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Olivia Hill, 57, a military veteran, joins the Nashville city council in historic electionA transgender woman won election to a seat on Nashville’s city council, becoming the first openly transgender person to be voted into political office in Tennesse…
Five former Memphis officers were indicted on four counts for violently beating Nichols, 29, during a routine traffic stopFive former Memphis police officers are now facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they conti…
The Center for Reproductive Rights has taken legal action on behalf of women denied care in Idaho, Oklahoma and TennesseeWomen who say they were denied abortions in medical emergencies have taken legal action in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee, in the la…
Tami Manis wins Guinness world record for her 5ft 8in mullet after going 33 years without a haircutWhat does one get by going 33 years without a haircut? Tennessee’s Tami Manis knows – the world record for longest mullet on a female.Manis, 58, spoke on…
The union representing workers at the grocery chain had asked the company to allow more breaks and cooler working conditionsA Kroger distribution center employee has died on the job in Memphis amid hot working conditions, adding to a national debate in…
Law allows for termination if patient’s water breaks too early or in cases of ectopic pregnancy, but critics say it is not enoughA Texas law about to take effect on Friday carves out exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.In June, the Republican govern…
Brights zoo hopes publicity around unnamed female, who lacks distinctive patches, will draw attention to plight of giraffes in wildOne of the rarest sights in the animal kingdom has appeared in the unlikely setting of a Tennessee zoo, which has hosted …
Extreme heat prompts Texas to ask residents to conserve power on Sunday night as Missouri advises residents to check on neighborsSweltering temperatures are lingering in a large swath of the central US, causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gre…
Author wrote book about Michael Oher and Tuohy familyOher says family deceived him over events depicted in bookMichael Lewis, the author of The Blind Side, has defended the family at the heart of the book over allegations they deceived former NFL playe…
Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who were expelled for taking part in a gun control protest on House floor, will reclaim positionsThe Tennessee representatives Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee T…