Tennessee

Few Black women coaches lead Power Five basketball programs

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Dawn Staley and Joni Taylor embraced before and after the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship, savoring an historic moment in women's basketball. ...

Former GOP Chairman, Tennessee Sen. Bill Brock dies at 90

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee Sen. Bill Brock, whose long career in Washington included a key role in rebuilding the Republican Party after the...

Critics of federal ban on firearms device win key decision

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DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan should have blocked a Trump administration ban on bump stocks, a device that allows semiautomatic firearms to...

Officials: Man cut down oaks at Civil War site, stole timber

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FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — A man convicted of stealing timber from century-old live oak trees at a Civil War battlefield near the Georgia-Tennessee line...

Tennessee bill to ban transgender athletes heads to governor

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's Republican-led Statehouse gave final legislative approval Monday to a measure to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, a...

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state...

Severe storms, tornadoes possible across the Deep South

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The prospect of more tornadoes overnight and into Thursday across the Deep South had forecasters advising residents to take extra precautions...

Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid...

FedEx’s profit nearly triples as online shopping grows

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NEW YORK — FedEx said Thursday that its profit nearly tripled in its most recent quarter, despite winter weather that hobbled some of its...

Severe storms, tornadoes possible across the Deep South

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<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. &mdash; The prospect of more tornadoes overnight and into Thursday across the Deep South had forecasters advising residents to take extra precautions...