GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Oil pipeline builder agrees to halt eminent domain lawsuits
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed...
Police officer who shot man in car is charged with murder
<p>A police officer in Virginia has been indicted on a murder charge in the shooting death of a man in a vehicle near a...
Tennessee toddler freed from antique wooden barrel
<p>PORTLAND, Tenn. — Fire rescuers and medical staff used a power saw and screwdrivers to extract a toddler from an antique wooden barrel in...
Tennessee toddler freed from antique wooden barrel
PORTLAND, Tenn. — Fire rescuers and medical staff used a power saw and screwdrivers to extract a toddler from an antique wooden barrel in...
Billboard Awards: 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen
<p>NEW YORK — The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he’s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop...
Chattanooga assistant fired over tweet sues to get job back
<p>A <a href="https://apnews.com/article/college-football-stacey-abrams-chattanooga-media-football-cf7ed030bc2b05395cdf018a2e45020b">Chattanooga football assistant coach fired over a social media post</a> disparaging the state of Georgia and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams is...
Fired CEO: Remarks were over male teen’s behavior, not dress
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man who was fired from his position as CEO of a telemedicine company for remarks he made to a...
Tennessee could mandate bathroom signs about transgender use
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that requires businesses or government facilities open to the public to post a sign if...
Billboard Awards: 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen
NEW YORK — The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he’s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop...