Las Vegas police have identified Stephen Paddock, 64, from Mesquite, Nevada, as the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Authorities believe Paddock shot into a crowd of 22,000 people attending an outdoor concert, killing 58 and wounded hundreds more before before he killed himself in a hotel room that overlooked the area.…
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Country music icon Tanya Tucker is the honorary chairman of the third annual Tennessee Craft Week, which kicks off Friday and runs through Oct. 15. The event coincides with American Craft Week and highlights handmade artwork. “The art of handmade crafts is a Tennessee legacy that intensifies each year,” reads a news release from Tennessee Craft, the sponsoring organization. “Crafts, born from the hills of the Smoky Mountains, are evolving with artists using contemporary materials, ingenious ideas, and new ways of handling the raw materials. Handmade crafts are bringing local communities together, driving economic impact across the state and creating a desire for tourists to get a glimpse of Tennessee.” Nearly 75 official events are planned for this year, with hundreds of artists involved. Tennessee Craft Executive Director Teri Alea said Tucker “embodies the spirit of these artists with her singular dedication to her music, crafting beautiful performances, and impacting people’s lives with her talent.” Artwork will be on display across the state at visitor centers, studios and galleries, parks, libraries and other venues. Artwork will include paintings, sculptures, photography, mixed media, ceramics, mosaics and more. Some venues will include demonstrations and sales. For a list of events, visit tennesseecraft.org/tennessee-craft-week/2017-craft-week-events-list.
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DOVER, Del. — Kyle Busch denied Chase Elliott a first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, passing Elliott on the final lap of the Apache Warrior 400 for his fourth victory of the season and second in the three-race first round of the 2017 playoffs. Elliott finished second, Jimmie…
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LATEST UPDATE: 10:29 pm central time, Monday October 2. “But the 66-year-old entertainer is still alive, and news outlets that announced his death Monday retracted their stories later Monday. The Walk of Fame tribute was canceled,” AP reported late Monday: The confusion started with CBS News and the Los Angeles Police Department. CBS published Petty’s obituary after tweeting that the LAPD had confirmed his death. The trade paper Variety followed, citing an unnamed source confirming the rocker’s death. Then the LAPD issued a statement saying it has no information on Petty’s condition and that “initial information was inadvertently provided to some media sources.” “We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting,” the department said. — UPDATE: CBS News confirmed that Tom Petty has died. – – – FURTHER UPDATE: The LAPD says it has no report of Petty’s death. Subsequent reports by other outlets say the CBS report of Petty’s death was premature, and he is still clinging to life. — An American original, singer-songwriter Tom Petty was found unresponsive in his Malibu, California home late Sunday night. TMZ reports emergency crews were called to the house, determined the singer was in full cardiac arrest, and began lifesaving measures as he was rushed…
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A gunman opened fire with what witnesses describe as a fully automatic firearm at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas late Sunday night. The numbers of dead and injured are climbing rapidly as FBI and local police assess the scene. Press reports indicated more than 50 concert goers were killed. “The suspected gunman in the Las Vegas shooting has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock from Mesquite, Nevada,” CNBC reported: Paddock was not known to the federal authorities, but was known to local law enforcement, according to NBC News. He has no known connection to terrorism and police have not called the shooting a terrorist attack, according to the news agency. #BREAKING – Sheriff Lombardo: 100s injured in Las Vegas Strip shooting. 20+ dead. @News3LV — Nathan O'Neal (@nateoneal) October 2, 2017 The Las Vegas Sheriff Lombardo also confirms that at least one of the gunmen is dead. ABC News reports: At least two people were killed and multiple others were injured in a horrific shooting near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday night, police said. The “nonstop gunfire,” according to one witness, sent bystanders outside the resort on the Vegas strip…
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Tennessee was shutout 41-0 by Georgia on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The loss marked the first time the Vols had been shutout since 1994. Naturally, many Tennessee fans and critics alike torched the team’s performance on social media. Here’s how Twitter reacted to Tennessee’s shutout loss to Georgia in Week 5. Tennessee hasn’t been shut out…
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President Trump will kick off the new fiscal year Monday by redoubling his administration’s efforts to cut red tape, a move he views as a key driver of economic resurgence. In a speech in the East Room of the White House, Mr. Trump will call attention to “the benefit that reform can have for ordinary Americans,”…
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Activists with the March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women took to the streets Saturday in Washington to protest what they called “racist policing practices” in America. The two groups held individual rallies in the nation’s capital and then converged before marching together to the Justice Department building and the National Mall. Videos…
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Facing indictment and millions of dollars in legal debts, President Trump’s onetime campaign manager maintains his innocence and has nothing incriminating to offer Special Counsel Robert Mueller, associates say. But Paul Manafort, who once advised Ronald Reagan and went on to build a lucrative political consulting business overseas, knows he is up against one of the…
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Steve Stricker, captain of the victorious US Presidents Cup team, Sunday called it “a thrill” to receive the trophy from President Donald Trump. After another lopsided American win in the lopsided rivalry with the International team, Trump was on hand at Liberty National Golf Club to present the hardware. “I thought it was a great…
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Insurer AIG will no longer face the stricter federal oversight of a “too big to fail” institution following a vote Friday by a panel of top US financial regulators. The Financial Stability Oversight Council voted 6-3 to strip AIG of the designation that its failure could “pose a threat to US financial stability,” according to a…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) bucked his Party’s conservative base for the second time in a one-month period by signing a bill into law Thursday that both requires taxpayers’ money to fund abortions through Illinois’ Medicaid program and prevents abortions from becoming illegal if the Supreme Court ever overturns Roe v. Wade. Rauner pledged to veto…
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North Korea’s nuclear antics have rattled its alliance with China to the point that Beijing is allowing the previously unthinkable to be discussed: Is it time to prepare for the renegade regime’s collapse? While China’s official goal is to bring Washington and Pyongyang to the negotiating table, it is also permitting once taboo debate on contingencies…
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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan thinks the Republican tax plan will make it through the U.S. Senate, saying the framework was negotiated on the front end unlike the failed attempts at repealing and replacing Obamacare. “We have more consensus on tax reform as Republicans, and we have less consensus on healthcare reform as Republicans,” the…
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VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 2, Monday Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds
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