http://www.nashvilleledger.comNews of business and the public record for Nashville.Copyright 2026, The Nashville Ledger.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:14:11 UTOn July 1, future doctors and other professionals will no longer have access to the federal Graduate PLUS loan program, a popular borrowing vehicle he...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204771http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204771Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:14:33 UTThe elimination of the federal Graduate PLUS loan program for future borrowers, as well as a more costly academic landscape, merge to create a difficu...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204772http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204772Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:07:21 UTIncreased reliance on credit-based private markets:Medical students will now be more likely to bridge the remaining annual balance through private stu...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204773http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204773Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:28:06 UTPresident Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) is fundamentally shifting the federal medical school borrowing landscape, eliminating...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204774http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204774Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:50:43 UTA federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nurs...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204928http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204928Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:15:14 UTRoots & Rhythms: Country Night.Country Night at The Hermitage featuring Elizabeth Cook and Tim Easton. Featured honoree: Steve Earle. This show is...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204779http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204779Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:04:19 UTLed by columnist Joe Rogers’ four first-place awards, the Nashville Ledger has been named top newspaper in its division by the Tennessee Press A...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204910http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204910Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:50:16 UTOne of my favorite lines about Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is an old comment from Al Franken, the comedian and former senator from Minnesota. “I like...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204776http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204776Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:08:03 UTJack 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 ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204778http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204778Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:09:01 UTThe 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...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204896http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204896Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:24:30 UTThe 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,...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204781http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204781Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:12:31 UTNashville SC fans don’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...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204792http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204792Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:26:55 UTWhile this is U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino first World Cup as a manager, he brings plenty of top-tier coaching experi...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204793http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204793Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:13:21 UTAdams & Reese has launched a blockchain and digital assets practice, which will be led by partner and blockchain and digital assets team leader Mi...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204795http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204795Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:10:58 UTThe Andrew Jackson Foundation has relaunched its “In Their Footsteps: Slavery at The Hermitage” tour, a 60-minute guided walking experienc...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204797http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204797Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:26:12 UTAre you looking to buy a vehicle that will help you avoid today’s high gas prices? A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle might be the answer. These ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204799http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204799Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:27:05 UTNASHVILLE (AP) — A judge temporarily ordered the Tennessee Department of Health not to give immigration authorities information about roughly 400 seri...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204940http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204940Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:49:20 UTNASHVILLE (AP) — For a few years at the turn of this century, Nashville was home to a remarkable carousel.Described by its artist-creator Red Grooms a...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204913http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204913Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:08:46 UTNEW YORK (AP) — David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, whose husky, high-strung tenor on "Spinning Wheel," "And When I Die" an...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204930http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204930Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:15:49 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come ther...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204944http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204944Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:28:00 UTGREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified inf...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204932http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204932Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:57:17 UTThe Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group t...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204926http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204926Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:14:27 UTMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government plans to strengthen laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms, Prime Mi...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204924http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204924Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:13:20 UTBEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Heat. Moisture. National pride.These were top of mind as Nike designed its uniform kits for this year's World Cup, including fo...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204917http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204917Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:10:11 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling i...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204946http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204946Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:53:41 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204915http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204915Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:27:07 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204942http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204942Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:25:49 UTNEW YORK (AP) — Most of the U.S. stock market rose after oil prices eased back to where they were before the war with Iran, but drops for AI stocks ke...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204950http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204950Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:15:46 UTA former Meta executive whose memoir, "Careless People," provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the com...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204919http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204919Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:10:42 UTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state's education board Fri...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204948http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204948Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:24:32 UTA new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204947http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204947Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:23:48 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is organizing hundreds of community events across the country this weekend in hopes of harne...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204934http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204934Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:26:36 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio along with Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors announced a framework agreement Friday that was described...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204949http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204949Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:25:03 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that enables warrantless track...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204933http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204933Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:57:44 UTCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is considering a run for president as he approaches the end of his term, called for a national "billionai...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204931http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204931Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:48:26 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a bli...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204922http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204922Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:59:22 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — America is celebrating its 250th year. And what better way to mark that anniversary than with an American summer staple — a trip to ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204921http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204921Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:11:40 UTMajor League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team's salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation,...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204905http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204905Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:52:14 UTFour years ago, the Southern Baptist Convention received a landmark report asserting that top leaders in the nation's largest Protestant denomination ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204857http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204857Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:01:57 UTBOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit w...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204897http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204897Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:29:46 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alle...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204891http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204891Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:23:06 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204892http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204892Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:28:07 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natu...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204890http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204890Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:27:32 UTWASHINGTON (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...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204888http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204888Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:42:52 UTNEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein won't face a fourth trial on a New York rape charge. Prosecutors dropped the #MeToo-era case on Thursday after ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204889http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204889Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:26:44 UTThe federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower's claims ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204908http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204908Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:26:21 UTApple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.The...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204900http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204900Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:20:08 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — America has been rushing into an artificial intelligence future without much of a plan to stop what could be catastrophic job losses...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204859http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204859Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:02:45 UTMONTPELIER, 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...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204861http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204861Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:03:14 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal informat...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204863http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204863Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:04:06 UTNEW 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....http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204867http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204867Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:05:23 UTAI-powered software has allowed gas station operators across California to illegally collude and drive up prices at the pump, according to a federal l...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204870http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204870Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:06:32 UTPARIS (AP) — A court in Paris ruled on Thursday that energy giant TotalEnergies must account for its customer's greenhouse gas emissions, giving the F...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204886http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204886Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:41:38 UTNEW 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 ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204869http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204869Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:06:02 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic U.S. senator warns the Trump administration is getting ready to round up 500 immigrant children in a hasty effort...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204899http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204899Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:28:49 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting th...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204876http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204876Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:10:43 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recru...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204879http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204879Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:11:54 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204882http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204882Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:21:50 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a solid and unexpected 2.1% annual pace from January through March, the Commerce Department repor...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204883http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204883Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:42:23 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds that are creating uncertain...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204884http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204884Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:43:30 UTNEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase promoted investment bankers Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh to copresidents of the bank, elevating two additional p...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204894http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204894Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:21:50 UTNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly se...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204865http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204865Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:04:46 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday pledged firm support for the self-governed island of Taiwan as they welcom...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204871http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204871Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:07:34 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednes...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204872http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204872Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:37:21 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — "Would you really like to know?" Sen. Bill Cassidy asked President Donald Trump.Just hours after refusing to sign a bipartisan housi...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204873http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204873Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:09:39 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats called for investigations Wednesday into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204874http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204874Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:10:16 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the flattery with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, pressing the case for a military al...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204877http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204877Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:11:22 UTNEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market meandered to a mixed finish Thursday after several artificial-intelligence stocks veered back up their roller-co...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204901http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204901Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:20:35 UTNEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase will significantly expand its national "Community Center" program, the bank said Thursday, with plans to double the num...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204902http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204902Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:21:18 UTDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British m...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204903http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204903Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:22:26 UTMANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that relations between the United States and its Gulf Arab partners are rock ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204906http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204906Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:25:03 UT