May 29, 2026
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Musk, OpenAI lawyers begin closing arguments in landmark trial that could shape AI’s future
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI began closing arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence.
Snodgrass named Piedmont U Dean’s Scholar
DEMOREST, GA Piedmont University congratulates Alexandra Snodgrass of Harrogate, who was among students named Dean's Scholars for the Fall 2025 semester.
Oklahoma’s Richard Glossip, who was nearly executed 3 times, granted bond while awaiting retrial
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed former death row prisoner Richard Glossip to be released on bond while awaiting retrial over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times.
Man known for racially derogatory livestreams charged with attempted murder after Tennessee shooting
CLARKSVILLE (AP) — A man who goes by 'Chud the Builder' and livestreams himself saying racially derogatory statements to Black people in public settings was arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse on Wednesday, authorities said.
East High Senior Dorian Carpenter named National Merit Scholar
More than a million students entered the competition in 2025, their junior year.
West Hamblen County home destroyed by fire
A home in West Hamblen County was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday evening.
Eleven indicted in Knox theft conspiracy case
A Knox County Grand Jury has returned indictments against eleven individuals, including current and former Knox County Sheriff’s Office personnel, on multiple charges related to an alleged theft conspiracy.
Morristown woman sentenced to 20 years in the deaths of multiple Fentanyl overdose victims
On May 13, Ashlyn Jade Henry, 25 of Morristown, Tennessee was sentenced to 20 years by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, United States District Court, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
Morristown Police Department’s Det. Matt Webb completes FBI’s Hazardous Device School
The Morristown Police Department offered congratulations to one of its own as Det. Matt Webb completed the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Hazardous Device School.