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Lead plaintiff Kayla Gore speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., April 23, 2019. A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday, July 12, 2024, that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates. (AP Photo/Travis Loller, File)

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Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
Fri,07/12/24-6:28PM , 94 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
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In this photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Education, 2nd grade teacher Missy Testerman, center, who teaches English as a second language, works with students Dafne Lozano, left, and Dwiti Patel, right, at the Rogersville City School, Thursday, March 13, 2024, in Rogersville, Tenn. Testerman has been named the 2024 National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers. (Tennessee Department of Education via AP)

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National Teacher of the Year helps diverse students and their families thrive in rural Tennessee
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
Wed,04/03/24-8:04AM , 99 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Ali Aglan joined Missy Testerman's second grade class, his family had just moved from Egypt to rural east Tennessee, where his parents now run an Italian restaurant. Coming home from school one day in the town of Rogersville, he told his mother that no one would talk to him.
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In an interview, snow plow operator Dave Westphal says with the amount of snow that has fallen, it's been non-stop work for him. COURTESY: WLS TV ((mandatory on-air credit))

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Much of US still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
Sun,01/21/24-10:33AM , 100 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday.
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In this 1979 photograph, Jim Williams speaks during a protest against the damming of the Little Tennessee River, home or the Snail Darter, in Tenn. The fish was at the center of a battle between developers of the Tellico Dam and conservationists. (Courtesy of C. Kenneth Dodd Jr. via AP)

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As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, those who first enforced it reflect on its mixed legacy
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
Tue,12/26/23-11:11PM , 78 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act.
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