WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an attorney with knowledge that runs deep.

Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation's highest court, representing families who say Tennessee's ban on health care for transgender minors leaves their children terrified about the future.

2. Josi ‘grateful’ for time with Weber - Friday, November 29, 2024

Nearly two weeks after their induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, former Predators general manager David Poile and captain Shea Weber were welcomed back to Bridgestone Arena and honored before the Nov. 23 home game against the Winnipeg Jets. The two participated in a ceremonial faceoff.

3. Barry’s memoir is a good read by a flawed politician - Friday, November 29, 2024

Bill Boner slunk away to Kentucky and into the pallet business after his sexual shenanigans as Nashville’s mayor. Megan Barry stuck around after hers, ran for Congress and wrote a book.

The congressional run, against the Republican incumbent in the 7th District, had predictable results: Barry lost by 20-plus points. The book, published one week after the election, is similarly unsurprising: She is repentant.

4. Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn't be a dictator — "except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.

His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him, and pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

5. Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world — again - Friday, November 1, 2024

LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pundits and analysts had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time is as destabilizing many American allies fear.

6. Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.

7. A to-do list, size matters and a 'petty tyrant': Key moments from - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday sought to remind Americans what life was like under Donald Trump and then offered voters a different path forward if they send her to the White House, in a speech billed as her campaign's closing argument.

8. Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress - Friday, October 25, 2024

Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from prison early Tuesday, after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

9. Democratic donors prop up far-right candidates including Wisconsin gun activist in Senate race - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Steinglass, a wealthy donor, has supported scores of Democrats running for office and calls himself an activist for transgender rights.

So his donation earlier this year to a far-right candidate in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race seemed wildly out of character. He gave the maximum $3,300 to help get a man on the ballot who had these items in his background: He was investigated in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, he is a gun rights activist and he has called for banning some gender-affirming treatments for minors.

10. Nashville district attorney secretly recorded defense lawyers and other office visitors, probe finds - Friday, September 20, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville's district attorney secretly recorded defense attorneys, colleagues and other visitors without their knowledge, according to an investigation's findings released Wednesday.

11. Melania Trump is telling her own story — and again breaking norms for American first ladies - Friday, September 20, 2024

Melania Trump is the first lady who has seldom been there.

The wife of Republican presidential candidate and former chief executive Donald Trump walked directly into the fire of public scrutiny early, when her debut speech to the 2016 Republican National Convention drew immediate charges of plagiarism. Since then, it has been clear that she rejects the tradition-bound idea that participation is mandatory while married to a president of the United States. On stage during a rare appearance at Trump's side during the RNC in July, Melania Trump showed affection to her husband and waved to the delegates — but said nothing.

12. Flipping a Trump card into a ‘dream job’ - Friday, September 27, 2024

Comedy has always been a serious business for James Austin Johnson.

“I would always run into the room when I heard people laughing as I grew up,” says the Nashville native who begins his fourth year as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” with the Sept. 28 season-opener.

13. House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are moving Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

14. Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor as Republican group backs away - Friday, September 20, 2024

WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson vowed Monday to rebuild his campaign staff after several top aides quit and a key Republican group backed away from his race following a CNN report alleging he made explicit racial and sexual posts years ago on a pornography website's message board.

15. Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues - Friday, September 20, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign for governor have quit their posts, marking more fallout from a CNN report outlining evidence that he made disturbing posts on a pornography website's message board more than a decade ago.

16. Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show - Friday, September 13, 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday.

17. Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says - Friday, September 13, 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said "appears to be an attempted assassination" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody.

18. China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate - Friday, August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was 29, and his profile picture showed a smiling, handsome young man.

19. Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work - Friday, August 30, 2024

POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women, but did not detail how he would fund his plan or precisely how it would work.

20. Gun control initiatives to be left off Memphis ballot after GOP threat to withhold funds - Friday, August 23, 2024

MEMPHIS (AP) — Election officials in Memphis decided Tuesday to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.

21. State unveils new TN driver licenses, kiosks - Friday, August 23, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has begun issuing new driver licenses and identification cards with a fresh design and improved security features along with new self-service kiosks to reduce wait times at Driver Service Centers.

22. Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left wing academic is OK with it - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party scrambled over the weekend to rescue an effort to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the Arizona ballot, offering one of the clearest examples yet of the GOP's extensive involvement in furthering the left-wing academic's long-shot bid.

23. From Biden to Gabbard, here's what Harris' past debates show before a faceoff with Trump - Friday, August 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly taunted her opponent's seeming reluctance to debate, telling a series of raucous audiences about Donald Trump's criticisms of her: "As the saying goes, if you've got something to say, say it to my face."

24. MrBeast wants 'full assessment' of internal culture amid allegations of impropriety and unsafe sets - Friday, August 9, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire as well as an investigation into "allegations of inappropriate behavior by people in the company," according to a confidential memo obtained by The Associated Press.

25. Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible - Friday, August 9, 2024

VIENNA (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to "kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue."

26. Vance and other Trump allies amplify a false claim about Harris' racial identity - Friday, August 9, 2024

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump's running mate, defended on Wednesday a false claim the former president made about Vice President Kamala Harris ' racial identity, suggesting wrongly that Harris had downplayed her Black heritage in trying to suggest she's inauthentic.

27. Harris is planning a tour of battleground states next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada, her campaign said Tuesday.

28. FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election - Friday, July 26, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads, though it is unclear whether new regulations may be in place before the November presidential election.

29. Jamal Adams believes old coaches will benefit him in his fresh start with the Titans - Friday, July 26, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Jamal Adams saw joining the Tennessee Titans as a chance to get back to familiar territory.

With his former secondary coach, Dennard Wilson, the defensive coordinator in Tennessee, along with safeties coach Steve Jackson and linebackers coach Frank Bush on the staff, the 2017 first-round pick had a comfort level with the team he signed a one-year contract with last week.

30. Harris could become the first female president after years of breaking racial and gender barriers - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — She's already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.

Biden announced Sunday that he was stepping aside after a disastrous debate performance catalyzed fears that the 81-year-old was too frail for a second term.

31. Biden's withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges - Friday, July 19, 2024

Joe Biden's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe.

32. House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday to the Secret Service director compelling her to appear before the committee on Monday for what is scheduled to be the first congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

33. Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro, released from prison, decries 'weaponization' of justice system - Friday, July 12, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, released from prison Wednesday, condemned the Biden administration for what he called the "weaponization" of the justice system, even as he pledged to offer a message of national unity when he speaks to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

34. House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle compelling her to appear before the committee on Monday for what is scheduled to be the first congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

35. JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ohio Sen. JD Vance traveled to the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, he wasn't there to reassure Europe and other global allies that America would aid Ukraine in its war against Russia, as all of the other senators were.

36. Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Libertarians in Colorado want to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to create chaos.

Petition drives for Cornel West in Virginia and North Carolina are being run by groups with Republican ties.

37. Biden gets support from key lawmakers as he tells Democrats he won't step aside after debate - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden stood firm Monday against calls for him to drop his reelection candidacy and called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal debate performance last month, as key lawmakers expressed support for him to remain in the 2024 presidential race.

38. Text of letter President Biden sent to House Democrats telling them to support him in the election - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Democrats in Congress to know he has no intention of exiting this year's election, sending them a letter on Monday on his personal letterhead.

Here is Biden's letter to the congressional Democrats whose backing he likely needs:

39. Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside amid party drama: 'It's time for it to end' - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance.

40. Nashville SC hires USMNT assistant coach B.J. Callaghan as its head coach - Friday, July 5, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — B.J. Callaghan is leaving his role as an assistant coach on the U.S. men's national soccer team to become head coach of Nashville SC.

Callaghan will officially take over on July 22, ahead of Leagues Cup 2024 and Nashville SC's July 31 match against Mazatlan FC. He replaces Gary Smith, who was fired on May 16 after the team had a 3-4-5 start this season.

41. From 'latte makeup' to 'girl dinners,' TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last? - Friday, July 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how people engage with food and fashion.

42. Analysis: Big spenders across the NHL made winners out of free agents across the league - Friday, June 28, 2024

Brad Treliving kept hearing the message from agents he talked to at the start of NHL free agency.

"The cap's going up," the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager said. "They reminded me the cap was going up."

43. Trump ally Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges - Friday, June 28, 2024

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.

44. The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon.

45. Zach Edey, the 2-time AP player of the year, drafted by Grizzlies ninth overall - Friday, June 28, 2024

Zach Edey is taking his 7-foot-4 frame to Memphis to start his NBA career.

Edey, the former Purdue center who became the first player in more than 40 years to win The Associated Press' men's college basketball player of the year award in back-to-back seasons, was taken by the Grizzlies with the ninth pick Wednesday night in the NBA draft.

46. Retail sales rise a meager 0.1% in May from April as still high inflation curbs spending - Friday, June 14, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates curbed spending.

Retail sales rose 0.1% in May, below the pace that economists projected, according to the Commerce Department. And April sales were revised downward — a 0.2% decline, from unchanged. Sales rose 0.6% in March and 0.9% in February. That comes after sales fell 1.1% in January, dragged down in part by inclement weather.

47. Andrew Johnson: Really the worst US president? - Friday, June 14, 2024

My store of knowledge about the 17th president, Andrew Johnson, has until just recently consisted mostly of gaps. He took over after Lincoln’s assassination, was later impeached by the House but saved from conviction by one vote in the Senate, and, uh …

48. Why Robert F. Kennedy's Jr.'s current presidential polling numbers might not hold up into November - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached 15% or more in three approved national polls. One more, and he will have met one of CNN's benchmarks to qualify for the debate June 27 with Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

49. What pro pickers pick - Friday, May 31, 2024

Every June, the spotlight of the modern music-making world shines on Nashville and Middle Tennessee as both CMA Fest and Bonnaroo take their long-tenured turns on the summer festival forefront.

And every summer, an untold fraction of festivalgoers with talent, ambitious pickers, and performers with stardom in their eyes alight on the area to chase dreams of creating their own kinds of eras.

50. Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to find workers - Friday, May 24, 2024

The hardest part of Culix Wibonele's first job in long-term care was not getting injured.

Originally from Kenya, Wibonele worked as a certified nursing assistant in Atlanta in 2014. She went to the homes of mostly older clients, helping them with everything from bathing to cooking. Wibonele worked alone and sometimes had to lift clients much bigger than her.

51. Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges - Friday, May 24, 2024

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary faces a $6 million fine and more than two dozen criminal charges.

52. Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family's newest crop shows China's solar ascendancy - Friday, May 17, 2024

JINAN, China (AP) — Shi Mei and her husband earn a decent enough living by growing corn and millet on their small farm in eastern China's Shandong province. In 2021, they diversified by investing in solar energy — signing a contract to mount some 40 panels on their roof to feed energy to the grid.

53. Donald Trump's GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial - Friday, May 10, 2024

With Donald Trump barred from publicly attacking the key witness in his hush money trial, his campaign brought to court a phalanx of Republican elected officials to speak for him.

"The thing that the president is prevented from saying, which is a disgrace, is that every single person involved in this prosecution is practically a Democratic political operative," U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio said outside the courthouse Monday during a morning break.

54. Trump hush money trial: A timeline of key events in the case - Friday, May 10, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The events at the center of former President Donald Trump's hush money case date back almost two decades, with new dates coming to light as the trial plays out in a Manhattan courtroom. Here are the key moments in the case, as described in trial testimony and court documents:

55. Science of cicadas - Friday, May 10, 2024

Very soon, through big swathes of the Volunteer State, the cicadas are gonna remind you of Roy Kent.

The veteran, albeit fictional, British footballer from “Ted Lasso” had a chant directed at him throughout his career: “he’s here, he’s there, he’s every-(effin’)-where…”

56. Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but launches strikes in Rafah - Friday, May 3, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — After Hamas on Monday announced its acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, Israel said its leaders approved a military operation in the southern Gaza town of Rafah and began striking targets in the area. Still, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would send negotiators to continue talks on the deal.

57. Prosecutor won't bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme - Friday, April 19, 2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor said Friday that she won't bring charges against a Republican lawmaker accused of trying to evade state campaign finance laws in order to unseat the powerful speaker of the Assembly.

58. With 'functional' beverages, brands rush to quench a thirst for drinks that do more than taste good - Friday, April 12, 2024

Supermarket beverage aisles are starting to look a lot more like a pharmacy.

There are sodas made with mushrooms that supposedly improve mental clarity and juices packed with bacteria that claim to enhance digestive health. Water infused with collagen carries the promise of better skin, and energy drinks offer to help burn body fat.

59. Trump assails judge, his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case - Friday, March 22, 2024

Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order that bars him from commenting publicly about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial.

60. Justice Department sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market - Friday, March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high.

61. 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.

62. ‘Sometimes it’s hard to ask for help’ - Friday, March 15, 2024

Sometimes even fighters have to ask for help. Calling Michael McCarron a fighter has very little to do with the fact his job occasionally calls for him to drop his gloves and trade punches with some of the National Hockey League’s roughest and toughest and more to do with what he has fought to get to where he is today and continues to fight going forward.

63. Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate - Friday, March 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will step down from the post in November.

64. 'What NIL stands for: Now it's legal': Ruling frees booster-backed groups to negotiate with recruits - Friday, February 23, 2024

Forced into yet another courtroom to defend its amateur model of athletics, the NCAA insisted that shelving its rules against name, image and likeness compensation being offered to recruits would make a difficult situation across the country even more chaotic.

65. Supreme Court appears torn about a Trump-era ban on a gun accessory known as bump stocks - Friday, February 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared torn Wednesday about a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

66. Abortion rights opponents, supporters seize on report that Trump privately pushes 16-week ban - Friday, February 16, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — A major anti-abortion group is praising a published report that Donald Trump has privately told people he supports a national ban on abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy, though his campaign denied the report and said the former president plans to "negotiate a deal" on abortion if elected to the White House again.

67. Judge orders Trump, his companies to pay $355 million in New York civil fraud case - Friday, February 16, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump and his companies on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding they engaged in a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated his wealth.

68. From singers to sales - Friday, February 16, 2024

Amanda Raye spends her days juggling numbers. As a working musician and single mom, she’s continually moving numbers around to align both sides of her responsibilities: checking in on her standing gigs at Acme Feed & Seed and Hotel Freye and lining up new opportunities for herself and the three-piece “torch country” outfit she fronts, while keeping her two daughters (who split time between Nashville and her hometown of St. Louis) at the forefront of her efforts.

69. NIL is ‘rampant for abuse’ without policing - Friday, February 9, 2024

Coming off a week of rapid developments and legal actions between the NCAA, the University of Tennessee and at least two states over name, image and likeness compensation, potential recruiting violations and other issues, the pace is about to slow considerably once matters head to court.

70. The US didn't just avoid a recession — it's adding hundreds of thousands of new jobs - Friday, February 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy's continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades.

71. Taking away Trump's business empire would stand alone under New York fraud law - Friday, January 26, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered "dissolved" for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers, con artists and others who have been hit with the ultimate punishment for violating New York's powerful anti-fraud law.

72. Haley campaigns in South Carolina after losing to Trump in the New Hampshire primary - Friday, January 19, 2024

Donald Trump and President Joe Biden have won the New Hampshire primaries.

The former president clinched his second straight victory in his quest for the 2024 GOP nomination after knocking out most of the field with a commanding win in Iowa. His GOP rival Nikki Haley, meanwhile, came up short in her effort to capitalize on her strength with independent and anti-Trump voters eager for a fresh voice to lead the party.

73. Trump glowers, gestures in court, then leaves to campaign as sex abuse defamation trial opens - Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told would-be jurors that an earlier jury had already decided the former president sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.

74. Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies - Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse.

75. Top Federal Reserve official says inflation fight seems nearly won, with rate cuts coming - Friday, January 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday that he is increasingly confident that inflation will continue falling this year back to the Fed's 2% target level, after two years of accelerating price spikes that hurt millions of American households.

76. 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.

77. Trump scowls as jury is picked to decide how much he owes for denying sex assault - Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told prospective jurors that another jury had already decided that the former president sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.

78. Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial - Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge.

79. Regulators approve new bitcoin funds in move that could spur more investment in the digital currency - Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday reluctantly approved the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin, saying it is still deeply skeptical about cryptocurrencies and that its decision did not mean it approves or endorses bitcoin.

80. NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial - Friday, January 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations he diverted millions of dollars from the powerful gun rights organization to pay for personal travel and other lavish perks.

81. Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority to block former president - Friday, December 29, 2023

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Trump remains eligible to return to the White House.

82. Trump's vow to only be a dictator on 'day one' follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric - Friday, December 8, 2023

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave his longtime friend a chance to assure the American people that he wouldn't abuse power or seek retribution if he wins a second term.

83. Trump returns to court, lauds his defense expert who sees no evidence of accounting fraud - Friday, December 8, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor's testimony that backed him up.

84. Nevada grand jury indicts 6 fake Donald Trump electors - Friday, December 1, 2023

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state, making Nevada the third to seek charges against so-called "fake electors."

85. Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses 'insurrection clause' challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot - Friday, November 10, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will stay on the Minnesota primary ballot after the state supreme court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking end his candidacy under a rarely-used constitutional provision that forbids those who "engaged in insurrection" from holding office.

86. Citigroup discriminated against Armenian Americans, federal regulator says; bank fined $25.9M - Friday, November 3, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday.

The bureau said some bank employees argued internally that Armenian Americans were more likely to commit fraud and referred to applicants as "bad guys" or as affiliated with organized crime.

87. Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the 'decision-maker' in rare testimony - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the yearslong case as he made an unprecedented appearance before Congress to rebut Republicans' explosive claims that the probe has been plagued with interference.

88. Biden is bound for Maine to mourn with a community reeling from a shooting that left 18 people dead - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Lewiston, Maine, to mourn with a community where 18 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in state history. It's the type of trip that is becoming far too familiar.

89. Rep. Bowman of New York charged with misdemeanor, to pay fine after triggering House fire alarm - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September.

90. Nashville police chief's son, wanted in the shooting of 2 officers, found dead after car chase - Friday, October 20, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — The estranged son of Nashville's police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said.

91. Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary - Friday, October 20, 2023

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump compared himself to anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela on Monday as he cast himself as the victim of federal and state prosecutors he alleges are targeting him and his businesses for political reasons.

92. Trump's criticism of Israel's Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from GOP rivals - Friday, October 13, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Several of former President Donald Trump 's Republican rivals denounced him on Thursday for lashing out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after Hamas' deadly attack, a rare moment in which multiple competitors directly criticized the GOP front-runner.

93. AG Garland says he'd resign if Biden asked him to take action on Trump - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. But he doesn't think he'll be put in that position.

94. Dress code drama camouflages need to solve bigger ills - Friday, September 29, 2023

My introduction to a dress code came on the first day of seventh grade, the coming-of-age transition from elementary school to junior high. My friend and neighbor Ken Hase showed up for the orientation assembly in short pants.

95. Attorney General Garland faces his GOP critics as Justice Department is under heavy scrutiny - Friday, September 15, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday came face-to-face with his most ardent critics as House Republicans used a routine oversight hearing to interrogate him about what they claim is the "weaponization" of the Justice Department under President Joe Biden.

96. A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps - Friday, September 15, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections.

97. Smith acquires RE firm Horrell Company - Friday, September 15, 2023

Horrell Company, one of the oldest commercial real estate companies serving Nashville and Middle Tennessee, has announced that Elliott Smith has acquired the company and will serve as its president.

98. Tech titans will give senators advice on artificial intelligence in a closed-door forum - Friday, September 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been talking for months about accomplishing a potentially impossible task: passing bipartisan legislation within the next year that encourages the rapid development of artificial intelligence and mitigates its biggest risks. On Wednesday, he's convening a meeting of some of the country's most prominent technology executives, among others, to ask them how Congress should do it.

99. Stites & Harbison adds King in family law - Friday, September 1, 2023

Attorney Mary Elizabeth King has joined Stites & Harbison, PLLC’s Nashville office in its family law practice.

King’s practice focuses on all aspects of family law, including assisting clients with divorce and post-divorce matters involving child custody, child support, alimony and financial dispute issues.

100. As Trump, Republicans target Georgia's Fani Willis for retribution, the state's governor opts out - Friday, August 25, 2023

ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans in Washington and Georgia began attacking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis immediately after she announced the Aug. 14 indictment of former President Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. But others, including Gov. Brian Kemp, have been conspicuous in their unwillingness to pile on.