August 24, 2026
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Harvey Weinstein defense urges acquittal as rape retrial nears a close
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein's defense urged jurors Tuesday to acquit him and put an end to a #MeToo-era rape case that has gone to trial three times, while prosecutors pressed to vied to restore a onetime conviction that got unwound.
The MD-11 cargo planes like the one in last fall’s deadly UPS crash in Louisville return to the air
The model of cargo plane that crashed in Kentucky last fall after an engine fell off a UPS jet as it was taking off resumed flying over the weekend.
Hamblen Health Dept. conducting free Grant Writing Workshop at TVH
The Hamblen County Department of Health’s Community Development Team is hosting a free Grant Writing Workshop this month.
Lakeway Area farms qualify for SBA because of drought conditions
Area farms and businesses that needed more rain in the past few months may be able to find relief through a program announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Tennessee who sustained economic losses caused by drought beginning on Dec. 30, 2025.
Gov. Lee comes to Grainger in week-long trip to East Tennessee
Months before his term expires as Tennessee Governor, Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria made a stop Monday afternoon to the farm of Lillard and Luke Stratton, which grows tomatoes sold at many of the region’s Food City supermarkets.
Superior Car Wash hosts ribbon cutting
Superior Car Wash, the newest hand-operated car wash in Morristown, held a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce at its location at 1718 Buffalo Trail.
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
ALBUQUERQU E , N.M. (AP) — An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, but global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because the germ does not easily spread between people.
Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for helping plan a school shooting
The widow of a man killed in last year's mass shooting at Florida State University is suing Chat-GPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company's artificial intelligence chatbot for giving advice on how to carry out the rampage.
Heat stroke is suspected among 6 found dead in a shipping container at a rail yard near Texas border
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A South Texas medical examiner believes heat stroke may have led to the death of six people thought to be immigrants who were found Sunday afternoon inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.