For more than 25 years, Bob Kesling has provided the soundtrack to some of the biggest sports moments in University of Tennessee history. He intended to remain the “Voice of the Vols” as long as he had the passion and energy to keep broadcasting.

2. Big-screen dreams - Friday, November 15, 2024

Tennessee has long been a force in the entertainment business with its rich musical history. Now, more motion picture production pops up throughout the state, it has its eye on becoming the “Hollywood of the South.”

3. 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.

4. Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia - Friday, November 1, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades.

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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."

9. Dread replaces joy in deeply divided political climate - Friday, October 25, 2024

Remember when presidential elections used to be relatively civil affairs? When you felt like the country was still going to be in responsible, adult hands, no matter who won?

Not lately. Not in a while.

10. Trump and Harris seek Latino votes by touting their approach to the economy - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump promoted economic policy Tuesday as their best chance to win Latino voters. But their approaches are very different.

In an interview with Telemundo on Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Harris plans to highlight how her agenda would create more opportunities for Latino men — a strategy born out of roughly a dozen focus groups and polling.

11. Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner - Friday, October 18, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York.

12. Biden making quick trip to Germany before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he'll spend Friday in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as his time in office is on the cusp of ending.

13. Biden says Harris will cut her own path as president, and her perspective will be fresh and new - Friday, October 11, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Kamala Harris would "cut her own path" once she wins the 2024 election, allowing for more daylight between him and his vice president as she works to win over skeptical voters three weeks before Election Day.

14. Trump says it would be a 'smart thing' if he spoke to Putin, though he won't confirm he has - Friday, October 11, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to say whether he's spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office, as reported in journalist Bob Woodward's latest book. But if the two did speak, Trump said, it would be "a smart thing" for the United States.

15. Obama urges Black men to show up for Harris as he campaigns in critical Pennsylvania - Friday, October 11, 2024

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former President Barack Obama gave a blistering critique of his White House successor Donald Trump and urged Black men to show up for Kamala Harris as he opened a swing-state tour for the Democratic ticket.

16. Woodward book reveals Trump's calls with Putin and Biden's private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, "War."

17. Woodward: Trump sent Putin COVID test machines during shortage, had 7 phone calls since leaving office - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, "War."

18. Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The future was once dazzling for IronNet.

Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked with elite members of the U.S. intelligence establishment, IronNet promised it was going to revolutionize the way governments and corporations combat cyberattacks.

19. Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88 - Friday, September 27, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. Old teammates rooting for, against Heupel in OU return - Friday, September 20, 2024

Jarrail Jackson wasn’t expecting visitors when he heard a knock at the door a few months before the 1999 college football season began. Josh Heupel had just transferred to the University of Oklahoma from Snow College in Utah and wanted Jackson to run routes.

23. UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish - Friday, September 13, 2024

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — To Ruth Breeden, whose job is to assemble Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers union and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger sign for all UAW workers.

24. Playoff is the payoff for Vols in 2024 - Friday, August 23, 2024

The large ditch outside Neyland Stadium has been filled, and Phillip Fulmer Way has been reopened. Crews are putting the finishing touches on the new entryway. A similar construction process is ongoing for the team playing inside the stadium.

25. Average rate on a 30-year mortgage ticks up to 6.49%, near its lowest level in more than a year - Friday, August 16, 2024

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage edged higher this week, holding close to its lowest level in more than a year.

The rate rose to 6.49% from 6.47% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.09%.

26. Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember - Friday, August 2, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Facing the need to win battleground Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing off any prior assertion that she opposed fracking, but that hasn't stopped Republican Donald Trump from wielding her now-abandoned position to win over voters in a state where the natural gas industry means jobs.

27. Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday as Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing they would be in position to get a better deal next year.

28. Senate Democrats tee up vote on child tax credit in election-year pitch to families - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer is daring Republicans to vote against a bipartisan tax cut package aimed at expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and restoring some business tax breaks.

29. Spoiler alert: The 911 operator did it - Friday, July 12, 2024

Of the millions of podcasts that have been launched since British journalist Ben Hammersley coined the term in 2004, none of them may be as unique or focused on its subject matter as longtime Nashville emergency dispatcher Brandon Hall’s Music City 911 true crime streaming program.

30. Planning on traveling for the Fourth of July holiday? Here's how to avoid the rush - Friday, June 28, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up.

Millions of Americans are preparing to get out of town sometime in the coming holiday week. That will likely mean busy roads, as well as packed airports and train stations.

31. Some legislators can’t seem to get anything passed - Friday, June 28, 2024

The ballots have been counted, and the winner of the award for Best Republican Legislator, 113th Tennessee General Assembly, is Rep. Iris Rudder of Winchester.

Never heard of her? Neither had I. But a low profile is part of her winning formula. That, and the fact that she doesn’t seem to offer much in the way of legislation.

32. Mortgage rates ease for second straight week, leaving average rate on a 30-year home loan at 6.95% - Friday, June 14, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates eased again this week, though the latest pullback leaves the average rate on a 30-year home loan at close to 7%, where it's been much of this year.

The rate fell to 6.95% from 6.99% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.69%.

33. Trump endorses challenger to Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good ahead of closely watched Virginia primary - Friday, May 24, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed the Republican opponent of a Virginia congressman who leads the hard-right House Freedom Caucus in what could be a defining moment in the GOP primary set for June 18.

34. Long-term mortgage rates ease for third straight week, dipping to just below 7% - Friday, May 24, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped this week to just below 7% for the first time since mid April, a modest boost for home shoppers navigating a housing market dampened by rising prices and relatively few available properties.

35. House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes - Friday, May 17, 2024

Leaving Washington behind, prominent far-right House Republicans who have repeatedly thrown this Congress into chaos showed up Thursday at Donald Trump's hush money trial to do what they do best.

They stood outside Trump Tower filming their support for the indicted former president. They filed into the Manhattan courthouse "standing back and standing by," as Rep. Matt Gaetz put it — invoking Trump's call to the extremist Proud Boys. They were admonished to put down their cell phones.

36. Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness - Friday, May 17, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars.

37. Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness - Friday, May 17, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — With prosecutors' hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness' pivotal testimony.

38. T Bone Burnett is trading his dystopian sensibilities for some warm-hearted acoustic music - Friday, April 19, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — At an age when many contemporaries contemplate retirement, musician T Bone Burnett has made big changes in his life and art.

Burnett, most celebrated for his production acumen, uprooted from Los Angeles to move to Nashville and recorded a warm-hearted disc of his own songs for the first time in nearly two decades. Indie rockers Lucius and Rosanne Cash add their voices to the acoustic collection.

39. Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds — unless their side wins - Friday, April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he'd like to see the U.S. government "go back to its original design" — a system of checks and balances developed nearly 240 years ago to prevent any branch, especially the presidency, from becoming too powerful.

40. Friendly rivalry hits 50 - Friday, April 5, 2024

Five minutes is an eternity in popular music. Five years is a not-unheard-of higher education degree path. Now imagine having an impact on popular music through higher education for five decades.

Two area institutions – Belmont University and Middle Tennessee State University – are both in the midst of celebrating the 50th anniversaries of their music business programs, efforts that sought to fulfill educational and business needs then and serve to propel professionals into a rapidly changing industry now.

41. College newspaper sweeps up 2 tiny publications in a volley against growing news deserts - Friday, March 29, 2024

With hundreds of U.S. newspaper closings leaving legions with little access to local news, a college newspaper in Iowa has stepped up to buy two struggling weekly publications.

The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America's news void in different ways.

42. Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there's worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds - Friday, March 29, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans, while Democrats continue to see a broad range of benefits from immigration, a new poll shows.

43. Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert federal shutdown and bring budget fight to a close - Friday, March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend and allows Congress, nearly six months into the budget year, to complete its work in funding the government through September.

44. 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.

45. Retail sales fall 0.8% in January from December as shoppers pause after strong holiday season - Friday, February 16, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans pulled back their spending more than expected in January after the traditional holiday season splurge.

Retail sales fell 0.8% in January from the strong pace in December when they rose a revised 0.4%, according to the Commerce Department's report on Thursday. Excluding sales at auto dealerships and gas stations, sales were down 0.5%. The decline was bigger than the 0.10% drop that economists expected and marked the lowest monthly figure since March of last year.

46. Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happen - Friday, February 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him. But the sit-down also opened Biden up to fresh scrutiny over his age and memory, and now the public release of a transcript of that discussion is being sought by both Biden allies and critics seeking political advantage.

47. ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery are planning a sports streaming platform in the fall - Friday, February 2, 2024

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans on Tuesday to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues.

48. Trump racks up endorsements from Republicans in Congress as resistance fades - Friday, January 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he launched a quieter campaign to rack up Republican endorsements.

In early 2021, after Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden and inspired a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol trying to overturn the 2020 election, the defeated president started laying the groundwork for the support in Congress he would need for a return.

49. A look at some of the companies in the technology sector that have recently made layoffs - Friday, January 19, 2024

A bunch of companies in the technology sector have been laying off some of their employees recently after quickly ramping up hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic while people spent more time and money online.

50. Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March - Friday, January 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.

The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference. Shortly before the vote, the House Freedom Caucus announced it "strongly opposes" the measure because it would facilitate more spending than they support.

51. Senate votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through early March. House vote next - Friday, January 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted on Thursday to extend current federal spending and keep the government open, sending a short-term measure to the House that would avoid a shutdown and push off a final budget package until early March.

52. Speaker Johnson is facing conservative pushback over the spending deal he struck with Democrats - Friday, January 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Speaker Mike Johnson gathered House Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to sell the spending deal he reached with Democrats, one thing quickly became clear: many GOP lawmakers weren't buying it.

53. Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? 'Barbie' success and Marvel struggles may signal a shift - Friday, December 22, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go "the way of the Western."

Spielberg's comments caused a widespread stir at the time. "Avengers: The Age of Ultron" was then one of the year's biggest movies. The following year would bring "Captain America: Civil War," "Deadpool" and "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice." The superhero movie was in high gear, and showing no signs of slowing down.

54. Biden is launching a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into star power with strikes over - Friday, December 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's a Hollywood ending that President Joe Biden wants to bring to life: an incumbent facing tough polling numbers and questions about his advanced age overcomes a brash opponent to win a second term at the White House.

55. 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.

56. Lawmakers can 'vote their conscience' on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns - Friday, November 24, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson expressed reservations Wednesday about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House this week, but said he and other GOP leaders will not push colleagues to oppose removing the New York Republican from office. "We're going to allow people to vote their conscience," Johnson said.

57. No downtime for ‘Dead Poets’ writer Schulman - Friday, November 24, 2023

When the COVID pandemic struck in 2020, it shut down most of the economy – hitting the movie industry especially hard as more than 80 productions temporarily shuttered and cinemas were forced to close their doors.

58. Spreading the gospel of jazz in country’s home - Friday, October 20, 2023

The Nashville Jazz Workshop, a foundry for all things jazz in Middle Tennessee, has been an ambitious undertaking since co-founders married couple Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer opened the NJW back in 1998.

59. Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker? - Friday, October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time tearing things apart."

60. These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. But it took only eight dissenters in his party to boot him from the job.

A handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to make history as McCarthy became the first speaker in U.S. history to be voted out of the position by his colleagues.

61. Democratic Sen. Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds - Friday, September 22, 2023

UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges on Monday, saying nearly half a million dollars in cash authorities found in his home was from his personal savings, not from bribes, and was on hand for emergencies.

62. Writers' union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike - Friday, September 22, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing screenwriters reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to end a historic strike after nearly five months, raising hopes that a crippling shutdown of movie and television filming could be near an end.

63. Speaker McCarthy says there's still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options - Friday, September 15, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much time left to prevent a government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy nevertheless vowed on Wednesday he would not give up trying to convince his colleagues to pass a temporary funding bill through the House.

64. Former 2-term Republican Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87 - Friday, August 25, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Don Sundquist, a Republican who was twice elected governor of Tennessee and also served 12 years in Congress, died Sunday. He was 87.

Sundquist died at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis on Sunday morning, according to a family spokeswoman. He died peacefully, surrounded by family members, following surgery and a short illness, according to a statement Sunday morning from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office.

65. Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall - Friday, July 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government shutdown this fall.

66. Cranston, Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors, writers - Friday, July 21, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — SAG-AFTRA held its largest and most star-studded rally yet Tuesday in Times Square in a picket sign-waving show of solidarity 12 days into the actors strike.

A day after a Variety report questioned the lack of A-listers that have hit picket lines thus far, the rally Tuesday boasted more star wattage than perhaps any single strike action yet. Among those joining throngs of demonstrators were Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Brendan Fraser, Ellen Burstyn, Wendell Pierce, Steve Buscemi, Rachel Zegler, Michael Shannon, Jane Curtin, Christian Slater and Chloe Grace Moretz.

67. Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 - Friday, July 21, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.

68. Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic, streaming revolution - Friday, July 14, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — To get a sense of just how much animosity is flying around Hollywood these days, watch how Ron Perlman responded to a report that the studios aimed to prolong a strike long enough for writers to lose their homes.

69. We oughta be in more pictures - Friday, July 7, 2023

On the surface, serving as executive director of the Tennessee Entertainment Commission sounds like a glamorous job. Rubbing elbows with famous musicians and actors, attending red-carpet galas and such.

70. 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)

71. Nashville’s Schulman on front line of WGA strike - Friday, June 2, 2023

When it comes to telling the hero’s journey, Nashville native Tom Schulman is a master craftsman. The Vanderbilt graduate won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with Dead Poets Society (1989), a fictionalized account of his days at Montgomery Bell Academy.

72. House GOP passes resolution overturning student loan cancellation; Biden vows veto - Friday, May 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed a resolution on Wednesday that would overturn President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan, but the White House has vowed to veto it and the plan remains on hold as the Supreme Court considers its fate.

73. Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll - Friday, May 19, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

74. Average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 6.35%, lowest level in 5 weeks - Friday, May 12, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a long-term U.S. home loan is down to the lowest level in five weeks, welcome news for house hunters facing a market constrained by persistently high prices and a near-historic low number of homes for sale.

75. Will gambling case at Alabama ripple across college sports? - Friday, May 5, 2023

Alabama fired its baseball coach this week amid an investigation into suspicious bets involving a Crimson Tide game at LSU.

The school did not give details about why Brad Bohannon was let go, saying only that he violated "the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of university employees."

76. Can Biden win again? Here's how past incumbents fared - Friday, April 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — No president wants to give up the power and prestige that comes with the office after only one term, and Joe Biden is no exception. He's pushing forward even though polls show a majority of Americans don't want to see him run again.

77. Titans take Northwestern O-lineman Skoronski at No. 11 - Friday, April 28, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Only four NFL teams allowed more sacks last season than the Tennessee Titans.

That made protecting the quarterback better a top priority with Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski the easy choice Thursday night for the Titans at No. 11 overall in the NFL draft.

78. Twitter relaxes pot ad rules to lure in more advertisers - Friday, April 28, 2023

Twitter under its 420-friendly owner Elon Musk earlier this year became the first major social media company to allow cannabis advertisements. Now, the platform is relaxing those rules in an attempt to lure in more advertisers from U.S. states where marijuana is legal.

79. House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security - Friday, April 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

80. Members of Congress on TikTok defend app's reach to voters - Friday, April 7, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina has used it to explain the complex fight over raising the debt limit. Rep. Robert Garcia of California has used it to engage with members of the LGBTQ+ community. And Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has used it to give an overview of Election Day results.

81. Sixth-year senior like ‘another coach’ for Vol tight ends - Friday, April 7, 2023

Jacob Warren could probably organize an entire spring practice on his own for the University of Tennessee since the veteran tight end is entering his sixth season with the Vols.

Warren redshirted his first season, 2018, and took advantage of the extra year of eligibility players received because of COVID to return to Rocky Top this year.

82. Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless to join Country Hall of Fame - Friday, March 31, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Grammy winners Tanya Tucker and Patty Loveless, along with hit country songwriter Bob McDill, will be the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

83. Tennessee official to fill Virginia chief schools officer post - Friday, March 17, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has hired a Tennessee education official to serve as Virginia's chief schools officer after the previous employee in the role resigned for reasons the administration has declined to explain.

84. Tesla gets $330M tax deal for Nevada expansion, truck plant - Friday, March 3, 2023

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tesla won more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada on Thursday for the company's commitment to a massive expansion of its sprawling vehicle battery facilities east of Reno, including the construction of a new electric semi-truck factory.

85. Biden rallies Senate Democrats, endorses Republican measure - Friday, March 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden visited the Senate on Thursday to demonstrate unity among Democrats — but he ended up endorsing a Republican priority instead.

With Democrats acknowledging they cannot get much done in the closely divided Congress, Biden has pledged to try to find areas where the two parties can agree. He made good on that promise in remarks at a caucus luncheon, telling senators that he will sign a GOP-backed measure to overturn changes to the criminal code in the District of Columbia.

86. Monthly payments spike bad new for first-time buyers - Friday, March 3, 2023

Nashville is not alone when it comes to rising home prices, the National Association of Realtors reports. In fact, that seems to be the case in most large cities across the country, despite an overall sales slump.

87. Debt ceiling: 2011 showdown leaves lessons for Biden, GOP - Friday, January 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The debate around raising the debt ceiling sounds eerily similar: Newly elected House Republicans, eager to confront the Democratic president in the White House, refused to raise the debt limit without cuts to federal spending.

88. Speaker McCarthy's tidy 1st week disguises trouble ahead - Friday, January 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chaos? In the House of Representatives?

Republican Kevin McCarthy wrapped his first full week as House speaker in the most outwardly orderly way, with hardly a hint of the chaotic, rebellious fight it took for the Republicans to arrive here, having barely installed him as the leader with the gavel.

89. US to max out on debt soon, setting up political fight - Friday, January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month, starting the clock on an expected standoff between President Joe Biden and the new House Republican majority that will test both parties' ability to navigate a divided Washington, with the fragile global economy at stake.

90. Against McCarthy: Hard-right members stage GOP rebellion - Friday, December 30, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to become the next House speaker generally have made their mark as part of the GOP's ultra-conservative wing, eager to pick a fight with leaders from both parties and rarely finding major bipartisan bills to be a good thing.

91. McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker, House adjourns - Friday, December 30, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Failing to elect party leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker of the House, Republicans adjourned in disarray Tuesday night, ending a raucous first day of the new Congress but hoping to somehow regroup on Wednesday from his historic defeat.

92. Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress - Friday, December 9, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition that reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes.

93. Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress - Friday, December 9, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition that reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes.

94. You don’t have to be a gambler to know when to quit - Friday, December 2, 2022

Americans prize tenacity, doggedness, as reflected in the adage “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” But there’s something to be said for knowing when to judiciously throw in the towel.

95. Hurdles remain for new Titans stadium deal - Friday, November 4, 2022

Is the proposed $2.1 billion enclosed stadium that would be built on the East Bank of the Cumberland River a good deal for Nashville?

Of all the hard questions that will be asked by Metro Council members and the public during a series of East Bank Stadium Committee meetings between now and the end of the year, that’s the one that will ultimately decide the fate of the most expensive public/private building project in Nashville history.

96. Realtors, homeowners lose a friend with Owens’ death - Friday, October 28, 2022

Veteran Realtor Jim Owens has died, forever changing the personality of real residential real estate in the Nashville area. Owens was opinionated, never in doubt and usually right. With a military background that ultimately led to his death, he negotiated real estate with an old school attitude, yet he embraced new technology and strongly embraced the Realtors Code of Ethics.

97. Should we punt or go for it? - Friday, October 28, 2022

Call it the biggest home game in the history of the Tennessee Titans. Not the one this past Sunday at Nissan Stadium against the AFC South archrival Indianapolis Colts, nor any of the upcoming ones on the Titans’ 2022 schedule.

98. Marchment scores 2, Stars beat Predators 4-1 - Friday, October 14, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Mason Marchment scored twice, Jake Oettinger made 30 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night.

Joe Pavelski and Wyatt Johnston also scored and Tyler Seguin added three assists for Dallas, which won its opener for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

99. Honda, LG to build $3.5B battery plant, hire 2,200 in Ohio - Friday, October 7, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as the company starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub.

100. Musicians, fans react to death of Loretta Lynn - Friday, September 30, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Stars and fans react to the death of Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at her home at 90.

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"Mama and Loretta Lynn were four years apart, Mama being the oldest. They always reminded me a lot of each other. Strong women, who loved their children and were fiercely loyal. Now they're both in Heaven getting to visit and talk about how they were raised, how different country music is now from what it was when they were young. Sure makes me feel good that Mama went first so she could welcome Loretta into the hollers of heaven!" — Reba McEntire on Instagram.