By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON/Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were abducted while leaving a…
By RALPH D. RUSSO/AP College Sports Writer The NCAA and Big Ten Conference leadership approved a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims Wednesday, moving college athletics closer to some of the most sweeping changes in its history. The proposal could…
Washington — The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation of illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry to the detriment of concertgoers and artists alike. In a 128-page civil suit filed in U.S. District Court for the…
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A company that makes disposable baby diapers, training pants and baby wipes announced Thursday that it will spend $418 million to expand its Macon plant, hiring 600 new employees. First…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The semi-annual Vanderbilt survey is out this week, tackling a wide range of issues across Tennessee. The poll finds Tennesseans are deeply split over abortion rights, with a slight trend toward pro-choice since the Dobbs ruling…
By JONATHAN MATTISE/Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville councilmembers have rejected plans for a glowing sign to be erected at Morgan Wallen's new bar along the city's neon-lit strip of honky tonks, citing his use of a racial slur…
By JOE REEDY/AP Sports Writer TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN. The five-year agreement announced Wednesday gives TNT two first-round games the first two years. Beginning in 2026, it…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A teenager has gone missing out of Franklin County, Tennessee. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office posted to social media on Monday about the disappearance of 17-year-old Elizabeth Clark. Missing teen Elizabeth…
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra Antes, a paramedic assigned to Task Force Smokey, prepares to be hoisted down to rescue a hiker in need of medical assistance, May 20, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (courtesy…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral. Shelby County…
By KATE BRUMBACK/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought a sprawling racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and others, has won the Democratic primary in her bid for reelection. Willis…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Tuesday, Gov. Bill Lee signed the "Smart Heart Act" into law,…
By JEFF AMY/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's elections on Tuesday include a state Supreme Court race that's grown unusually heated by the sleepy standards of the state's nonpartisan judicial elections, as well as a five-way GOP primary for an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has arrested a dozen people for online child exploitation and sextortion. The TBI conducted a three-month investigation dubbed Operation Protecting Tomorrow, working across 21 counties in the state. Their mission…
ATLANTA (AP) — Officials at Georgia's Kennesaw State University say a student was killed in a weekend shooting outside a residence complex on campus, leading to a brief lockdown and the arrest of a man on a murder charge. The…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - The House Oversight Committee voted last night to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to send them an audio recording of President Biden's with a special council,…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is blasting the postmaster general after missing a deadline today. In a congressional hearing, Ossoff demanded that Louis DeJoy provide remedies for slow mail in Georgia. Delays are piling up at processing centers…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - Georgia's senators on Wednesday announced federal funding that will go to airports across the state from the infrastructure law. The money will be used by local airports for upgrades to runways, taxiways, safety systems and transit connections.…
(WDEF) - Krispy Kreme and Dolly Parton are launching a new doughnut line based on the country music star. The Dolly Southern Sweets Doughnut Collection is available a local stores beginning today. There are four Dolly Doughnuts: Dolly Dazzler Doughnut…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Highway Safety Office today announced that more Tennesseans are buckling up than ever. They cite their latest roadside survey report. They post researchers at major intersections and write down what they see. It found that 92-percent…
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the South on Thursday even as the region cleaned up from earlier severe weather that spawned apparent tornadoes, killed at least three people, and gravely injured a boy who was swept into…
Alabama has scheduled a date for the upcoming execution of Alan Eugene Miller, a convicted murderer who, after surviving a previous execution attempt, is set to become the second inmate ever put to death using nitrogen gas in the United States. Nitrogen…
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called Wednesday for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, pressing ahead with her long-shot effort despite pushback from Republicans at the highest levels tired…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford childcare. The Alabama Senate voted 31-0 for the bill that now goes to Gov. Kay…