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Ruling on Tennessee's anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As LGBTQ+ advocates celebrate a federal judge's ruling declaring Tennessee's so-called anti-drag show law unconstitutional, questions remain over whether the law will be enforced after the court declared that the decision only applied to the state's most populous county. ...
Kroenke bought Nuggets, kept team in Denver, now hoping to deliver an NBA title
DENVER (AP) — Some might say Stan Kroenke and his family would be pulling off the impossible by bringing a long-awaited NBA title to Denver. Less discussed — at least these days — was their willingness, in 1999, to dive into a messy acquisition process for a largely irrelevant...
Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says. The law is both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad” and encouraged “discriminatory enforcement,”...
4 children die in Memphis apartment fire; father detained
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A fire in a South Memphis neighborhood killed four children Wednesday afternoon, and police detained their father, authorities said. The blaze erupted shortly before 3 p.m. at a two-story apartment building in the Washington Heights area. It took around 50...
Answered prayers: Tennessee church recovers truckload of organ pipes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The prayers of a Tennessee church were answered when whoever stole a moving truck near its building didn't keep what they found inside: old organ pipes, and lots of them. Calvary Episcopal Church in downtown Memphis had loaded a Penske truck earlier this month...
Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The spaces were found in the sprawling necropolis of Saqqara, which is a part of Egypt’s ancient...
Therapy dog helps patients at Memphis hospital
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Otis Chatham just celebrated his second birthday, but he already has a volunteer assignment at Regional One Health that comes with his own photo ID badge. The highly-trained Bernese Mountain dog delights staff and patients alike as he makes his rounds at the...
Anniversary of George Floyd's killing: Changes were made, but short of 'reckoning' on racial justice
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world, looked to many observers like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing. For more than nine minutes, a white officer...
At Tennessee museum, fans remember Tina Turner's talent, strength, influence
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Standing in a Tennessee museum, near exhibits of shimmering dresses worn by Tina Turner, Lisa Lyons wiped tears from her cheeks as she remembered the impact the singer and actor had on her life. Lyons recalled watching Turner's performance in the film...
Ja Morant is 'fine,' taking a social media break, police say after welfare check due to cryptic post
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee conducted a welfare check Wednesday on suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and say “he is fine” after cryptic messages appeared on his Instagram account and were later deleted. The post from earlier Wednesday included messages...
