Nation Aug 22 Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from Tennessee jail to rejoin family in Maryland and await trial The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March. Facing a court order, the Trump administration brought him back to the U.S. in June, only to detain him on criminal charges.
Nation Apr 07 Rivers flood towns in Kentucky after a prolonged deluge of rain Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 20 people.
Politics Jan 22 One student killed, another wounded in Nashville school shooting Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron says the 17-year-old shooter wounded another student Wednesday at Antioch High School before turning the gun on himself.
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…
Arts Sep 30 Kris Kristofferson, prolific songwriter and superstar actor, dies at 88 With his long hair and bell-bottomed slacks, he represented a new breed of country songwriters with his peers like Willie Nelson, John Prine and Tom T. Hall.
Nation May 09 Wave of new storms pummel U.S. South as week of deadly weather marches on A heavy line of storms swept into Atlanta near the end of the morning rush hour Thursday.
Nation Apr 20 Tennessee Volkswagen workers approve of joining UAW union in historic vote Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories.
Arts Feb 06 Toby Keith, country music icon, dies at 62 after stomach cancer diagnosis Keith worked as a roughneck in the oil fields of Oklahoma as a young man, then played semi-pro football before launching his career as a singer. Keith learned good lessons in the booming oil fields, which toughened him up, but…
Politics Apr 07 Vice President Harris meets with expelled Tennessee lawmakers Harris will meet with lawmakers as well as young people advocating for tougher gun control laws, according to a tweet from her spokesperson. The visit comes after Biden called the expulsions "shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent."…
Arts Jan 12 Lisa Marie Presley, singer and only child of Elvis, dies at 54 Lisa Marie Presley is dead at 54. Her mother Priscilla Presley says in a statement Thursday that the only child of Elvis Presley died after being rushed to the hospital earlier that day.