Tennessee

Tire company Bridgestone offers employees $100 to vaccinate

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone said Wednesday it will offer its 33,000 U.S. employees $100 payments to get vaccinated against COVID-19, joining a group of...

House panel rejects push to oust judge over absentee voting

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee House panel on Tuesday rejected a push to remove a judge for expanding absentee voting in 2020 in response...

LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty

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A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in...

Push to oust judge over absentee vote ruling sparks outcry

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Republican-dominated Tennessee House is sparking fears of an unprecedented breach of judicial independence by moving forward with a proposal to...

Woman, friend charged with DUI after truck hits car in ditch

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A woman who drove her car into a ditch in Tennessee had a friend who was trying to help hit her...

In Alabama, a vote to keep Confederate monument protections

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would give cities and counties a possible avenue to take down unwanted Confederate...

CMA Fest canceled for 2nd year in a row due to COVID-19

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Country music festival CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, will be canceled for a second year in a row because of the...

Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall ‘reaching for humanity’

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NEW YORK — Most playwrights who dip their toes into musical theater for the first time go small. Not Katori Hall: Her first assignment...

Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall ‘reaching for humanity’

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NEW YORK — Most playwrights who dip their toes into musical theater for the first time go small. Not Katori Hall: Her first assignment...

Things to Know: $1.9T package heads toward House approval

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Here’s what’s happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: ...