The Nashville Predators made a huge splash when free agency opened Monday by signing Stanley Cup champion forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault in a series of moves topping $100 million that made Smashville the center of attention on a record-setting, billion-dollar day across the NHL.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers
A lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday.
Holly Bobo murder case returns to court, 7 years after a Tennessee man’s conviction
With Bobo’s parents sitting in the courtroom, a judge heard legal arguments Friday as part of an attempt by Zachary Adams to receive a new trial in the kidnapping, rape and killing of Bobo.
Tennessee sheriff indicted for profiting from inmate labor, misusing funds
Officials say the sheriff of a rural Tennessee county illegally profited from the work of jail and prison inmates under his care and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission.
Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
The Supreme Court has made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks.
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
President Joe Biden is praising the Supreme Court’s decision to preserve access to a medication used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S. last year. But the Democrat says a woman’s right to abortion is still “imperiled.”
Southern Baptists narrowly reject formal ban on churches with any women pastors
Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting have narrowly rejected a proposal to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in the denomination’s constitution. The outcome still leaves the SBC with its official doctrinal statement saying the office of pastor is limited to men.
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., has died. His family said Monday that Lawson died peacefully on Sunday.
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider
The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with women pastors. The vote will take place at the annual meeting of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination June 11-12 in Indianapolis. The denomination’s statement of faith says the office of pastor is reserved for men. However, that statement is non-binding. By some estimates, the proposal could affect hundreds of churches with women as either lead or associate pastors. The denomination can’t tell its independent churches what to do, but it can boot them out. Even without a formal ban last year, it ousted one of its largest congregations, Saddleback Church of California, for having women pastors.
Tennessee astronaut launches to orbit on first flight of Boeing’s new capsule
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore — a Mt. Juliet native — is one of the first people to fly aboard a Boeing Starliner space capsule.
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