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Tennessee lawmaker Paul Sherrell faced fierce criticism for ‘grotesque suggestion’ in southern state with history of lynchingsA Tennessee Republican lawmaker apologised after suggesting “hanging by a tree” could be added to a bill concerning methods of…
Governor Bill Lee, who was pictured in drag, has vowed to sign law banning ‘male or female impersonators’ in certain locationsTennessee lawmakers advanced legislation on Thursday that would severely limit where certain drag shows can take place, a prop…
Tennessee court halts construction of Jack Daniel’s barrel warehouse as residents say black fungus from whiskey vapors is coating neighborhoodsAt least it makes the angels happy.Ethanol vapour released through porous whiskey barrels during the ageing o…
Bill Lee says he will sign law criminalizing drag performances despite emergence of picture from 1977 high school yearbookTennessee’s governor, Bill Lee, is facing accusations of hypocrisy after a photo of him dressed in drag went viral days after the …
Two deputies each violated multiple policies after they reported to the location of Nichols’ violent arrest, says sheriffTwo sheriff’s deputies suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activ…
Demetrius Haley allegedly took part in a 2015 incident at a county prison that resulted in an entire cellblock writing a letter to the corrections directorYears before Memphis police officer Demetrius Haley pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on 7 January…
Investigation finds Preston Hemphill violated rules regarding stun gun use, and video shows him saying ‘I hope they stomp his ass’A sixth Memphis officer was fired on Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department …
Slick roads have caused at least 10 deaths with thousands of flights canceled since frigid weather set in on MondayA mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern US on Thursday, as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures wi…
Vice-president urges Congress to pass police reform billNichols died after being beaten by Memphis police officersFollowing a musical performance, a pictorial tribute to Tyre Nichols played to attendees at the funeral.The tribute opened up with a quote…
Actor speaks of the retraumatization she endured after some news outlets published images of the scene of mother’s death and her push to reform the state law that gave media outlets accessEven if she could do it in anonymity and privacy, the actor Ashl…