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Tennessee Democrats vote to support medical marijuana

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Democrats have voted to support resolutions calling for the legalization of medical marijuana, wider health care coverage and a $15 minimum wage. The state executive committee passed the resolutions aimed at expressing the positions of…

Guns to be allowed at new Tennessee legislative complex

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - People with state-issued handgun carry permits will be allowed to be armed within Tennessee's new legislative office complex. Lawmakers and staff are beginning their move into the renovated Cordell Hull office building near the state Capitol…

Police: Georgia mother left boy, 3, in car for hours

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta-area authorities say a 3-year-old boy has been hospitalized in critical condition after his mother left him inside a car for three hours. Fulton County police tell news outlets that the child's mother, 25-year-old Lillian…

Senate GOP welcomes Roy Moore to weekly gathering

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans are welcoming Roy Moore to their weekly luncheon even though he wasn't their first choice for the Alabama Senate seat. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans backed Sen. Luther Strange. Moore, with the…

Oldest Zoo Atlanta gorilla passes at age 58

ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) - Shamba, the oldest gorilla at the Zoo Atlanta, has passed. She was found unresponsive by her care team on Friday. A preliminary examination revealed the cause of death to be age-related complications. The Animal Care and…

Tennessee man wanted in shooting turns self in

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A suspect accused of robbing and fatally shooting a man during a car sale has turned himself in after being added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top 10 Most Wanted list. The bureau says Ricardo…

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