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Carlos Ortiz, of Mexico, gestures to spectators as he walks off the 18th green after finishing the first round of the World Golf Championship-FedEx St. Jude Invitational tournament, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Aug. 05, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

Harris English hits on the 12th hole during the first round in the World Golf Championship-FedEx St. Jude Invitational tournament, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Harris English shoots 62 to take 2-shot lead in Memphis

By Phil Stukenborg Aug. 05, 2021 05:53 PM EDT

Justin Thomas trying to break out of slump at TPC Southwind

By Phil Stukenborg Aug. 04, 2021 05:45 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Defending champion Justin Thomas is trying to break out of a bit of a slump at the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Xander Schauffele is...

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Will Tennessee's $384M help limit evictions?

By Kimberlee Kruesi Jun. 25, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 2021, file photo a FedEx driver delivers a cart of packages, in New York. Package delivery companies like FedEx have been in high demand during the pandemic, as more people stayed home and shopped online. At the same time, FedEx has been delivering COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FedEx posts profit as online shopping boom continues

By Joseph Pisani Jun. 24, 2021 04:56 PM EDT

Doctor reprimanded for taking vaccines without authorization

Jun. 16, 2021 11:57 AM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee doctor has been reprimanded for removing five doses of the coronavirus vaccine without authorization and giving them to...

County order further reduces mask restrictions in Memphis

Jun. 10, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Health officials in Tennessee's most populous county are lifting most existing face mask usage requirements enacted as precautions in the...

FILE - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs at TD Pavilion at the Mann on Sept. 4, 2019, in Philadelphia. Ingram and Shemekia Copeland were among the top winners at the Blues Music Awards held in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. Ingram, who won five times last year, took home the contemporary blues male artist and guitar instrumentalist awards. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

Jun. 07, 2021 02:41 PM EDT

Pastor DiArron M. speaks during a vigil for Pervis Payne outside of the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center on Friday, June 4, 2021 in Memphis. A hearing is scheduled Friday in the case of Payne, a Tennessee death row inmate who has long maintained his innocence and whose lawyers filed a petition saying he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)
Expert to study mental disabilty claim of death row inmate

By Adrian Sainz Jun. 04, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, defendant Billy Ray Turner, charged with killing NBA basketball star Lorenzen Wright, makes an appearance in Judge Lee V. Coffee's courtroom in Memphis, Tenn. Judge Coffee, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, set a 2022 trial date for Turner, charged with conspiring with the ex-wife of Wright to kill the former NBA player nearly 11 years ago in Memphis. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
Trial in former NBA player's killing set for January 2022

By Adrian Sainz Jun. 02, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

Sacramento Kings guard Justin James (10) knocks the ball away ahead of Memphis Grizzlies center Xavier Tillman (2) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, May 14, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
The Latest: Astros to allow 100% capacity starting May 25

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 12:58 PM EDT

Nashville lifts mask requirement after CDC issues guidance

May. 14, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville lifted its indoor public mask requirement Friday after federal counterparts relaxed guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic to...

Mayor: Memphis will stop enforcing mask mandate Saturday

May. 13, 2021 01:09 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly a year after requiring people to wear face masks in many public settings to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Memphis will stop...

FILE - This file photo provided by Tennessee Department of Correction shows Tennessee death row inmate Pervis Payne. Payne is asking a Memphis court to declare that he cannot be executed because he is intellectually disabled. The petition was filed in Criminal Court on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP, File)
Tennessee inmate asks court to declare he can't be executed

By Travis Loller May. 12, 2021 01:59 PM EDT

Tennessee Legislature adjourns for the year

By Kimberlee Kruesi May. 05, 2021 10:13 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned for the year after spending their final moments slashing how long the unemployed can receive...

COVID-19 variant found in India reported in Memphis

By Adrian Sainz Apr. 29, 2021 04:23 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in Tennessee’s most populous county said Thursday that one case of a COVID-19 variant found in India has been identified in a...

Tennessee gov: Virus now not statewide public health crisis

By Jonathan Mattise And Adrian Sainz Apr. 27, 2021 02:23 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared Tuesday that COVID-19 is no longer a statewide public health crisis, saying he is removing the option...

Bill passes to stop executions of intellectually disabled

By Jonathan Mattise Apr. 26, 2021 07:52 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers on Monday passed legislation designed to prevent death row inmates with an intellectual disability from being...

Medical workers give Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Friday, March 12, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. As millions continue to wait their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, small but steady amounts of the precious doses have gone to waste across the country. It's a heartbreaking reality that experts acknowledged was always likely to occur. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Nashville lifts outdoor mask mandate

Apr. 09, 2021 02:24 PM EDT

White House to build community vaccination center in Memphis

Mar. 31, 2021 07:49 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration and the state of Tennessee are building a community center for COVID-19 vaccinations in Memphis,...