BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference's first day decided on some of the finer points of much-debated sticking point aimed at cutting planet-warming emissions from coal, oil and gas.

2. Those who backed out on Icon deals really missed out - Friday, November 8, 2024

“If Rapunzel had a home like this, she would never have let her hair down” wrote the listing brokers on the condominium at 600 12th Avenue South.

The familiar address is that of the Icon in the Gulch, and this space on the 21st floor includes two bedroom and two full bathrooms. Known as a junior penthouse, as it has access to all the penthouse amenities. Its ceilings are lower, however, than the penthouse.

3. Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in this year's presidential election are choosing between two conflicting visions of the United States offered by Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. The outcome will affect how the country sees itself and how it's viewed across the world, with repercussions that could echo for decades.

4. Flying air taxis move closer to US takeoff with issuing of FAA rule - Friday, October 18, 2024

Federal regulators gave a strong push to electric-powered air taxis Wednesday by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will be trained to fly them.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Whitaker, said the rule recognizes air taxis as an entirely new type of aircraft that will soon join airplanes and helicopters in the sky.

5. America's political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain - Friday, September 20, 2024

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in more than a dozen states. State police have begun sweeps of schools in an Ohio community where conspiracy theories have fueled bomb threats. Violent rhetoric is rippling across social media.

6. Kroger, Albertsons defend merger plan - Friday, August 30, 2024

Kroger and Albertsons defended their plan to merge – and tried to overcome the U.S. government’s objections – in a federal court hearing that began Monday in Oregon.

The two companies proposed what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history in October 2022. They say joining together would help them rein in costs and better compete with big rivals like Walmart and Costco.

7. Still some summer to enjoy - Friday, August 9, 2024

The vacation suitcases are packed away. The commute is just a little bit more crowded. The kids are decidedly more grumpy since they have to, you know, get up in the morning now.

School’s back in session (say it with us now…“It’s too early!”), so summer’s over, right?

8. Facebook parent Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, sending shares higher after hours - Friday, July 26, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. reported stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter on Wednesday, sending shares sharply higher in after-hours trading.

9. Events - Friday, August 2, 2024

Williamson County Fair. Celebrate 20 years of fun. The Fair will be held at the Williamson County Agriculture EXPO Park, 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, through Aug. 10. General admission tickets: in advance $5 child, $10 adult. Family fun pass: $42 for one day. Regular tickets: Adults $14, Children $7, children younger than 5 free. Ride tickets sold separately. See website for special events and activities. Hours: Monday-Friday 6-10 p.m. Midway closes 11 p.m. Thursday and midnight Friday and Saturday. Sunday: Noon-10 p.m. with midway closing at 11 p.m. Information

10. Events - Friday, July 19, 2024

Operation Thank You 2024. Join other chamber members for some targeted networking during the annual membership appreciation event, Operation Thank You. Grab some doughnuts and coffee from Dunkin’, select a route and visit fellow Chamber members while delivering packets with the new Rutherford County magazine. You may also include a marketing piece from your business. 20 bag limit per person. Arrive early to select a list. Bring business cards or other piece of marketing to insert in the bag. Wednesday, 9-10 a.m. Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, 3050 Medical Center Parkway. Information

11. Tiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness - Friday, July 5, 2024

In response to a nationwide crisis that has left more than 650,000 people without housing, 100 tiny home villages for the homeless have opened in the United States over the past five years.

That growth, from just 34 in 2019 to 123 today, represents a quadrupling, according to data collected by Yetimoni Kpeebi, a researcher at Missouri State University. At least 43% of these villages are privately funded through donations from philanthropists, businesses, and corporations, Kpeebi said.

12. Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It's been a bumpy ride for most ever since - Friday, May 17, 2024

For the nation's bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de France.

Early in the pandemic, a surge of interest in cycling pushed sales up 64% to $5.4 billion in 2020, according to the retail tracking service Circana. It wasn't unheard of for some shops to sell 100 bikes or more in a couple of days.

13. Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing - Friday, April 26, 2024

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won't be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high.

14. Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve - Friday, April 19, 2024

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.

15. US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine - Friday, April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment.

16. Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands - Friday, March 29, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration issued a final rule Wednesday aimed at curbing methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands, its latest action to crack down on emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming.

17. Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says - Friday, March 29, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.

18. TDEC partners for food waste prevention week - Friday, March 29, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and partner agencies will host the third annual Food Waste Prevention Week April 1-7.

TDEC will partner with the University of Tennessee Extension; Clean Memphis; New Terra Compost; Zero Waste Nashville; Urban Green Lab; Tennessee State University; the Network for Sustainable Solutions; the Society of St. Andrew; and other organizations for a week of virtual and in-person education and outreach.

19. Biden touts Arizona as America's 'future' as government invests $8.5B in chipmaker Intel - Friday, March 22, 2024

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday celebrated an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants around the country, talking up the investment in the political battleground state of Arizona and calling it a way of "bringing the future back to America."

20. Homelessness, affordable-housing shortage spark resurgence of single-room 'micro-apartments' - Friday, March 22, 2024

SEATTLE (AP) — Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family's single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose.

The 180-square-foot (17-square-meter) room is filled with an air mattress where she, her partner and their children, ages 2 and 4, sleep. It's also where they play or watch TV. At mealtimes, it becomes their dining room.

21. Military's Ospreys are cleared to return to flight, 3 months after latest fatal crash in Japan - Friday, March 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Osprey, a workhorse aircraft vital to U.S. military missions, has been approved to return to flight after an "unprecedented" part failure led to the deaths of eight service members in a crash in Japan in November, Naval Air Systems Command announced Friday.

22. Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government - Friday, March 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago.

The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe that exposure caused their illnesses. While some Republicans have balked at the cost — an estimated $50 billion, according to Hawley's office — the senators have argued that the government is at fault and should step up.

23. Transcript of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address - Friday, March 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A transcript of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House:

Good evening.

Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans.

24. Automaker Rivian pauses construction of its $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia - Friday, March 8, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money.

25. FTC sues to block Kroger, Albertsons merger - Friday, March 1, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans.

26. Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing - Friday, January 26, 2024

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese transport officials raided a Toyota-affiliated plant Tuesday after the company admitted to cheating on engine testing, as Toyota Motor Corp. reported it sold over 11 million vehicles in 2023 to retain its status as the world's top car manufacturer.

27. Is Titans head coach job that attractive? - Friday, January 19, 2024

As the Tennessee Titans work to replace the recently fired Mike Vrabel, it might be a good idea to examine just how attractive this coaching situation is when compared to the other jobs that are open – or might still come open – in the NFL:

28. Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages - Friday, December 15, 2023

JACI-PARANA, Brazil (AP) — Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in environmental damages for allegedly purchasing cattle raised illegally in a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon.

29. Midstate cleans up after tornadoes strike - Friday, December 15, 2023

Residents of Middle Tennessee communities slammed by deadly tornadoes this weekend described tragic and terrifying scenes in which one mobile home landed on top of another, roofs were ripped from houses and an entire church collapsed during a string of powerful storms that killed six people.

30. Nvidia CEO suggests Malaysia could be AI 'manufacturing' hub as Southeast Asia expands data centers - Friday, December 8, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The CEO of technology giant Nvidia said Friday that he views Malaysia as a potential hub for artificial intelligence "manufacturing," though he did not confirm the chipmaker is in talks with a local conglomerate to set up AI data centers in the Southeast Asian country.

31. Safe Surrender event scheduled this weekend - Friday, December 8, 2023

Men and women in Davidson County wanted on warrants for nonviolent crimes, including failure to appear in court, will be given a special opportunity toward a second chance during Nashville Safe Surrender 2023.

32. Wealthier, older buyers are dominating housing market - Friday, December 1, 2023

The National Association of Realtors serves its Realtor members with forecasts, research and distribution of information on the national level, as well as assisting in advocating for homeowners rights at local, state and federal governments.

33. How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As incomes in China have grown in the last decade, so has China's appetite for beef. No longer out of reach for China's middle class, beef now sizzles in home woks and restaurant kitchens.

34. China holds major financial conference as leaders maneuver to get slowing economy back on track - Friday, October 27, 2023

BANGKOK (AP) — China's leaders are expected to search for ways to mend the country's fractured property market, create jobs for millions of unemployed youths and spur faster growth in a meeting that reportedly began Monday in Beijing.

35. Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms - Friday, October 20, 2023

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Environmental groups on Wednesday urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue, amid fears it could soon authorize the world's first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor.

36. IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict, climate change - Friday, October 13, 2023

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious heat and dry land, but also unpredictable rain and devastating flooding. The shocks worsen conflict and upend livelihoods because many people are farmers — work that is increasingly vulnerable in a warming world.

37. Biden vetoes two GOP-led bills to undo protections for the prairie bird, northern bat - Friday, September 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years: the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat.

38. Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first - Friday, September 1, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Silicon Valley billionaires behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree in Northern California have finally released some details about their plans for a new green city, but they still must win over skeptical voters and local leaders.

39. Hyundai, LG to invest an additional $2B into making batteries at Georgia EV plant - Friday, September 1, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said Thursday they will spend an additional $2 billion and hire an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker's sprawling U.S. electrical vehicle plant that's under construction in Georgia.

40. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules - Friday, August 25, 2023

A month after the U.S. Supreme Court severely restricted the federal government's power to oversee wetlands, the Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature handed state agencies an order: Don't give the ecologically crucial waters any more protection than newly weakened federal rules provide.

41. In Hawaii, concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise after devastating Maui fires - Friday, August 18, 2023

Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last Friday to see the remnants of her home with her own eyes. She took backroads and walked. What she saw stunned her.

"When you step into the house, it's like an inch or two of ash. There is nothing," she said, adding that she hopes to stay and rebuild her home and destroyed business and is in touch with the insurance company.

42. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel - Friday, August 11, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine.

43. Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit - Friday, August 4, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit it from mining, White House officials said Monday.

White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi confirmed during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One that Biden will call for the designation during his visit to northern Arizona on Tuesday, making it his fifth national monument.

44. Vrabel giving assistant Williams chance as acting coach in preseason opener - Friday, August 4, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are taking another step to help their minority assistant coaches land NFL head coaching jobs.

Mike Vrabel announced Monday that Terrell Williams, their assistant head coach and defensive line assistant who is Black, will be Tennessee's acting head coach Saturday during the Titans' preseason opener in Chicago.

45. Back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend - Friday, July 28, 2023

Tennessee’s annual sales tax holiday begins Friday and runs through Sunday, allowing families to save on clothing, school supplies and computers.

Items exempt from sales tax during this period include:

46. Oil and gas companies would pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule - Friday, July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies would have to pay more to drill on public lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a new rule announced Thursday by the Biden administration.

47. Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread? - Friday, July 21, 2023

DENVER (AP) — Back in 2015, California's dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts.

48. Chip maker Foxconn exits a semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining company Vedanta - Friday, July 7, 2023

NEW DELHI (AP) — Electronics giant Foxconn backed out of a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. due to "external issues unrelated to the project," it says, in a potential setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitions to build a chipmaking industry.

49. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making a long-awaited trip to China this week - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing Thursday as part of an ongoing Biden administration effort to thaw U.S.-China relations, a senior Treasury official said Sunday.

50. Attorneys spar in case of ex-Trump adviser who devised strategy to keep former president in power - Friday, June 23, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer representing attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election, spotlighted Wednesday legal debates surrounding the tallying electoral votes in a defense of Eastman's advice to the former president that could get him disbarred.

51. The skeptics had it wrong - Friday, June 16, 2023

A chuckle is the initial response from Charles Starks when asked if the Music City Center has been more successful than he could have imagined. Then the president and CEO of the massive downtown facility settles into his chair and reveals the moment he knew that one of the most controversial buildings in Nashville history would someday be hailed as a landmark achievement.

52. US House panel investigates ties between US Interior secretary, environmentalists - Friday, June 2, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources are raising concerns about ties between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and an Indigenous group from her home state that advocates for halting oil and gas production on public lands.

53. Trade up for bigger house, higher interest rate? Nope - Friday, May 26, 2023

Rising interest rates were the center of discussion when the Greater Nashville Realtors presented Nashonomics, a look at real estate market conditions in the Greater Nashville area.

What’s in a rate? The answer is that on a $480,000, 30-year fixed, 6% loan, the payment would be $2,877.84 per month. At 4%, the same loan would have a payment of $2,222.95. That difference of almost $655 means that a person must make an additional $2,000 per month, or $24,000 annually, in order to be able to buy the same house.

54. Biden proposal would let conservationists lease public land - Friday, May 12, 2023

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration wants to put conserving vast government-owned lands on equal footing with oil drilling, livestock grazing and other interests, according to a top administration official who defended the idea against criticism that it would interfere with industry.

55. More benefits than secrecy in purchasing through trust - Friday, May 12, 2023

Jerry Patterson, who has been closing real estate transactions for 40 years, noticed a new trend recently. As a partner at the venerable First Title and Escrow Company, the company founded by George Mudter in 1979, Patterson and his cohorts see as many closings as anyone in the Midstate area.

56. Tracking Nashville’s skyward climb - Friday, May 12, 2023

The ratio of iPads-to-people surrounding the pushed-together wedge of tables was surprisingly high for this early on a Saturday morning.

It was Day Two of the Crazy Busy Weekend (Taylor’s Version), and the patio outside the Cooper Branch cafe attached to the downtown Nashville Public Library was just starting to wake up.

57. Biden said to pick Air Force general as Joint Chiefs chair - Friday, May 5, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to nominate a history-making Air Force fighter pilot with years of experience in shaping U.S. defenses to meet China's rise to serve as the nation's next top military officer, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the decision.

58. Microsoft agrees to buy $50m Foxconn parcel in Wisconsin - Friday, April 14, 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world's largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers.

59. Corporate volunteerism: 'Not charity. It's good business.' - Friday, April 14, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — The one-day volunteering event — where employees give back to their communities by packing boxes of food or cleaning up a park or fundraising — is so ingrained in corporations that it's long been lampooned by pop culture.

60. Gov. DeSantis surrogates escalate tit-for-tat versus Disney - Friday, April 7, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to Disney World's governing board have launched a fresh salvo in the fight to control the resort, seeking to expand their authority after their Disney-controlled predecessors abdicated most powers to the company.

61. Judge orders US to resume oil lease sales in North Dakota - Friday, March 31, 2023

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume regular oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota, even as a legal battle continues over the Biden administration's suspension of the leasing program two years ago in an effort to combat climate change.

62. Low-cost housing pioneer Cain was giant in his field - Friday, March 24, 2023

John Edward Cain III is dead. It is difficult for my fingers to hit the keyboard and write that sentence as I felt he was immortal. Known by friends as John Eddie and by me as Mr. Cain, his business acumen and ability to adapt were traits few have.

63. Biden creates national monuments, marine sanctuary in West - Friday, March 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. Biden called the conservation measures part of an effort to "protect the heart and soul of our national pride."

64. Biden climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow - Friday, March 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as President Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change.

65. Ford to build $3.5B electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan - Friday, February 10, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to build a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that would employ at least 2,500 people to make lower-cost batteries for a variety of new and existing electric vehicles.

66. Nevada lithium mine wins ruling; green energy fights rage on - Friday, February 3, 2023

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a lithium mine planned in Nevada, but denied opponents' efforts to block it in a ruling the developer says clears the way for construction at the nation's largest known deposit of the rare metal widely used in rechargeable batteries.

67. Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project - Friday, February 3, 2023

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska's North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a "carbon bomb."

68. Biden administration recommends oil drilling in Alaska - Friday, January 27, 2023

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration issued a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska's North Slope, and the move — while not final — drew immediate anger from environmentalists who saw it as a betrayal of the president's pledges to reduce carbon emissions and promote clean energy sources.

69. GM conditionally OKs $650M Nevada lithium mine investment - Friday, January 27, 2023

RENO, Nev. (AP) — General Motors Co. has conditionally agreed to invest $650 million in Lithium Americas Corp. in a deal that will give GM exclusive access to the first phase of a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the largest known source of lithium in the U.S.

70. Ukraine says mining town holding out against Russian assault - Friday, January 6, 2023

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine hung in the balance Wednesday as Ukraine said its forces were holding out against a furious Russian onslaught in one of the fiercest and costliest recent ground battles of the nearly 11-month war.

71. Ukraine stalemate sets stage for possible winter escalation - Friday, December 16, 2022

With the war in Ukraine grinding through its 10th month, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition, which could set the stage for a new round of escalation.

Many observers see the current deadlock as beneficial to Ukraine, allowing it to receive more state-of-the-art weapons from the West and prepare for new counteroffensives. In Russia, there is a growing sense of desperation among hard-liners about what they see as President Vladimir Putin's hesitancy and lack of a clear strategy.

72. Lockheed teams with Israel's Rafael on laser defense - Friday, December 2, 2022

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp. and Israeli defense contractor Rafael on Monday said they will team up to develop a high-energy laser system to defend against aerial attacks.

73. Sports construction rolls right through economic uncertainty - Friday, November 18, 2022

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — The hulking grandstand at the shuttered Arlington International Racecourse casts an eerie shadow as the sun sets on a weekday evening. It sits dormant on a tract of land that could be transformed in a major way.

74. Disney picks developer for affordable housing project - Friday, November 11, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World has picked a developer to construct and operate an affordable housing development on 80 acres of land donated by the entertainment company, company officials said Wednesday.

75. US offshore wind energy industry faces blowback from locals - Friday, November 11, 2022

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — It's just one cable meant to bring electricity from an offshore wind farm to a former coal-burning power plant in southern New Jersey, but it symbolizes a big challenge facing the renewable energy industry.

76. Electric air taxi company Archer plans $118M Georgia factory - Friday, November 11, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) — A California company seeking to build small electric aircraft says it will invest $118 million to construct a plant near Atlanta, eventually hiring up to 1,000 people.

Archer Aviation, based in Santa Clara, California, said Monday that it would seek to build its aircraft adjoining an airport in Covington, Georgia.

77. TVA backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit - Friday, November 11, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — The nation's largest public utility has proposed building a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage pit at one of its coal-fired power plants.

The federal Tennessee Valley Authority voted Thursday to advance the initiative at Shawnee Fossil Plant in Paducah. The utility called it a first-of-its-kind pilot project that would convert land used as a waste heap for the byproduct of burning coal for power into a solar farm that would help produce 100 megawatts. Officials say the model could ultimately be used at other closed Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash sites, with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts combined if they were to pursue that expansion.

78. Nashville makes list of hot CRE markets - Friday, November 4, 2022

The Nashville market ranks high among destinations for commercial real estate investment, says a new study by CRE investment management firm Cadre.

Cadre’s lists of Most Valuable Places to Invest identifies high-growth markets across specific asset classes – multifamily, office and industrial – based on the firm’s high-tech/high-touch approach that pairs advanced data forecasts with experienced industry insight. Cadre’s nuanced market identification is another way the firm is advancing innovation in CRE.

79. Amid rising seas, Atlantic City has no plans for retreat - Friday, October 7, 2022

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Some cities around the world are pulling back from shorelines, as rising seas from climate change increase flooding. But so far, retreat appears out of the question for Atlantic City, New Jersey.

80. France's Macron seeks 'massive' boost for renewable energy - Friday, September 23, 2022

SAINT-NAZAIRE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a "massive acceleration" of renewable energy development in his country, including offshore wind farms and solar power, via a new plan that seeks to bring lagging France closer to the energy policies of its European neighbors.

81. 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.

82. US asks farmers: Can you plant 2 crops instead of 1? - Friday, August 26, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia's invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S. farmers could do to meet the new demand.

83. Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants - Friday, August 19, 2022

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there's also a national shortage of people working in the trades.

84. 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.

85. Ruling clears Biden's 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases - Friday, August 19, 2022

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge's order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters was vacated Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

86. Companies plan $2.6B investment in major Alaska oil project - Friday, August 12, 2022

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two oil and gas companies have announced plans to invest $2.6 billion into developing a major oil field on Alaska's North Slope.

Australia-based Santos and Spain-based Repsol made the announcement, which was lauded by state political leaders, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

87. Cancellation of Atlanta festival sparks new fight over guns - Friday, August 12, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Music Midtown festivalgoers are no longer going to descend on Atlanta's massive Piedmont Park next month to cheer on hip-hop star Future or watch beloved rock band My Chemical Romance take the stage.

88. Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up - Friday, August 5, 2022

CLEVELAND (AP) — In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions.

89. TN reaction to abortion ruling varied, intense - Friday, July 1, 2022

Reaction to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 vote overturning Roe v. Wade last week ranged from rage to celebration, with abortion rights advocates decrying the decision while anti-abortion forces moving to restrict access as quickly as possible.

90. 'Silicon Heartland' boon for Ohio, but families mourn homes - Friday, June 24, 2022

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — When President Joe Biden applauded a decision by Intel Corp. to build a $20 billion semiconductor operation on "1,000 empty acres of land" in Ohio, it didn't sit well with Tressie Corsi.

91. Ford pledges to work with community near future factory - Friday, June 17, 2022

BROWNSVILLE (AP) — Ford Motor Co. officials on Tuesday pledged to be good neighbors to those in rural west Tennessee who live near the automaker's planned electric truck factory, a project expected to create thousands of jobs and change the face of the region.

92. Napaway Coach to offer D.C.-Nashville service - Friday, June 10, 2022

Napaway Coach, a new type of premium sleeper coach service designed to offer comfortable, convenient, overnight journeys between cities across the country, has revealed it will officially begin operations June 17 with service between Washington, D.C., and Nashville.

93. Automakers drive south, powered by electricity - Friday, May 6, 2022

It began with Nissan’s decision to bring a manufacturing plant to Tennessee in 1983.

Four decades later, Tennessee serves as the home of three major auto manufacturers – Nissan, GM and Volkswagen – with Ford on the way, and is the North American headquarters for Japan-based automotive giants Nissan, Mitsubishi and Bridgestone, all located in the Nashville area.

94. Grain elevator: Ruling lets slave descendants suit go ahead - Friday, April 29, 2022

EDGARD, La. (AP) — Descendants of slaves who lived and toiled in southeastern Louisiana won a key ruling Thursday allowing their legal challenge to go forward against a $400 million grain elevator planned along the Mississippi River, although the company behind the project said it would likely appeal.

95. This Earth Day, Biden faces 'headwinds' on climate agenda - Friday, April 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year ago, Joe Biden marked his first Earth Day as president by convening world leaders for a virtual summit on global warming that even Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping attended. Biden used the moment to nearly double the United States' goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, vaulting the country to the front lines in the fight against climate change.

96. US seeks new lithium sources as demand for batteries grows - Friday, March 25, 2022

NEWRY, Maine (AP) — The race is on to produce more lithium in the United States.

The U.S. will need far more lithium to achieve its clean energy goals — and the industry that mines, extracts and processes the chemical element is poised to grow. But it also faces a host of challenges from environmentalists, Indigenous groups and government regulators.

97. Opening day: CNN+ streaming service ready for launch Tuesday - Friday, March 25, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Once a familiar voice on NPR, Audie Cornish says she signed on to the new CNN+ streaming service in part out of the sense she was helping to open a new frontier.

After much talk, nearly $100 million in development costs and some 500 employees assigned to the task — many, like Cornish, new hires — CNN+ is set to launch next Tuesday.

98. EV battery maker LG will add up to 1,200 jobs in Michigan - Friday, March 18, 2022

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution plans a $1.7 billion expansion in western Michigan that will add up to 1,200 jobs by 2025, officials announced Tuesday.

The project at the company's site in Holland, located about 155 miles (249 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, was approved for $56.5 million in state grants and a 20-year tax break worth $132.6 million.

99. As Mariupol hangs on, the extent of the horror not yet known - Friday, March 18, 2022

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Mariupol's defenders held out Monday against Russian demands that they surrender, the number of bodies in the rubble of the bombarded and encircled Ukrainian city remained shrouded in uncertainty, the full extent of the horror not yet known.

100. Tired of waiting for driverless vehicles? Head to a farm - Friday, March 11, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that driverless vehicles were just around the corner.

Finally they're here, but to catch a glimpse of them, you'll need to go to a farm rather than look along city streets.