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Tennessee's Caring for Caregivers Law now in effect
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (404+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) " Tennessee caregivers providing care for family members diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia can now apply for state-funded financial assistance of up to $6, 000. The "Caring for Caregivers Law" aims to help some of the 386, 000 Tennesseans providing care…...
Some ransom notes sent in Nancy Guthrie case still being investigated as legitimate, FBI says
11+ hour, 39+ min ago (226+ words) The FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes that surfaced after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as nothing more than extortion attempts, but the agency said Wednesday it's still evaluating others that might be legitimate. The FBI did not…...
Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
12+ hour, 14+ min ago (396+ words) (NEXSTAR) " Prolific actor Danny Glover has been battling Alzheimer's disease for the last several years, he and his family have revealed to both People magazine and NBC's "Today" show. Speaking with both outlets, Glover, 79, acknowledged the difficulties he's been facing…...
Blaise Taylor found guilty of poisoning girlfriend, unborn baby
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (342+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) " The former football scout accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend was found guilty in a Nashville courtroom Wednesday. Blaise Taylor, 30, pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jade Benning and her…...
Puff, puff, pave? As hemp ban takes effect, lawmakers renew push for pot tax to repair roads
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (384+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) " As Tennessee's new hemp restrictions take effect Wednesday, two Democratic lawmakers said the state is turning away a potential source of revenue that could help repair roads and bridges. The new law prohibits the sale of many…...
Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (985+ words) The Society of St. Pius X, which opposes the modernizing reforms of the Catholic Church, went ahead with the consecrations at its seminary in Econe, Switzerland, despite a last-ditch appeal by Leo to call it off. The American pope warned…...
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1219+ words) The lines are growing at Russian gas stations " and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country. Fuel rationing has been introduced…...
Trump nominates acting head Keith Sonderling as Labor secretary
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (538+ words) President Trump on Monday nominated acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to the full-time post." "It is my Great Honor to announce that I am nominating Keith E. Sonderling, the outstanding Acting United States Secretary of Labor, to be permanent," the president…...
3 firefighters killed as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage across the West
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (714+ words) The National Weather Service said wildfire conditions "remain critical" across the Southwest, with risk high in the Four Corners region where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah intersect. The agency warned of "extreme fire behavior" along the Utah-Colorado border, where…...
Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma march " WATE 6 On Your Side
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (431+ words) Dr. Martin Luther King wears a lei outside of Selma, Ala. , March 21, 1965 on the first day of the march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery. (Matt Herron/Jeannine Herron/Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries…...