Yellen: ‘No good options’ if Congress fails to act on debt

VOL. 47 | NO. 19 | Friday, May 5, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there are “no good options” for the United States to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress fails to raise the nation’s borrowing limit of $31.381 trillion in the coming weeks. She did not rule out… Continue reading Yellen: ‘No good options’ if Congress fails to act on debt

Learn about options for estate planning and wealth transfer

Hunter Yarbrough  |  Guest columnist Many of us are not comfortable talking about estate planning (what happens to our assets at death). And for understandable reasons: It might get complicated. It might seem expensive to ask for help from an attorney. It doesn’t seem to be an easy or enjoyable conversation. At the same time,… Continue reading Learn about options for estate planning and wealth transfer

Former Vanderbilt women’s basketball assistant coach accused of sexual assault in lawsuit

A former player and assistant on Vanderbilt University’s women’s basketball team has accused a former assistant coach of repeatedly sexually assaulting her in a lawsuit against the coach and university. The unnamed plaintiff says she was a player and graduate student assistant for Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball team in the late 2000s. She is accusing former… Continue reading Former Vanderbilt women’s basketball assistant coach accused of sexual assault in lawsuit

Nashville police withhold Covenant shooter’s writings amid lawsuits seeking release

In the month since the deadly Covenant School shooting, two lawsuits have been filed against the Metro Nashville Police Department in an effort to hasten the release of the writings and materials left by the shooter. A third challenge, filed as an administrative appeal, was made against the Federal Bureau of Investigation challenging its denial… Continue reading Nashville police withhold Covenant shooter’s writings amid lawsuits seeking release

How Sixth Amendment eventually led Tennessee to create a public defender system

opinion Paul G. Summers  |  Guest Columnist Editor’s note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. I served four years active duty in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG), prosecuting and defending courts-martial. Under the Uniform Code of Military… Continue reading How Sixth Amendment eventually led Tennessee to create a public defender system

Tyre Nichols death ruled homicide, autopsy ‘highly consistent’ with attorney’s own report

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HBCUs get donations 178 times lower than Ivy League: study

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 18 | Friday, April 28, 2023 The Associated Press Updated 8:53AM The average historically Black college and university received 178 times less funding from foundations than the average Ivy League school in 2019, according to a new report on the underfunding of HBCUs released Tuesday. The study —… Continue reading HBCUs get donations 178 times lower than Ivy League: study

We the American electorate are being scared stupid by the political class

We know the majority of us don’t want either Biden or Trump, but somehow we’re pushed toward a showdown at the political retirement home as if it were an inevitability. Cameron Smith  |  Columnist { // query dom only after user click if (!vdContainer) { vdContainer = document.getElementById(‘videoDetailsContainer’); vdShow = document.getElementById(‘vdt_show’), vdHide = document.getElementById(‘vdt_hide’); }… Continue reading We the American electorate are being scared stupid by the political class

Trump accuser says many in her generation didn’t report rape

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 18 | Friday, April 28, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — A magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in a department store’s dressing room two decades before he became president acknowledged Monday that she never followed her own advice to readers that they report sexual attacks to… Continue reading Trump accuser says many in her generation didn’t report rape