Leaders of low-income communities of color worry the state’s power grab could deepen inequalities. by JOSEPHINE LEE MARCH 20, 2023, 3:00 PM, CDT Donnie Walker, U.S. history teacher at Wheatley High School in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), has a family legacy at the school. His grandparents went to Wheatley. […]
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Results of county’s first cancer cluster study to be released
By Keely Brewer, Daily MemphianUpdated: March 20, 2023 10:50 PM CT | Published: March 20, 2023 6:09 PM CT A study from the Tennessee Department of Health should soon answer a looming question: Does a South Memphis community near a known polluter have higher-than-expected cancer rates? The Shelby County Health Department […]
Tennessee House Votes Humanity
By Ian Round, Daily Memphian Updated: March 20, 2023 7:52 PM CT | Published: March 20, 2023 7:52 PM CT The Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday, March 20, passed a bill that allows abortion in certain circumstances to save the life of the patient. The amended bill is narrower in scope […]
Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea
By Oren Liebermann, Jennifer Hansler, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Updated 10:22 AM EDT, Wed March 15, 2023 A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US military. The Reaper drone and two Russian […]
The U.S.-Israel Relationship No Longer Makes Sense
If Israel and its supporters want the country to continue receiving U.S. largesse, they will need to come up with a new narrative. By Steven A. Cook, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. MARCH 13, […]
Floyd Bonner Jr. contests residency requirement in Memphis mayor’s race
By Bill Dries, Daily MemphianUpdated: March 14, 2023 7:26 PM CT | Published: March 14, 2023 2:23 PM CT Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. has filed suit in Chancery Court to contest the Shelby County Election Commission’s five-year residency requirement for the race on the October […]
The Craddicks’ Gushers of Cash: How a Powerful Texas Lawmaker and a Key Regulator Profit From the Industry They Oversee
Former house speaker Tom Craddick and his family—including his daughter, Railroad Commission chairman Christi Craddick—earned about $10 million last year from oil and gas rights. By Russell Gold March 14, 20231 Tom Craddick has served in the Texas House of Representatives since before the first man walked on the moon. At […]
Israel sees one of its biggest-ever protest
By George Wright BBC News Hundreds of thousands of Israelis rallied against the government’s judicial plans on Saturday night, in what organizers said were the biggest street protests in Israel’s history. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the changes – which would curb the power of courts – will restore balance […]
Why She Really Left…Allegedly
Alia Shoaib Mar 11, 2023, 9:07 AM Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday.Email address Fox News Chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared to confirm that Kimberly Guilfoyle was fired from Fox News because of “inappropriate behavior,” adding weight to previous reports that […]
Tennessee Lawmaker Apologizes For Throwback ‘hanging by tree’ Suggestion
Nashville Tennessean A Tennessee state representative is backpedaling after he suggested adding hanging by tree as a method of execution during discussion this week in Nashville over a bill concerning capital punishment. Rep. Paul Sherrell, R-Sparta, made the suggestion during the criminal justice committee meeting Tuesday while lawmakers discussed HB1245 an […]