood, police video showed.