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  • This courtroom sketch depicts, from left, attorney Sean Hecker, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and attorney Rascoe Dean in court during Garcia’s detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Diego Fishburn)Politics

    Federal judge wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia released but his lawyers worry ICE will arrest and deport him if he’s set free

    By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, and others
  • Protesters gather outside the Federal Courthouse before arguments whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia can be released from jail on Friday, June 13, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Politics

    Judge will order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s pre-trial release but ICE plans to detain him and possibly try to deport him again

    By Travis Loller, Ben Finley, and others
  • Trump delivers remarks in North Carolina after the Hurricane Helene disasterPolitics

    As Trump and Musk battle with Congress over $100 billion in disaster aid, homeowners and small businesses are waiting anxiously in the wings: ‘I’m tracking this bill like a hawk right now’

    By Travis Loller, Leah Willingham, and others
  • St. Nicholas trips on the Bruchhausen-Vilsen museum railwayLifestyle

    Santa Train’s 82nd annual visit delivers hope to corner of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee coal country

    By Travis Loller and The Associated Press
  • Trousdale Turner Correctional Center operated by CoreCivic is seen Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Hartsville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Finance

    Private prison giant has spent over $4.4m to settle mistreatment complaints in 1 state—including at least 22 inmate deaths

    By Jonathan Mattise, Travis Loller, and others
  • BP oil spillEnvironment

    BP paid just $1,300 each to 79% of the Deepwater oil spill victims because of a single switched word in the multibillion-dollar settlement

    By Travis Loller, Michael Phillis, and others
  • Condors fly above the research site on Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013, in Big Sur, Calif. The California Condor research camp high in the steep coastal range above Big Sur is the site of the Ventana Wildlife Society’s Condor Recovery Program, where California Condors are analyzed for lead contamination, their general health and electronic tracking devices they wear are checked for proper operation. (Photo By Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleEnvironment

    The endangered Species Act turns 50, and those who created and enforced it recall its highs and lows: ‘I was threatened many times’

    By Travis Loller and The Associated Press
  • School kidsTech

    The tech company touting its MIT connection that stranded Kentucky school kids for a week did the same thing in Ohio last fall

    By Travis Loller, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • Jack Daniel's distilleryPolitics

    Tennessee and Kentucky towns are up in arms over tax-dodging by Big Whiskey: ‘They threw us under the bus’

    By Travis Loller and The Associated Press
  • Pathogenesis bookHealth

    The history of the world in germs and pandemics that you didn’t know you needed

    By Travis Loller and The Associated Press
  • AI traffic researchersTech

    You’re a worse driver than a robot: Research shows gaper blocks and looky-loos aren’t an issue with AI

    By Travis Loller and The Associated Press