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BREAKING | MSCS Takeover Bill Signed Into Law By Gov. Bill Lee
The Memphis-Shelby County School (MSCS) state takeover was signed into law on Friday morning by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. This follows the discovery of $1.1 million in waste and abuse in the school district's forensic audit report from April. It was approved by the Tennes...
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LOCAL | YMCA's Summer Food Service Program Launched Today
The YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South is preparing to help feed families for the summer! The program started on Friday and it will run until August 1. Children under the age of 18 are eligible for free seven-day food packages at distribution locations throughout the Mid-Sout...
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HISTORY | Happy 207th Birthday, Memphis!
Today marks the 207th birthday of the Bluff City, when on May 22, 1819 Memphis was founded by three prominent investors: John Overton, James Winchester, and future President Andrew Jackson. Named after the Ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River, Memphis was chosen for its s...
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LOCAL | Gov Bill Lee Reprieves Carruthers Execution
TN Governor Bill Lee issued a temporary one-year reprieve after the failed execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers Thursday morning due to medical complications. According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections, medical personnel found a primary IV line for Carruth...
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LOCAL | 2-Time NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch Passes Away Suddenly At 41
Kyle Busch, the 41-year-old two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, has passed away. Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR announced Busch's passing on Thursday. The statement came after the Busch family posted on Thursday that he was admitted to the hospital due to a serious ill...
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LOCAL | Six More People Arrested For Ripley High Graduation Fight, Total Arrests At Eleven
Following fights during Ripley High School's graduation ceremony earlier this month, the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday that six additional people, including two minors, are in custody. "Nearly all individuals involved" in the brawl on May 14 h...
May 21, 2026
National News
Trump Announces 5,000 Additional U.S. Troops for Poland
According to a CNN report, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, a move that adds to Wa...
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Iran's Military Rebuild Raises New Concern During Ceasefire
Iran is moving to rebuild parts of its military production network faster than U.S. officials initially expected, according to a new CNN report citing...
May 21, 2026
Ukraine Outpacing Russia in Battlefield Innovation, Says Ex-U.S. Official
Russia's war in Ukraine is entering a more difficult phase for Moscow, according to Brett McGurk, a former senior U.S. national security official who ...
May 20, 2026
Trump Delays Planned Strikes on Iran to Allow Room for Peace Talks
Following a report from CNN, President Donald Trump said he will hold off on attacking Iran while diplomatic talks continue, leaving a military option...
May 19, 2026
Sports News
Case Deals as Tigers Advance Past UAB in American Conference Tournament
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Memphis (24-32) baseball team defeated UAB (31-25), 7-3, Thursday evening at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla., advancing in the American Conference Tournament.
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Knicks ride third-period explosion to 2-0 lead over Cavaliers
Josh Hart bounced back from a quiet series opener by scoring nine of the New York Knicks' 18 consecutive third-quarter points Thursday night, when the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers ...
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Banged-up stars in focus as Thunder, Spurs prepare for Game 3
It has been just two games, but the Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have turned into a battle of attrition.The Spurs came into the series without starting point guard De'Aaron Fox, who suffered an ank...
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Report: Status for Thunder's Jalen Williams (hamstring) is game-to-game
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams' status in the Western Conference finals is game-to-game while he is evaluated daily for a left hamstring injury, ESPN reported on Thursday.Williams is getting treatment after a second injury to the same ham...
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