WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a co-author plagiarized parts of a 2009 book on the U.S. criminal justice system as a desperate attempt by "rightwing operatives" to distract voters.

2. CoreCivic, under federal scrutiny, spent millions settling Tennessee mistreatment claims - Friday, October 11, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The leading private prison company in the U.S. has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of complaints alleging mistreatment — including at least 22 inmate deaths — at its Tennessee prisons and jails since 2016.

3. The Titans are back from their bye and hoping rest helps against the battered Colts - Friday, October 11, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are coming off the early bye nobody really wanted, with the NFL schedule offering a chance to start making up for their 0-3 start.

Indianapolis visits Sunday for the Titans' first AFC South game this season.

4. Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year - Friday, October 11, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possible end to a yearslong pause due to findings that several inmates were put to death without the proper testing of lethal injection drugs.

5. Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year - Friday, October 4, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possible end to a yearslong pause due to findings that several inmates were put to death without the proper testing of lethal injection drugs.

6. Helene's death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach the most remote areas hit by the storm - Friday, October 4, 2024

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene's death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service.

7. Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene - Friday, October 4, 2024

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality. But these days she's struggling with the trauma of Hurricane Helene and uncertainty about the future of her business.

8. Walz, Vance will meet in their first and possibly only vice presidential debate - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the election.

9. What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate - Friday, September 27, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets.

10. Wall Street rallies to its best day since 2022 on encouraging unemployment data; S&P 500 jumps 2.3% - Friday, August 9, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street's latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slowing economy.

The S&P 500 jumped 2.3% for its best day since 2022 and shaved off all but 0.5% of its loss from what was a brutal start to the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 683 points, or 1.8%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 2.9% as Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks helped lead the way.

11. Fact checks were prevalent during and after the Biden-Trump debate — but not for real-time viewers - Friday, June 28, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — There were some exhaustive, independent fact checks of claims made during the CNN debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Trouble was, none of them were available to the millions of people watching the two presidents in real time.

12. California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons - Friday, June 21, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first day of summer with parts of California sweltering under a heat advisory, a state worker safety board approved standards Thursday that would require employers to protect workers from indoor heat, but would exempt state correctional facilities.

13. On paper, vets see the Titans' receivers among their best group yet in the NFL - Friday, May 31, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — DeAndre Hopkins is a three-time All-Pro wide receiver who built a strong connection with a rookie quarterback last season.

Calvin Ridley turned his big season into a nice, new contract. And there's also Tyler Boyd, a proven slot threat who knows new Tennessee coach Brian Callahan' s offense from working together the past five seasons with Callahan offensive coordinator in Cincincinnati.

14. Biden adds stop to North Carolina trip to visit with families of fallen law enforcement officers - Friday, May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who heads to Wilmington, North Carolina Thursday to talk about the economy, is detouring to Charlotte to meet with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job — just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed in Upstate New York.

15. Here's how to protect yourself from common scams this tax season - Friday, March 29, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season can come with several headaches, from gathering documents to finding the time to sit down and file. But one pain that you want to avoid is falling for a tax scam.

Year-round, scammers look for ways to trick people into giving them money or personal information. There are several common types of scams during tax season, so people should be on the lookout for red flags, said Amy Nofziger, director of victim support at the AARP Fraud Watch Network.

16. Tuesday Markets Final: Wall Street holds steady near record highs - Friday, February 23, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks held near their record levels on Tuesday after a quiet day of trading.

The S&P 500 added 8.65 points, or 0.2%, to 5,078.18 and is just off its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 96.82, or 0.2%, to 38,972.41, and the Nasdaq composite rose 59.05, or 0.4%, to 16,035.30.

17. Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery and plagiarism in published research - Friday, January 26, 2024

Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, announced Jan. 22 it's requesting retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems in early January.

18. 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.

19. X Corp. has slashed 30% of trust and safety staff, an Australian online safety watchdog says - Friday, January 5, 2024

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — X Corp., the owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has slashed its global trust and safety staff by 30% including an 80% reduction in the number of safety engineers since billionaire Elon Musk took over in 2022, Australia's online safety watchdog said on Thursday.

20. Haley draws more attacks from Republican rivals after a televised town hall in Iowa - Friday, January 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley's rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are ratcheting up their attacks on her as Iowa's first-in-the-nation voting draws closer.

The barbed news releases, attack ads and amped up back-and-forth come as the former South Carolina governor and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis battle for a distant second place to former President Donald Trump with less than two weeks until Iowa's leadoff caucuses. DeSantis and Haley each appeared on CNN Thursday night for separate town halls in Iowa.

21. Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism - Friday, December 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as a cardinal sin. Accusations of academic dishonesty have ruined the careers of faculty and undergraduates alike.

The latest target is Harvard President Claudine Gay, who resigned Tuesday. In her case, the outrage came not from her academic peers but her political foes, led by conservatives who put her career under intense scrutiny.

22. Harvard president resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony - Friday, December 29, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy.

23. Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash - Friday, December 8, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, the university's highest governing body announced Tuesday.

24. Coaches, teammates like what still-green Levis offers - Friday, December 1, 2023

School is in session for Will Levis. The rookie quarterback just completed his fifth NFL start and realizes there is still a lot for him to learn about playing the position at this level.

Even in his press conferences.

25. 6 of 9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail plead not guilty - Friday, October 27, 2023

MEMPHIS (AP) — Six corrections deputies pleaded not guilty Friday to charges ranging from murder to aggravated assault in the beating and death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode in a Memphis jail last year.

26. Titans-Vikings practices an ideal fit for coaches, former teammates Vrabel, O'Connell - Friday, August 18, 2023

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell made a priority call to his Tennessee Titans counterpart Mike Vrabel even before the preseason game schedule was released, desiring a hard-nosed opponent with a stout front seven to test his team against in training camp.

27. Democrats claim the GOP is withholding evidence contradicting claims in Hunter Biden probe - Friday, July 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are demanding the release of a transcript from a new FBI witness that they say contradicts Republicans' claims in the expanding congressional inquiry into President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden.

28. North American trade pact on 3rd anniversary: Optimism is rising for US, Mexican workers - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — To President Donald Trump, America's trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable. He seethed over the U.S. trade deficit and the shuttered factories in America's heartland. "No longer,'' he vowed six years ago, "are we going to allow other countries to break the rules, to steal our jobs and drain our wealth."

29. Safer ways to raid your retirement – if you have to - Friday, June 30, 2023

Raiding your retirement accounts can be expensive. Withdrawing money before age 59½ typically triggers income taxes, a 10% federal penalty and – worst of all – the loss of future tax-deferred compounded returns.

30. Hyundai, Kia thefts keep rising despite security fix - Friday, May 5, 2023

Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites.

31. Business backlash pushing GOP to weaken anti-ESG proposals - Friday, March 10, 2023

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally conscious investing are now being pushed to water down their proposals after backlash from powerful business groups and fears that state pension systems could see huge losses.

32. Video shows Memphis jailers beating Black inmate who died - Friday, March 3, 2023

MEMPHIS (AP) — A Black man having a psychotic episode died in custody last fall after Memphis jailors punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation, according to a video released this week by a Tennessee prosecutor.

33. 1st officer in Nichols arrest accused of brutality as jailer - Friday, February 10, 2023

MEMPHIS (AP) — Years before Memphis Police officer Demetrius Haley pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, setting in motion a deadly confrontation, Haley was accused of taking part in the savage beating of an inmate at a county jail.

34. Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring - Friday, February 3, 2023

MEMPHIS (AP) — Beyond the beating, kicking, cursing and pepper spraying, the video of Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest at the hands of young Memphis police officers is just as notable for what's missing — any experienced supervisors showing up to stop them.

35. Memphis braces for release of video in Tyre Nichols' arrest - Friday, January 27, 2023

The city of Memphis and the nation on Friday awaited the release of a police video depicting five officers viciously beating Tyre Nichols, a Black man whose death prompted murder charges against the cops and outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality.

36. DA: 5 Memphis cops 'all responsible' for Tyre Nichols' death - Friday, January 27, 2023

Five fired Memphis police officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop.

37. Feds: Investigation into Tyre Nichols' death may take time - Friday, January 20, 2023

MEMPHIS (AP) — The U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police, "may take some time."

38. State laws vary widely on whether felons can run for office - Friday, January 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The case of a defeated New Mexico candidate arrested in a politically motivated shooting spree has turned a spotlight on an issue that has been evolving in the states: whether people with criminal convictions are eligible to run for public office.

39. Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops - Friday, January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.

40. Lee: Tennessee high court likely won't set executions soon - Friday, January 6, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee said the Tennessee Supreme Court will likely wait for the state to finalize changes to its lethal injection process before it schedules future executions, after a blistering report found multiple flaws in how inmates are put to death.

41. Biden signs bill to ease costs for prisoner calls to family - Friday, January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill aimed at easing the cost for prisoners to call family and friends.

The legislation clarifies that the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates interstate and international communications through cable, radio, television, satellite and wire, can set limits for fees on audio and video calls inside corrections facilities.

42. Tennessee names Arizona official as Correction commissioner - Friday, December 30, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee announced a new Department of Correction commissioner on Tuesday.

Frank Strada is deputy director for the Arizona Department of Corrections, where he oversees prison operations, inmate programs, public affairs, facilities management and financial services, according to a news release from Gov. Bill Lee's office.

43. Report: 'Human error' helped spur wrong ballots in Nashville - Friday, December 30, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville election officials made erroneous updates to voter lists for last month's election and failed to follow steps to make sure they were accurate, leading more than 430 Tennessee voters to cast ballots in the wrong races, the state's elections coordinator determined in a review released Friday.

44. FTX founder's hearing adjourned at request of his lawyer - Friday, December 16, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried was headed back to jail Monday after a Bahamian judge cut short a hearing where the disgraced FTX founder was expected to drop his fight against extradition to the U.S.

Local news outlets reported that Bankman-Fried's attorney requested the adjournment because he hadn't been properly consulted about the proceedings.

45. Report: Executions continued decline but many 'botched' - Friday, December 16, 2022

HOUSTON (AP) — Public support and use of the death penalty in 2022 continued its more than two-decade decline in the U.S., and many of the executions that were carried out during the year were "botched" or highly problematic, an annual report on capital punishment says.

46. Prison reform advocate settles solitary confinement suit - Friday, September 30, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — A longtime prison reform advocate has agreed to a settlement with Tennessee prison officials over their use of solitary confinement for pretrial detainees.

Alex Friedmann sued the Tennessee Department of Correction last year, complaining that he was being housed in one of the most restrictive cells in the most restrictive unit of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, despite the fact that he had not yet been convicted of a crime. The walls of the "hardened" cell where Friedmann was housed for almost two years are covered in steel plates. It has no shelves, mirror, stool or electrical outlets, and the window is a vertical slit less than 2 inches wide. Friedmann claimed he was being punished for his years of advocacy on behalf of prisoners prior to his arrest.

47. Titans back themselves against wall with 5 of next 7 on road - Friday, September 9, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's opening schedule looked daunting from the moment the NFL released a slate sending the Titans on the road for five of their first eight games.

Dropping their season opener at home?

48. Sparks tapped to lead Nashville Bar Association - Friday, August 26, 2022

Abby Sparks has been named executive director of the Nashville Bar Association and will begin her tenure Sept. 7.

Sparks most recently served as assistant commissioner of People Operations for the Tennessee Department of Human Services. She is an active member of Nashville’s legal community and is a past president of the Lawyers’ Association for Women-Marion Griffin Chapter.

49. CoreCivic to settle lawsuit over Trousdale inmate death - Friday, August 12, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate's killing that got national attention after a judge ordered the plaintiff's attorney to stop tweeting about it.

50. Chalos named president of Tennessee Trial Lawyers - Friday, July 22, 2022

The Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association recently elected Mark Chalos, managing partner of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein’s Nashville office, as president for the 2022-23 term.

Chalos replaces Tony Seaton of Johnson City who served as president from 2021-22. Seaton now assumes the role of immediate past president, and Carey Acerra of Memphis advances to the office of president-elect.

51. Justice Dept. taps reforming outsider to run federal prisons - Friday, July 8, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of Oregon's prison system, to run the federal Bureau of Prisons, turning to a reform-minded outsider as it seeks to rebuild the beleaguered agency.

52. Tennessee execution pause through 2022 could last longer - Friday, June 10, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — After Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted a lethal injection in April because he learned the drugs hadn't been tested as required, he ordered an independent investigation and paused all executions through the end of the year.

53. Murder most fowl in Mississippi recalls local case - Friday, June 10, 2022

This is the tale of two celebrity birds, the perils of fame and public exposure and the depths to which human beings can sink.

It was to have been the tale of only one such bird: Carl the rooster, a late resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in my home country. It now includes the similarly late Barnyard the goose, in my county of residence, Davidson.

54. Tennessee expects changes to lethal injection protocol, staffing - Friday, May 6, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee officials say they anticipate that an independent investigation of the state's lethal injection methods will result in changes to how those executions are carried out, including how the procedures are staffed.

55. Gov. Lee: No new details yet why he canceled execution - Friday, April 22, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined to provide any new information Friday explaining his decision to call off the state's first scheduled execution since the start of the pandemic, but said more details will likely be provided next week.

56. Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled - Friday, April 15, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee is set to execute its first inmate Thursday since the start of the pandemic, planning a lethal injection procedure that has become less common in the state than the electric chair in recent years.

57. AP Fact Check: Blackburn, GOP senators misrepresent Jackson on abortion - Friday, March 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators painted Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as hostile to anti-abortion views, twisting words from a legal brief she co-signed years ago as evidence she would rule broadly against abortion opponents.

58. AP FACT CHECK: Blackburn, Graham make false claims at Jackson hearing - Friday, March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators characterized Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's judicial views as extremist and soft on crime, using her confirmation hearings to air a line of conservative grievances that relied at times on distortions of her record.

59. Russian propaganda 'outgunned' by social media rebuttals - Friday, March 4, 2022

Russian state media is spreading misinformation about the location of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in what analysts said is an attempt to discourage resistance fighters and erode support for Ukraine around the globe.

60. Attorney, teacher joins GSRM Law - Friday, March 4, 2022

The law firm of Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC bas brought M. Clark Spoden into the firm as a partner in the firm’s litigation section.

His practice is focused on the representation of companies in contract, employment, environmental, administrative law, construction, business tort, noncompetition, intellectual property, wrongful death and personal injury cases.

61. In news conference, Biden calls on Fed to fight inflation - Friday, January 14, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a Wednesday news conference marking his first year in office, President Joe Biden called on the Federal Reserve to do more to fight inflation by pulling back on its monetary boosting of the U.S. economy.

62. Titans clinch 2nd straight AFC South, beating Miami 34-3 - Friday, December 31, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are dancing as back-to-back AFC South champs in a season when they lost the NFL's leading rusher at Halloween and have used 88 players — most ever in a non-strike season for the NFL.

63. White House: 92% of fed workers under mandate are vaccinated - Friday, November 26, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's vaccine mandate for millions of federal workers seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel.

64. Bass, Berry & Sims bolsters health care practice - Friday, November 26, 2021

Bass, Berry & Sims has added seven experienced health care attorneys to its national health care practice, including Travis Lloyd as a member in Nashville. The other six will be based in the firm’s Washington D.C. office.

65. Teammates confident in Tannehill bounceback - Friday, November 26, 2021

It was a performance Ryan Tannehill will certainly want to distance himself from as soon as possible.

The normally reliable Titans quarterback suffered through a terrible game Sunday, throwing four interceptions in a 22-13 loss to the lowly Houston Texans.

66. Biden vaccine mandates face first test with federal workers - Friday, November 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pushing forward with a massive plan to require millions of private sector employees to get vaccinated by early next year. But first, he has to make sure workers in his own federal government get the shot.

67. Publisher to reissue Pa. senator's Alvin York book with corrections - Friday, September 3, 2021

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The academic press that published a Pennsylvania state senator's book about World War I hero Sgt. Alvin York has asked him to review a list of factual errors and sourcing issues in the book and the press' director said Tuesday it plans to publish a corrected version sometime next year.

68. Tennessee corrections commissioner to retire this fall - Friday, July 23, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's corrections leader plans to retire this fall after almost four decades with the department.

On Tuesday, the Tennessee Department of Correction announced the retirement of Commissioner Tony Parker, who was appointed by former Gov. Bill Haslam in 2016 and reappointed by Gov. Bill Lee in 2019.

69. Events - Friday, July 23, 2021

Mayor Randall Hutto. Meet with Mayor Randall Hutto. Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, 149 Public Square. Wednesday, 1-2 p.m. Information: Wilson County Courthouse, 615 444-1383.

THURSDAY, JULY 29

Multi-Employer Hiring Event

American Job Center hosts a multi-employer hiring event featuring Amazon, Bojangles, Department of Corrections, DPR Construction, Silver Angles and Rich’s. American Job Center, 1598 Greenlea Boulevard, Gallatin. 9 a.m.-noon. Information

70. Engel & Völkers partners with Pareto - Friday, June 11, 2021

Engel & Völkers Nashville has partnered with Pareto Realty and will collectively do business under the Engel & Völkers name. Led by license partner Neal Clayton, this announcement adds 18 real estate advisers to Engel & Völkers Nashville, expanding its real estate service into Williamson County.

71. WhatsApp sues Indian government over new internet rules - Friday, May 21, 2021

NEW DELHI (AP) — The messaging app WhatsApp has sued the Indian government seeking to defend its users' privacy and stop new rules that would require it to make messages "traceable" to external parties.

72. Former Tennessee prison officer sentenced for beating inmate - Friday, April 30, 2021

MEMPHIS (AP) — A former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of an inmate along with other officers, prosecutors said.

Jonathan York is one of six Tennessee Department of Correction officers who have pleaded guilty to using unlawful force against an inmate and covering up the beating at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville.

73. CoreCivic to settle shareholders lawsuit for $56 million - Friday, April 16, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — CoreCivic says it will pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders who accused the private prison operator of inflating its stock prices by misrepresenting the quality and value of its services.

74. NRA trial opens window on secretive leader's life and work - Friday, April 9, 2021

DALLAS (AP) — Wayne LaPierre flies exclusively on private jets, he sailed around the Bahamas for "security" and he never sends emails or texts in the course of his work running the nation's most politically influential gun-rights group.

75. As states expand vaccines, prisoners still lack access - Friday, April 2, 2021

This week, Florida expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to all residents 16 and older. But across the state, more than 70,000 people still don't have access to the vaccine. Those men and women are state prisoners.

76. Feds: 37 charged in violent drug ring led from inside Riverbend - Friday, March 26, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Dozens of people are facing federal charges in a violent, years-long drug ring that an inmate orchestrated from inside a Tennessee state prison using smuggled cellphones, a federal prosecutor announced Tuesday.

77. 9 Bradley lawyers named ‘Attorneys for Justice’ - Friday, February 12, 2021

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP attorneys Kimberly M. Ingram, Alexandra C. Lynn, Erin Malone-Smolla, Casey L. Miller, Peter C. Sales, Edmund S. Sauer, Jeffrey W. Sheehan, Fritz Spainhour and David K. Taylor have been recognized by the Tennessee Supreme Court as 2020 “Attorneys for Justice.”

78. Tennessee commissioner to lead US corrections group - Friday, February 5, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Tony Parker will serve as the president of the American Correctional Association.

79. Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial at Meharry - Friday, January 29, 2021

Meharry Medical College is seeking 300 to 400 participants to participate in Phase 3 clinical trials for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. It’s interested in enrolling persons at high risk for infection, age 65 and older, especially African American, LatinX, American Indian/Alaska natives and people with higher than usual risk of catching COVID-19 on the job (such as corrections workers and law enforcement officers). However, all persons age 18 and up are welcome to volunteer.

80. Dollar General, other companies push incentives for vaccinations - Friday, January 15, 2021

As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.

Instacart Inc., the grocery delivery service, announced Thursday that it would provide a $25 stipend for workers who get the COVID-19 vaccine. It joins others, including Dollar General, which plans to pay workers extra if they get vaccinated.

81. Panel: People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines - Friday, December 18, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots, while a second vaccine began rolling out to hospitals as the nation works to get the coronavirus pandemic under control.

82. 1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died - Friday, December 18, 2020

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project.

83. Margin for error gone as Titans chase AFC South title - Friday, December 4, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have lost their margin for error chasing the franchise's first AFC South title since 2008.

Their slow start in losing 41-35 to Cleveland dropped them into a tie with Indianapolis, though Tennessee (8-4) still has the divisional tiebreaker with a 3-1 record.

84. Suit: Tennessee makes it too hard to restore voting rights - Friday, December 4, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's path for those convicted of a felony to restore their right to vote has not only silenced Black voters but also contains constitutional and federal law violations, a newly filed federal lawsuit alleges.

85. Trump pays $3 million for recount of 2 Wisconsin counties - Friday, November 13, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign has paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic Wisconsin counties, saying Wednesday that they were the site of the "worst irregularities" although no evidence of wrongdoing has been presented and state elections officials have said there was none.

86. Struggling Titans must fix mistakes after losing 3 of 4 - Friday, November 13, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans handled the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak during the season in winning fashion.

Now the Titans face another issue threatening their season: themselves.

87. Trial in killing of Tennessee prison official moved to 2021 - Friday, October 16, 2020

RIPLEY (AP) — The trial of a Tennessee convict charged with killing a corrections official before escaping prison on a tractor has been delayed until next year.

Curtis Watson had been scheduled to face trial Oct. 26 in the killing of Tennessee Department of Correction administrator Debra Johnson. Her body was found in her home on the grounds of a state prison in Henning in August 2019.

88. Wall Street closing sharply lower as tech sector takes hit - Friday, September 18, 2020

Wall Street racked up more losses Wednesday as stocks closed broadly lower, wiping out the market's gains from the day before.

The S&P 500 fell 2.4% after giving up an earlier gain. The selling, which accelerated in the afternoon, was widespread, though technology stocks accounted for the biggest losses. The decline deepens the benchmark index's September slide to 7.5% after a five-month rally.

89. Titans sound ready to let veteran kicker fix his issues - Friday, September 11, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Mike Vrabel and the Tennessee Titans sound prepared to be patient with four-time Pro Bowl kicker Stephen Gostkowski.

Making the game-winning field goal certainly helps.

Gostkowski's track record does too.

90. Q&A: What to expect from trial of Nissan, ex-director Kelly - Friday, September 11, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — The criminal trial against Japanese automaker Nissan and its former executive Greg Kelly will open in Tokyo District Court on Tuesday. It's the latest chapter in the unfolding scandal of Carlos Ghosn, a superstar at Nissan Motor Co. until he and Kelly were arrested in late 2018.

91. Stocks claw back some of their losses in another rocky day - Friday, September 4, 2020

The stock market closed out its worst week in more than two months Friday as a second straight day of turbulent trading ended with more losses.

The S&P 500 fell 0.8% after clawing most of the way back from a 3.1% skid earlier in the day. Another slide in technology stocks, which led the selling a day earlier, pulled the market sharply lower for much of the day, though the selling eased by late afternoon.

92. Even Pro Bowler Kern concerned about readiness - Friday, September 4, 2020

Coming off three consecutive Pro Bowl seasons and a first-team, All-Pro selection in 2019, you wouldn’t think Titans punter Brett Kern would need much preparation for the upcoming season – even during a pandemic.

93. Lawsuit filed in Tennessee prison administrator's killing - Friday, August 7, 2020

MEMPHIS (AP) — The daughter of a Tennessee corrections administrator who authorities say was killed during a prison escape has sued the facility and its warden for negligence in her death.

Shernaye Johnson has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking a jury trial and $5 million in damages for the death of her mother, Debra Johnson, whose body was found in her home on the grounds of the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in rural Henning in August 2019.

94. Vanderbilt wins NASA student competition - Friday, July 31, 2020

Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Lab won the 2020 NASA Student Launch competition.

The Vanderbilt University program claimed top honors for the seventh time in the last eight years.

The category and overall winners were announced virtually July 23.

95. In virus era, back-to-school plans stress working parents - Friday, July 10, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — For generations, school has been an opportunity for American children to learn and make friends. For many parents today, though, it's something that's elemental in a very different way: a safe place that cares for their children while they are at work — or a necessity for them to be able to work at all.

96. Inmate sues Tennessee high court seeking execution delay - Friday, July 10, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee inmate is suing the state Supreme Court in hopes of delaying his Aug. 4 execution.

In the federal lawsuit filed late last month, attorneys for Harold Nichols say Tennessee's high court has twice denied requests to reschedule his execution, despite delaying two other executions because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

97. Rise in COVID-19 cases worries tourist destination Branson - Friday, July 3, 2020

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A surge in coronavirus cases is proving worrisome in the popular southwestern Missouri tourist destination of Branson.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, have more than doubled in less than two weeks in Taney County, where Branson is located, the Kansas City Star reported. On June 26, the county had recorded just 43 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. That figure has more than doubled since then, standing at 107 cases and two COVID-19 deaths as of Wednesday.

98. CoreCivic drops efforts to keep Nashville jail contract - Friday, July 3, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — A private prison company abruptly dropped efforts to keep running a jail in Nashville, saying it won't be used as a "punching bag" as city officials take steps to end the agreement on their own.

99. Watchdogs warn of strain on agencies from pandemic response - Friday, June 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new oversight board is warning about the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. government and calling into question Washington's ability to effectively manage trillions of dollars in aid and keep federal workers safe.

100. Tennessee extends free child care, expands eligibility - Friday, May 22, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee officials are extending free pandemic child care for essential workers until mid-August, while letting more categories of workers qualify for the program.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services says the expansion covers essential workers in the financial, religious, utility and hotel industries, among others.