Tag: Tennessee
Knoxville’s Black community protests after student deaths
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — His final plea was uttered quietly but urgently.
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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
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of...
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...
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...
Police officer who shot man in car is charged with murder
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
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Smith, Ruidíaz lift Sounders past Galaxy 3-0
SEATTLE — Brad Smith scored one goal and assisted on another, Raúl Ruidíaz scored twice, and the Seattle Sounders stymied Javier Hernández and the...
