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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

Dec. 13, 2024 12:44 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died....

Hansel Enmanuel making an impact for Austin Peay on court with his 1 arm

Nov. 17, 2024 19:21 PM EST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No hesitation. No second thoughts. Swish. The basketball rotated around the perimeter. Hansel Enmanuel caught it and in a fluid motion drained the 3-pointer. Perfect execution for any college basketball player. Quite remarkable for a guy with...

Provectus: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 12, 2024 15:45 PM EST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (PVCT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1 million in its third quarter. The Knoxville, Tennessee-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis. The...

SmarFinancial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 21, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — SmartFinancial Inc. (SMBK) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $9.1 million. The Knoxville, Tennessee-based bank said it had earnings of 54 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The...

Authorities continue to investigate container suspected of holding dynamite in Tennessee

Oct. 11, 2024 14:22 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee continued Friday to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, warning residents that evacuations will likely remain in place throughout the night. “Until we know more, we implore people to stay...

Knoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found at recycler; foul play not suspected

Oct. 10, 2024 20:41 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have urged evacuations in a neighborhood of a Tennessee city after employees at a recycling business discovered a container that apparently contains dynamite, though foul play was not suspected. The Knoxville Police Department said in a news...

Failing to fix a porous defense has been coach Billy Napier's biggest blunder at Florida

Oct. 09, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s historically porous defense can be traced to having three coordinators in as many years, the team’s top two pass rushers transferring and bringing together so many new faces that communication, cohesion and consistency seem more like pipedreams than...