Three teenagers in Tennessee have sued Elon Musk’s xAI, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images.

ABC has canceled a finished season of “The Bachelorette.”.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than three months, a setback for prospective home shoppers this spring homebuying season.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 30 points and handed out 11 assists, leading No. 17 Arkansas to its first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship and first automatic NCAA Tournament berth since 2000, beating 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt 86-75.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored five of his 24 points in overtime and No. 17 Arkansas held off Mississippi 93-90 to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game for the first time since 2017.

Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat fourth-ranked Florida 91-74 to end the defending national champion’s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators’ bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Alex Condon scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Florida took its first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference Tournament title by beating Kentucky 71-63 in the quarterfinals.

The United States women's national team has secured its sixth straight shutout victory.

Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now.

A study commissioned by the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten has concluded that a proposal to allow the pooling of media rights among Division I conferences would generate less revenue than if the conferences continued marketing their own games.

The Atlanta Braves have announced BravesVision as their local television home, beginning with the 2026 season.

More than one million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease and another 90,000 people are expected to be diagnosed this year. But scientists say new breakthroughs are bringing real hope.

Cocoa prices have fallen nearly 70% since last Valentine’s Day, but that won’t make heart-shaped boxes of chocolate or even chocolate Easter bunnies more affordable this year.

A trove of more than 200 letters from World War II that were found in a Tennessee home offers an intimate picture of love during wartime.

People in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.

Barry Trotz is retiring as general manager of the Nashville Predators after just under three years on the job.

A “bomb cyclone” is starting to bring heavy snow to the Southeast and is ushering in frigid temperature to much of East Coast Saturday.

Frustrations are bubbling up for the tens of thousands that have been without power for nearly a week in the U.S. South as a new storm looms.

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been mobilized in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee to clear debris and help people stranded in cars and homes still without power as the Southern states brace for another blast of dangerous cold weather.

Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as vehicles got stranded for hours on major highways.

Three Texas siblings who died in an icy pond are among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold.

A massive winter storm is barreling toward the eastern U.S., threatening to bring severe ice and snow from Texas to Boston.

A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions.

The NCAA sent a letter asking federal regulators to suspend prediction markets for college sports.

The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are now divorced and legally single.

Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands That's according to a Tuesday court filing from the U.S. government.

Travis Kelce has played 96 regular-season home games for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Nick Saban knows his strengths with seven national championships as a college football coach.

Kansas City quarterback Gardner Minshew hurt his left knee early in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans and didn't return.

Despite decades of research, the average life expectancy for an American with sickle cell remains about 20 years shorter than the general population. But for the first time, even scientists say new therapies have the power to actually cure the disease.

Kidney cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers in the U.S., and until recently, a diagnosis of advanced disease often meant just a few years to live. Now, new immunotherapy combinations are helping many patients live 10-15 years longer than ever before.

Five college football players at power-conference schools asked a federal judge on Monday for a preliminary injunction to play a fifth year next season.

Cancers in younger adults are surging. Colon cancer, once a midlife disease, is striking earlier than ever. Breast and kidney cancers are also climbing in people under 50. And now, a new study reveals appendix cancer, which was once considered extremely rare, is not so rare anymore, specifically among Generation X and Millennials.

Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea lobbied all week and offered to add a 13th game to the schedule, “in the parking lot” if they had to, for one more shot at impressing the College Football Playoff selection committee.

The 18th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats have lost back-to-back games and three of their last five.

The Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars are 8-4 teams seemingly headed in opposite directions.

A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering.

Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee.

The Jaguars are right where they wanted to be. Playing meaningful games in December. After beating the Titans on Sunday, the Jaguars are set up for a huge showdown with the Colts on Sunday.

The Jaguars are right where they wanted to be. Playing meaningful games in December. After beating the Titans on Sunday, the Jaguars are set up for a huge showdown with the Colts on Sunday.

Trevor Lawrence has played plenty of meaningful games in December.

President Donald Trump and top Republicans are making a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress.

Tennessee Titans running back Julius Chestnut says Jacksonville Jaguars punter Logan Cooke threatened to kill him during the AFC South game.

Jacksonville Jaguars fans packed local sports bars Sunday to watch their team secure a decisive 25-3 victory over the Tennessee Titans, pushing the team into a tie for first place in the AFC South.

An AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart.

People with Thanksgiving travel plans may still feel on edge after the U.S. government shutdown that caused widespread flight cancellations and delays.

Tennessee interim coach Mike McCoy said Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley will miss the rest of the season after breaking his right leg Sunday in a loss to the Texans.

Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed has been indicted in Texas on a misdemeanor charge for failing to report an aggravated assault.

In a story published Nov. 12, 2025, about an upcoming execution in Tennessee, The Associated Press, relying on court records, erroneously reported how old Karen Pulley was when she died.

Irving Locker, a World War II veteran, has become a published songwriter at 101.

Diego Pavia threw a 4-yard pass to Cole Spence in overtime, and No. 15 Vanderbilt rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Auburn 45-38.

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the previous year, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June.

A coalition of news organizations is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access to the entire process when inmates are put to death.

Doctors are turning to a groundbreaking new therapy; one that’s not only giving patients more healthy years, but in some cases, wiping out the cancer altogether.

The NCAA is delaying a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

A federal judge in Tennessee has warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial.

A former Tennessee state representative has been sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a scheme involving a taxpayer-funded mail business.

Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula dislocated his left ankle and will have an MRI exam after being taken off the field on a cart early in the third quarter of a 17-10 against No. 10 Vanderbilt.

The NCAA has approved a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

The NFL can see another worst to first turnaround this season.

Lionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day.

Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick nearly a year after his first in Inter Miami’s 5-2 win over Nashville SC.

The AP Top 25 college football rankings are set for a shake-up after a wild weekend.

Authorities say they have identified the remains of 14 of the 16 people killed last week in a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant.

Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration, has won a crowded Republican primary in the special election to replace a GOP congressman who left office this summer.

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is facing a felony battery charge for what authorities say was a fight over parking.

New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James has died in a plane crash in North Carolina.

Prosecutors say a 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups has pleaded guilty to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation.

Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson lead nominations for the Country Music Association Awards, with six nods each.

The NFL joined the WNBA in having a sex toy thrown onto the field when someone tossed one during the Tennessee Titans’ preseason finale.

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge to dismiss a human smuggling case against him.

Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons defended shoving the Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward at the end of practice Monday.

A former Nashville police officer has been sentenced to probation on a charge of felony official misconduct after law enforcement officials say he allegedly participated in an adult video while on duty.

The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for the southeastern United States.

The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, sharply increasing the Trump administration’s ability to hold detained immigrants amid its ever-growing mass deportation efforts.

The Trump administration is lashing out at New York City officials over their sanctuary policies.

Construction on a new enclosed stadium for the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tennessee, has been halted after a noose was found at the construction site.

The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing.

Lionel Messi extended his historic streak to five straight multi-goal games, and Inter Miami snapped Nashville SC’s 15-match unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win.

Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys.

Music to send you into the summer...

The U.S. conceded four goals in the first half, failed to get a shot on target and were embarrassed in a 4-0 blowout loss to Switzerland in a friendly.

A fire broke out in the parking garage of Nashville’s main public library and forced evacuations at a nearby hotel.

Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.

Jacksonville signed defensive end Dawuane Smoot on Tuesday, bringing back the defensive end after a one-year stint with the Bills. The Jaguars also signed receiver Trenton Irwin and released receiver David White.

Old Dominion will release their new album, “Barbara,” on Aug. 22.

The Southeastern Conference is ratcheting up penalties on schools whose fans storm the field or rush the court, doing away with an escalating fine system and now charging $500,000 per incident.

Tennessee has executed Oscar Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett.

Whether it's No Mow May or Let It Bloom June or Leave The Leaves, homeowners are finding more ways to adopt a low mow lifestyle instead of keeping up with short, manicured lawns.

More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried.

A former Nashville police lieutenant has been arrested on charges of theft, burglary and official misconduct.

A Nashville high school student who fatally shot a classmate before killing himself in January was on probation after threatening a student with a box cutter three months earlier.

The trial of former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff on bribery, kickback and money laundering charges is underway, with defense attorneys arguing that the pair did nothing illegal.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will deliver remarks Thursday morning at the 2025 Rx and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville.

Attorney General Pam Bondi will deliver remarks offering “insights into the nation’s opioid crisis” in Nashville.

The Tennessee Board of Parole has recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal history and what it has taken to overcome it.

Major League Baseball has played at the “Field of Dreams” movie site.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says television ratings from the opening weekend of the playoffs were the best the league has seen in about a quarter-century.