Politics is ugly. Elections can be the worst expression of that ugliness. In recent years, the voting process has become riddled with skepticism, distrust and hostility. But does it have to be? Is ...

A furlough is a temporary nonduty, nonpay status. "Essential" employees do not get paid during a shutdown, but they'll receive back pay after. There are more than 30,000 federal employees in Tennessee ...

Jon Stewart, Atsuko Okatsuka and Pete Davidson are just three stars making us laugh this month, while cosplayers and fans assemble for the ultimate geek fest. By Erik Piepenburg Spooky stuff tends to ...

In 2018, Bari Weiss, then an opinion columnist at the Times, wrote about the so-called Intellectual Dark Web, a loose “alliance of heretics” who were “making an end run around the mainstream ...

Task just wrapped up its critically acclaimed first season, and creator Brad Ingelsby already has his eye on another. “We’ve ...

The New York Jets-Miami Dolphins pairing on “Monday Night Football” is a landing space for weirdness and entropy. The Cincinnati Bengals are consistently unpredictable, and the Denver Broncos have one ...

Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits as part of talks to end the shutdown, arguing there is plenty of time to negotiate over ...

I sometimes hear the refrain: “There’s nothing to do here for locals.” Yet, there is no shortage of events and activities in our community. Weekend calendars can be chock-full if we allow them to be, ...

A federal task force, including the National Guard, is being deployed to Memphis to target violent crime. The task force will also include an increased presence of agents from the FBI, ATF, DEA, and ...

210 N. Santa Fe Ave. | 3 p.m., followed by First Friday until 6 p.m. | Join the arts center for a groundbreaking on the Jackson Conference Center Elevator Tower & Renovation Project — a bold step ...

Penn State's last three big-game losses have all but ended with a Drew Allar interception. The team's offensive line and receivers also struggled, contributing to the 30-24 defeat against Oregon.