Tag: Tennessee
Controversial mining operation ignoring orders to halt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee gravel and sand mining operator has been ignoring a cease and desist letter for months, and opponents say its...
EXPLAINER: No evidence ‘3/5 compromise’ aimed to end slavery
WASHINGTON — It's a claim that has surfaced and been debunked before, but Republican lawmakers in recent days have given it new voice: the...
Former Tennessee prison officer sentenced for beating inmate
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of...
Controversial mining operation ignoring orders to halt
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee gravel and sand mining operator has been ignoring a cease and desist letter for months, and opponents say its...
EXPLAINER: No evidence ‘3/5 compromise’ aimed to end slavery
<p>WASHINGTON — It's a claim that has surfaced and been debunked before, but Republican lawmakers in recent days have given it new voice: the...
Former Tennessee prison officer sentenced for beating inmate
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of...
Police officer who shot man in car is charged with murder
<p>A police officer in Virginia has been indicted on a murder charge in the shooting death of a man in a vehicle near a...
GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Randle, Rose lead Knicks to win over Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Julius Randle scored 28 points, Derrick Rose added 25, converting 11 of 15 shots and the New York Knicks held off...
Oil pipeline builder agrees to halt eminent domain lawsuits
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed...