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FedEx: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx Corp. (FDX) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $1.08 billion. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $4.23 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.55 per share. ...
Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. The Executive Committee of the nation's largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that...
Tennessee extends men's basketball coach Rick Barnes' contract through 2027-28
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has extended coach Rick Barnes' contract through the 2027-28 season, which should help ensure he finishes his career with the Volunteers. Athletic director Danny White on Tuesday announced the extension that adds a year onto Barnes' contract with...
No. 25 Florida hopes to maintain its edge and sustain momentum for the first time in years
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida hasn’t won three consecutive games since Marco Wilson's infamous shoe toss. The Gators have been on a roller coaster of sorts since that foggy night in the Swamp in December 2020. Win one, lose one. Win two, lose three. Up and down with no...
AutoZone: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — AutoZone Inc. (AZO) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $864.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Memphis, Tennessee-based company said it had net income of $46.46. The results topped Wall Street...
Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For nearly a week, families whose lives were upended by a Nashville elementary school shooting took turns sharing dark details to Tennessee lawmakers. Their children thought they were going to die. A teacher told students to race each other, knowing they...
SEC suspends Florida's George, Mazzccua and Zanders along with Tennessee's Norman-Lott for fight
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference suspended three Florida players and one Tennessee player for their roles in a fight that started on what was supposed to be the last play of their game Saturday night. The half-game punishments were doled out Monday after video...
Staley, Chargers feeling the pressure with an 0-2 start and a pair of close losses
Brandon Staley is feeling the pressure with the Los Angeles Chargers off to their first 0-2 start in six years. After Sunday’s 27-24 overtime loss at Tennessee, the third-year coach bristled at suggestions that a hangover remains from last season’s playoff loss in Jacksonville...
Folk's OT field goal in rain helps Titans snap 8-game skid with 27-24 win over Chargers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans finally got a much-needed sigh of relief. Actually, two. They have a reliable kicker, and that eight-game skid going back to last November is over. Nick Folk kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime in a...
Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home
Alisha Alderson placed everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases as she prepared to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon. The only maternity ward within 40 miles abruptly closed in August, so she would be staying at her brother’s house in...
