By ADRIAN SAINZ GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn could make history by becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee. She is running against Democrat Phil Bredesen, a former Tennessee governor who says he always has been very interested in seeing women get ahead. But, he adds, that doesn’t mean Blackburn deserves to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has canceled his appearance at a Democratic rally in Tennessee this weekend, and the event will no longer take place. Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong tells The Commercial Appeal that Booker can’t attend the local party’s Sunday afternoon rally because of a scheduling conflict. The New Jersey lawmaker is weighing a 2020 […]

By Dawn Geske  Bill Daily, known for his role as Major Healey on the 1960s hit sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie,” has passed away at the age of 91, People magazine reported. Daily, a comedic actor, also had roles on “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Alf.” Daily played Major Healey — the wacky best friend of NASA astronaut Anthony Nelson played by the […]

Death is swallowed up in victory. O Death, where is your sting? —1 Corinthians 15:54-55  In 17th-century England, church bells tolled out the news of what was taking place in a parish. They announced not only religious services but also weddings and funerals. So when John Donne, author and dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, lay desperately sick with the plague […]