The Australian government was thrown into turmoil Friday after losing its one-seat majority with the nation’s deputy prime minister kicked out of parliament over his dual citizenship. Barnaby Joyce was among seven politicians embroiled in a crisis after falling afoul of a previously obscure constitutional rule that bars dual citizens…
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Lots of country stars have been putting their spin on the national anthem lately, but Brad Paisley’s may be the most electric performance yet … literally. The Grammy-winner took to the field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles to perform “The Star Spangled Banner” before game two of…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Third-ranked Georgia continues to show why it is a legitimate contender for one of the four playoff spots. The Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 SEC) dominated the rival Gators from beginning to end, winning 42-7 on Saturday, sacking quarterback Feleipe Franks five times and outgaining Florida in total offense…
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Representative Diane Black (R-TN-06) will join Mike Huckabee on his new show airing Saturday night at 7pm in Nashville on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). The topic of conversation is slated to be the problems with Obamacare and the ways to fix health care to actually reduce costs for Tennesseans. The last two…
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One arrest was made at the “White Lives Matter” rally in Shelbyville today, reports WTVC NewsChannel 9. “Reporters on the scene said the man was protesting on the white nationalist side of the rally. The man’s father has since reached out to Fox 17 News and said his son was a…
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Tight security prevailed in Murfreesboro as an estimated 200 protesters waited to go through tightened security to attend a permitted White Lives Rally of the League of the South. The rally, scheduled for 1 pm, has not begun as of 1:20 pm. Rutherford county sheriffs dept officers and Murfreesboro police appeared to…
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Veteran deal-makers in Hong Kong donned their distinctive red vests for the last time Friday as the city’s historic share trading hall closed for business for the final time. As electronic and internet services burgeoned, the vast majority of stockbrokers drifted away from the once raucous hall to base themselves…
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Kenneth Branagh joined the galaxy of screen icons to leave their mark on Hollywood on Thursday as he plunged his hands and feet into cement at the TCL Chinese Theater. The Northern Irishman was hailed as the new Laurence Olivier at the start of a 35-year career that has seen…
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday to welcome to politics a 26-year-old entertainer who made a political statement earlier this year with her “Make America Great Again” dress at the Grammys. “She has many fans,” the president tweeted. Villa responded by thanking the president and calling him her…
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee–The owner of the two Chick-fil-A franchise locations in Murfreesboro provided hundreds of first responders and their immediate family free meals on Friday, one day in advance of controversial “White Lives Matter” permitted rally that will be held in the square on Saturday. “We wanted to take the opportunity…
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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville will hold a pro-abortion event Monday called “Abortion is Normal.” The event was organized by the Women’s Coordinating Council, a feminist student organization, and is supported by the Department of Sociology and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Program. Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee is…
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A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute conservative think tank has criticized Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s $5.2 billion mass transit proposal for Davidson County. “Building a system like this makes no sense in a city like Nashville,” wrote Aaron Renn, who specializes in urban issues and economic development. Barry’s plan calls for…
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The world’s largest economy continued to expand at a robust pace in third quarter despite being battered by multiple hurricanes, the US Commerce Department reported Friday. Hitting President Donald Trump’s growth target for the second quarter in a row, US GDP grew at three percent for the July-September period, official…
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee–Local volunteers helped board up retail stories in Murfreesboro’s square on Friday in advance of today’s “White Lives Matter” permitted rally by the League of the South. “We live here in the Murfreesboro area and just heard what was going on and just wanted to see if we could…
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Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser, is looking to leave the White House after congress passes the president’s tax reform plan, Bloomberg news reported Wednesday. Cohn, who served as the chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs before joining the Trump administration, is considering exiting the White House, two…
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A string of abortion clinics across the country continues to violate the law and jeopardize the health and lives of women by failing to keep clinics clean and train staff adequately, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. A slew of Whole Woman’s Health (WWH) abortion clinics miserably…
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President Donald Trump says he is “very close” to picking a person for the most important economic post in the United States, the head of the Federal Reserve. Current Chair Janet Yellen’s term expires early next year and she is one of at least five candidates for the job. Besides…
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President Donald Trump and the Republican majority in Congress are moving full throttle on tax reform, hoping to save American families thousands of dollars by lifting nonsensical burdens on businesses and the middle class. While all of the details aren’t yet public, the Republican tax bill is expected to deliver…
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Tennessee Southern Baptist leaders this week denounced the “White Lives Matter” rallies planned for today in Murfreesboro and Shelbyville, reports Baptist Press. A group of ethnically diverse Baptist leaders gathered in Franklin Wednesday to make a public statement about the rallies organized by the League of the South and allied groups. “We…
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VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 28, Saturday Proverbs 14:16-18 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of evil devices is hated. The naive inherit foolishness,…
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