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  • Memphis Safe Task Force Arrest over 10,000 Since Deployment Began, U.S. Marshals Reveal
    Memphis Safe Task Force Arrest over 10,000 Since Deployment Began, U.S. Marshals Reveal
TN Top Story: NAACP Seeks Injunction to Stop Tennessee Redistricting One Day After Tennessee Democrats Drop Lawsuit
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Top Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research
TSNN Featured: Memphis Safe Task Force Arrest over 10,000 Since Deployment Began, U.S. Marshals Reveal
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Karmelo Anthony
June 10, 2026

Former Prosecutor Judson Phillips Analyzes Karmelo Anthony Murder Conviction and 35-Year Sentence

Judson Phillips, Tea Party Nation founder and former Tennessee assistant district attorney, offered a detailed legal analysis Wednesday of the murder conviction and sentencing of Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teenager found guilty of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in 2025. Speaking on The Michael...
NAACP Protest
June 10, 2026

NAACP Seeks Injunction to Stop Tennessee Redistricting One Day After Tennessee Democrats Drop Lawsuit

Tennessee National Guard
June 10, 2026

Memphis Safe Task Force Arrest over 10,000 Since Deployment Began, U.S. Marshals Reveal

Coffee County Commission
June 10, 2026

Tennessee County Imposes One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers

Lenny Magill
June 10, 2026

GlockStore Founder Lenny Magill Says Record-Breaking Nashville Open House Will Grow Even Bigger in 2027

Texas Tech Brendan Sorsby
June 10, 2026

Leahy, Brewer Raise Concerns About Sports Betting’s Growing Influence on College Athletics Amid Sorsby Ruling

State Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Steve Cohen
June 10, 2026

Steve Cohen, Justin Pearson Join Tennessee Democratic Party in Dropping Lawsuit Challenging New Congressional Map

June 9, 2026

State Rep. Scott Cepicky Outlines Sweeping Education Reform Agenda for Tennessee

Nashville Mayor
June 9, 2026

Nonprofit Urging Tennessee to Rescind Illegal Alien Benefits Reporting Directive to Receive $60,000 from Nashville Under Proposed Budget 

Freddie O'Connell
June 9, 2026

Proposed Nashville Budget Includes $100,000 Grant for Nonprofit Providing ‘Conference Services’ for MNPS, Including Reported Kentucky Retreat

Nashville Zoo
June 9, 2026

Nashville Zoo’s Petition Against Data Center Has Nearly 363,000 Signatures

Graham Platner
June 9, 2026

Maine Democrats Locked into Platner Nomination Despite Controversies, Robinson Says

vaccine shot
June 9, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Criticizes Failed Tennessee Anti-mRNA Bills, Warns Against Taking Healthcare ‘Back to the Dark Ages’

National News

Teacher
June 11, 2026

Teachers Union May Have Used Pension Funds for Progressive Activism

The second largest teachers union in the U.S. may be using pensions to advance their political agenda, an education watchdog suggests. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has advocated for fossil fuel divestments, pro-DEI boycotts and other pressure campaigns, Consumers’ Research told acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling in a letter Thursday. The letter requests...
June 11, 2026

U.S. Lawmakers Discuss Social Security, Have No Plan to Prevent Insolvency

research lab
June 11, 2026

Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

Trump Iran
June 10, 2026

U.S. Begins Next Wave of Self-Defense Strikes on Iran

Florida Supreme Court
June 10, 2026

Florida Supreme Court Allows State Republicans to Use New Congressional Map

trump and china
June 10, 2026

Spy World Says It’s Pivoting to China After Years of Whistleblower Warnings

vote sign
June 10, 2026

DHS Directs ICE to Deport Noncitizens Who Illegally Vote in U.S. Elections

woman pill
June 10, 2026

Many Women Blindsided by Abortion Pill Complications, New Study Shows

Ron Johnson
June 10, 2026

Ron Johnson Calls on Trump Administration to Recognize COVID-19 Vax Injuries as Medical Condition

doctor and computer
June 10, 2026

AI Software Cuts Sepsis Deaths in Half at Florida Hospital

CBP officers
June 10, 2026

Trump Signs Bill Funding ICE, Border Patrol Through Rest of His Term

Richard Hudson
June 10, 2026

House GOP Campaign Chair Predicts Republicans Will Gain Seats in November Midterms

students
June 10, 2026

Commentary: Public Schools Are in a Downward Spiral

Commentary

research lab
June 11, 2026

Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

Bill Gates has long been one of the most admired people in the world, especially since he stepped down from his role running Microsoft to devote himself and much of his fortune to philanthropy. That reputation has been tarnished recently, however, by revelations of the billionaire’s close relation with sex...
students
June 10, 2026

Commentary: Public Schools Are in a Downward Spiral

China and California
June 9, 2026

Commentary: The Way China Captured California

US Capitol
June 6, 2026

Commentary: Allegations of Corruption by Top Democrats and Reinvestigations

At the Office
June 5, 2026

Commentary: May Jobs Report Shows The Summer Hiring Season Started with a Bang

second amendment
June 5, 2026

Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat

Broadband Installation
June 5, 2026

Commentary: FCC Decision Holds Monopoly Utilities Accountable

Gavin Newsom
June 4, 2026

Commentary: California’s ‘Wealth’ Tax is Coming for Everyone

Trump and shipyard
June 3, 2026

Commentary: It’s Time to Act Against China’s Maritime Tsunami and Rebuild America’s Shipyards

Weekend Spotlight

Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

National Football League (NFL) owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to award Nashville as the 2030 host city for host Super Bowl LXIV, which will mark the first time Tennessee will host the NFL’s championship game
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

Professional nurse
February 21, 2026

Tennessee Nurses Are Logging in as Online Nurse Practitioner Programs are Booming Across the State


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Texas Tech Brendan Sorsby
June 10, 2026

Leahy, Brewer Raise Concerns About Sports Betting’s Growing Influence on College Athletics Amid Sorsby Ruling

Veteran journalist and public affairs specialist Clint Brewer and The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy are raising concerns about the future of NCAA oversight and the growing influence of legalized sports betting following a Texas judge's decision to restore Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's eligibility despite the...
Travis Bolt
June 2, 2026

Travis Bolt Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

Paige King Johnson
May 30, 2026

Music Spotlight: Paige King Johnson

Jordan Ranier
May 23, 2026

Music Spotlight: Jordan Rainer

May 21, 2026

Ashley Anne Releases ‘Generational Heartbreak’ EP

Braxton Keith
May 19, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braxton Keith

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

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

Clint Black
May 14, 2026

Clint Black Releases New Memoir

Teletown
May 9, 2026

Fender Celebrates 75 Years of the Telecaster at the Ryman


Latest News

Teacher

Teachers Union May Have Used Pension Funds for Progressive Activism

The second largest teachers union in the U.S. may be using pensions to advance their political agenda, an education watchdog suggests. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has advocated for fossil fuel divestments, pro-DEI boycotts and other pressure campaigns, Consumers’ Research told acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling in a letter Thursday. The...

U.S. Lawmakers Discuss Social Security, Have No Plan to Prevent Insolvency

research lab

Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

Trump Iran

U.S. Begins Next Wave of Self-Defense Strikes on Iran

Florida Supreme Court

Florida Supreme Court Allows State Republicans to Use New Congressional Map

Karmelo Anthony

Former Prosecutor Judson Phillips Analyzes Karmelo Anthony Murder Conviction and 35-Year Sentence

trump and china

Spy World Says It’s Pivoting to China After Years of Whistleblower Warnings

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

BREAKING HEADLINES

Karmelo Anthony Housed in Isolation for His Own Safety
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House Advances ICE and Border Patrol Reconciliation Bill
Trump Calls on Thune to Fire Senate Parliamentarian to Pass SAVE America Act
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