Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton.

After moving from Nashville to Jacksonville, Camila Ruiz wanted to recreate the sense of community she found through a language exchange group — so she built one of her own. In the Season 3 premiere of Voices of the 904, Camila shares how consistency, creativity and collaboration helped the group grow, and why creating spaces where people can build confidence, make connections and feel a sense of belonging matters in a changing Jacksonville.

Call this one the Music City Miscue.

The Dayton Literary Peace Prizes have announced this year's winners.

Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 19th goal of the season as Inter Miami played first-place Nashville to a 2-2 tie on Saturday night.

Chris Johnson’s Ring of Honor ceremony with the Tennessee Titans is on hold because of what the team described as unforeseen circumstances preventing his family from traveling to Nashville in time for Sunday’s game.

New Titans coach Robert Saleh insists he holds no grudge against the New York Jets for firing him from his first NFL head coaching gig and that he’s only focused on opening the season with Tennessee against his old team Sunday.

Lucas Carneiro kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to give ninth-ranked Mississippi a 41-38 victory over No. 24 Louisville on Sunday night in the Music City Kickoff.

The New Jersey Devils have acquired Luke Evangelista in a trade with the Nashville Predators.

A push by fans to rename Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon’s death.

MLS says Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Ian Fray have been fined undisclosed amounts for making contact in the head and neck area of opponents in separate incidents during second-half stoppage time in a 2-2 draw against Philadelphia.

The Tennessee Titans announced Friday the signing of offensive lineman Peter Skoronski to a multi-year extension making him the NFL’s highest-paid guard.

Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Wells.

A judge in Colorado and a Nashville chancellor issued rulings Friday that will give 30 basketball players a fifth season of eligibility and prevent the NCAA from keeping them out of the transfer portal.

The Tennessee Titans will induct Chris Johnson, the sixth man in NFL history to run for 2,000 yards in a season, into their Ring of Honor during halftime of their regular-season opener Sept. 13.

Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Luis Lara has reached the major leagues nearly a month after signing a seven-year, $31 million contract.

When tornadoes threaten in Nashville, Tennessee, many people here turn to Nashville Severe Weather.

The grandfather of a man shot and killed by two members of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis says he wants answers.

Former NFL star Chris Johnson is bringing back the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of ALS as he fights the fatal nervous system disease.

Country music legend Alan Jackson has ended his touring career.

A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program.

Ann Patchett has received the Ambassador Richard C.

Country music star Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years.

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Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why.

At the Iroquois Steeplechase, the horses are competing for the top purses, but the fan favorite is the parade of the hounds.

A new congressional map in Tennessee splits the majority-Black city of Memphis into three districts.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers in the midst of the spring homebuying season.

Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane.

Don Schlitz, the storied country music songwriter known for “The Gambler,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital.

The Roscolusa Songwriters Festival is held annually in Ponte Vedra, Florida. The event brings acclaimed singer-songwriters from Nashville, Tennessee, to Northeast Florida for an evening of live music and storytelling.

Ranch dressing is the best-selling salad dressing in the U.S., surpassing Italian dressing near the end of the 20th century.

Utah reality star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts of state-run executions.

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens has broken his neck and is recovering at home.

A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday following criticism by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate.

The Army is investigating after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run maneuvered near the hillside home of Kid Rock.

The Nashville Predators never doubted they could be a playoff team.

Three teenagers in Tennessee have sued Elon Musk’s xAI, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images.

ABC has canceled a finished season of “The Bachelorette.”.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than three months, a setback for prospective home shoppers this spring homebuying season.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 30 points and handed out 11 assists, leading No. 17 Arkansas to its first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship and first automatic NCAA Tournament berth since 2000, beating 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt 86-75.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored five of his 24 points in overtime and No. 17 Arkansas held off Mississippi 93-90 to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game for the first time since 2017.

Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat fourth-ranked Florida 91-74 to end the defending national champion’s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators’ bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Alex Condon scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Florida took its first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference Tournament title by beating Kentucky 71-63 in the quarterfinals.

The United States women's national team has secured its sixth straight shutout victory.

Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now.

A study commissioned by the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten has concluded that a proposal to allow the pooling of media rights among Division I conferences would generate less revenue than if the conferences continued marketing their own games.

The Atlanta Braves have announced BravesVision as their local television home, beginning with the 2026 season.

More than one million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease and another 90,000 people are expected to be diagnosed this year. But scientists say new breakthroughs are bringing real hope.

Cocoa prices have fallen nearly 70% since last Valentine’s Day, but that won’t make heart-shaped boxes of chocolate or even chocolate Easter bunnies more affordable this year.

A trove of more than 200 letters from World War II that were found in a Tennessee home offers an intimate picture of love during wartime.

People in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.

Barry Trotz is retiring as general manager of the Nashville Predators after just under three years on the job.

A “bomb cyclone” is starting to bring heavy snow to the Southeast and is ushering in frigid temperature to much of East Coast Saturday.

Frustrations are bubbling up for the tens of thousands that have been without power for nearly a week in the U.S. South as a new storm looms.

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been mobilized in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee to clear debris and help people stranded in cars and homes still without power as the Southern states brace for another blast of dangerous cold weather.

Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as vehicles got stranded for hours on major highways.

Three Texas siblings who died in an icy pond are among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold.

A massive winter storm is barreling toward the eastern U.S., threatening to bring severe ice and snow from Texas to Boston.

A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions.

The NCAA sent a letter asking federal regulators to suspend prediction markets for college sports.

The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are now divorced and legally single.

Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands That's according to a Tuesday court filing from the U.S. government.

Travis Kelce has played 96 regular-season home games for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Nick Saban knows his strengths with seven national championships as a college football coach.

Kansas City quarterback Gardner Minshew hurt his left knee early in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans and didn't return.

Despite decades of research, the average life expectancy for an American with sickle cell remains about 20 years shorter than the general population. But for the first time, even scientists say new therapies have the power to actually cure the disease.

Kidney cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers in the U.S., and until recently, a diagnosis of advanced disease often meant just a few years to live. Now, new immunotherapy combinations are helping many patients live 10-15 years longer than ever before.

Five college football players at power-conference schools asked a federal judge on Monday for a preliminary injunction to play a fifth year next season.

Cancers in younger adults are surging. Colon cancer, once a midlife disease, is striking earlier than ever. Breast and kidney cancers are also climbing in people under 50. And now, a new study reveals appendix cancer, which was once considered extremely rare, is not so rare anymore, specifically among Generation X and Millennials.

Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea lobbied all week and offered to add a 13th game to the schedule, “in the parking lot” if they had to, for one more shot at impressing the College Football Playoff selection committee.

The 18th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats have lost back-to-back games and three of their last five.

The Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars are 8-4 teams seemingly headed in opposite directions.

A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering.

Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee.

The Jaguars are right where they wanted to be. Playing meaningful games in December. After beating the Titans on Sunday, the Jaguars are set up for a huge showdown with the Colts on Sunday.

The Jaguars are right where they wanted to be. Playing meaningful games in December. After beating the Titans on Sunday, the Jaguars are set up for a huge showdown with the Colts on Sunday.

Trevor Lawrence has played plenty of meaningful games in December.

President Donald Trump and top Republicans are making a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress.

Tennessee Titans running back Julius Chestnut says Jacksonville Jaguars punter Logan Cooke threatened to kill him during the AFC South game.

Jacksonville Jaguars fans packed local sports bars Sunday to watch their team secure a decisive 25-3 victory over the Tennessee Titans, pushing the team into a tie for first place in the AFC South.

An AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart.

People with Thanksgiving travel plans may still feel on edge after the U.S. government shutdown that caused widespread flight cancellations and delays.

Tennessee interim coach Mike McCoy said Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley will miss the rest of the season after breaking his right leg Sunday in a loss to the Texans.

Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed has been indicted in Texas on a misdemeanor charge for failing to report an aggravated assault.

In a story published Nov. 12, 2025, about an upcoming execution in Tennessee, The Associated Press, relying on court records, erroneously reported how old Karen Pulley was when she died.

Irving Locker, a World War II veteran, has become a published songwriter at 101.

Diego Pavia threw a 4-yard pass to Cole Spence in overtime, and No. 15 Vanderbilt rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Auburn 45-38.

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the previous year, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June.

A coalition of news organizations is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access to the entire process when inmates are put to death.

Doctors are turning to a groundbreaking new therapy; one that’s not only giving patients more healthy years, but in some cases, wiping out the cancer altogether.

The NCAA is delaying a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

A federal judge in Tennessee has warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial.

A former Tennessee state representative has been sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a scheme involving a taxpayer-funded mail business.

Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula dislocated his left ankle and will have an MRI exam after being taken off the field on a cart early in the third quarter of a 17-10 against No. 10 Vanderbilt.

The NCAA has approved a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

The NFL can see another worst to first turnaround this season.

Lionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day.