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President Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday, where he's expected to talk about his administration's efforts to address two major concerns for voters: the economy and affordability.
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Americans are concerned about high costs, but President Trump recently called affordability "a Democrat hoax." NPR unpacks the administration's messaging with GOP strategist Brendan Buck.
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Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline. -
President Trump expected to address affordability at Pennsylvania rally, SCOTUS seems poised to side with Trump in FTC firing, Indiana lawmakers expected to vote on controversial redistricting plan.
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As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition.
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Randall Goosby with the Renaissance Quartet & Pianist Zhu Wang
Concerts International continues its chamber music season on Thursday, December 11, at Harris Concert Hall with hometown favorite Randall Goosby, performing alongside his Renaissance Quartet and frequent collaborator, pianist Zhu Wang.
'American Nightmare,' Part 1: Jose gets visitors
In a Louisiana detention center for undocumented immigrants, a long-time Memphis resident awaits a deportation hearing while his family — including three US-born teenagers — worries about the future.
Handmade gifts are the best kind
...particularly when they're edible and prettily packaged.
TDOE honors 2025–26 principal, supervisor, and RISE Award finalists
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has announced its 2025–26 Principal of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, and RISE Award finalists, who are shaping student success across the state.
Works by Amy Hutcheson and Phyllis Boger | Memphis Botanic Garden
Kacky Walton spoke with Memphis artists Amy Hutcheson and Phyllis Boger, whose work is on view at the Memphis Botanic Garden now through Tuesday, December 30.
7 deaths and hundreds of injuries are linked to faulty Abbott glucose monitors
About 3 million glucose monitoring sensors were potentially affected by a production error that caused incorrect low glucose readings.
2025 Annual Holiday Show & Sale | Agnes Stark Pottery
Kacky Walton spoke with pottery artist Agnes Stark about her 2025 Holiday Show and Sale, taking place Friday, December 5, through Sunday, December 7, at her studio in Eads, TN.
Christmas Gems | Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) presents two regional premieres on the Tabor Stage, Friday, December 5, through Sunday, December 21, with "Christmas Gems," a family-friendly double bill featuring Dylan Thomas’s "A Child’s Christmas" in Wales and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle."
A Celebration with Music | St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church will celebrate 160 years in downtown Memphis next year, and the parish is marking the milestone with “A Celebration with Music,” a series of 12 free Wednesday-evening concerts.
TN Politics: Rethinking who runs the county jail
If not the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, then who?