The Nashville police chief’s estranged son, who was recently identified as a suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store in La Vergne, Tenn., was found dead on Tuesday night, officials said. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement late Tuesday that John Drake Jr. had died in […]
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Nashville Chief’s Son Is Sought in Shooting of Two Officers
The authorities in Tennessee were searching on Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, a day after the chief’s son was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store. The officers were investigating a stolen vehicle Saturday afternoon in La Vergne, Tenn., about 20 miles […]
Read MoreFrom Serial Productions: The Kids of Rutherford County
Credits “The Kids of Rutherford County” is a production of Serial and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. Reported and hosted by Meribah KnightAdditional reporting by Ken Armstrong at ProPublicaProduced by Daniel GuillemetteAdditional production by Michelle NavarroEdited by Julie Snyder and Jen GuerraAdditional editing by Anita Badejo, Sarah Blustain, […]
Read MoreRepublican Mayoral Candidate Refuses to Condemn “Literal Nazis”
Miller’s amendment would ban any flags or pennants other than the U.S. flag, the flag of a U.S. state or territory, or the flag for prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action. His measure could therefore also affect some of the more outrageous protest signs hung around Congress by members of his own party. […]
Read MoreChaos or Conscience? A Republican Explains His Vote to Oust McCarthy.
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Read More9 Deputies Indicted in Death of Man Beaten in Memphis Jail
Nine sheriff’s deputies in Memphis have been indicted in the death of a man with mental health problems who died in custody last fall after being stomped, punched and pinned down, a sheriff and lawyer said on Wednesday night, the latest case to draw attention to how law enforcement responds to a person in mental […]
Read MoreMAGA Candidate’s Photo of Racially Diverse Friends Wasn’t What It Seemed
Unfortunately, even despite Canady’s refusal to recuse himself, the rest of the court does not offer much more hope. Another justice, Meredith Sasso, is married to DeSantis loyalist Michael Sasso. DeSantis appointed Michael Sasso as vice chairman of the controversial Disney oversight board. Sasso resigned in May, although he did not explain why. While the […]
Read MorePennsylvania Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante Joins Long History of Notable Manhunts
For more than a week, Danelo Cavalcante, a Brazilian national who was convicted of murder in suburban Philadelphia and then escaped from prison, has eluded an intense manhunt that has grown to hundreds of law enforcement officers. The pursuit continued on Monday after a weekend in which Mr. Cavalcante, who is also wanted in Brazil […]
Read MoreGloria Johnson, of Tennessee Three, Looks to Unseat GOP Senator Marsha Blackburn
Meadows has already shown himself willing to undermine his former boss in order to save his own skin. In mid-August, Meadows and former Vice President Mike Pence said separately that they had no knowledge of Trump declassifying a large number of documents, completely undermining the former president’s main defense in the Mar-a-Lago case. Other former […]
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