WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto, allowing manufacturer Reynolds American to keep the vaping brand on the market for years to come.

2. Thompson Burton welcomes 2 attorneys - Friday, July 12, 2024

Thompson Burton has welcomed Brian T. Boyd as a partner and Johnathan E. Billings as an associate.

Boyd, who will start a tax practice at Thompson Burton, is a business litigation attorney based in the firm’s Franklin office. He earned an L.L.M at Georgetown University Law Center and his J.D. At Cumberland School of Law, Samford University. Boyd is a University of Tennessee, Chattanooga graduate with a degree in history.

3. What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators - Friday, June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court.

4. Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths - Friday, June 28, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their children.

5. US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health emergency - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.

6. Democrats put a spotlight on more than 1 million pensions saved under a 2021 law - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the general election nears, Democrats are keen to remind union voters in Pennsylvania that pensions for many workers have been preserved as part of a coronavirus pandemic-era aid package that keeps on giving.

7. Senators blast health regulators and law enforcement over illegal e-cigarettes - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators on Wednesday blasted top health and law enforcement officials for not doing more to combat the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar business that has flourished amid haphazard enforcement.

8. UN secretary-general calls for 'windfall' tax on profits of fossil fuel companies - Friday, May 31, 2024

GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called Wednesday for a "windfall" tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, decrying them as the "godfathers of climate chaos."

9. Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes - Friday, April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden's administration has delayed a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections.

10. Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces - Friday, April 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings.

11. Lawsuit seeks to force ban on menthol cigarettes after months of delays by Biden administration - Friday, March 29, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-smoking groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House for months.

The lawsuit is the latest effort to force the government to ban menthols, which are disproportionately used by Black smokers and young people. It comes amid growing concerns from advocates that the federal plan could be derailed by election-year politics.

12. Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands - Friday, January 26, 2024

ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America's dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country's largest maximum-security prison.

13. A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping? - Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America.

Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping.

14. Wall Street slips as tumbling crude oil prices drag down energy stocks - Friday, December 1, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked lower Wednesday after another sharp slide for the price of crude dragged down oil-and-gas stocks.

The S&P 500 slipped 17.84, or 0.4%, to 4,549.34 for its third straight loss, locking in its longest losing streak since October. Each of those drops was modest, though, and the index remains near its best level in 20 months.

15. Lee won’t say if he has votes for gun proposal - Friday, August 4, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee isn’t saying whether his proposal to keep firearms away from dangerous people has enough support inside Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse to survive the upcoming special legislative session.

16. Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine - Friday, July 28, 2023

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks' cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company they sued in 2021, accusing its leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.

17. Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite FDA crackdown on fruity flavors - Friday, June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press.

18. Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces - Friday, May 5, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, the longtime consumer advocate expected to face criticism over her desire to expand free internet access and improve competition among broadband providers.

19. Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states - Friday, April 7, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday.

20. Altria makes $2.75B investment in e-cigarette startup NJOY - Friday, March 3, 2023

Days after exiting its stake in troubled electronic cigarette maker Juul, Altria announced a $2.75 billion investment in rival electronic cigarette startup NJOY.

The Marlboro maker gets full ownership of NJOY's e-vapor product portfolio, the Virginia company said Monday, including its pod-based e-vapor product ACE.

21. Juul reaches settlements covering more than 5,000 cases - Friday, December 2, 2022

Juul Labs has reached settlements covering more than 5,000 cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs related to its vaping products.

Financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Juul said that it has secured an equity investment to fund it.

22. Vaping company Juul announces layoffs amid growing setbacks - Friday, November 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Embattled vaping company Juul Labs announced layoffs Thursday as the company tries to weather growing setbacks to its electronic cigarette business, including lawsuits, government bans and increasing competition.

23. Stocks end higher as Wall Street's winning week rolls on - Friday, July 22, 2022

Stocks on Wall Street closed higher Thursday, building on their winning week, as investors sifted through a deluge of news about the economy, interest rates and corporate profits.

The S&P 500 rose 1% after shaking off an early stumble, returning to its highest level in six weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also recovered from a midafternoon slide to end 0.5% higher, while the Nasdaq composite rose 1.4% as Tesla and technology stocks led the market.

24. Statewide early voting begins Friday - Friday, July 15, 2022

Tennessee’s early voting period for the Aug. 4 primaries and general election is scheduled for July 15-30, daily except Sundays.

On the August ballot, Tennessee voters will see primary races for governor, U.S. House, state Senate, state House and the state Executive Committee members for each political party, as well as retention or general elections for judicial offices and other state and local positions.

25. FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge - Friday, June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.

26. Biden hosts climate meeting amid high gas price pressure - Friday, June 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Equating the oil and gas industry to Big Tobacco, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that "fossil fuel producers and financiers have humanity by the throat." But President Joe Biden wasn't quite itching for a fight.

27. In a boost, McConnell backs Senate bipartisan gun deal - Friday, June 10, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his support Tuesday for his chamber's emerging bipartisan gun agreement, boosting momentum for modest but notable election-year action by Congress on an issue that's deadlocked lawmakers for three decades.

28. Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?' - Friday, June 3, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Enough, enough," President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over as he delivered an impassioned address to the nation imploring Congress to take action against gun violence after mass shootings he said had turned schools, supermarkets and other everyday places into "killing fields."

29. FDA head: Baby formula factory could reopen by next week - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday that a shuttered baby formula factory could be up and running as soon as next week, though he sidestepped questions about whether his agency should have intervened earlier to address problems at the plant that have triggered the national shortage.

30. Lawmakers grill FDA commissioner over baby formula shortage - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced congressional lawmakers for the first time Thursday over the shortage of baby formula that has rattled American parents and become a growing political liability for President Joe Biden.

31. FDA to issue plan banning menthol in cigarettes, cigars - Friday, April 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on Black smokers and young people.

"The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit," said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, in a statement.

32. Plan to ban menthol cigarettes prompts late lobbying blitz - Friday, April 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As federal officials finalize a long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes, dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence the process, which has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives while wiping out billions in tobacco sales.

33. Reynolds American to cut 350 jobs in consolidation - Friday, March 25, 2022

TOBACCOVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Reynolds American Inc. will cut 350 full-time positions as it consolidates more production into its Tobaccoville plant, the company announced Thursday

Reynolds American said the consolidation that begins next month will continue through 2024, The Winston-Salem Journal reported.

34. Not all Western companies sever ties to Russia over Ukraine - Friday, March 11, 2022

A shrinking number of well-known companies are still doing business in Russia, even as hundreds have announced plans to curtail ties.

Burger King restaurants are open, Eli Lilly is supplying drugs, and PepsiCo is selling milk and baby food, but no more soda.

35. J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement - Friday, February 25, 2022

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S.

36. Senate confirms Biden's FDA pick despite political divisions - Friday, February 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday pushing past a thicket of political controversies that threatened to derail what was initially expected to be an easy confirmation.

37. Democratic chair issues subpoenas to oil executives - Friday, October 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas Tuesday to top executives of ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil giants, charging that the companies have not turned over documents needed by the committee to investigate allegations that the oil industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.

38. Oil giants deny spreading disinformation on climate change - Friday, October 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants denied spreading disinformation about climate change as they sparred Thursday with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.

39. Ex-Facebook employee asks lawmakers to step in. Will they? - Friday, October 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Camera lights glare. Outrage thunders from elected representatives. A brave industry whistleblower stands alone and takes the oath behind a table ringed by a photographers' mosh pit.

40. Democrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaign - Friday, September 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify at a House hearing as lawmakers investigate what they say is a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.

41. YWCA names 2021 Achievement honorees - Friday, September 17, 2021

YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee is recognizing five women and one corporate honoree who have made their mark in Nashville. This group will be officially inducted into the 2021 Academy for Women of Achievement in spring 2022.

42. Democrats seek corporate, wealthy tax hikes for $3.5T plan - Friday, September 10, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats unveiled a sweeping proposal for tax hikes on big corporations and the wealthy to fund President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, as Congress speeds ahead to shape the far-reaching package that touches almost all aspects of domestic life.

43. How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence - Friday, August 20, 2021

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams' wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail.

44. Experts: Spend opioid settlement funds on fighting opioids - Friday, July 23, 2021

As a $26 billion settlement over the toll of opioids looms, some public health experts are citing the 1998 agreement with tobacco companies as a cautionary tale of runaway government spending and missed opportunities for saving more lives.

45. Senate leader lends clout to marijuana legalization push - Friday, July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat is backing a bill that would strike down a longstanding federal prohibition on marijuana, embracing a proposal that has slim chance of becoming law yet demonstrates growing public support for decriminalizing the drug.

46. How much do you really know about Tennessee? Take the quiz - Friday, June 11, 2021

Happy 225th birthday, Tennessee! You don’t look a day over 210!

Sorry I’m a little late. In my defense, a 225th isn’t really one of those numbers that imprint on the brain. There’s not even a word for it, strictly speaking, though attempts have been made. A couple of years ago, when the University of Tennessee was marking its 225th, “quasquibicentennial” was used to describe the occasion.

47. FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes - Friday, April 30, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers.

48. Biden's first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises - Friday, April 23, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden's focus on reining in the coronavirus during the early months of his administration seems to have paid off: He can check off nearly all his campaign promises centered on the pandemic.

49. Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed - Friday, April 9, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation that he called an "epidemic and an international embarrassment."

50. 'Only in America': Warnock's rise from poverty to US senator - Friday, January 1, 2021

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Raphael Warnock's roots showed little promise of a future that led to the U.S. Senate.

He grew up in Savannah in the Kayton Homes public housing project, the second youngest of 12 children. His mother as a teenager had worked as a sharecropper picking cotton and tobacco. His father was a preacher who also made money hauling old cars to a local scrapyard.

51. Legal Aid, Catholic Charities partner for COVID-19 assistance - Friday, November 13, 2020

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands has partnered with Catholic Charities of Tennessee to offer assistance to individuals experiencing financial or personal hardships due to COVID-19.

52. EU moves ahead with tariffs on US but hopes for Biden change - Friday, November 6, 2020

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union pressed ahead Monday with plans to impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for plane maker Boeing, but expressed hope that trade ties would improve once President Donald Trump leaves office.

53. WTO says EU can put tariffs on $4 billion of US goods - Friday, October 9, 2020

GENEVA (AP) — International arbitrators said Tuesday that the European Union can impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for plane maker Boeing. The move further sours transatlantic ties at a time when the coronavirus has doused trade and savaged economies.

54. AP FACT CHECK: Trump's errant views on voting, Biden miscues - Friday, September 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been putting forth convoluted guidance to his supporters on submitting double votes in the November election, an act that would be illegal and risk public safety in the pandemic.

55. Trump deploys feds to more states under 'law-and-order' push - Friday, July 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration's intervention in local enforcement as he runs for reelection under a "law-and-order" mantle.

56. US manufacturing bounces back in June on reopenings - Friday, June 26, 2020

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. manufacturing rebounded in June as major parts of the country opened back up, ending three months of contraction in the sector caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Wednesday that its manufacturing index rose to 52.6 last month after registering 43.1 in May and 41.5 in April. Any reading below 50 signals that U.S. manufacturers are contracting.

57. Bradley honored as top Tennessee litigation firm - Friday, March 13, 2020

Benchmark Litigation has named Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as its 2020 Tennessee Litigation Firm of the Year.

Bradley was one of three finalists for the award, which recognizes litigation firms in each state based on the significance of their representations. The firm also was a finalist for Alabama and Mississippi Litigation Firm of the Year.

58. House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes - Friday, February 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House approved a bill Friday to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products.

The bill would place new restrictions on the marketing of e-cigarettes and ban flavors in tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. It also would place a new excise tax on nicotine.

59. House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes - Friday, February 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House has approved a bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products.

The bill would place new restrictions on the marketing of e-cigarettes and ban flavors in tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. The bill also would place a new excise tax on nicotine.

60. Sanders faces brunt of the attacks at South Carolina debate - Friday, February 21, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg's past with women in the workplace during a contentious debate that tested the strength of the two men at the center of the party's presidential nomination fight.

61. Company efforts to stamp out tobacco often go up in smoke - Friday, February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — U-Haul has an unusual wellness goal for 2020: hiring fewer smokers.

The truck rental company said in January it will stop hiring people who use tobacco or nicotine products in the 21 U.S. states where it is legal to do so.

62. $1.4T spending package crammed with unrelated provisions - Friday, December 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders on Monday unveiled a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending package that's carrying an unusually large load of unrelated provisions catching a ride on the last train out of Congress this year.

63. House passes $1.4 trillion federal spending bill - Friday, December 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday to pass a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending package, handing President Donald Trump a victory on his U.S.-Mexico border fence while giving Democrats spending increases across a swath of domestic programs.

64. 'Obamacare' tax repeal added to $1.4T wrap-up spending bill - Friday, December 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired coal miners and longtime opponents of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans are eyeing big wins as top congressional leaders and the Trump White House close in on a deal on a government-wide spending bill that's also carrying lots of overdue Washington business.

65. Guthrie honors man who did ‘so much good’ for others - Friday, November 29, 2019

Red-tailed hawks soar over the town tucked along Ewing Street in the Southern Kentucky farmland where the James Gang (with Jesse, not Joe Walsh) visited, where Robert Penn Warren was raised, tossing rocks and having fun with future major league pitcher Kent Greenfield, and where Bill Longhurst spent his life casting a giant shadow of wisdom, hometown pride and love.

66. Vape debate: Are e-cigarettes wiping out teen smoking? - Friday, November 22, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — In almost any other year it would be hailed as a public health victory: The smoking rate among U.S. high schoolers took its biggest hit ever this year, federal figures show, falling to a new low.

67. Why Trump tariffs haven't revitalized American steelmakers - Friday, November 1, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's move last year to tax imported steel triggered jeers but also cheers. Its goal — to raise steel prices — threatened to hurt the legions of U.S. manufacturers that depend on steel.

68. Former Juul exec alleges company shipped tainted products - Friday, October 25, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Juul Labs executive who was fired earlier this year is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers.

The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by lawyers representing Siddharth Breja, a one-time finance executive at the e-cigarette maker. The suit claims that Breja was terminated after opposing company practices, including shipping the contaminated flavored pods and not listing expiration dates on Juul products.

69. 50 years later, musicians still find magic in Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ - Friday, November 1, 2019

“Sonic fairy dust” is a phrase stuck in my head the last few days as I returned to “Abbey Road.”

It’s an apt assessment that I adopted from one of the folks I interviewed, music masters of various degrees, who generally genuflected while agreeing the album – which has just been released in a remastered/remixed version for its golden anniversary – was “sprinkled with sonic fairy dust.”

70. US stocks notch solid gains as China eases trade tensions - Friday, September 6, 2019

Stocks notched broad gains on Wall Street Wednesday as investors drew encouragement from China's move to exempt some U.S. products from a recent round of tariffs.

Technology, health care and communication services stocks powered much of the rally. The benchmark S&P 500 index, which had been essentially flat since Friday, is on track for its third straight weekly gain.

71. Anti-smoking advocates bemoan "faltering" pace of FDA action - Friday, August 30, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — It seemed like a new era in the half-century battle against the deadly toll of tobacco: U.S. health officials for the first time would begin regulating cigarettes, chew and other products responsible for a half-million American deaths annually.

72. US makes new push for graphic warning labels on cigarettes - Friday, August 16, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are making a new attempt at adding graphic images to cigarette packets to discourage and Americans from lighting up. If successful, it would be the first change to U.S. cigarette warnings in 35 years.

73. Tia Rose finds her dream at Twin Kegs: ‘Dive bar with great food’ - Friday, July 26, 2019

Dark brown eyes and hair showcasing her Italian heritage, the namesake of Rosie’s International Famous Twin Kegs scans her business, where she promises Woodbine’s (and she hopes Nashville’s) best burger-and-beer selection.

74. Events - Friday, June 21, 2019

The State of Black Nashville Mayoral Forum. An opportunity for African-American voters to learn where candidates stand on issues they believe are most important to them. Cathedral of Praise, 4300 Clarksville Pike. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Information

75. Under Trump change, Cuba business partners can now be sued - Friday, May 3, 2019

MIAMI (AP) — In 1958, José Ramón López's father owned Cuba's main airport, its national airline and three small hotels. All were taken in Cuba's socialist revolution.

Conchita Beltrán's family had about 2,160 acres (874 hectares) of sugar and tobacco fields. They were taken, too.

76. Trump cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela - Friday, April 12, 2019

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama administration policy and announcing new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders national security adviser John Bolton dubbed the "three stooges of socialism."

77. US health officials move to tighten sales of e-cigarettes - Friday, March 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are moving ahead with a plan designed to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers by restricting sales of most flavored products in convenience stores, gas stations, pharmacies and other retail locations.

78. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for 2018 - Friday, January 18, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

79. Tobacco giant strides into vape market with $13B Juul stake - Friday, December 21, 2018

Altria, one of the world's biggest tobacco companies, is spending nearly $13 billion to buy a huge stake in the vape company Juul as cigarette use continues to decline.

The Marlboro maker said Thursday that it will take a 35 percent share of Juul, putting the value of the company at $38 billion, larger than Ford Motor Co., Delta Air Lines or the retail giant Target.

80. You won’t miss the pizza at Ed’s Fish & Pizza House - Friday, November 30, 2018

Don’t expect to get a New York-style slice with pepperoni at Ed’s Fish & Pizza House. Nor with just cheese. Certainly not even a sniff of unfairly pilloried anchovies. Fact is, there’s been no pizza at Ed’s since 1993, when Big Anthony bought the place from his Uncle Ed Morris.

81. Tech giants slide, pulling US stock market sharply lower - Friday, November 9, 2018

A broad sell-off in technology companies pulled U.S. stocks sharply lower Monday, knocking more than 600 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The wave of selling snared big names, including Apple, Amazon and Goldman Sachs. Banks, consumer-focused companies, and media and communications stocks all took heavy losses. Crude oil prices fell, erasing early gains and extending a losing streak to 11 days.

82. Tennessee provides resources to help residents quit smoking - Friday, November 2, 2018

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee is providing resources to help residents who want quit smoking during the Great American Smokeout .

The annual event takes place Nov. 15, but Tennessee's resources are available year-round. They include the Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine that offers free counseling and information. That line can be reached at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

83. US stocks wobble as trade hopes flicker and tech stocks slip - Friday, September 7, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks wobbled between gains and losses then finished with a split decision Wednesday as technology companies dropped. That canceled out gains for energy companies.

Oil and gasoline prices continued to rise Wednesday after a big gain the day before, and U.S. crude reached its highest price in two months. Chipmakers fell, while Apple slipped after announcing new features for iPhones and Apple Watches.

84. Turkish finance chief tries to reassure investors on crisis - Friday, August 17, 2018

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's finance chief tried to reassure thousands of international investors on a conference call Thursday, in which he pledged to fix the economic troubles that have seen the country spiral into a currency crisis.

85. Turkish finance chief tries to reassure investors on crisis - Friday, August 10, 2018

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's finance chief tried to reassure thousands of international investors on a conference call Thursday, in which he pledged to fix the economic troubles that have seen the country spiral into a currency crisis.

86. Trump's tariffs: What they are and how they will work - Friday, July 6, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — So is this what a trade war looks like?

The Trump administration and China's leadership have imposed tens of billions of dollars in tariffs on each other's goods. President Donald Trump has proposed slapping duties on, all told, up to $550 billion if China keeps retaliating and doesn't cave in to U.S. demands to scale back its aggressive industrial policies.

87. Too hot to handle: Politics of warming part of culture wars - Friday, June 15, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to global warming, America's political climate may have changed more than the Earth's over the past three decades.

NASA scientist James Hansen put the world on notice about global warming on June 23, 1988. Looking back, he says: "I was sufficiently idealistic that I thought we would have a sensible bipartisan approach to the problem."

88. San Francisco mulls ban on flavored vaping liquids, menthols - Friday, May 25, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major tobacco company is pumping millions of dollars into a campaign to persuade San Francisco voters to reject a ban on selling flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, certain chewing tobaccos and vaping liquids with flavors like cotton candy, mango and cool cucumber.

89. Tennessee’s economy at risk in this battle of wills - Friday, April 27, 2018

In an escalating back and forth over trade, Tennessee farmers like John Neal Scarlett are caught in the middle, worrying if politicians are keeping their best interests at heart when talking tough on trade issues.

90. Tech companies help pull US stocks lower in morning trade - Friday, April 13, 2018

U.S. stocks moved lower in morning trading Thursday, weighed down by losses in technology companies and makers of consumer products. Banks bucked the trend, rising along with bond yields. Energy stocks also rose as a rally in oil prices continued, bringing crude to the highest level in more than three years.

91. 'He got in there and got pictures that no one else could have gotten' - Friday, March 30, 2018

Not everyone wants to be photographed. The homeless, gang members, certain religious groups, the disenfranchised, victims of crime and natural disaster, even the most private individuals among us.

The job of the photojournalist is to establish trust with the subject, to make a connection no matter what the circumstances. Few do that as well as John Partipilo.

92. Secours looks to stars in praise of scouts who discovered them - Friday, March 16, 2018

Willie Mays – or at least recounting the day she met and filmed the man some say is the greatest baseball player ever – makes Molly Secours light up.

Actually, almost anything about baseball makes her happy.

93. Why Trump's effort to curb immigration could hurt US economy - Friday, February 23, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's 21st century job market increasingly demands high-tech skills and knowledge. Yet consider this: Nearly half the new jobs the government foresees emerging by 2026 will require only a high school diploma — or none at all.

94. Beyond 'Obamacare': New liberal plan on health care overhaul - Friday, February 16, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major liberal policy group is raising the ante on the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all.

Called "Medicare Extra for All," the proposal to be released Thursday by the Center for American Progress gives politically energized Democrats more options to achieve a long-sought goal.

95. Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump's 2019 budget - Friday, February 9, 2018

Highlights from President Donald Trump's budget for fiscal year 2019, released Monday.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

The Trump administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025 and to have private businesses running the place instead.

96. Nashville's most romantic restaurants for 2018 - Friday, February 9, 2018

Nashville has a restaurant for every mood. If you're looking for romance on Valentine’s Day or any night of the week, you can’t miss with these.

Restaurants new to the list are designated with an *.

97. US stock indexes move higher in late-afternoon trading - Friday, January 19, 2018

Retailers and consumer goods companies led U.S. stock indexes higher in late-afternoon trading Friday, on track to end the week with a gain. Energy companies were the biggest laggard as the price of crude oil declined. Utilities also fell as bond yields rose to their highest level in more than three years. Investors were monitoring developments in Washington ahead of a possible federal government shutdown this weekend.

98. House OKs GOP bill expanding gun owners' rights - Friday, December 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rammed a bill through the House on Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines, the first significant action on guns in Congress since mass shootings in Nevada and Texas killed more than 80 people.

99. Cigarette makers to publish new statements on health risks - Friday, September 29, 2017

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Starting next month, major U.S. cigarette companies will publish a series of statements about the health risks of smoking.

The court-ordered "corrective statements" will run on television and in newspapers as part of an agreement in a 1999 lawsuit brought by the federal government that accused cigarette makers of deceiving the public.

100. Franklin receives infrastructure loans - Friday, September 29, 2017

The state Department of Environment and Conservation has announced the recipients of low-interest construction loans for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements.

The City of Franklin will receive a $1.5 million low-interest loan for its wastewater treatment plant improvement and expansion project.