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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police have released a video of a man in a red vehicle who tried to rob two teens Thursday morning in the Cooper-Young area. Investigators say the juveniles were walking in the area of Young Avenue and Blythe around 6:30 a.m. when they were approached by the man who asked for some […]

Janet Rice headed to the hospital Thursday night, as she routinely does when tragedy befalls her community. A barrage of gunfire had injured several young people, including a 12-year-old girl struck in the head by a stray bullet. While en route, Rice’s phone rang. She pulled over. The young girl in a Connecticut hospital fighting […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s Logan Allen held the Miami Marlins to a solo homer and struck out eight over six innings to win his major league debut Sunday, a 7-4 victory that kept the Guardians from being swept. Allen ended the day with the game’s lineup card and several baseballs. And the requisite beer bath […]

Barbara Cooper was forced out as as head of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education after Gov. Kay Ivey expressed concern over the distribution of the book to state-run pre-kindergartens.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced she replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book, written by a nationally recognized education group, that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts” because of language about inclusion and structural racism. Barbara Cooper was forced […]

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — At Books & Books, the nonprofit store Judy Blume and her husband have run for the past seven years, you will find her own work in various sections: from general fiction, among the other “B”-named authors, to a shelf dedicated exclusively to her — a name unto herself. For more […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four Tennessee mayors, including Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, sent state leaders a letter recommending gun policy changes. The letter was sent to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally. The mayors pointed out that according to statistics, Tennessee has had the 12th highest rate of gun […]

MUSKO NAVAL BASE, Sweden (AP) — The age of the airman charged in one of the most significant U.S. intelligence leaks in recent memory — just 21 — has been the focus of a growing question: Why would the nation give someone so young access to some of its most important secrets? But the airman’s […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting. Nor did he predict that he’d be propelled into the national spotlight, placing his state at the forefront of the conversation on gun regulations. Activism had yielded […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise on Monday aimed at countering North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal, as a top North Korean army official warned the U.S. that it risks “a clearer security crisis and insurmountable threats.” Last week, North Korea conducted one of […]

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating his sister’s 16th birthday. The […]