WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden stepped to the lectern in the shadow of the Brent Spence Bridge in northern Kentucky this month, he couldn't stop showering praise on the state's senior Republican senator, who had fought to repair the ramshackle span for decades.

2. State GOP split over abortion exceptions - Friday, January 20, 2023

For months, Tennessee’s Republican leaders have maintained that the state’s abortion ban – known as one of the strictest in the U.S. – allows doctors to perform the procedure, should they need to in order to save the patient’s life, even though the statute doesn’t explicitly say so.

3. US spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight - Friday, January 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As alarms began to go off globally about a novel coronavirus spreading in China, officials in Washington turned to the intelligence agencies for insights about the threat the virus posed to America.

4. Biden signs bill to ease costs for prisoner calls to family - Friday, January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill aimed at easing the cost for prisoners to call family and friends.

The legislation clarifies that the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates interstate and international communications through cable, radio, television, satellite and wire, can set limits for fees on audio and video calls inside corrections facilities.

5. Sarajevo's agony echoes as Ukraine braces for a dark winter - Friday, December 30, 2022

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Vildana Mutevelic huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins. They had no heat, electricity or running water as artillery shells tore the roof off their building and almost took their lives.

6. Bill forcing feds to fix prison cameras is signed into law - Friday, December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a bill requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems and fix broken surveillance cameras after rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths.

7. What kind of city will Nashville be in 2023? - Friday, December 30, 2022

Nashville has long been defined as a certain type of city. For decades, “Music City” was the primary descriptor, as both an industry and an aesthetic.

As more industries made their mark within Nashville, the case could be made for this to be Health Care City, Insurance City, Publishing City, Automotive Parts Manufacturing Headquarters City and others.

8. Tennessee judge puts death row inmate's lawsuit on hold - Friday, December 9, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Monday put on hold a case from a death row inmate alleging mistreatment by prison officials.

The stay of no more than 90 days is to allow Henry Hodges time to exhaust his administrative appeals, Davidson County Chancellor I'Ashea Myles said.

9. California eyes penalties for oil companies' big profits - Friday, December 2, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money, a reaction to the industry's supersized profits following a summer of record-high gas prices in the nation's most populous state.

10. Gas prices focus of special California legislative session - Friday, December 2, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — At Gov. Gavin Newsom's prompting, California lawmakers kicked off a special legislative session on Monday to consider punishing big oil companies for their supersized profits during a time of record-high gas prices — the start of a likely lengthy process that will test the liberal Legislature's resolve in the face of fierce industry opposition.

11. Taliban silence Voice of America broadcasts in Afghanistan - Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Voice of America said Wednesday that Taliban authorities have banned FM radio broadcasts from VOA and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Afghanistan, starting Thursday.

VOA said Taliban authorities cited "complaints they have received about programming content" without providing specifics.

12. States settle with Google, iHeartMedia over misleading ads - Friday, November 25, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states announced settlements Monday with Google and iHeartMedia related to misleading radio advertisements about a Google cellphone.

13. Democrats pad narrow leads in Arizona Senate, governor races - Friday, November 11, 2022

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats padded their narrow leads in key Arizona contests on Thursday, but the races for U.S. Senate and governor were still too early to call with about a fifth of the total ballots left to be counted.

14. Biden's next 2 years: changes afoot whatever midterms bring - Friday, November 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's record is on the ballot even if his name isn't. And no matter what Tuesday's midterm elections bring, his presidency is set for profound changes.

In public, Biden professed optimism to the end, telling Democratic state party officials on election eve that "we're going to surprise the living devil out of people." In private, though, White House aides have been drawing up contingencies should Republicans take control of one, or both, chambers of Congress — a scenario Biden said would make his life "more difficult."

15. Column: Welcome back, Rocky Top, from a 15-year exile - Friday, November 4, 2022

Welcome back, Rocky Top. How long have you been away? Fifteen years! Has it really be that long?

In some ways, it seems like only yesterday Tennessee was a Southeastern Conference powerhouse — the program of Johnny Majors and Phillips Fulmer, of Peyton Manning and Reggie White, of major bowls and national titles.

16. Butler Snow adds to government relations team - Friday, November 4, 2022

Allyson E. Lynch and Michael Zimmerman have joined Butler Snow’s government relations advisers within the Regulatory & Government Relations practice group in Nashville.

Before joining Butler Snow, Lynch was a judicial clerk for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, including most recently the Hon. Jeffrey S. Bivins. She researched complex legal issues in both civil and criminal matters to draft majority and separate opinions, judgment orders and more.

17. Oath Keepers member: Capitol riot was historic, spontaneous - Friday, October 28, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers testified Monday that he believed they were participating in a historic "Bastille-type event" reminiscent of the French Revolution.

18. Inmate who severed penis asks court to end restraints - Friday, October 28, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — An attorney for a death row inmate in Tennessee who cut off his penis shortly after asking to be placed on suicide watch filed a complaint against prison officials Friday.

Kelley Henry filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in Nashville's Davidson County Chancery Court, asking the judge to declare that the prison's treatment of Henry Hodges violates his constitutional rights.

19. Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock 'n' roll star, dies at 87 - Friday, October 28, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87.

20. Tennessee man who dragged officer into mob gets 7+ years in prison - Friday, October 28, 2022

A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters, initiating one of the most harrowing acts of violence during the U.S. Capitol attack, was sentenced on Thursday to more than seven years in prison.

21. Judge Watkins joins Neal & Harwell - Friday, October 21, 2022

Retired Judge Monte D. Watkins has joined Neal & Harwell, PLC, as of counsel.

Watkins was previously appointed to the court by former Governor Phil Bredesen in 2003 and served as judge for Division V of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court. Before his judicial appointment, Watkins practiced law for 19 years as a sole practitioner with an emphasis on criminal defense, probate law and real estate.

22. BBC marks 100 years of broadcasting history - Friday, October 14, 2022

LONDON (AP) — The British Broadcasting Corp. marked 100 years of broadcasting on Tuesday, a century after a group of wireless manufacturers founded the company and began filling the airwaves with its first daily radio service.

23. EXPLAINER: Killer drones vie for supremacy over Ukraine - Friday, October 14, 2022

They are precise, small in size, able to effectively penetrate air defenses when fired in groups and, above all, they're cheap.

In Russia's invasion of Ukraine, killer drones have cemented their reputation as a potent, cost-effective weapon that can seek out and destroy targets while simultaneously spreading the kind of terror that can fray the resolve of soldiers and civilians alike.

24. Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley join the Country Hall of Fame - Friday, October 14, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Two artists who started their careers outside of country music were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as early rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and bluegrass performer-turned-country star Keith Whitley joined the ranks.

25. Jan. 6 panel seeks to preserve its work as time runs out - Friday, October 7, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Working at an urgent pace, the House committee investigating Jan. 6 has managed in 15 months to collect a staggering trove of material that includes transcripts of more than 1,000 interviews and millions of other documents.

26. Twitter, Instagram suspend Kanye West over antisemitic posts - Friday, October 7, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West once suggested slavery was a choice. He called the COVID-19 vaccine "the mark of the beast." Earlier this month, he was criticized for wearing a "White Lives Matter" T-shirt to his collection at Paris Fashion Week.

27. Vols up against four-game stretch of Top 25 opponents - Friday, October 7, 2022

Just how high is the ceiling for Tennessee football this season? The answer should come in the next few weeks as the Vols hit the heart of their SEC schedule.

After ending a lengthy losing streak to Florida last month, Tennessee had a week off to rest and recover before tackling some bigger challenges to come.

28. Lynn's songs resonate anew amid abortion debate - Friday, October 7, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Grammy-winning country music icon who died Tuesday at 90, lived through — and sang about — decades of advancements for women's social movements, achievements now endangered.

29. GOP optimistic about Senate chances despite Walker turmoil - Friday, October 7, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Leading Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly optimistic that a Senate majority is within reach even as a dramatic family fight in Georgia clouds one of the party's biggest pickup opportunities.

30. Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies - Friday, September 30, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90.

31. Room enough for two: This NOOSTR has it all - Friday, September 30, 2022

Rates hit 6.99% this week, Mike Garretson of Wesley Mortgage reports. While the name Wesley Mortgage is familiar mainly through their sponsorship on Titans Radio, the faces are those that have dominated the Nashville market for years through Franklin American Mortgage.

32. Dispatch call on Elvis death left the building, spawned mystery - Friday, September 23, 2022

When Elvis Presley was found on the floor at Graceland Aug. 16, 1977, his road manager called the Memphis Fire Department, and an ambulance was dispatched to the scene.

Now, a recording of that call has surfaced at the Tigerman Karate Dojo and Museum in Memphis, advertised as the “fateful 911 call” that “you can hear for the first time ever.” Admission is $24.99.

33. Playoff expansion increases heat for domed stadium in Nashville - Friday, September 23, 2022

While Nashville city leaders continue to debate what the East Bank along the Cumberland River might someday look like, the city’s sports leaders think they have a clearer picture of what the future could hold if a new enclosed stadium is built.

34. Russia ups pressure on West as Ukraine gains ground - Friday, September 16, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin said Tuesday that there are no prospects for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine and gave its blessing to efforts to swiftly bring regions already captured under Russia's complete control. Such a move could set the stage for Moscow to escalate the conflict if Ukrainian forces try to take the regions back.

35. New Orlando terminal is $2.8 billion bet on Florida tourism - Friday, September 16, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Visitors to the new terminal at Orlando International Airport may want to wear sunscreen, shades and a floppy hat.

Sun rays beaming through the windows of its soaring ceilings don't just peck at the passing passengers — they practically smooch them as if they were spending a day at the beach.

36. Ukraine finds new mass burials, says Russia "leaves death" - Friday, September 16, 2022

IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities were expected to begin recovering bodies Friday from a newly found mass burial site in a forest recaptured from Russian forces, a delicate task that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would help show the world "what the Russian occupation has led to."

37. A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon - Friday, September 16, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just rocket fuel propelling America's first moonshot after a half-century lull. Strategic rivalry with China's ambitious space program is helping drive NASA's effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases.

38. Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme - Friday, September 9, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face state money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York alleging he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon.

39. Steve Bannon expects to face new criminal charge in NY - Friday, September 2, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he expects to be charged soon in a state criminal case in New York City.

Bannon, 68, plans to turn himself in on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person insisted on anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

40. Lainey Wilson leads CMA Awards nominations in her 1st year - Friday, September 2, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association Awards nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories including album of the year, female vocalist of the year and song of the year.

41. Small biz funds available through Rescue Plan - Friday, September 2, 2022

Mayor John Cooper has announced 468 small businesses will receive awards from the $9 million grant program made available through the American Rescue Plan for small businesses in Nashville and Davidson County.

42. Bridgestone plans $550M expansion at Tennessee plant - Friday, August 26, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Bridgestone Americas announced on Thursday a $550 million investment to expand and modernize its Warren County, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant in Morrison.

Bridgestone will add 380 new jobs and expand the plant's existing footprint by 850,000 square feet (about 79,000 square meters). The expansion will increase capacity and also allow for new technologies, according to a news release from Bridgestone.

43. What to watch: Top Democrats square off in Florida, New York - Friday, August 19, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday's primary elections feature two top Florida Democrats squaring off for the chance to face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rising conservative star frequently mentioned as a top alternative to Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential contest.

44. No Tube: London subway hit by strike, day after rail walkout - Friday, August 19, 2022

LONDON (AP) — A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital's transit network to a grinding halt on Friday, a day after a nationwide walkout by railway staff. Another rail strike is scheduled for Saturday as the U.K. endures a summer of action by workers demanding pay increases to offset soaring food and energy price hikes.

45. Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections - Friday, August 12, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading reproductive health care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November's midterm elections, pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.

46. Just starting out? Learn from our financial mistakes - Friday, August 19, 2022

Those of us who write and talk about money for a living tend to have our financial acts together. But that wasn’t always the case. I invited some personal finance experts to share what they wish they could have told their younger selves about money.

47. Deliverer of fun for Nashville SC fans - Friday, August 12, 2022

For a brief time this Saturday afternoon, Stephen Mason thought critically about his choice of alter ego.

No, it wasn’t about the fact that he has one, in Mason’s case the beautiful game-loving, pseudo-prophet now known as Soccer Moses.

48. Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota - Friday, August 5, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive Squad, eked out a closer-than-expected Democratic primary victory Tuesday against a centrist challenger who questioned the incumbent's support for the "defund the police" movement.

49. Barbara Mandrell returns to the Opry for 50th anniversary - Friday, July 29, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner Barbara Mandrell retired from music more than two decades ago, but the Grand Ole Opry still feels like home to her.

Mandrell, 73, made a rare public appearance on Saturday night at the Opry to celebrate her 50th anniversary of being an Opry member.

50. Russia cuts gas through Nord Stream 1 to 20% of capacity - Friday, July 22, 2022

BERLIN (AP) — Russia's Gazprom on Wednesday halved the amount of natural gas flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe to 20% of capacity. It's the latest Nord Stream 1 reduction that Russia has blamed on technical problems but Germany calls a political move to sow uncertainty and push up prices amid the war in Ukraine.

51. Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable Trump - Friday, July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation's main target: former President Donald Trump.

The panel on Thursday examined Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, as hundreds of his supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol, guiding viewers minute-by-minute through the deadly afternoon to show how long it took for the former president to call off the rioters. The panel focused on 187 minutes that day, between the end of Trump's speech calling for supporters to march to the Capitol at 1:10 p.m. and a video he released at 4:17 p.m. telling the rioters they were "very special" but they had to go home.

52. Jan. 6: Trump spurned aides' pleas to call off Capitol mob - Friday, July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, a Republican congressional leader and even his family, Donald Trump refused to call off the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, instead "pouring gasoline on the fire" by aggressively tweeting his false claims of a stolen election and celebrating his crowd of supporters as "very special," the House investigating committee showed Thursday night.

53. Biden tells Dems to quickly pass pared-down economic package - Friday, July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden seemed to bow Friday to Sen. Joe Manchin's demand for a slimmed-down economic package, telling Democrats to quickly push the measure through Congress so families could "sleep easier" and enjoy the health care savings it proposes.

54. Turkey blocks access to Deutsche Welle and Voice of America - Friday, July 1, 2022

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's media watchdog has banned access to the Turkish services of U.S. public service broadcaster Voice of America and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, prompting criticism of censorship.

55. Russian lawmakers approve bill on banning foreign media - Friday, July 1, 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia's parliament gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would allow the banning of foreign news media in response to other countries' actions against Russian news outlets.

56. July 4 celebrations across Middle Tennessee - Friday, July 1, 2022

A sampling of Independence Day events around Middle Tennessee, each featuring fireworks and other fun for families.

Brentwood

Where: Eddy Arnold Amphitheater in Crockett Park, 1500 Volunteer Parkway, Brentwood, 37027

57. Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville - Friday, June 24, 2022

LEBANON (AP) — Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night.

Elliott recovered from an early issue that dropped him deep into the field to take the lead with 38 laps remaining and hold off three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers for his second Cup victory of the season.

58. Takeaways: Trump risked provoking 'constitutional crisis' - Friday, June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee used Thursday's hearing to show how Donald Trump tried to install a loyalist atop the Justice Department who would pursue his false claims of voter fraud and stop the certification of the 2020 election that Democrat Joe Biden won.

59. Feds search Trump-era official's home, subpoena GOP leaders - Friday, June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched a former top Justice Department official's home and seized records from key Republicans in at least four states linked to Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, in what were clear signs that authorities are ramping up their investigation of associates of the former president.

60. Justices rule religious schools must get Maine tuition aid - Friday, June 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can't exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations' access to taxpayer money.

61. Trump weighs another run as GOP rivals eye own campaigns - Friday, June 17, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — As religious conservatives gathered this week at a sprawling resort near the Grand Ole Opry House, Nikki Haley pressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" crowd to look to the future.

62. Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US - Friday, June 17, 2022

Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the U.S. on Thursday, one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer vacation season heats up.

At LaGuardia Airport in New York, more than one-third of all flights were scrubbed, and more than one-fourth of flights were dropped at nearby Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey, according to tracking service FlightAware.

63. ‘They don’t know my Madison’ - Friday, June 17, 2022

Sometimes all it takes is a few people to see things not just as they were, but what they could be. To have reverence for the past while guiding growth in the future.

Nancy VanReece is one of those people. She moved to Nashville in 1986 to start her own radio promotion and marketing agency out of college in Texas. Soon she was in publishing, started a small label and sold it to her partners after two years. She then joined the performing rights organization BMI, where she ended up working for 10 years in business and health care licensing.

64. UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action - Friday, June 10, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Britain's government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law.

65. Ex-Alabama QB Barker enters plea in domestic violence case - Friday, June 10, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a "best interest" plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment after a January arrest on a felony domestic violence charge.

66. What we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfolded - Friday, June 10, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 will hold their first prime-time hearing Thursday to share what they have uncovered about then-President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which culminated in the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol. Part of their mission: determining Trump's actions that day.

67. ServisFirst Bank Nashville hires 2, promotes a third - Friday, June 10, 2022

ServisFirst Bank Nashville, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, has hired Stephanie Sallman as vice president, commercial credit officer, and Ryan Muskar as vice president, commercial portfolio manager. Dan Harrington has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director of corporate real estate.

68. Deadly secret: Electronic warfare shapes Russia-Ukraine war - Friday, June 3, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On Ukraine's battlefields, the simple act of powering up a cellphone can beckon a rain of deathly skyfall. Artillery radar and remote controls for unmanned aerial vehicles may also invite fiery shrapnel showers.

69. Vols carry ‘swagger’ of No. 1 seed into NCAA Tournament - Friday, June 3, 2022

Given his status as a former All-American at Tennessee, Chris Burke expects to be asked questions about the Vols baseball team. But the level of interest this season has gone to another level.

In airports, at stadiums, in restaurants. Fans, coaches, players. Nearly everyone almost everywhere wants to talk about the Vols.

70. O'Rourke bets shooting will shake up Texas governor's race - Friday, May 27, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Still mourning a Texas mass shooting, Democrat Beto O'Rourke gave his long-shot campaign a jolt by imploring a national audience that it was finally time for real action to curb the proliferation of high-powered guns in his home state and across America.

71. Ford pays $19M to settle claims on fuel economy, payload - Friday, May 20, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ford Motor Company on Tuesday settled claims by 40 U.S. state attorneys general that the company made misleading claims about the fuel economy and payload capacity of some of its vehicles, violating state consumer protection laws.

72. After 3 months of war, life in Russia has profoundly changed - Friday, May 20, 2022

When Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, war seemed far away from Russian territory. Yet within days the conflict came home — not with cruise missiles and mortars but in the form of unprecedented and unexpectedly extensive volleys of sanctions by Western governments and economic punishment by corporations.

73. 'I can't see the light': War fuels surging prices in Europe - Friday, May 20, 2022

MILAN (AP) — Edoardo Ronzoni inspects a construction site near Milan that he shut down in March as costs for materials skyrocketed. He can't complete a half-built roundabout at an intersection known for fender-benders because asphalt, cast-iron pipes and concrete are too expensive — prices exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine.

74. Taylor Swift gets honorary degree from New York University - Friday, May 13, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has Grammys galore and now she has a new title — "doctor."

The superstar received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from New York University on Wednesday, blowing kisses as the crowd roared when she walked toward the stage at a packed Yankee Stadium.

75. Biden's burdens grow: Sagging global economy adds to US woes - Friday, May 13, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden embarks for Asia on Thursday, he's facing a new risk at home for the economy and his Democratic Party: a global slowdown caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the pandemic shutting down Chinese cities and factories.

76. Musk's China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchase - Friday, May 13, 2022

BEIJING (AP) — Elon Musk's ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla's biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter.

Other companies that want access to China give in to pressure to follow Beijing's positions on Taiwan and other issues. But Twitter is shut out by internet barriers that block most Chinese users from seeing global social media, which gives Beijing no leverage over the company, though the ruling Communist Party uses it to spread propaganda abroad.

77. In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he's vowed to fight - Friday, May 13, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden talks about his decision to run against President Donald Trump in 2020, the story always starts with Charlottesville. He says it was the men with torches shouting bigoted slogans that drove him to join what he calls the "battle for the soul of America."

78. Dome alone? No, it takes more to land Super Bowl - Friday, May 13, 2022

Several years ago, city and state leaders discussing the future of the Nashville sports landscape during the 2020s had one key question: Could Nashville host a Super Bowl. The really short answer was “no” and for two very simple reasons: Not enough hotels and the lack of a stadium that could accommodate such a mammoth undertaking.

79. EU energy ministers meet to discuss Russian gas, sanctions - Friday, April 29, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union energy ministers will meet Monday to discuss Russia's decision to cut gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, and debate planned new sanctions over Moscow's war on Ukraine.

80. Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort - Friday, April 29, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General António Guterres, an attack that shattered the capital's tentative return to normality as the focus of the war moved east.

81. Most in US fear Ukraine war misinformation: AP-NORC poll - Friday, April 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of U.S. adults say misinformation around Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a major problem, and they largely fault the Russian government for spreading those falsehoods.

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows 61% of people in the United States say the spread of misinformation about the war is a major problem, with only 7% saying it's not a problem. Older adults were more likely to identify the wartime misinformation as an issue, with 44% of those under 30 calling it a problem, compared with 65% of those 30 or older.

82. Baker Donelson adds 3 Nashville associates - Friday, April 29, 2022

Baker Donelson has added 16 new associates across the firm, including Katelyn R. Dwyer (labor & employment), Kareim S. Oliphant (corporate) and Kathryn White (corporate) in Nashville

Dwyer represents clients in a wide variety of employment litigation matters, including cases involving discrimination, retaliation, covenants not to compete, and wage and hour issues.

83. Russia cuts off 2 EU nations from its gas in war escalation - Friday, April 22, 2022

POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia opened a new front in its war in Ukraine on Wednesday, cutting NATO members Poland and Bulgaria off from its gas, a dramatic escalation in the conflict that is increasingly becoming a wider battle with the West.

84. Amid false 2020 claims, GOP states eye voting system upgrade - Friday, April 15, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — For years, Tennessee Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro's call to require the state's voting infrastructure to include a paper record of each ballot cast has been batted down in the Republican-dominated Legislature.

85. Ukraine's port of Mariupol holds out against all odds - Friday, April 15, 2022

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Under relentless bombardment and a Russian blockade, the key port of Mariupol is holding out, but weapons and supplies shortages could weaken the resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin's invasion plans.

86. Once a retail giant, Kmart down to 3 stores after NJ closing - Friday, April 8, 2022

AVENEL, N.J. (AP) — The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers' clothes and refrigerators and pretty much everything in between.

87. Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine asks for help - Friday, April 8, 2022

CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops retreating from this northern Ukrainian city left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid — images that added fuel to Kyiv's calls Thursday for more Western help to halt Moscow's next offensive.

88. Strike kills 50 at Ukraine rail station crowded with people - Friday, April 8, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a train station where thousands of people had flocked to flee in eastern Ukraine, killing 50 people Friday, Ukrainian authorities said, while warning they expect to find more evidence of war crimes in areas abandoned by Russian troops.

89. Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine's streets - Friday, April 1, 2022

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets, buildings and yards strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, many of them evidently killed at close range.

90. Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine's streets - Friday, April 1, 2022

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed deliberately at close range.

91. Trump's 8-hour gap: Minute-by-minute during Jan. 6 riot - Friday, April 1, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lot is known about the few hours that shook American democracy to the core. The defeated president's incendiary speech, the march by an angry crowd to the U.S. Capitol, the breaking in, the beating of cops, the "hang Mike Pence" threats, the lawmakers running for their lives, the shooting death of rioter Ashli Babbitt. All of that chaos unfolded over about eight hours on one day: Jan. 6, 2021.

92. How China's TikTok, Facebook influencers push propaganda - Friday, March 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — To her 1.4 million followers across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, Vica Li says she is a "life blogger" and "food lover" who wants to teach her fans about China so they can travel the country with ease.

93. US, Ukraine quietly try to pierce Putin's propaganda bubble - Friday, March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Ukraine have knocked back Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to falsely frame the narrative of his brutal war, but they are struggling to get a more accurate view of the Kremlin's invasion in front of the Russian people.

94. EU and UK hit Russia with wider sanctions that target luxury - Friday, March 11, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — Pure-bred horses, truffles, a soccer club owner and a media company chief.

New European Union sanctions against Russia on Tuesday sought to deny oligarchs their love of luxury and block Russia from cashing in on its lucrative steel exports. The United Kingdom also joined in the targeting.

95. US view of Putin: Angry, frustrated, likely to escalate war - Friday, March 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military's failures and a willingness to cause even more violence and destruction in Ukraine, in the assessment of U.S. intelligence officials.

96. Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale - Friday, March 11, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — The downtown Nashville, Tennessee record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 and has been a landmark in country music for decades will close as the building is being put up for sale.

97. 'Nothing is taboo': EU mulling new sanctions against Russia - Friday, March 11, 2022

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders said on Friday they will continue applying pressure on Russia by devising a new set of "massive" sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv.

98. Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens - Friday, March 11, 2022

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east, while the huge armored column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv was on the move again, spreading out into forests and towns near the capital.

99. Dolly Parton, James Patterson — in words and music - Friday, March 4, 2022

LA VERGNE (AP) — Sometimes even Dolly Parton has a hard time keeping up with the legend of Dolly Parton.

"I often go into my museum in Dollywood, you know, because I'm in the mood to be there or we're in there doing something or putting something new in. And I look at all that stuff and think 'When, how did that happen?'" she says. "I shake my head when I see, like a documentary or something. I think how did I do all that, how did I get all that done?"

100. Republican 'unforced errors' threaten path to Senate control - Friday, March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the prospect of a red wave grows, a series of Republican missteps including recruiting stumbles, weak fundraising and intense infighting is threatening the GOP's path to the Senate majority.