YO GOTTI MASS SHOOTING AT HIS MEMPHIS RESTAURANT …2 Dead, 5 Injured 2043/30/2023 6:38 AM PT A Tennessee restaurant owned by hip hop star Yo Gotti is the site of a mass shooting that’s killed 2 people, and left at least 5 others injured. Law enforcement officials tell TMZ … cops were […]
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Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett responds to school shooting: ‘We’re not gonna fix it’
Candy Woodall WASHINGTON–Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, described the school shooting in his home state as “a horrible, horrible situation,” but it’s not something he thinks Congress needs to address. “We’re not gonna fix it,” he told reporters Tuesday. “Criminals are gonna be criminals.” Burchett said Congress doesn’t have a real […]
The First Domino In What Could Be The Start Of Charter School Takeovers In Texas.
When do state takeovers of Texas public schools or districts happen? How long can they last? We provide answers to some of the questions surrounding the takeover of Houston ISD. BY MARÍA MÉNDEZ MARCH 16, 20233 PM CENTRAL By next school year, the Houston Independent School District will have new leaders, but […]
There’s a Massive ‘Hole’ in the Sun the Size of 20 Earths Right Now
This week, NASA astronomers spotted a gaping, black region on the sun. The so-called “coronal hole” looks as if someone blew a hole right through our star, and its appearance spurred NOAA to issue an alert for geomagnetic storms. The “hole” isn’t really a hole, but rather is a large region much […]
Drags oldest working girl dies naturally at 92
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) – In the days before his death on Thursday, March 23, as nurses took care of Walter Cole, aka the beloved drag queen Darcelle, a great many people paid visits to him at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. The Portland community lost an icon with the passing of […]
HOUSTON ISD TAKEOVER IS A TROJAN HORSE FOR PRIVATIZATION
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. […]
Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies as doctors flee over abortion ban
Near-total ban on abortions is driving doctors away, hospital says, leading to lack of nearby labor and delivery care for thousands Gloria Oladipo @gaoladipo Mon 20 Mar 2023 12.15 EDT An Idaho hospital has planned to stop delivering babies, with the medical center’s managers citing increasing criminalization of physicians and the inability […]
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 […]
Lady Tigers Advance To The Dance
by Don Mooney 3-20-2022 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Playing in the Second Round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, the Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team welcomed the Cardinals from Ball State Tonight. A fast start from the Tigers would fuel them to the 79-62 win and a trip to the Round of […]