Belmont University’s College of Music & Performing Arts ranked 15th among the world’s top 20 music schools in The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list. The 2024 ranking, which highlights institutions preparing the next generation of composers across all media, places Belmont alongside renowned institutions The Juilliard School, Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory.

2. Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that'll change under Trump - Friday, November 22, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse victims and key to preventing already crowded family courts from drowning in complicated divorce proceedings.

3. Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments - Friday, November 8, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — A new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 has been temporarily blocked after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. Tennessee's US Sen. Blackburn seeks reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson - Friday, November 1, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee voters will decide whether to reelect Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to a second term or choose Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson.

Tennessee hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide position in nearly two decades, but Johnson is hoping her recent meteoric rise to fame from nearly being expelled by state lawmakers last year will woo enough voters.

7. Dire warnings to flee as Hurricane Milton begins to lash Florida: 'This is your last chance' - Friday, October 4, 2024

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton hurled tornadoes and rain at the Tampa Bay area Wednesday on its steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida's west coast, where officials issued a final plea to residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival.

8. PMC promotes Varshal to commercial sales director - Friday, October 11, 2024

Parking Management Company, a national parking services provider based in Nashville, has announced the promotion of Jake Varshal to national commercial sales director.

Varshal joined PMC as the vice president of Operations in the Hospitality division in early 2021 when the company acquired Texas-based parking company Hospitality Parking. In his previous position, he managed hospitality and commercial parking operations during Hospitality Parking’s expansion from Austin into the Houston and San Antonio markets.

9. 2024 Middle Tennessee private school list - Friday, October 4, 2024

All tuition prices are for the 2024/25 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation or other types of aid are not included. Contact schools directly for the most current information.

10. High school leadership has a new face - Friday, October 4, 2024

For most teenagers, high school seems to require an abundance of following.

Following school rules. Following teachers’ directions. Following their parents’ guidance when it comes to determining what follows high school graduation, whether it’s an Ivy League college, a specific degree or a hoped-for professional path.

11. Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters in Arizona and Florida - Friday, September 27, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — When Lesley Chavez found out she was pregnant at age 16, she saw her daughter as a blessing from God and never considered an abortion, a view reinforced by her devout Christian mother. If she could have voted at the time, Chavez would have opposed expanding abortion access.

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. Botched college financial aid form snarls enrollment plans for students - Friday, August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America's prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad.

14. Pros, cons of buying a hybrid or plug-in hybrid - Friday, August 23, 2024

If you’re ready to move on from a purely gasoline-fueled vehicle but you’re not ready to go fully electric, you have two choices: a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. But which one is best? The experts at Edmunds will help you decide.

15. Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, is ready to shock Washington if Trump wins second term - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought sounds like a general marshaling troops for combat when he talks about taming a "woke and weaponized" federal government.

He recently described political opposition as "enemy fire that's coming over the target," while urging allies to be "fearless at the point of attack" and calling his policy proposals "battle plans."

16. Is paying college athletes charity? Even in the confusing NIL era, it looks increasingly unlikely - Friday, July 26, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be.

17. Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement - Friday, July 19, 2024

In under 48 hours, the head of the staunchly conservative public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention rankled fellow Baptists by applauding President Joe Biden's "selfless act" of withdrawing his candidacy for re-election. Then, his agency reported he was fired — and now they have reaffirmed his leadership.

18. LP chair honored as CEO of the year - Friday, July 19, 2024

LP Building Solutions chair and CEO Brad Southern has been named 2024 North American CEO of the Year by Fastmarkets. This marks the second time in five years Southern has received this recognition.

19. Fight with Kash: Trump loyalist mythologizes former president while building his own brand - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel was recruiting foot soldiers. It was a Friday morning in February at one of America's biggest conservative conventions, and Donald Trump's trusted lieutenant was on center stage, pleading with the former president's supporters to help the now presumptive Republican nominee reclaim the White House.

20. Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright - Friday, July 5, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled.

21. Nashville's Covenant School was once clouded by a shooting. It's now brightened by rainbows. - Friday, June 21, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The first time families returned to The Covenant School in Nashville after a shooting last year that killed six people, they were gathering in the chapel when someone noticed a rainbow outside.

22. Nashville’s Hiller wins state bar award - Friday, June 28, 2024

Nashville lawyer Lorne Hiller has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Larry Dean Wilks Leadership Award. Hiller was chosen for the award by fellow members of the Tennessee Bar Association’s 2024 Leadership Law class.

23. Vols complete historic run, likely sending 9 on to draft - Friday, June 28, 2024

The resurrection was a long time coming, yet remarkably swift. After years of apathy, losing and empty stands, the University of Tennessee baseball program began a climb back to respectability once head coach Tony Vitello was hired in 2017.

24. Tennessee earns first national title in baseball with 6-5 win over Texas A&M - Friday, June 21, 2024

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tony Vitello jumped into the stands to share a group hug with the legion of Tennessee fans who invaded Omaha. His players ran a lap around the warning track high-fiving them. Kavares Tears squatted in right field taking in the moment with a towel over his eyes.

25. Nashville court grapples with details on school shooter that were leaked to media - Friday, June 14, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Attorneys fighting over the release of documents involving a 2023 Nashville elementary school shooting pleaded with a judge Monday to finally issue a ruling settling the matter, their request taking on a more desperate tone amid the recent publication of leaked records about the shooter.

26. Judge sets hearing over alleged leak of Covenant school shooter info to conservative outlet - Friday, June 7, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ordered a conservative media organization to appear in court over publishing details from allegedly leaked documents about a 2023 Nashville school shooting, while the outlet sues for the same kind of records to be released to the public.

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

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

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

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

29. Top-seeded Tennessee hits 7 home runs, routs Evansville 12-1 to win super regional, spot in CWS - Friday, June 7, 2024

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Christian Moore and Dalton Bargo both hit two of Tennessee's seven home runs, powering the top-seeded Volunteers to a 12-1 victory over Evansville in the championship game of the Knoxville Super Regional on Sunday night.

30. With SEC titles secured, No. 1 Vols focus on NCAA tourney - Friday, May 31, 2024

SEC regular-season champions. SEC Tournament champions. NCAA champions? The Tennessee baseball team is hoping to pull off the trifecta this season. The Vols (50-11) earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Championships for the second time in three years. They will host a regional this weekend at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

31. The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right - Friday, May 24, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize sympathies with the Christian nationalist movement and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

32. Buchalter welcomes real estate shareholder - Friday, May 24, 2024

Bradley Siegal, who has expertise in real estate law, particularly in multifamily, retail, office, mixed-use and industrial sectors throughout the Southeastern United States, has joined Buchalter as shareholder.

33. More companies offer on-site child care. Parents love the convenience, but is it a long-term fix? - Friday, May 17, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) — They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter — and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls, and meandering tricycles.

34. Justin Jones to remain on 2024 ballot after signatures verified - Friday, May 3, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming a challenge from a Republican opponent.

35. These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life' - Friday, April 26, 2024

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn't have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it impossible for Richard, a hairstylist, to work. One child care assistance program rejected her because she wasn't working enough. It felt like an unsolvable quandary: Without care, she couldn't work. And without work, she couldn't afford care.

36. Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church - Friday, April 26, 2024

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people.

That changed in January when the Rev. Gina Stewart took the convention stage in Memphis, Tennessee, — the Southern city home to Christ Missionary Baptist Church where she serves as senior pastor — and delivered a rousing message, asserting that Jesus not only included women in his ministry, but identified with their suffering.

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

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

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

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

39. Judge set to decide if Covenant School shooters' journals are public records - Friday, April 12, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Whether the journals of a Nashville school shooter can be released to the public will go before a Tennessee judge on Tuesday after nearly a year of legal wrangling over who can participate in the case.

40. Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting - Friday, April 5, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee advanced a proposal Tuesday to allow some teachers to carry handguns on public school grounds, a move that would mark one of the state's biggest expansions of gun access since a deadly shooting at a private elementary school last year.

41. Activists form human chain across Nashville, Tennessee, on Covenant school shooting anniversary - Friday, March 29, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Thousands of people linked arms across Nashville on Wednesday, forming a human chain on the one-year anniversary of a shooting at the Covenant School that killed three 9-year-old children and three adults.

42. Opt out of gun ‘education?’ Not in Tennessee schools - Friday, March 29, 2024

In 2008, Barack Obama, running for the Democratic nomination for president, stepped in a bit of political cow plop when talking about disaffected working-class voters in faded industrial towns.

“[T]hey cling to guns or religion,” he said in comments that provided an easy opening for his chief opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton. She quickly jumped on the remarks as “elitist and out of touch.”

43. A year after deadly Nashville shooting, Christian school relies on faith — and adopted dogs - Friday, March 22, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Nearly a year after a shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville that left three adults and three children dead, the students and their families have formed tight bonds out of their shared suffering. They've also adopted a lot of dogs.

44. Dalton Knecht hopes to change Tennessee's history of early exits in March Madness - Friday, March 22, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers have a history of underachieving in the NCAA Tournament under coach Rick Barnes.

The second-seeded Vols hope All-American Dalton Knecht can help change that.

45. Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley among veterans eager to see how the NFL values running backs - Friday, March 8, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Derrick Henry is back in the gym, eager to prove turning 30 is just a number that shouldn't affect the four-time Pro Bowl running back's value on the NFL's open market.

46. ‘Fringe’ Birchers have nothing on today’s politicos - Friday, March 8, 2024

Before Moms for Liberty, before MAGA, before the Tea Party, there was a relatively small but vocal movement whose members were generally recognized – except by themselves – as residents of the loony far right: the John Birch Society.

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

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

48. How Jeffries' Black Baptist upbringing and deep-rooted faith shapes his House leadership - Friday, February 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stood together at the annual National Prayer Breakfast — an opportunity, in the words of one introductory speaker, to "put our political differences aside."

49. Tennessee House advances bill to ban reappointing lawmakers booted for behavior - Friday, February 23, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republicans in the Tennessee House voted Monday to advance a bill that would prevent local governments from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior.

The proposal is one of several restrictions being considered after the GOP's high-profile expulsion proceedings last April against Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. It would bar what happened after: Jones and Pearson were reappointed and quickly went back to work.

50. Siskin Children’s Institute selects Mueller as CEO - Friday, February 23, 2024

Siskin Children’s Institute has named Don Mueller its new president and chief executive officer. Mueller succeeds Derek Bullard, who announced his retirement in 2023.

Mueller brings over two decades of experience to Siskin Children’s Institute. His most recent role is as president and CEO of St. Christophers Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.

51. Middle Tennessee summer camps guide 2024 - Friday, February 23, 2024

Summer breaks provide children and young adults the space and time to experience something totally different from their daily lives – maybe an opportunity to connect with nature, ride horses or learn to sail. Camps can grant children not just the ability to participate in team-based activities, but to explore new interests and develop friendships that may last a lifetime.

52. Puri appointed AHCA Legal Committee chair - Friday, February 16, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Christopher C. Puri has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the American Health Care Association’s Legal Committee, which began in January 2024. He also was named a member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

53. Super Bowl ads keep it heavy on the celebrities, light on the politics - Friday, February 9, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were crowned victorious over the San Francisco 49ers in this year's Super Bowl — and, off the field, big-name advertisers competed for viewers' attention with celebrity-filled, glitzy messages.

54. Legislative staffer suspended after confrontation with 'Tennessee Three' member - Friday, February 2, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee legislative staffer has been placed on leave after Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones says the staffer yelled at him in a hallway.

55. Biden is going small to try to win big in November. That means stops for boba tea, burgers and beer - Friday, February 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going small to try to win big in November.

With 10 months to go until Election Day, the Democratic incumbent is all in on minimalist events — visits to a boba tea store, a family's kitchen and a barbershop, for example — rather than big rallies.

56. Biden to soak up sunshine and campaign cash in Florida trip - Friday, January 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will spend Tuesday raising money in Florida, a onetime swing state that has since become a Republican stronghold and the home turf of Republican front-runner Donald Trump.

57. Starting with the right price matters when selling homes - Friday, January 19, 2024

Aaron Joyce and his wife, Mary, have founded one of the most successful real estate teams in the area. In addition to their real estate fame, the couple can be found at numerous star-studded events around town including Ringo Starr’s recent induction into the Musician’s Hall of Fame.

58. Tennessee House Republicans defend requiring tickets for more than half of the public gallery seats - Friday, January 12, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee House Republican leaders went on the defensive Thursday after surprising people who showed up to watch their lawmakers kick off this year's work by asking some of them if they had a ticket to get in. The new and previously unpublicized requirement has only fueled lingering criticism that the GOP supermajority is unfairly flexing its ability to silence those with differing political views.

59. New Tennessee House rules seek to discourage more uproar after highly publicized expulsions - Friday, January 12, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Republican-run Tennessee House on Wednesday installed new rules limiting how long lawmakers can debate bills and restricting members deemed "out of order" from speaking — an effort to discourage further turmoil after the highly publicized expulsions of two Democrats last year.

60. Bradley elevates Dalton, Miller to partner - Friday, January 12, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has elevated 12 attorneys have been elevated to partner across nine offices, including Alé Dalton and Casey L. Miller in Nashville

Dalton is a member of Bradley’s health care practice group, where she assists industry clients with a wide range of transactional, operational and regulatory matters.

61. Tennessee lawmakers kick off session to mull voucher expansion, changes after school shooting - Friday, January 5, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers returned Tuesday for months of election-year work, anchored by the debate over whether taxpayer money to help students attend private schools should be available statewide for families of any income level.

62. Nashville is reassigning 10 officers following the leak of a school shooter's writings, police say - Friday, January 5, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Ten officers with the Nashville police department's specialized investigative unit will be reassigned following an unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School last year.

63. Best plug-in hybrids for driving past the pumps - Friday, January 5, 2024

Buying a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a great way to try living with an electric vehicle without giving up the convenience of using gasoline for longer trips. They’re perfect for driving shorter commutes, shuttling children to school and running local errands on electricity.

64. Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it's uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them - Friday, December 15, 2023

Ever since the nation's highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely worded bans enacted in some Republican-controlled states have caused bewilderment over how exceptions should be applied.

65. Ex-Nashville mayor to run for GOP-held US House seat, seeking a political return years after scandal - Friday, December 8, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on Wednesday announced a Democratic run for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Rep. Mark Green, seeking a political comeback more than five years after the fallout from an extramarital affair cut her tenure short.

66. Parents can fight release of Tennessee school shooter's writings, court rules - Friday, December 1, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Parents of school shooting victims in Tennessee can seek a court order to keep the writings of the shooter from ever being released to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday.

67. Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93 - Friday, December 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93.

68. Is state ready to subsidize Jewish, Islamic schools? - Friday, December 1, 2023

It’s come to this: Gov. Bill Lee is pushing a school voucher expansion though even Texas – no bastion of political enlightenment – appears to have had the good sense to reject the concept. What is it with some Tennessee Republicans and their hostility toward education?

69. Grand Canyon, nation's largest Christian university, says it's appealing 'ridiculous' federal fine - Friday, November 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's largest Christian university says it's fighting a $37.7 million fine brought by the federal government over allegations that it lied to students about the cost of its programs.

70. House Speaker Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't actually exist.

71. Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The country's largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs.

72. A list of mass killings in the United States since January - Friday, October 27, 2023

The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, when a man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar, killing at least 16 people, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Dozens of people were also wounded.

73. Court to decide if Covenant school shooting families can keep police records from public release - Friday, October 13, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — A lawsuit over whether the families of school shooting victims have a right to control what the public learns about a massacre was argued inside a packed Tennessee courtroom on Monday, the latest turn in an intense public records battle.

74. 2023 Middle Tennessee private schools list - Friday, October 6, 2023

All tuition prices are for the 2023-24 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation or other types of aid are not included. Contact schools directly for the most current information.

75. 'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him - Friday, September 29, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging his expulsion in April and the House rules restricting lawmakers' floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day in August.

76. GOP silences 'Tennessee Three' Democrat on House floor for day on 'out of order' rule; crowd erupts - Friday, August 25, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted Monday to temporarily silence a Democratic member of the so-called Tennessee Three during an already tense House floor session after determining the young Black member violated newly enacted rules designed to punish disruptive members.

77. Member of 'Tennessee Three' makes move toward 2024 Senate bid - Friday, August 18, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, the lone Democratic member of the "Tennessee Three" who narrowly survived a Republican-led expulsion effort, has launched an exploratory committee as she considers running for the seat held by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in 2024.

78. After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session - Friday, August 18, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in Monday for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left six dead, including three young children.

However, even after hundreds of community organizers, families, protesters and many more spent months asking lawmakers to consider passing gun control measures in response to the shooting, the GOP-dominated Statehouse is unexpected to do so.

79. Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting - Friday, August 18, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-dominant Legislature will return to the state Capitol on Monday months after a deadly school shooting, equipped with a long list of proposals about mental health, school resources, tougher penalties for violent criminals and more.

80. Bargain hunting? How to ace late summer, fall sales - Friday, August 18, 2023

To get the most out of summer sales, shoppers have to think ahead – sometimes way ahead.

That’s because end-of-summer sales are the ideal time to stock up on hot-weather items that you’ll use a year from now. “Flip-flops, bathing suits, beach towels, grills, Adirondack chairs – at the end of the season, that’s when you’ll get the best prices of the year,” says Leah Ingram, who writes about saving money on her Real Sophisticated Consumer blog at LeahIngram.com.

81. Member of 'Tennessee Three' makes move toward 2024 Senate bid - Friday, August 4, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, the lone Democratic member of the " Tennessee Three " who narrowly survived a Republican-led expulsion effort, has launched an exploratory committee as she considers running for the seat held by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in 2024.

82. Both expelled members of 'Tennessee Three' win back their state House seats - Friday, August 4, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the "Tennessee Three," reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor.

83. 2 members of expelled 'Tennessee Three' vie to win back their legislative seats - Friday, August 4, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the "Tennessee Three," are hoping to once again reclaim their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor.

84. Southwood joins Neal & Harwell - Friday, August 4, 2023

John Southwood, CPA, has joined Neal & Harwell, PLC, as director of financial operations.

Southwood most recently served as director of finance and accounting at Waller in Nashville the past 14 years. Before his time at Waller, Southwood served as chief financial officer at Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC, 1996-2009, and then served as controller when the firm merged with the Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP firm based in Birmingham.

85. Memphis, Tennessee, police shoot suspect after he fired shots outside Jewish school - Friday, July 28, 2023

MEMPHIS (AP) — Memphis police on Monday said officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun and fired shots after he couldn't get into the building.

Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe said the suspect, whose identity has not been released, approached Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South around 12:20 p.m. He fired several shots and then left in a maroon truck.

86. Nashville school shooter's writings reignite debate over releasing material written by mass killers - Friday, July 21, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — In Tennessee, a request for police to release a school shooter's private writings has morphed into a complex multiparty fight that pits the parents of traumatized students against a coalition of local news outlets, nonprofits, and a Republican lawmaker — with both sides claiming their position is in the public interest.

87. Harris targets Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis - Friday, July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making a last-minute trip to Florida on Friday to tackle changes to the state's education standards that critics say play down the horror of slavery.

88. Some critics see Trump's behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero - Friday, July 21, 2023

For eight years, Donald Trump has managed to secure the support of many evangelical and conservative Christians despite behavior that often seemed at odds with teachings espoused by Christ in the Gospels.

89. In backlash over their expulsions, 2 TN Democratic lawmakers raised combined $2M - Friday, July 14, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee state Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have raised more than $2 million combined through about 70,400 campaign donations after Republican lawmakers abruptly expelled the Democrats this spring for their gun control protest on the House floor.

90. A list of mass killings in the United States since January - Friday, July 14, 2023

The latest mass killing in the United States happened on July 4 in Shreveport, Louisiana, at an annual Independence Day block party just before midnight. It's believed that multiple males exchanged gunfire, leaving at least four people dead and at least seven others injured, the local police chief said at a news conference. Suspects were not immediately identified, and arrests were not immediately made.

91. US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings - Friday, July 14, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight. This year's unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006.

92. Bass, Berry & Sims adds 2 in Nashville - Friday, July 7, 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims has added Remy Servis and Megan E. Smit in the firm’s Nashville office.

Servis advises clients on debt finance and real estate transactions across a variety of industries. Her practice includes the representation of borrowers and lenders in financing transactions and advising developers, investors and owners in the acquisition, financing, disposition and leasing of real property.

93. Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn't want to make wedding websites for gay couples - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled on Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. One of the court's liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision's effect is to "mark gays and lesbians for second-class status" and that it opens the door to other discrimination.

94. Rep. Pearson says his campaigned raised $860K after GOP expulsion - Friday, June 30, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson raised about $860,000 through some 31,700 campaign donations after Tennessee Republican lawmakers abruptly moved to expel him and two other Democrats for a gun control protest on the House floor, his campaign said.

95. Tennessee law changes starting July 1 will restrict trans health care, fund more school safety - Friday, June 30, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Months after Tennessee lawmakers finished a chaotic legislative session, many of the most hotly contested laws are poised to take effect Saturday, including measures on health care for transgender children, police oversight, school safety and teacher pay.

96. Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn't want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations.

In a unanimous decision the justices made clear that workers who ask for accommodations, such as taking the Sabbath off, should get them unless their employers show doing so would result in "substantial increased costs" to the business.

97. Trump wants to keep 'communists,' 'Marxists' out of the US. Here's what the law says - Friday, June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has announced a new campaign proposal on United States immigration — barring "communists" and "Marxists" from entering the country.

The Republican former president, who is making another bid in 2024, on Saturday said he would use "Section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act" to "order my government to deny entry to all communists and all Marxists."

98. Families detail stress, terror, sadness after Nashville school shooting in court documents - Friday, June 23, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Nearly three months after a shooter killed six people at her daughter's school in Nashville, Katherine Heath watches the third-grader lie on her husband's chest whenever her child has a "sad day."

99. After expulsion and reinstatement, State Reps. Pearson, Jones advance past Democratic primaries - Friday, June 16, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have advanced past an election hurdle after the two young Black lawmakers were expelled earlier this year for their gun control protest on the House floor, then reinstated by local officials days afterward.

100. 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)