British weatherman Liam Dutton pronounced the 58-letter name of Welsh village Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch flawlessly.… MORE
Apple unveils upgraded devices
No new devices but Apple unveils several upgrades. CNN’s Maggie Lake talks to Gene Munster, Senior Research Analyst for Piper Jaffray.… MORE
Bugging out: America’s first edible cricket farm
Is it a fad, or is it the future? Rachel Crane visits Big Cricket Farms, the nation’s first edible cricket farm to find out what everyone’s bugging out about.… MORE
‘Our heart is really broken’
Refugees fleeing from poverty, war and corruption tell the story of their journeys to Europe.… MORE
Ex-Officer Charged In Fatal Shooting Seeks Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a white former police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop are expected to argue Thursday that he should be released from jail before his murder trial because he poses no threat to the public. Lawyers for Michael Slager have filed 150 pages of…… MORE
The Tom Joyner Morning Show Visit
Nashville! Your Fly Jock Tom Joyner and the Crew are coming to Music City and they want to meet their listeners! Join the Tom Joyner Morning Show crew on Monday September 21st starting at 5pm at The Bridge Bar located inside the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville (611 Commerce Street) for a special Happy Hour Meet and Greet! They’ll…… MORE
Halbritter: ‘R-word’ is a racial slur
Oneida Indian Nation’s Ray Halbritter says Redskins is an offensive, racial epithet, NFL team should change its name.… MORE
Plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway
British Airways Flight 2276 caught fire on a Las Vegas runway, injuring 13 people. CNN’s Dan Simon reports.… MORE
Discovery of ‘superhenge’ deepens Stonehenge mystery
A ‘superhenge’ discovered near Stonehenge in England is believed to have been built 4,500 years ago. CNN’s Erin McLaughlin reports.… MORE
Aurora Borealis like you’ve never seen before
Astronaut Scott Kelly shot timelapses of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis while aboard the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth.… MORE
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TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…
DIDDY WANTS OUT OF JAIL BEFORE SENTENCING
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…
MUSIC CITY ICON GAIL MASONDO PASSES ON
All of us plant seeds. And the thing about those seeds is you never know where they will sprout or how much of a harvest they will manifest. Because Gail Hamilton Masondo was my mother, I know, for certain, that when she moved to Nashville, she had absolutely no idea of the kind mark that…