<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>The Nashville Ledger</title><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com</link><description>News of business and the public record for Nashville.</description><copyright>Copyright 2026, The Nashville Ledger.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:14:11 UT</pubDate><atom:link href="http://www.nashvilleledger.com/NewsFeed.aspx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Code blue for medical training</title><description>On July 1, future doctors and other professionals will no longer have access to the federal Graduate PLUS loan program, a popular borrowing vehicle he...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204771</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204771</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:14:33 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meharry provost: Focus should be health of community, not debt</title><description>The elimination of the federal Graduate PLUS loan program for future borrowers, as well as a more costly academic landscape, merge to create a difficu...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204772</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204772</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:07:21 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Key transitions to watch</title><description>Increased reliance on credit-based private markets:Medical students will now be more likely to bridge the remaining annual balance through private stu...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204773</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204773</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:28:06 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The post Graduate PLUS Landscape</title><description>President Donald Trump&amp;rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) is fundamentally shifting the federal medical school borrowing landscape, eliminating...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204774</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204774</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:50:43 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Events</title><description>Roots &amp;amp; Rhythms: Country Night.Country Night at The Hermitage featuring Elizabeth Cook and Tim Easton. Featured honoree: Steve Earle. This show is...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204779</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204779</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:04:19 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Maybe push-ups aren’t the answer to country’s woes</title><description>One of my favorite lines about Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is an old comment from Al Franken, the comedian and former senator from Minnesota. &amp;ldquo;I like...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204776</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204776</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:08:03 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Affordable housing about more than more houses</title><description>Jack Gaughan is the president of the 6,600-member Greater Nashville Realtors organization and, in this capacity, he writes a column each week that is ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204778</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204778</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:09:01 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate rises to 6.49%, little changed from its range the past 6 weeks</title><description>The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week, staying close to 6.5%, where it's been the last six weeks. The benchmark 30-year fixe...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204896</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204896</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:24:30 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US World Cup wins give home fans hope</title><description>The 2026 FIFA World Cup is in full swing, with group-stage matches finishing this week at 16 sites throughout the host countries of the United States,...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204781</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204781</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:12:31 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nashville’s SC Qasem could have played for handful of Cup countries</title><description>Nashville SC fans don&amp;rsquo;t have to jump back and forth to hear the names of their hometown heroes during this World Cup, as the team has only one r...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204792</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204792</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:26:55 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pochettino feeling emotion of US fans</title><description>While this is U.S. Men&amp;rsquo;s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino first World Cup as a manager, he brings plenty of top-tier coaching experi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204793</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204793</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:13:21 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Adams &amp; Reese launches digital assets practice</title><description>Adams &amp;amp; Reese has launched a blockchain and digital assets practice, which will be led by partner and blockchain and digital assets team leader Mi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204795</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204795</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:10:58 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hermitage revives slavery-focused tour</title><description>The Andrew Jackson Foundation has relaunched its &amp;ldquo;In Their Footsteps: Slavery at The Hermitage&amp;rdquo; tour, a 60-minute guided walking experienc...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204797</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204797</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:26:12 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Save on gas with these five plug-in hybrid vehicles</title><description>Are you looking to buy a vehicle that will help you avoid today&amp;rsquo;s high gas prices? A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle might be the answer. These ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204799</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204799</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:27:05 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Once roiled by sexual abuse issue, Southern Baptist leadership now downplays its extent</title><description>Four years ago, the Southern Baptist Convention received a landmark report asserting that top leaders in the nation's largest Protestant denomination ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204857</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204857</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:01:57 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal judge halts Trump's election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list</title><description>BOSTON (AP) &amp;mdash; A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit w...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204897</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204897</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:29:46 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against the maker of Roundup weedkiller</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alle...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204891</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204891</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:23:06 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204892</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204892</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:28:07 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natu...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204890</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204890</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:27:32 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores and hotels on Thursday, in i...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204888</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204888</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:42:52 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Harvey Weinstein's New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can't endure a fourth trial</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) &amp;mdash; Harvey Weinstein won't face a fourth trial on a New York rape charge. Prosecutors dropped the #MeToo-era case on Thursday after ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204889</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204889</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:26:44 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — America has been rushing into an artificial intelligence future without much of a plan to stop what could be catastrophic job losses...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204859</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204859</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:02:45 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vermont is the first state to ban paraquat, a weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease</title><description>MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, one of the most commonly used herbicides, with lawmakers citing a poss...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204861</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204861</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:03:14 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polling shows why few victims report them</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal informat...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204863</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204863</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:04:06 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump is frustrated gasoline prices don't mirror oil's decline. Experts say it's not that simple</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gasoline prices decreased an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran....</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204867</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204867</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:05:23 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit states</title><description>AI-powered software has allowed gas station operators across California to illegally collude and drive up prices at the pump, according to a federal l...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204870</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204870</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:06:32 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Paris court gives French oil giant TotalEnergies 6 months to tighten its climate policies</title><description>PARIS (AP) — A court in Paris ruled on Thursday that energy giant TotalEnergies must account for its customer's greenhouse gas emissions, giving the F...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204886</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204886</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:41:38 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>All 32 of the nation's biggest banks clear the Fed's annual 'stress test'</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) — All 32 of the nation's biggest banks passed the Federal Reserve's annual "stress test" of the financial system, the central bank said ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204869</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204869</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:06:02 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US Senator warns of administration plan to hastily remove over 500 unaccompanied migrant children</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; A Democratic U.S. senator warns the Trump administration is getting ready to round up 500 immigrant children in a hasty effort...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204899</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204899</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:28:49 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>White House seeks $87.6B from Congress for Iran war costs, US farmers and Ebola response</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting th...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204876</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204876</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:10:43 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recru...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204879</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204879</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:11:54 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Key inflation gauge jumps to 3-year high in latest sign of affordability challenges</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204882</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204882</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:21:50 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US economy expanded at solid 2.1% pace in January-March, government says, upgrading last estimate</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The U.S. economy expanded at a solid and unexpected 2.1% annual pace from January through March, the Commerce Department repor...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204883</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204883</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:42:23 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US jobless aid filings fall to 215,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds that are creating uncertain...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204884</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204884</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:43:30 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase promotes Petno, Rohrbaugh to copresidents, setting up two more successors for Dimon</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) &amp;mdash; JPMorgan Chase promoted investment bankers Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh to copresidents of the bank, elevating two additional p...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204894</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204894</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:21:50 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Court filing reveals President Trump spoke to Live Nation CEO before antitrust case was settled</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly se...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204865</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204865</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:04:46 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US Congress welcomes Taiwan's parliamentary leader to Washington, affirms support for the island</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday pledged firm support for the self-governed island of Taiwan as they welcom...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204871</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204871</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:07:34 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednes...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204872</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204872</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:37:21 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump's showdown with Republican Sen. Cassidy: Inside the blow-up on Capitol Hill</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — "Would you really like to know?" Sen. Bill Cassidy asked President Donald Trump.Just hours after refusing to sign a bipartisan housi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204873</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204873</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:09:39 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lawmakers demand answers as turmoil over Reflecting Pool repair continues</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats called for investigations Wednesday into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204874</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204874</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:10:16 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>NATO's Trump whisperer meets the president in an effort to appease him before next month's summit</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the flattery with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, pressing the case for a military al...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204877</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204877</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:11:22 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips</title><description>Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.The...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204900</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204900</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:20:08 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after Micron soars and Apple drops</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market meandered to a mixed finish Thursday after several artificial-intelligence stocks veered back up their roller-co...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204901</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204901</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:20:35 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase plans to expand Community Center program, doubling branches in low-income areas</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase will significantly expand its national "Community Center" program, the bank said Thursday, with plans to double the num...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204902</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204902</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:21:18 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel</title><description>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British m...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204903</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204903</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:22:26 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>MLB proposes limiting most free agent contracts to 5 years and 15% of a team's salary cap</title><description>Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team's salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation,...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204905</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204905</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:23:40 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rubio hails US-Gulf Arab unity despite that region's persistent concerns about Iran agreement</title><description>MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that relations between the United States and its Gulf Arab partners are rock ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204906</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204906</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:25:03 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>DEA asks watchdog to investigate claims that agents permitted fentanyl to hit the streets</title><description>The federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower's claims ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204908</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204908</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:26:21 UT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>