A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering.

Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee.

President Donald Trump and top Republicans are making a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress.

Less than a month after Democrats scored big victories in the Nov. 4 general election, voters in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district will fill a vacant seat Tuesday in the closely divided U.S. House.

Tennessee Titans running back Julius Chestnut says Jacksonville Jaguars punter Logan Cooke threatened to kill him during the AFC South game.

An AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart.

People with Thanksgiving travel plans may still feel on edge after the U.S. government shutdown that caused widespread flight cancellations and delays.

NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports.

Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed has been indicted in Texas on a misdemeanor charge for failing to report an aggravated assault.

In a story published Nov. 12, 2025, about an upcoming execution in Tennessee, The Associated Press, relying on court records, erroneously reported how old Karen Pulley was when she died.

Irving Locker, a World War II veteran, has become a published songwriter at 101.

Diego Pavia threw a 4-yard pass to Cole Spence in overtime, and No. 15 Vanderbilt rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Auburn 45-38.

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the previous year, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June.

A coalition of news organizations is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access to the entire process when inmates are put to death.

The NCAA is delaying a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

A federal judge in Tennessee has warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial.

A former Tennessee state representative has been sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a scheme involving a taxpayer-funded mail business.

Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula dislocated his left ankle and will have an MRI exam after being taken off the field on a cart early in the third quarter of a 17-10 against No. 10 Vanderbilt.

The NCAA has approved a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

The NFL can see another worst to first turnaround this season.

Lionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day.

Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick nearly a year after his first in Inter Miami’s 5-2 win over Nashville SC.

The AP Top 25 college football rankings are set for a shake-up after a wild weekend.

Authorities say they have identified the remains of 14 of the 16 people killed last week in a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant.

Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration, has won a crowded Republican primary in the special election to replace a GOP congressman who left office this summer.

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is facing a felony battery charge for what authorities say was a fight over parking.

New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James has died in a plane crash in North Carolina.

Prosecutors say a 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups has pleaded guilty to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation.

Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson lead nominations for the Country Music Association Awards, with six nods each.

The NFL joined the WNBA in having a sex toy thrown onto the field when someone tossed one during the Tennessee Titans’ preseason finale.

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge to dismiss a human smuggling case against him.

Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons defended shoving the Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward at the end of practice Monday.

A former Nashville police officer has been sentenced to probation on a charge of felony official misconduct after law enforcement officials say he allegedly participated in an adult video while on duty.

UVA is one of just six Power Four programs returning its entire coaching staff this year.

Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to hot weather in the summertime.

The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, sharply increasing the Trump administration’s ability to hold detained immigrants amid its ever-growing mass deportation efforts.

The Trump administration is lashing out at New York City officials over their sanctuary policies.

Construction on a new enclosed stadium for the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tennessee, has been halted after a noose was found at the construction site.

The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing.

Lionel Messi extended his historic streak to five straight multi-goal games, and Inter Miami snapped Nashville SC’s 15-match unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys.

The U.S. conceded four goals in the first half, failed to get a shot on target and were embarrassed in a 4-0 blowout loss to Switzerland in a friendly.

A fire broke out in the parking garage of Nashville’s main public library and forced evacuations at a nearby hotel.

Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.

Old Dominion will release their new album, “Barbara,” on Aug. 22.

The Southeastern Conference is ratcheting up penalties on schools whose fans storm the field or rush the court, doing away with an escalating fine system and now charging $500,000 per incident.

Tennessee has executed Oscar Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett.

Whether it's No Mow May or Let It Bloom June or Leave The Leaves, homeowners are finding more ways to adopt a low mow lifestyle instead of keeping up with short, manicured lawns.

More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried.

A former Nashville police lieutenant has been arrested on charges of theft, burglary and official misconduct.

A Nashville high school student who fatally shot a classmate before killing himself in January was on probation after threatening a student with a box cutter three months earlier.

The trial of former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff on bribery, kickback and money laundering charges is underway, with defense attorneys arguing that the pair did nothing illegal.

The Tennessee Board of Parole has recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal history and what it has taken to overcome it.

Major League Baseball has played at the “Field of Dreams” movie site.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says television ratings from the opening weekend of the playoffs were the best the league has seen in about a quarter-century.

Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams placed the blame on himself two days after his team closed its 14th consecutive season without a playoff berth.

The Tennessee Titans need a quarterback, hold the No. 1 pick overall and have spent the offseason turning over every stone, rewatching tape and looking at Miami’s Cam Ward up close and personal as much as possible.

A growing number of conservative leaders are pushing states to upend the long-standing U.S. constitutional right to free public education for children, regardless of immigration status.

Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards.

A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures.

The Tennessee Valley Authority has promoted one of its top executives to CEO as President Donald Trump has begun turning his attention back to the nation's largest public utility.

Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its efforts to schedule a new round of executions.

Ella Langley leads the nominees for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to her name.

When the COVID pandemic practically shut down Nashville's animal shelters, a volunteer photographer tried something different to get more dogs adopted.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points, and No. 4 Florida pulled away from No. 5 Alabama for a 104-82 victory in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals.

Zakai Zeigler scored 20 points as No. 8 Tennessee held off regular-season champion and third-ranked Auburn 70-65 to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship for the first time since 2022.

South Carolina will be the No. 1 seed in the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament after winning a coin flip.

The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for not attending practice on Friday.

Denver Jones scored 21 points as No. 1 Auburn held off Vanderbilt 80-68 Tuesday night to avoid the Tigers’ first losing skid of the season.

The CEO of the nation’s largest public utility plans to retire by September after nearly six years.

Tyler Nickel’s 3-pointer with 1:50 left put Vanderbilt ahead to stay as the Commodores upset a Top 10 team on their home court for a second straight Saturday by beating No. 9 Kentucky 74-69.

Police say a shooting at a Nashville high school left one student dead and another wounded.

Authorities are examining “very concerning online writings and social media posts” connected to the shooter who killed a female student and wounded another student in a Nashville high school cafeteria.

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10.

TikTok content creators who make a living promoting their businesses and personal brands on the app were afraid that they would have to find new ways to engage consumers and make money as the app’s future in the United States remained uncertain.

The draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars at a weekend auction for dozens of items related to the iconic American singer-songwriter.

Jason Edwards scored 18 points as Vanderbilt held off No. 6 Tennessee 76-75 for the Commodores’ second straight win.

Snow and ice across the U.S. South are expected to relinquish their grip only slowly as the weekend continues.

Millions of residents across the Southern U.S. woke up to a rare chance to bust out the mittens and snow pants thanks to a cold snap that dumped snow in their backyards.

The NCAA on Monday appealed the preliminary injunction granted by a U.S. federal judge giving Diego Pavia another year of eligibility even as the organization’s Division I board of directors granted a waiver allowing athletes in a similar situation as the Vanderbilt quarterback to play in 2025-26.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, but what, exactly, is an angel.

Country music star Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment.

Brenda Lee's memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now.

A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the Memphis Police Department committed a host of civil rights violations, including using excessive force, making illegal traffic stops and disproportionately targeting Black people in the majority Black city.

In 2024, U.S. photographers captured glimpses of humanity, ranging from a deeply divisive presidential election, to hurricanes and fires that ravaged communities, to campus protests over the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Following up the Bibles, sneakers, watches, photo books and cryptocurrency ventures launched during his third White House campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has apparently signed onto a line of guitars.

The Department of Justice says federal agents have arrested a Tennessee man who they say was trying to destroy a Nashville electrical substation.

It can be a maze finding the trainer who is best for you.

Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music’s mainstream.

In its 75 years in operation, United Record Pressing in Nashville has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and streaming services.

A three-judge panel has ruled that Tennessee cannot discipline doctors who provide emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother while a lawsuit challenging the state’s sweeping abortion ban continues.

An NCAA study on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and other officials during championship events found nearly one in five posts that were flagged by an AI-based algorithm and determined to be abusive involved sexual harassment and 12% were related to sports betting.

The Southeastern Conference’s biggest shakeups haven’t come courtesy of newcomers Oklahoma and Texas so far, but from more unlikely culprits.

Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer.

A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup artist for Garth Brooks alleges in a lawsuit that the country music star raped and sexually assaulted her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is returning on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings after missing two games with a knee injury.

Trustees for the Southern Baptists' policy arm affirmed the leadership of their president in the face of criticism from some church members.

Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations with seven.