Tennessee teachers step closer to carrying firearms in classroom after state lawmakers pass GOP-backed bill

House lawmakers in Tennessee overwhelmingly passed a bill to arm teachers in schools, nearly a year after a shooting at a private school left three children and three adults dead. Read More

National Teacher of the Year Helps Diverse Students and Their Families Thrive in Rural Tennessee

National Teacher of the Year Helps Diverse Students and Their Families Thrive in Rural Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Ali Aglan joined Missy Testerman's second grade class, his family ... Read More

Should teachers be armed in Tennessee? The Senate says 'yes.' It's on hold in the House.

(WTVF) — Tensions mounted in the Tennessee Senate on Tuesday, as troopers removed people from the gallery and lawmakers voted to allow teachers to ... telling us they don't want it to happen. Read More

Angry protests as Tennessee Republicans pass law allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons

Teachers would not need to disclose if they are carrying a weapon, the bill says - something which led to chants of “shame on you” from the gallery. The bill still needs to pass the Tennessee ... Read More

Tennessee educator named Teacher of the Year for creating curriculum that helps diverse students thrive

Missy Testerman, a 2nd grade teacher from Tennessee ... Missy Testerman's 2nd grade class, his family had just moved from Egypt to rural East Tennessee, where his parents now run an Italian ... Read More

Tennessee teachers would be allowed to carry concealed handguns at K-12 schools under a bill just passed by the state Senate

That’s what opponents chanted in the Tennessee state Senate gallery Tuesday as lawmakers debated before passing a bill that would allow teachers and staff in K-12 public schools to carry a ... Read More

Tennessee legislature passes bill banning marriage between first cousins

Jernigan said a 1960 attorney general’s opinion determined that an 1820s Tennessee law restricting some marriages among relatives does not prevent first cousins from marrying. He responded to ... Read More

US state will allow teachers to carry guns in schools

There were about 200 sign-waving protesters amid angry scenes in Tennessee's senate chamber ... De/AFP South Dakota became the US first state to allow teachers to carry guns on school grounds ... Read More

Tennessee elementary school educator named 'National Teacher of the Year'

The win makes her the first Tennessee teacher ... U.S. News // 16 hours ago N.Y. AG asks judge to void Trump's $175M bond in civil fraud case April 19 (UPI) -- N.Y. Attorney General Letitia ... Read More

O.J. Simpson Died $114M in Debt to Ron Goldman’s Family — and Legal Battle Looms, Attorney Says

Her work has previously appeared in Forbes and she has also worked in broadcast television as a reporter for Hawaii-based news station KHON2 News. An attorney ... the Goldman family more than ... Read More

O.J. Simpson Had 'Very Strong Ego' — and It 'Clouded a Lot of His Reactions,' Says Attorney (Exclusive)

“This is just a reminder for us of how long Ron has been gone ... Confessions of the Killer] or he went on a lot of television shows,” says Dershowitz. “[He] did not do himself very much ... Read More