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Oil demand, climate change clash in California pipeline plan

VOL. 45 | NO. 48 | Friday, November 26, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to replace an oil pipeline that was shut down in 2015 after causing California’s worst coastal spill in 25 years is inching though a government review, even as the state moves toward banning gas-powered vehicles and oil drilling. Consideration… Continue reading Oil demand, climate change clash in California pipeline plan

Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt against former DOJ official

VOL. 45 | NO. 48 | Friday, November 26, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection will vote on pursuing contempt charges against a former Justice Department official Wednesday as the committee aggressively seeks to gain answers about the violent attack by former President Donald Trump’s supporters. The… Continue reading Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt against former DOJ official

Community leaders push back against Nashville DA’s Safe Surrender program

Community leaders around Nashville are pushing back against a program designed to help clear a backlog of outstanding warrants. Next week, Nashville’s District Attorney’s office, the criminal court clerk and several general session judges are hosting a two-day Safe Surrender program.  The concept is for people with outstanding warrants to show up to a local… Continue reading Community leaders push back against Nashville DA’s Safe Surrender program

Tennessee Voices, Episode 238: Cameron Smith, columnist for USA TODAY Network Tennessee

The Tennessee Voices podcast brings readers conversations with authors of insightful and compelling guest columns. { // query dom only after user click if (!vdContainer) { vdContainer = document.getElementById(‘videoDetailsContainer’); vdShow = document.getElementById(‘vdt_show’), vdHide = document.getElementById(‘vdt_hide’); } vdContainer.hidden = !(vdContainer.hidden); // show/hide elements if (vdContainer.hidden) { vdShow.hidden = false; vdHide.hidden = true; } else { if… Continue reading Tennessee Voices, Episode 238: Cameron Smith, columnist for USA TODAY Network Tennessee

The Tennessee legislature created a board to oversee Ford project. Here’s who is on it.

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What happens to all your crypto riches when you die?

VOL. 45 | NO. 45 | Friday, November 5, 2021 If you’re merely dipping your toe in cryptocurrency, it can be hard to imagine your crypto as something worth talking to an estate attorney about. But that $100 in fun money could grow to a significant percentage of your total investments, sometimes overnight. Sorry to… Continue reading What happens to all your crypto riches when you die?

Nashville DA, Innocence Project: Murder by arson conviction should be tossed in 1992 Claude Garrett case

Two juries convicted Claude Francis Garrett of murder in the 1992 death of his girlfriend Lorie Lee Lance.  But the science his conviction was based on — twice — may be junk. The Tennessee Innocence Project is pushing for his conviction to be overturned once again, and according to a new filing Monday in Davidson County… Continue reading Nashville DA, Innocence Project: Murder by arson conviction should be tossed in 1992 Claude Garrett case

Justice Dept. conducting cyber crackdown

VOL. 45 | NO. 45 | Friday, November 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions, its No. 2 official told The Associated Press, as the Biden administration escalates its response to what it regards as an urgent economic and national… Continue reading Justice Dept. conducting cyber crackdown

Analysis: After tough election, Biden dismisses danger signs

VOL. 45 | NO. 45 | Friday, November 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The hazard lights are blinking for President Joe Biden after Democratic setbacks in this week’s elections, but the president professes to see no reason for panic. Just one year after he rode to the White House with a record 81 million votes,… Continue reading Analysis: After tough election, Biden dismisses danger signs