NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will feature Childish Gambino, Post Malone, Cardi B, the Lumineers and multiple sets from Phish. The lineup was released Tuesday for the June 13-16 outdoor music festival held annually in Manchester, Tennessee. Other top acts include Solange, The Grand …
Read More »Four wild card games; all could be close
By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer The competitive balance in NFL 2018 is such that it would be no surprise if any — or all — of the visitors win on wild-card weekend to begin the 2019 calendar. Hey, the largest spread is a mere 6 1-2 points, Bears over …
Read More »House elects Pelosi speaker as diverse new Congress begins
By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The 116th Congress gaveled into session Thursday swathed in history, returning Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker’s office and ushering in a diverse class of Democratic freshmen ready to confront President Donald Trump in a new era of divided government. Pelosi was …
Read More »Bone making big strides in junior season for No. 3 Tennessee
By STEVE MEGARGEE, AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For a guy whose game is built on speed, Tennessee’s Jordan Bone has required plenty of patience in his slow but steady emergence as one of the Southeastern Conference’s top point guards. The 6-foot-3 junior from Nashville is playing the best …
Read More »Amid shutdown over wall funding, Trump to meet Hill leaders
By ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is convening a border security briefing Wednesday for Democratic and Republican congressional leaders as a partial government shutdown over his demand for border wall funding entered its 12th day. The president “wants an agreement that reopens the …
Read More »Presley’s ‘Comeback Special’ still relevant, 50 years later
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley wanted an honest answer. Steve Binder gave him one. Presley was meeting Binder for the first time in Binder’s office in Los Angeles in 1968. A music and television producer, Binder had been asked to put together an NBC television …
Read More »Federalist writer, Fox News guest Bre Payton dies at 26
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bre Payton, a writer for the conservative news site The Federalist and a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel and other media outlets, died suddenly Friday at the age of 26. The Federalist and a friend, Morgan Murtaugh, confirmed Payton’s death in San Diego. Murtaugh …
Read More »Titans QB Marcus Mariota knocked out of game vs. Redskins
By TERESA M. WALKER, AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Mariota is hurt again, not that Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel is saying just yet just how bad his quarterback is injured. Mariota suffered a stinger when sacked inside the final minute of the first half Saturday in the …
Read More »The Latest: Dems blame Trump’s “temper tantrum” for shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on efforts to avoid a government shutdown (all times local): 12:40 Democratic leaders say the government has shut down because President Donald Trump threw a “temper tantrum.” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi say Trump “has gotten what he wanted” …
Read More »Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia
By NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press CARITA BEACH, Indonesia (AP) — A tsunami believed to be triggered by a volcanic eruption killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend, sweeping away hotels, hundreds of houses and a group of people attending a beach concert. More than 800 were …
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