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TN Top Story: ACLU Demands Records from Tennessee Schools ‘Foolishly’ Displaying Ten Commandments Under New State Law
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Top Commentary: Communist China Has Its Eyes on Your Hospital Bed
TSNN Featured: Tennessee Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Trump Orders American Flags Lowered in Her Honor
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TN Meta lawsuit
August 26, 2026

Exclusive: Skrmetti Says Historic Meta Settlement Could Trigger Wave of Big Tech Changes

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti spoke exclusively to The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Wednesday hours after announcing Tennessee’s nearly $752 million share of a historic $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms over allegations that Instagram harmed children.
KAG
August 26, 2026

Obama-Appointed Judge Schedules Hearing to Determine If Kilmar Abrego Garcia Can Be Deported to Liberia

Dolly Parton
August 26, 2026

State Senator Proposes Bill Designating September 25 as ‘9 to 5 Day’ in Memory of Dolly Parton

Juan Sanchez Palacios
August 26, 2026

Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to Federal Prison After Tennessee Traffic Stop Uncovers Drugs, Loaded Gun

Matt Van Epps
August 26, 2026

Van Epps Introduces Resolution Condemning Afghanistan Withdrawal

Richard Hugh Hoppin, Jose Gabriel Mis-Catzim, Margarito Rosales-Altamira, Yovani Moreno-Gachuz, Alejandro Bravo-Adasme
August 26, 2026

Exclusive: ‘Worst of the Worst’ Arrested by ICE on Tuesday Includes Illegal Alien from Mexico Busted in Lebanon, Tennessee

Kid on Phone
August 26, 2026

Meta to Pay Tennessee Nearly $752 Million in Historic Settlement Over Instagram’s Alleged Harm to Kids

Mark Pulliam
August 26, 2026

Pulliam: Leftist Legal Establishment ‘Crossed the Rubicon’ with DHS Bar Complaint

Eva Romero
August 25, 2026

State House Candidate Eva Romero Makes Property Tax Relief Central to Campaign

Reading time in class
August 25, 2026

ACLU Demands Records from Tennessee Schools ‘Foolishly’ Displaying Ten Commandments Under New State Law

Bud Light
August 25, 2026

Bud Light Parent Company Anheuser-Busch Sues Tennessee for $1.9 Million Tax Refund Years After Dylan Mulvaney Controversy

data center
August 25, 2026

Another Tennessee City Moves Closer to Temporarily Banning Data Centers

Dolly Parton
August 25, 2026

Tennessee Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Trump Orders American Flags Lowered in Her Honor

National News

Christian Castro
August 26, 2026

Federal Judge Sides with Texas Instead of Minnesota in Extradition of ICE Agent

A federal judge sided with Texas on Wednesday regarding Minnesota's attempt to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, ruling Minnesota failed to prove Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acted in bad faith by waiting on the extradition request. Minnesota has argued that Abbott's role in the case is ministerial and...
Free Palestine
August 26, 2026

State Department Imposes Sanctions on Transnational Far-Left Terrorist Groups

August 26, 2026

Secret Service Spokesman, Two Others Suspended Amid Leak Probe

Students in classroom
August 26, 2026

Back to School with Trump: The End of Indoctrination and the Return of Real Learning

Todd Blanche
August 26, 2026

Chinese Hackers Broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, Others, DOJ Says

Joe Biden
August 26, 2026

Air Force Awarded Nearly $750,000 For AI-Powered DEI Training Tool Under Biden

N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
August 26, 2026

Democratic Socialists Score Another Victory in Oklahoma Democratic Senate Primary Runoff

Darline Graham
August 26, 2026

Darline Graham Secures Victory in Runoff Race to Replace Late Brother on Ballot

Tim Curry
August 26, 2026

Legendary Actor Tim Curry Dies at 80

Mail In Ballot
August 26, 2026

California Plans to Sue Again over Order on Mail-in Ballots

August 26, 2026

Commentary: Communist China Has Its Eyes on Your Hospital Bed

NFL game
August 25, 2026

25 Percent of Former NFL Players Who Died Had Brain Disease Linked with Repeated Blows to Head: Study

August 25, 2026

Supreme Court Hands Trump a Win in Bid to Prevent Ineligible Voters Voting in Midterm Elections

Commentary

Tiktok user
August 26, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee’s Legal Victory Against Meta Now Means Other Social Media Platforms Need to Step Up

Tennessee just took Big Tech to task.  Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti negotiated a historic $17 billion settlement with Meta, delivering real money, real platform changes and real accountability. As a school board member in Williamson County, I've spent the past year immersed in the research and the reality of what...
August 26, 2026

Commentary: Communist China Has Its Eyes on Your Hospital Bed

Joe Biden
August 25, 2026

Commentary: Government Price-Setting Isn’t Negotiation, It’s Socialism

doctor and patient
August 25, 2026

Commentary: Congress Messed Up Healthcare Again

data centers
August 22, 2026

Commentary: Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers

home schooling
August 20, 2026

Commentary: Escaping the Educational Industrial Complex

credit card
August 19, 2026

Commentary: The Creditor Lobby That Fought Trump, Betrayed the Troops, and Now Wants to Kill Debt Relief

AOC speaking
August 18, 2026

Commentary: Rebranding Won’t Make Democrats Less Repulsive on Social Issues

construction worker
August 17, 2026

Commentary: More Government Regulations Won’t Fix Knox County’s Housing Woes

Weekend Spotlight

Midjourney Media Ultrasonic CT
June 18, 2026

Generative AI Imaging Company Midjourney Announces ‘Midjourney Medical’ Featuring New Full Body Scan Invention

Midjourney, the AI company best known for its generative image tools, announced Wednesday a major pivot into healthcare with the launch of Midjourney Medical, a new division developing a radiation-free, full-body imaging system it calls “Ultrasonic CT” or full-body ultrasound.
Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Full body MRI scan
May 17, 2026

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

classroom discussion
May 15, 2026

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

Jack Daniels
April 28, 2026

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada
March 7, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Kelly Lang
August 20, 2026

Kelly Lang Releases New Album, ‘Jealous Green Eyes’

Acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer and author Kelly Lang is celebrating the release of her new album, Jealous Green Eyes, a must-hear collection for fans of the iconic singer.
Freedom 250 Mobile Museum
August 10, 2026

Freedom 250 Mobile Museum Tour Coming to the Tennessee State Fair

Caitlin Clark
August 5, 2026

‘Absolutely Brilliant’: EJ Haust Praises Clay Travis’ WNBA $10 Million ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Proposal

Reese Wynans
August 1, 2026

Reese Wynans Brings Legendary Friends and Decades of Musical History to 3rd & Lindsley

Braden Hull
July 25, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braden Hull

Chris Fenton
July 15, 2026

‘Bad Counselors’ Producer Chris Fenton Highlights American-Made Film Ahead of July 23 Release

Thomas Rhett
July 13, 2026

Country Superstar Thomas Rhett Receives Star on Music City Walk of Fame

Spencer Hatcher
July 11, 2026

Music Spotlight: Spencer Hatcher

DEK of Hearts
July 4, 2026

Music Spotlight: DEK of Hearts


Latest News

TN Meta lawsuit

Exclusive: Skrmetti Says Historic Meta Settlement Could Trigger Wave of Big Tech Changes

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti spoke exclusively to The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Wednesday hours after announcing Tennessee’s nearly $752 million share of a historic $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms over allegations that Instagram harmed children.
KAG

Obama-Appointed Judge Schedules Hearing to Determine If Kilmar Abrego Garcia Can Be Deported to Liberia

Christian Castro

Federal Judge Sides with Texas Instead of Minnesota in Extradition of ICE Agent

Free Palestine

State Department Imposes Sanctions on Transnational Far-Left Terrorist Groups

Secret Service Spokesman, Two Others Suspended Amid Leak Probe

Students in classroom

Back to School with Trump: The End of Indoctrination and the Return of Real Learning

Dolly Parton

State Senator Proposes Bill Designating September 25 as ‘9 to 5 Day’ in Memory of Dolly Parton

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
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