What role did Tennessee play in the advent of airport security?
A hijacked passenger jet and the threat to crash it into a Tennessee nuclear facility are what prompted the first-ever passenger screenings in American airports. Plus, the local news for November 10, 2025, and the end of participatory budgeting in Nashville.
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