TN State Wire – ReportWire

Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene

[ad_1] VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster...

Travel5 months ago

Close call at Nashville airport came after planes were directed to same runway, probe shows

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators said Wednesday that air traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet to take off from Nashville last month after telling pilots...

Technology5 months ago

Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting. With less than two weeks before Election...

Entertainment6 months ago

Memphis man gets life sentence for killing rapper Young Dolph

[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony...

Politics7 months ago

Suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 6 states

[ad_1] Suspicious packages were sent to election officials in at least six states on Monday, but there were no reports that any of the packages contained...

Politics7 months ago

Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has shot down Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with...

Technology7 months ago

Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here’s why privacy advocates care

[ad_1] On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear facility...

Entertainment8 months ago

Woman charged in brazen plot to extort Elvis Presley’s family and auction off Graceland

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction...

US News8 months ago

Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools to help secure their...

US News8 months ago

Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn’t backed the GOP in 52 years

[ad_1] ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD...

US News9 months ago

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing...

Entertainment2 years ago

Country singer Jimmie Allen accused in second sexual assault lawsuit, dropped by label

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Jimmie Allen has been dropped by his record label as he faces a second sexual assault allegation. Allen’s skyrocketing...