WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of obese Americans would get access to popular weekly injectables that would help them shed pounds quickly if a $ 35 billion proposal from the Biden administration is blessed by President-elect Donald Trump.

2. Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief - Friday, November 22, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation.

3. Trump transition team suggests sidelining top adviser over pay-to-play allegations - Friday, November 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top lawyer on Donald Trump's transition team investigated a longtime adviser to the president-elect over allegations he used his proximity to Trump to score payments from those seeking roles or influence in the new administration.

4. About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says - Friday, November 15, 2024

About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center.

5. Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars - Friday, November 15, 2024

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: "New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For." "Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings." "Here's Why I Decided to Buy Infowars."

6. Weber, Poile enshrined as part of Hockey Hall of Fame's 2024 class - Friday, November 8, 2024

TORONTO (AP) — Shea Weber and David Poile's stories have been intertwined for more than two decades.

Poile drafted Weber when he was general manager of the Nashville Predators and eventually handed him the captaincy.

7. In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts.

8. Dalton wins Bradley’s diversity Leadership award - Friday, November 8, 2024

Alé Dalton, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has received Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s 2024 Diversity Leadership Award.

Established in 2015, the annual Diversity Leadership Award recognizes a Bradley partner who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to promoting and advancing the firm’s goal of being a diverse and mutually supportive community.

9. Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. Why that's unlikely - Friday, November 1, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted.

Trump set the pattern in 2020, when he declared that he had won during the early morning hours after Election Day. That led his allies to demand that officials "stop the count!" He and many other conservatives have spent the past four years falsely claiming that fraud cost him that election and bemoaning how long it takes to count ballots in the U.S.

10. The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records - Friday, November 1, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent's candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.

11. Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse seeks to blame others as liability case takes shape - Friday, October 25, 2024

BALTIMORE (AP) — As a sprawling liability case takes shape following the deadly collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, the owner and manager of the container ship Dali are seeking to deflect responsibility and cast blame elsewhere.

12. Rising tech stocks send Nasdaq to a record as most of Wall Street stumbles - Friday, October 25, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Rallying technology stocks sent the Nasdaq composite to a record on Tuesday, but trading was mixed along the rest of Wall Street as homebuilders and Ford Motor sank following the latest profit reports.

13. Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happy - Friday, October 25, 2024

The number of newspapers endorsing a candidate for president has dwindled with the industry's financial troubles the past two decades, in part because owners reason that it makes no sense to alienate some subscribers by taking a clear stand in a politically polarizing time.

14. Trump's Madison Square Garden event features crude, racist insults - Friday, October 25, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York's Madison Square Garden, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics.

15. Goff throws for 3 TDs, Lions win 5th straight, dominating Titans 52-14 - Friday, October 25, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes but was far from the star for the Detroit Lions in one of the highest-scoring games in franchise history.

David Montgomery was the first of five Lions to score in the first half in a 52-14 rout of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

16. What is fascism? And why does Harris say Trump is a fascist? - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied, "Yes, I do." She subsequently called him the same thing herself, saying voters don't want "a president of the United States who admires dictators and is a fascist."

17. Harris leaning on some of the biggest names in Democratic politics to close out campaign - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is enlisting some of her most high-profile surrogates in the closing days of the campaign, hoping those names will help energize her supporters to vote early in the 2024 election.

18. By moving to podcasts, Harris and Trump are turning away from legacy media to spread their messages - Friday, October 25, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Among the legacy news outlets that have come up empty in their efforts to interview Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during the general election campaign: NPR, The New York Times, PBS and The Washington Post.

19. Southwest settles proxy fight with hedge fund as Q3 profit shrinks. American loses money - Friday, October 25, 2024

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines reached a settlement with an activist investor by agreeing to overhaul its board, ending — at least for now — a monthslong fight with Elliott Investment Management, which is pressuring the airline to boost profits and the stock price.

20. Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories - Friday, October 18, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting.

With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence in conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run at the same time they're overseeing early voting and preparing for Nov. 5.

21. Trump targets hardcore partisans, Harris goes after moderates: Inside the campaign's final sprint - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In battleground Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris warned that democracy and reproductive rights were at stake as she campaigned alongside a former Republican congresswoman.

Going to the same state the day before, Donald Trump served French fries at a closed McDonald's.

22. Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states - Friday, October 18, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both sought support from Arab American voters Friday as they campaigned in Michigan, trying to lock down support in a battleground state that could decide the presidential race next month.

23. CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path - Friday, October 18, 2024

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on several fronts.

Company shares tumbled again Friday after CVS Health also warned of disappointing third-quarter earnings and said investors should not rely on guidance for that quarter that provided in August.

24. Harris interview with Fox News showcases a change in strategy for Democrats with network - Friday, October 18, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris ' interview with Fox News Channel's Bret Baier on Wednesday is the latest indication that Democrats during this campaign are increasingly willing to engage with a network well-stocked with supporters of opponent Donald Trump.

25. DINKs less stressed than parents about money - Friday, October 18, 2024

A new survey from MarketWatch Guides finds couples in a DINK relationship (“Dual Income, No Kids”) are four times more likely than parents to say they have no financial stress. What’s more, they accumulate money at a faster rate. DINKs report saving twice as much as parents each month ($908 instead of $413).

26. Top Davidson County commercial real estate transactions for September 2024 - Friday, October 18, 2024

Top Davidson County commercial real estate sales for September 2024, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

27. This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer mislead the FBI about the presence of the White House records.

28. US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic California - Friday, October 11, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's reputation as a hothouse of progressive politics is being tested in a string of U.S. House contests that are again expected to play into which party controls the chamber next year.

29. Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex - Friday, October 11, 2024

She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration's economic policies.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on one thing: Tapping into sour consumer sentiment about high grocery prices is one way to court voters.

30. CBS News says Trump campaign had 'shifting explanations' for why he snubbed '60 Minutes' - Friday, October 4, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News said the Trump campaign offered "shifting explanations" for why it backed out of a "60 Minutes" interview special with presidential candidates that aired without him.

The network's Scott Pelley appeared on the air Monday night to explain why Republican Donald Trump did not appear on what has become a "60 Minutes" tradition: back-to-back interviews with presidential candidates in the last month of the campaign.

31. Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out - Friday, October 4, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican candidate for president and there is still remarkably little consensus within the media about how best to cover Donald Trump.

32. Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with a visit to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making a rare jump into the 2024 political battleground fray since taking a step back after ending his reelection bid.

He'll campaign on Tuesday in Pennsylvania for a close ally and visit Wisconsin to spotlight a signature legislative achievement.

33. US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7 - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University's Costs of War project, released Monday on the anniversary of Hamas' attacks on Israel.

34. 'The rules were you guys weren't going to fact-check": False, misleading claims from VP debate - Friday, September 27, 2024

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the vice presidential debate

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The vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, on Tuesday engaged in a fast-moving, largely civil debate on a wide range of issues. Here's a look at some false and misleading claims from the debate.

35. Judge's ruling clears way for North Carolina public high school athletes to profit from NIL - Friday, September 27, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge in North Carolina has cleared the way for the state's public-school athletes to profit off their fame in a court case involving a high school football player who has committed to play at Tennessee.

36. Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities 'wiped off the map' by Helene - Friday, September 27, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.

37. Long water and power outages from Helene test patience in the Carolinas, Georgia - Friday, September 27, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Many residents of the Carolinas still lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity Wednesday as rescuers searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 166 people.

38. Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors - Friday, September 27, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.

39. Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — An advanced deepfake operation targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this month, according to the Office of Senate Security, the latest sign that nefarious actors are turning to artificial intelligence in efforts to dupe top political figures in the United States.

40. Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles - Friday, September 20, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Commerce Department said Monday it's seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers.

41. Trump vows to be 'best friend' to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally's antisemitism surface - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to himself as a "black NAZI."

42. Threats, assassination attempts come with the office Trump once held, is seeking again - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, following an apparent assassination attempt on him on Sunday, claimed that overheated rhetoric from Democrats was responsible for him being under threat.

43. Musk's X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access - Friday, September 20, 2024

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some Brazilian users regained access to X on Wednesday despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country's Supreme Court, a reunion apparently resulting from the social network changing the way its servers are accessed.

44. Trump says he will meet with Narendra Modi during Indian prime minister's visit to US - Friday, September 13, 2024

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's meeting next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when Modi visits the U.S.

Modi is scheduled to be in the United States this weekend, along with the leaders of Australia and Japan, for a summit of the so-called Quad hosted by President Joe Biden in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown. The group is formally called the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, and it began as a partnership after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

45. Do you know the 3 branches of US government? Many don't, leading to a push for civics education - Friday, September 13, 2024

BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up.

"So, how did all you people become citizens?" he asks. "Did you pass a test?"

46. Loose lap belt for Power helps Palou cruise to 3rd IndyCar season championship - Friday, September 13, 2024

LEBANON (AP) — Alex Palou easily drove to his third IndyCar championship in four years when challenger Will Power's seatbelt came loose minutes into the season-deciding finale Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway.

47. Biden, Starmer are set to meet as Ukraine pushes to ease weapons restrictions - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine's push to ease restrictions on the use of weapons from the United States and Britain will be discussed Friday in White House talks between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

48. Two Black women could make US Senate history this election. But they strive to make a difference - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago.

49. US announces $700 million in aid for Ukraine's energy grid and more - Friday, September 6, 2024

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than $700 million in aid for Ukraine Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv, aiming to bolster the energy grid that Russia has repeatedly pounded ahead of an expected difficult winter.

50. Trump insists Russia's war should end. But he won't say if he wants Ukraine to win - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump spoke heatedly in the presidential debate about wanting Russia's war in Ukraine to be over — but twice refused to directly answer a question about whether he wanted U.S. ally Ukraine to win.

51. Key takeaways from a debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time.

The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night's faceoff with a power move, marching across the stage to Trump's lectern to shake his hand.

52. Top Davidson County residential real estate transactions for August 2024 - Friday, September 13, 2024

Top Davidson County residential real estate sales for August 2024, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

53. Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory inspections in the U.S. and across the world, The Associated Press has found.

54. Harris opposes US Steel's sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden - Friday, August 30, 2024

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — concurring with the White House's monthslong opposition to the company's planned sale to Japan's Nippon Steel.

55. AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient - Friday, August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.

Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with customers who speak 200 different languages and 75 dialects.

56. The interview: Kamala Harris' inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming ... ordinary - Friday, August 30, 2024

After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris' first one Thursday was notable mostly in how routine it seemed.

57. Titans' Farley among 1st-rounders from 2021 let go on NFL roster cutdown day - Friday, August 23, 2024

Tennessee cornerback Caleb Farley and Kansas City receiver Kadarius Toney, both first-round picks in the 2021 NFL draft, were among the cuts Tuesday as teams trimmed their rosters for the regular season.

58. Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83 - Friday, August 23, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country's most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83.

59. Weeks after blistering Georgia's GOP governor, Trump warms to Kemp - Friday, August 23, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump is changing his tune on Georgia's Republican governor after delivering a series of blistering attacks at a rally just weeks ago.

In a social media post, Trump thanked Gov. Brian Kemp "for all of your help and support in Georgia, where a win is so important to the success of our Party and, most importantly, our Country."

60. House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden but the next steps are uncertain - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter Biden and family associates.

61. Matthew Perry's death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and a reputed dealer - Friday, August 16, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that killed him came dramatically into public view with the announcement that five people had been charged with having roles in the overdose of the beloved "Friends" star.

62. Artists who object to Trump using their songs from Celine Dion and Isaac Hayes' estate: How it works - Friday, August 16, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Pop powerhouses, American classics, British artists and the estates of deceased legends — many musicians have objected to Donald Trump using their songs at campaign events.

After a video of Celine Dion performing her hit "My Heart Will Go On" was broadcast at a Trump campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana last weekend, the response from her team was swift.

63. Bradley names 2 practice group leaders - Friday, August 16, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has selected Scarlett Singleton Nokes as leader of the firm’s government enforcement and investigations practice group and John P. Rodgers as leader of the firm’s labor & employment practice group. Both are partners in the firm’s Nashville office.

64. News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it - Friday, August 9, 2024

At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate. So far, each has refused to reveal any details about what they received.

65. Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says - Friday, August 9, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday.

66. 3 years after the NFL added a 17th game, the push for an 18th gets stronger - Friday, August 2, 2024

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The debate about whether the NFL will expand the regular season once again seems to have been resolved and now it's a matter of how soon the league adds an 18th game.

Commissioner Roger Goodell has talked openly about it, union chief Lloyd Howell recently told the Washington Post that the NFLPA is open to doing it before the current collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2030 season and players seem resigned to the inevitability no matter how they might personally feel.

67. Wiseman Ashworth Trauger adds associates - Friday, August 9, 2024

Wiseman Ashworth Trauger has added three associate attorneys, Megan Frazier, Matt Holman and Katie Koss.

Frazier represents physicians, long-term care facilities, hospitals and other health care providers, and previously an associate at a regional firm in Lexington, Kentucky. She is a 2020 graduate of the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Lawand is admitted to the Bar Associations in Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee, and is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Tennessee Bar Association.

68. Top Davidson County residential real estate transactions for July 2024 - Friday, August 9, 2024

Top Davidson County residential real estate sales for July 2024, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

69. Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month's tech outage cost it $500M - Friday, August 2, 2024

Microsoft is joining cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against Delta Air Lines, which blames the companies for causing several thousand canceled flights following a technology outage last month.

70. Harris, Walz will debut as the 2024 Democratic ticket at a Philadelphia rally - Friday, August 2, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, turning to an affable longtime politician who Democrats hope can keep newfound party unity alive in a campaign barreling toward Election Day.

71. CrowdStrike and Delta fight over who's to blame for the airline canceling thousands of flights - Friday, August 2, 2024

Cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike is disputing Delta Air Lines over who is to blame for damage that the airline suffered after a global technology outage.

Delta's CEO has threatened to sue CrowdStrike for what he said was $500 million in lost revenue and extra costs related to thousands of canceled flights.

72. Bloomberg gives $600M to Meharry, 3 other Black medical schools' endowments - Friday, August 2, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg's organization Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools to help secure their future economic stability.

73. The Fed's high rates spur fear of slowdown, yet recession signals have so far proved wrong - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The turmoil shaking global financial markets reflects a sudden fear that the Federal Reserve may have held its key interest rate too high for too long, heightening the risk of a U.S. recession.

74. Dow drops 1,000 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake worldwide - Friday, August 2, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — A scary Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987 's crash swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as fears worsened about a slowing U.S. economy.

75. Unemployment rise spurs fears of slowdown, yet recession signals have been wrong — so far - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising rise in the U.S. unemployment rate last month has rattled financial markets and set off new worries about the threat of a recession — but it could also prove to be a false alarm.

76. Tesla attorneys ask judge to vacate decision invalidating massive pay package for Elon Musk - Friday, August 2, 2024

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Elon Musk and Tesla's corporate directors are asking a Delaware judge to vacate her ruling requiring the company to rescind a massive and unprecedented pay package for Musk.

77. Bank of England lowers its main interest rate by 0.25%, to 5%, its first cut since for over 4 years - Friday, August 2, 2024

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 as inflationary pressures in the economy have eased.

In a statement Thursday, the bank said that by a 5-4 margin, its policymaking panel backed a quarter-point reduction in its main interest rate to 5%, from the 16-year high of 5.25%.

78. Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance 'weird.' Here's why - Friday, July 26, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans — branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as "weird."

79. Trump welcomes Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago, mending his relationship with a key political ally - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A beaming Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years on Friday, patching up a political alliance important to both men that had broken down when the Israeli leader offended Trump by being one of the first to congratulate Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory.

80. Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly a near year of careful planning, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are in a mad dash to accommodate a new nominee, a re-crafted program and a highly compressed deadline to pull everything off as though this was the plan all along.

81. Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service - Friday, July 19, 2024

As Congressional members on both sides of the aisle grilled U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Monday on how a gunman was able to fire shots at former President Donald Trump in an assassination attempt, several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and the agency's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as among the reasons for the security failure.

82. Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video's offer to carry games - Friday, July 19, 2024

Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA.

Warner Bros. Discovery informed the league Monday that it will match the $1.8 billion per year offer by Amazon Prime Video. Turner has had an NBA package since 1984 and games have been on TNT since the network launched in 1988.

83. Widespread global tech outage disrupts flights, banks, hospitals and media outlets - Friday, July 19, 2024

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked banks and media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and other services on Friday, highlighting the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a handful of providers.

84. Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump's classified docs case - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

85. Two weeks that imperiled Biden's presidency left him on probation in the court of Democratic opinion - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage.

At a fundraiser organized by George Clooney and packed with luminaries including former President Barack Obama, Biden was a listless figure, perhaps merely jet-lagged after flying straight from Italy but clearly not the man they knew.

86. Two weeks after that debate, Biden is on probation in the court of Democratic opinion - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage.

At a fundraiser organized by George Clooney and packed with luminaries including former President Barack Obama, Biden was a listless figure, perhaps merely jet-lagged after flying straight from Italy but clearly not the man they knew.

87. Top Davidson County residential real estate transactions for June 2024 - Friday, July 12, 2024

Top Davidson County residential real estate sales for June 2024, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

88. Chaos swirling since Biden's debate flub is causing cracks in a White House known for discipline - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Internal drama. Leaks. Second-guessing. The pressure and chaos swirling since Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance is causing cracks in a White House that until now had been marked by discipline and loyalty.

89. A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.

Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren't an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian is only the third person in the U.S. ever to undergo a total larynx transplant – the others, years ago, because of injuries – and one of a handful reported worldwide.

90. Thanks to a $1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition - Friday, July 5, 2024

Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Monday.

Starting in the fall, the donation will cover full tuition for medical students from families earning less than $300,000. Living expenses and fees will be covered for students from families who earn up to $175,000.

91. New British Prime Minister Starmer seeks to improve on 'botched' trade deal with European Union - Friday, July 5, 2024

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset relations at home and abroad.

During a visit Sunday to Edinburgh, that he billed as an "immediate reset" with the regional governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, Starmer said he would also seek to improve the U.K.'s "botched" trade deal with the European Union.

92. Paramount, Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood, rise of new power - Friday, July 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with Skydance, closing out a decades-long run by the Redstone family in Hollywood and injecting desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape.

93. Europe is slapping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles — for now. Here's what to know - Friday, July 5, 2024

Europe is slapping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles — for now. Here's what to know

By DAVID McHUGH and KEN MORITSUGU AP Business Writers

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union is moving to sharply increase customs duties on electric vehicles made in China. EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute over Chinese government subsidies and burgeoning exports of green technology to the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission says unfair government subsidies for electric vehicles imported from China threaten European carmakers and jobs. The higher duties won't actually be collected for four more months, given the two sides time for talks to potentially resolve the dispute.

94. GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.

95. Biden's evolving reasons for his bad debate: A cold, too much prep, not feeling great, jet lag - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has offered plenty of excuses for his terrible performance in last week's presidential debate. None of them have done much to assuage Democrats' concerns about Donald Trump returning to the White House.

96. The July 4th holiday rush is on. TSA expects to screen a record number of travelers this weekend - Friday, July 5, 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Nicole Lindsay thought she could beat the holiday-week travel rush by booking an early-morning flight. It didn't work out that way.

97. Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana, Mississippi - Friday, July 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for abortions.

98. Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the race and keep fighting - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's family used a Sunday gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members criticized how his staff prepared him for the faceoff, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

99. Court sends Trump's immunity case back to lower court - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election, reducing the chance that Trump could be tried before the November election.

100. What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court.