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Associated Press

The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here’s how it’s done.

Robert Yoon, AP

November 4, 2024

One question that will be asked over and over again on election night is “Who won?” The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000 contested races across the United States. Just what goes into determining the winners?

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Elections 2024

Titans are off to their worst start since 2015 and looking for answers with a 1st-year coach

Teresa M. Walker, AP

October 29, 2024

Coach Brian Callahan said Monday he knows the Titans have no proof to show for how they are working. He says there’s no “sugar-coating” with Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. Callahan says the NFL is a results business and the Titans are 1-6.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, football, NFL, Sports, Tennessee Titans, Titans

Witnesses saw an armed group harassing Helene aid workers in a small Tennessee town, sheriff says

Kimberlee Kruesi, APandSarah Brumfield, AP

October 17, 2024

Carter County Sheriff Mike Farley said the harassment of Federal Emergency Management Agency workers happened Saturday in the remote community of Elk Mills. No arrests were made, but he says the small group of armed people who showed up were looking to cause trouble.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Extreme weather, Hurricane Helene, severe weather

Permits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant

Jonathan Mattise, AP

October 17, 2024

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel delivered a 2-1 split decision Friday that keeps Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC from starting to build its 32-mile pipeline.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, pipeline, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year

Kimberlee Kruesi, AP

October 9, 2024

The announcement signals a pending end to the yearslong pause that was put in place after a blistering report revealed that the state had conducted several executions without proper testing of the drugs used.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, death penalty, execution, executions

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Adrian Sainz, AP, Kristin M. Hall, APandJonathan Mattise, AP

October 3, 2024

Three former Memphis police officers have been convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, memphis, police brutality, Tyre Nichols

The Latest: Helene’s death toll rises to more than 100 as supplies rushed to isolated communities

The Associated Press

September 30, 2024

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A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm surpassed 100.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Extreme weather, Flooding, Hurricane Helene, severe weather

Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol

Kevin Freking, APandAndrew DeMillo, AP

September 26, 2024

Congressional leaders from both parties and members of the Cash family were on hand to share their memories of the singer as the statue was unveiled.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Johnny Cash, U.S. Capitol

A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend

Adrian Sainz, AP

September 19, 2024

A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo of the badly injured man on the night he was punched, kicked and hit with a police baton following a traffic stop, according to trial testimony Wednesday. Brittany Leake, a Memphis officer and Demetrius Haley’s former girlfriend, testified during the criminal […]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, memphis, police brutality, Tyre Nichols

Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise

The Associated Press

September 4, 2024

The UAW says in a statement that GM and LG Energy Solution of Korea agreed to recognize the union after a majority of Spring Hill workers signed cards saying they wanted to join.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, General Motors, Labor unions, UAW, union, Unionization, United Auto Workers

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