SUPREME COURT TOSSES RULING AGAINST BAKERS WHO REFUSED CAKE FOR GAY COUPLE
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in anoth ...
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS COMBAT SEX ABUSE AS CRITICS RALLY
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Confronting an unprecedented sex-abuse crisis, delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's national meeting voted Tuesday to make it easier to expel churches that mishandle ab ...
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER “OKAY” AFTER BEING ATTACKED IN SOUTH AFRICA
Arnold Schwarzenegger said there’s “nothing to worry about” after he was reportedly attacked during an event in South Africa. A video shows an attacker run up, jump and kick the former California gove ...
MULTI-STATE SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS LINKED TO BACKYARD CHICKENS
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the salmonella outbreaks in 21 states that have sickened 52 people, including four in Tennessee, are most likely linked to backyard chicken ...
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES ROBOCALL SCAM ALERT
The Federal Communications Commission is warning consumers about a robocall scam that’s been popping up around the country, and recently made its way into East Tennessee. According to the FCC, the so ...
ANDERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES ASSIST WITH FLORIDA CHILD SEX-ABUSE ARREST
In a press release issued this afternoon, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reported it arrested 55-year-old David Andrew Cox last month on a warrant from Gilchrist County, Florida. The release all ...
FORMER U.S.A.F. ANALYST ARRESTED IN NASHVILLE FOR GIVING REPORTER CLASSIFIED INFO
A former intelligence analyst with the U.S. Air Force was arrested in Nashville yesterday for illegally obtaining and passing classified national-defense information to a reporter. The indictment say ...
TYSON RECALLS NEARLY 12 MILLION POUNDS OF CHICKEN STRIPS DUE TO POSSIBLE METAL CONTAMINATION
The USDA says that Tyson Foods has recalled nearly 12 million pounds of frozen chicken strips due to possible metal contamination. The ready-to-eat strips were produced on various dates with “Use-By-D ...
U.T.K. PROFESSOR TO FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN STUDY OF MOON ROCKS
They were collected decades ago, but nothing’s been done with them in ages. No, it’s not those boxes of stuff in your attic. We’re talking about moon rocks. Back in 1972, astronauts on the Apollo 17 ...
207 KILLED IN EXPLOSIONS IN SRI LANKA
An Easter Sunday tragedy occurred in Sri Lanka's capital when explosions killed 207 people and injured hundreds more. Reports are coming in that there were eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels ...
NINE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHARGED IN FEDERAL OPIOID BUST
As part of a federal indictment, following a four-month investigation, nine Middle Tennessee medical professionals were charged this morning for alleged involvement in illegal opioid prescription and ...
1 DEAD IN MISSISSIPPI AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT SEVERE STORMS HIT
One death has been reported after severe weather ripped through a portion of northern Mississippi Saturday night. Officials in Monroe County, MS say that a man was killed in Hamilton when a tree fell ...
