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Tennessee election officials asking more than 14,000 voters to prove citizenship
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's top election office has sent letters to more than 14,000 registered voters asking them to prove their citizenship, a move that alarmed voting rights advocates as possible intimidation. The letters, dated June 13, warned that it is illegal in...
A Tennessee man threatened to shoot co-workers but his gun malfunctioned, police say
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man pointed a gun at co-workers inside a Chattanooga office building Monday and pulled the trigger, but the gun malfunctioned and did not fire, witnesses told police. Multiple people called Chattanooga police Monday afternoon saying that a...
FedEx: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx Corp. (FDX) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $1.47 billion. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $5.94 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $5.41 per share. ...
Vitello teams that played with attitude and edge laid foundation for Vols' national championship run
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Winning the national championship validated what already was increasingly obvious. Tennessee is the standard bearer in this era of college baseball. The Volunteers' first national title in the sport was the culmination of a seven-year climb from SEC irrelevance...
Tennessee earns first national title in baseball with 6-5 win over Texas A&M
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tony Vitello jumped into the stands to share a group hug with the legion of Tennessee fans who invaded Omaha. His players ran a lap around the warning track high-fiving them. Kavares Tears squatted in right field taking in the moment with a towel over his eyes. ...
Tennessee earns first national title in baseball with 6-5 win over Texas A&M
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Christian Moore hit a leadoff homer, Dylan Dreiling went deep for the third time in three games and Tennessee won its first national championship in baseball with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M on Monday night in Game 3 of the College World Series finals. The...
Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against adults helping minors get an abortion without parental permission, a state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist on Monday filed a legal challenge alleging the statute is...
A shooter who entered a Tennessee office building and caused a lockdown has died, police say
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A suspect died and a neighborhood in Tennessee was locked down briefly Monday in response to reports of a shooter inside an office building near a shopping mall. Police in Chattanooga said reports about the man with a gun starting coming in just after 2...
Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety...
Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The issue has emerged as a big one in the past few years. While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many...
