WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party's sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.

2. Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House.

3. GOP Rep. Ogles wins Tennessee reelection while under FBI probe of campaign finances - Friday, November 1, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has won reelection in Tennessee while facing an FBI investigation into his campaign finances.

Ogles, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, defeated Democrat Maryam Abolfazli in the Republican-favoring district that includes a section of left-leaning Nashville and winds through five conservative-voting counties.

4. GOP Rep. Andy Ogles faces a Tennessee reelection test as the FBI probes his campaign finances - Friday, November 1, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles is hoping to fend off a Democratic opponent in Tennessee in a race complicated by an FBI investigation into the first-term Republican's campaign finances.

Ogles, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, faces Democrat Maryam Abolfazli in his Republican-favoring 5th District, which includes a section of left-leaning Nashville and winds through five conservative-voting counties.

5. Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority - Friday, November 1, 2024

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — This election, he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the MAGA extremes.

And, after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, it's about democracy.

6. Ford cuts 2024 earnings guidance due to warranty costs and slow pace of cost cutting - Friday, October 25, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Stubbornly high warranty expenses and lagging cost-cutting efforts are holding back Ford Motor Co.'s profits this year, causing the company to lower its full-year earnings guidance.

7. Both No. 5 Texas and No. 25 Vanderbilt have big SEC stakes and more on line - Friday, October 25, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Texas Longhorns and Vanderbilt Commodores finally are playing each other in football for the first time in nearly a century.

The stakes have never been higher.

The No. 5 Longhorns (6-1, 2-1 SEC) visit Music City on Saturday trying to avoid consecutive losses in their new league. They come in tied with No. 25 Vanderbilt (5-2, 2-1) in the SEC standings and needing a win to keep pace in the chase for a berth in the league title game and the 12-team College Football Playoff.

8. Harris says Trump 'is a fascist' after his ex-chief of staff says he wanted generals like Hitler's - Friday, October 25, 2024

ASTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said that she believes that Donald Trump "is a fascist" after his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution.

9. Harris decries Trump after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler's - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris said Wednesday that recently reported comments Donald Trump made to his longest-serving chief of staff offer a window into who the former president "really is" and the kind of commander in chief he would be.

10. Trump wanted generals like Hitler's and said Nazi leader 'did some good things,' John Kelly claims - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's longest-serving chief of staff is warning that the Republican presidential nominee meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office, Trump suggested that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "did some good things."

11. Trump works the fry station for cameras in otherwise-closed McDonald's - Friday, October 18, 2024

FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window.

12. Helene's death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach the most remote areas hit by the storm - Friday, October 4, 2024

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene's death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service.

13. Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene - Friday, October 4, 2024

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality. But these days she's struggling with the trauma of Hurricane Helene and uncertainty about the future of her business.

14. Plaintiffs won't revive federal lawsuit over Tennessee's redistricting maps - Friday, September 27, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — A group of Tennessee voting and civil rights advocates says it won't refile a federal lawsuit alleging the state's U.S. House map and boundaries for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

15. Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as "dangerous and unacceptable."

16. Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with U.S. leaders on Thursday to shore up American support for his country's fight against Russia as the war faces a partisan reckoning in this year's presidential election.

17. A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker's office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to fund the government and prevent a federal shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate.

18. 'It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue - Friday, August 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Electric." "Joyful." The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ' whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost quaint idea of electing the first woman to the White House. But inside it, too, is the urgent and determined refusal of many Democratic female voters to accept the alternative — again.

19. Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee's political maps discriminate against communities of color - Friday, August 23, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee's U.S. House maps and those for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

"In sum, the complaint alleges facts that are consistent with a racial gerrymander," stated the ruling, which was issued Wednesday. "But the facts are also consistent with a political gerrymander."

20. GOP Rep. Andy Ogles says FBI took his cellphone in campaign finance probe - Friday, August 2, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said Tuesday that the FBI confiscated his cellphone in an investigation into issues with his campaign finance reporting.

The first-term member of the conservative Freedom Caucus said on the social platform X that the FBI took his phone last Friday and he promised to fully cooperate with the agency, saying he already has done so with the Federal Election Commission.

21. Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into her third fundraiser since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate last week, she had her routine down.

Yes, she conceded to a few dozen donors in San Francisco, the president's performance was "not his finest hour." However, she said, "the outcome of this election cannot be determined by one day in June."

22. Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home office in small-town Kentucky, a seasoned political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the policies of Republican Donald Trump, a highly unusual and potentially chilling effort that dovetails with broader conservative preparations for a new White House.

23. Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it - Friday, June 14, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to "immediately" order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to surrender more territory.

24. Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series - Friday, June 7, 2024

A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. (Capsules in order of CWS opening games. Coaches' records through super regionals):

25. The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95 - Friday, June 7, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95.

26. Survival of the glitziest - Friday, June 7, 2024

A half-century after its opening, Knoxville’s West Town Mall continues to adapt, evolve and thrive. A mere 14 miles to the east, its younger competitor East Towne Mall, later re-christened Knoxville Center, is but a memory.

27. Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress - Friday, May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Ohio's then-Republican senator, Rob Portman, voted to accept President Joe Biden's win over the defeated former president, Donald Trump, despite Trump's false allegations that Biden only won because of fraud.

28. Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict - Friday, May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare civilians from the worst horrors of war.

29. Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 16 others - Friday, May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, prominent political leaders such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. James Clyburn, and actor Michelle Yeoh.

30. Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others - Friday, May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and heard the person on the other end say they were calling from the White House.

31. U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions - Friday, April 26, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Workers at auto plants in the South should be free to unionize without pressure from employers or anti-union governors, acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said Thursday, even as some southern states pass laws to inhibit organized labor.

32. Tennessee lawmakers join movement allowing some teachers to take guns into schools - Friday, April 26, 2024

Some public school teachers in Tennessee could gain new powers to carry concealed guns into the classroom, a year after a deadly school shooting in the state's capital city stirred impassioned debate about the best ways to curb such violence.

33. Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting - Friday, April 19, 2024

Some public school teachers in Tennessee could gain new powers to carry concealed guns into the classroom, a year after a deadly school shooting in the state's capital city stirred impassioned debate about the best ways to curb such violence.

34. Tennessee VW workers to vote on union membership in test of UAW's plan to expand its ranks - Friday, April 19, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers' ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night, when workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will finish voting on whether to join the union.

35. Biden welcomes Prime Minister Kishida and praises Japan's growing clout on international stage - Friday, April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's "bold leadership" on a series of global crises as he welcomed the Japanese leader to the White House on Wednesday for wide-ranging talks that touched on the delicate security situation in the Pacific, the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict and more.

36. Trump warns of 'bloodbath' if not elected in November - Friday, March 15, 2024

VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a "bloodbath" if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.

37. Top Davidson County residential real estate transactions February 2024 - Friday, March 8, 2024

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

38. Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists and classes for some religious schools - Friday, March 1, 2024

The Miami Archdiocese's superintendent of schools says Catholic education is increasingly in demand in South Florida, now that all K-12 students regardless of income are allowed to use taxpayer-funded programs to pay for private school tuition.

39. Top Davidson County residential real estate transactions January 2024 - Friday, February 9, 2024

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

40. Trump wins Iowa's leadoff caucuses, while DeSantis takes second ahead of Haley - Friday, January 12, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second.

Trump's victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire. And DeSantis' runner-up finish over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley gives him a badly needed dose of momentum.

41. NFL Playoffs, first round picks - Friday, January 12, 2024

A look at this weekend's first-round games.

AFC

No. 5 Cleveland (11-6) at No. 4 Houston (10-7), Saturday, 3:30 p.m., NBC

Joe Flacco has been one of the most interesting stories of the last half of the season, coming off his couch at 38 years old to quarterback the Browns into the postseason. Defense, though, with Myles Garrett and others, is the Browns calling card. It will be interesting to see what former Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz dials up for super rookie C.J. Stroud and the Texans, who have arrived as a contender way ahead of schedule.

42. Titans have the assets for rebuild with coach Mike Vrabel's future in question - Friday, January 5, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have the seventh overall draft pick in April along with the second-most cap space to fix a roster that led the NFL in players used for a third straight season winning only six of its past 24 games.

43. Henry turns in his best game of season in possible finale with Titans - Friday, January 5, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — If Derrick Henry's career with the Tennessee Titans truly is over, the four-time Pro Bowl running back and two-time NFL rushing champ made his finale a day to remember.

44. Falcons fire former Titans OC Smith hours after completing 3rd straight 7-10 season - Friday, January 5, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Arthur Smith, who inherited a rebuilding project in his first NFL head coaching job and failed to lift Atlanta from its playoff drought, was fired late Sunday night, hours after completing his third straight losing season with the Falcons.

45. Titans hope playing back-to-back home games for 1st time this season helps vs the Colts - Friday, December 1, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have no margin for error or reason for overconfidence trying to start their first winning streak of the season with the calendar flipping to December.

"I don't think we should take anything for granted, just as a general rule," Titans coach Mike Vrabel said.

46. Middle Tennessee Christmas Parades - Friday, December 1, 2023

Christmas parades begin across Middle Tennessee this weekend and continue the next weekend.

Saturday, Dec. 2

Columbia: 6 p.m., beginning at the Trotwood/W. 7th Street split and marching eastward into downtown Columbia. Christmas tree lighting at approximately 7:15 p.m. Information

47. UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers - Friday, November 17, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Entering contract talks with Detroit's three automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations for what he could gain for his union members — and delivered on many of them. He secured significant pay raises, improved benefits, the right to strike over plant closures and a raft of other concessions.

48. Senate Republicans outline border security measures they want as a condition for aiding Ukraine - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have released a sweeping set of U.S. border security proposals as a condition for sending more aid to Ukraine, laying out a draft plan to resume construction on parts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, curtail humanitarian parole for people who cross into the United States and make it more difficult for migrants to qualify for asylum.

49. Nashvillians named to Nature Conservancy board - Friday, November 3, 2023

The Nature Conservancy has elected five to its Tennessee board of trustees, including two from Nashville: Aaron Barrett and Lisa Calfee. They are joined by Matt Jernigan of Tullahoma, Philip Fieler of Memphis and Larry Blythe of Robbinsville, North Carolina.

50. There's a long list of candidates for House speaker as Republicans try voting again on a new leader - Friday, October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks now since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday to try nominating a new House speaker to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting a broken, bitter GOP majority and returning to the work of governing in Congress.

51. Day 20 with no House speaker as Republicans struggle and lower-level names reach for the gavel - Friday, October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Day 20 without a House speaker, and Republicans found themselves starting over on Monday — bumbling ahead with few ideas about who will lead, what they are fighting over and when they will get Congress working again.

52. Biden postpones trip to Colorado to discuss domestic agenda as the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies - Friday, October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the Middle East, setting aside an opportunity to pitch his economic accomplishments as he runs for reelection.

53. Future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the US autoworkers strike - Friday, October 6, 2023

WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don't think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future.

54. Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer - Friday, September 8, 2023

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors said they found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at the world's largest railyard in western Nebraska this summer, and the railroad was reluctant to fix the problems.

55. Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa - Friday, August 18, 2023

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling from them may take on a sharper edge with a formal move to bring Saudi Arabia closer.

56. Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central US, setting heat records - Friday, August 18, 2023

HOUSTON (AP) — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.

Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, and to check on neighbors to ensure air conditioning is available. The extreme heat prompted Texas' electric power grid manager to ask residents to voluntary conserve power for three hours on Sunday night.

57. In the twilight of the muscle car era, demand for the new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang is roaring - Friday, August 11, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — New versions of the Mustang muscle car will begin shipping next week and more than two thirds of the orders include the big, 5-liter V-8 engine, Ford said Friday.

Demand for roaring engines remains strong in an era when Detroit automakers are starting to phase out the rumbling gas burners and transition to electric vehicles in order to meet strict government emissions and fuel economy requirements.

58. Lawsuit says Tennessee's US House, state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color - Friday, August 11, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee is facing its first court challenge over a congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year's elections, a move that the plaintiffs say has unconstitutionally diluted the power of Black voters and other communities of color.

59. 'It was like a heartbeat': Residents at a loss after newspaper shutters in declining coal county - Friday, July 21, 2023

WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Months after Missy Nester ended The Welch News' 100-year run, she can barely stand to walk through the office doors of the newspaper her mother taught her to read with growing up in West Virginia's southern coalfields. It's still too painful.

60. Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned - Friday, July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee.

As it prepares for a bruising 2024 contest, his campaign plans to raise and spend around $2 billion. But it will do so in coordination with the national and state Democratic parties, in an effort to establish a coordinated campaign around the country. The idea is to bolster field, volunteer and data organizations, and ensure they work jointly to promote Biden and down-ballot Democratic candidates.

61. Biden is heading to SC to show his economic agenda is keeping even red states humming - Friday, July 7, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to South Carolina on Thursday to make the case that economic measures he pushed through Congress despite stiff Republican opposition are helping to keep the deep red state — and others that voted for Donald Trump in 2020 — humming.

62. Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The next big fight over college admissions already has taken hold, and it centers on a different kind of minority group that gets a boost: children of alumni.

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that strikes down affirmative action in admissions, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences — the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. Long seen as a perk for the white and wealthy, opponents say it's no longer defensible in a world with no counterbalance in affirmative action.

63. Democrats' new primary calendar remains unresolved. The party insists that's OK - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out.

South Carolina and Nevada are on board but face stiff Republican pushback. Michigan's compliance may mean having to cut the state legislative session short, despite Democrats controlling both chambers and the governor's mansion.

64. Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent, enduring - Friday, June 30, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) — Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornadoes, will likely increase in the future.

65. Southern Baptists refuse to take back megachurch because it has women pastors - Friday, June 16, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors.

66. Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at College World Series - Friday, June 9, 2023

A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. (Capsules in order of CWS opening games. Coaches' records through super regionals):

ORAL ROBERTS (51-12)

67. Trump faces unprecedented legal peril, will it hurt his standing with Republican voters? - Friday, June 9, 2023

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In March, when Donald Trump became the first former president in U.S. history indicted on criminal charges, his reelection campaign saw a huge surge in donations. Even political rivals rushed to support him. There was no dent in his front-runner status after the state charges in New York.

68. Sen. Tim Scott makes it official: He's a Republican candidate for president - Friday, May 19, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina made it official Friday: He's running for president.

Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination in 2024. His candidacy will test whether a more optimistic vision of America's future can resonate with GOP voters who have elevated partisan brawlers in recent years.

69. Nashville to name street after 'Harmonica Wizard,' Opry founder DeFord Bailey - Friday, May 19, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Nashville is naming a street after Grand Ole Opry pioneer DeFord Bailey, the "Harmonica Wizard" whose popularity and contributions to country music and blues are still being recognized decades later.

70. Top Davidson Co. residential real estate sales for April 2023 - Friday, May 12, 2023

Top Davidson County residential real estate sales for April 2023, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

71. Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: 'Let's finish this job' - Friday, April 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to "finish this job" and extend the run of America's oldest president for another four years.

72. Belmont names Spickard dean of medical school - Friday, April 21, 2023

Belmont University has named Dr. Anderson Spickard as dean of the Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine. Spickard has been serving as interim dean for the college since June 2022 and began his tenure at Belmont in fall 2021 as associate dean for spiritual growth & development and professor of internal medicine.

73. Top Davidson Co. commercial real estate sales for March 2023 - Friday, April 21, 2023

Top Davidson County commercial real estate sales for March 2023, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

74. Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone - Friday, March 31, 2023

Though far from the only U.S. president dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first indicted on criminal charges.

Two others, like Trump, found themselves impeached by Congress — Bill Clinton for lying under oath about his affair with a White House intern, and Andrew Johnson for pushing the limits of his executive authority in a bitter power struggle following the Civil War.

75. Ford's West Tennessee plant could make 500K electric pickups per year - Friday, March 24, 2023

STANTON (AP) — Ford said Friday that its assembly plant under construction in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks a year at full output, part of the automaker's drive to produce 2 million electric vehicles worldwide annually by late 2026.

76. Events - Friday, March 17, 2023

Coffee, Content & Conversation - The Talent Report. Join the Nashville Chamber discussion on the latest trends impacting Nashville employers and job seekers, the current state of the Workforce, and how companies and candidates can get ahead and stay ahead. This is a virtual event and registration is required. Noon-1 p.m. Information

77. McClellan becomes 1st Black woman for Virginia in Congress - Friday, March 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Jennifer McClellan, holding the receipt for a poll tax her father once had to pay tucked into the pages of a family Bible, was sworn into the U.S. House on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.

78. Not the homecoming anyone wanted - Friday, March 3, 2023

For Nashville, the coming week was supposed to be a glorious start to March Madness with the Southeastern Conference returning to Bridgestone Arena to crown its men’s basketball tournament champion.

79. Biden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform - Friday, February 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus left a meeting Thursday with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with an agreement on how to address the issue of policing in America after the recent killing of Tyre Nichols.

80. Bass, Berry & Sims elevates 5 attorneys - Friday, February 3, 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims has appointed five attorneys across its offices in Memphis, Nashville and Washington, D.C. to serve in the following leadership roles:

• Paul G. Jennings (Nashville) and Michael C. Gibson (Washington, D.C.) have been elected to the firm’s executive committee.

81. Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority - Friday, January 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are taking early action on abortion with their new majority, approving two measures Wednesday that make clear they want further restraints after the Supreme Court overruled the federal right to abortion last year.

82. McCarthy makes big gains for speaker, still falls short - Friday, January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy flipped 15 colleagues to support him in dramatic votes for House speaker on Friday, making extraordinary gains on the fourth day and the 12th and 13th ballots of a grueling standoff that was testing American democracy and the Republicans' ability to govern.

83. How nonprofits help millions tackle their medical debt - Friday, December 23, 2022

Nikiesha Barnett had knee surgery in 2006 and took unpaid leave from her job as a Georgia hospital coordinator while she was recovering. When Barnett wasn't able to keep up with the payments for the surgery, she ended up owing about $4,500.

84. Dems move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st voting state - Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed by President Joe Biden to better reflect the party's deeply diverse electorate.

85. Gresham Smith makes Changes to board - Friday, November 18, 2022

Architecture, engineering and design firm Gresham Smith has announced changes and additions to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1. Those changes include:

• CEO and board director Rodney Chester has been elected to chair the board. Chester, who has been with the firm for 24 years, is immediate past-president of the Tennessee chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies. He also is on the board of GraceWorks Ministries and serves on the advisory board for his alma mater, the University of Alabama.

86. Congress faces leaders in flux, big to-do list post-election - Friday, November 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is returning to an extremely volatile post-election landscape, with control of the House still undecided, party leadership in flux and a potentially consequential lame-duck session with legislation on gay marriage, Ukraine and government funding.

87. Titans sit atop AFC South again despite struggles, injuries - Friday, November 4, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have a stingy defense and two-time NFL rushing champ Derrick Henry on his way toward leading the league for the third time in four seasons.

88. What to watch in the high-stakes 2022 midterm elections - Friday, November 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of primaries, campaign events and fundraising pleas, the midterm elections that will determine the balance of power in Washington and state capitals are finally here.

89. Ford quality chief retires as CEO tries to boost reliability - Friday, October 28, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.'s top quality executive is retiring as the company continues to struggle with high warranty claims and reliability issues.

Stuart Rowley, chief transformation and quality officer, is leaving after 32 years with the company. He'll be replaced by Jim Baumbick, who is now vice president of product development operations and internal combustion engine programs, the company said Wednesday.

90. Former NFL players — like Vrabel — finding success as current NFL coaches - Friday, October 28, 2022

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel offered handshakes and high-fives to his players as they exited Nissan Stadium following a victory two weeks ago.

When he saw center Ben Jones limping up the ramp, Vrabel made a beeline for the veteran and grabbed him for an emotional bear hug.

91. Cruz lambasts Democrats as he stumps for Ogles in Tennessee - Friday, October 28, 2022

FRANKLIN (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday lambasted Democrats' leadership on inflation, crime and foreign policy as he urged Tennessee voters to send Republican Andy Ogles to Congress.

92. Titans sweep Colts for 2nd straight season with 19-10 win - Friday, October 21, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are so banged up that even quarterback Ryan Tannehill now is in a walking boot.

The Titans also have won four straight after an 0-2 start, showing a toughness that could be what matters most in the AFC South they've won each of the past two seasons.

93. New Jan. 6 footage shows Pelosi, leaders as crisis unfolded - Friday, October 14, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As rioters stormed through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was sheltering in a secure location and trying to do what her job demands: take charge of a situation.

94. MTSU accounting selects new Chair of Excellence - Friday, September 30, 2022

With an extensive background in international accounting and licensed as both a lawyer and CPA, Jarett “Jerry” Decker hopes to bring his global and legal experience to bear as the new Joey A. Jacobs Chair of Excellence in Accounting and Professor of Practice within MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business.

95. A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon - Friday, September 16, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just rocket fuel propelling America's first moonshot after a half-century lull. Strategic rivalry with China's ambitious space program is helping drive NASA's effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases.

96. Jim Beam outlines expansion to ramp up bourbon production - Friday, September 9, 2022

Jim Beam plans to ramp up bourbon production at its largest Kentucky distillery to meet growing global demand in a more than $400 million expansion to be powered by renewable energy.

97. Tennessee staff fret as contentious charter school denied - Friday, September 9, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — When local school officials voted down a Tennessee charter school linked to Hillsdale College this summer, staffers at the state commission that would soon have to decide whether to let the controversial school open anyway reacted with shock at how things unfolded.

98. What to watch: Top Democrats square off in Florida, New York - Friday, August 19, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday's primary elections feature two top Florida Democrats squaring off for the chance to face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rising conservative star frequently mentioned as a top alternative to Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential contest.

99. Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states - Friday, August 19, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling was expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies.

100. Climate bill's unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry - Friday, August 19, 2022

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge struck down a $192 million oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico over future global warming emissions from burning the fuels. It came at a pivotal time for Chevron, Exxon and other industry players: the Biden administration had curtailed opportunities for new offshore drilling, while raising climate change concerns.