<?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, 18 Jun 2026 12:14:09 UT</pubDate><atom:link href="http://www.nashvilleledger.com/NewsFeed.aspx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Tennessee finds a new lane in auto industry</title><description>Ford has tapped two technology platforms created by Vehlo, a Knoxville-based producer of software and financial tools for auto dealers&amp;rsquo; service ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204527</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204527</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:58:38 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Tennessee auto industry</title><description>Tennessee&amp;rsquo;s auto industry sector currently employs more than 144,700 Tennesseans across 900+ automotive companies in 88 of the state&amp;rsquo;s 95 ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204528</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204528</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:52:25 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why are Olivia and Liam now the hot baby names?</title><description>Newly released Social Security rankings for the top baby names in 2025 show what I have long learned to expect: another middling, so-so year for Joes....</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204530</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204530</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:51:07 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Real estate listers struggle in search for compromise</title><description>Zillow and real estate giant Compass, which has 15 offices in Middle Tennessee, are in the middle of a fight over residential real estate data sharing...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204532</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204532</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:15:45 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate falls to 6.47%, tracking lower bond yields as Iran war winds down</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week, tracking Treasury yields that have retreated since a deal to end the war wi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204661</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204661</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:06:16 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Events</title><description>Williamson Inc. Women in Business Mixer.This casual networking event is designed to bring together women professionals from across the community to bu...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204533</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204533</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:50:10 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hastings Architecture selects new leaders</title><description>Hastings Architecture has announced the promotion of Paul Law to principal and Daniel Cremin and Kate O&amp;rsquo;Neil to associate principal. Law is Hast...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204535</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204535</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:17:11 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>18 TN communities join Make Music Day</title><description>Eighteen Tennessee communities will host more than 100 free music-making events Sunday as part of Make Music Day, a global celebration held each year ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204537</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204537</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:08:08 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 5 best used performance cars for less than $25K</title><description>If you like the idea of owning a car that&amp;rsquo;s fun to drive but can&amp;rsquo;t afford a new one, this summer is an ideal time to consider buying used,...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204539</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204539</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:00:55 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are you ready for the next great disruption to your career?</title><description>That last thing? That was it. That was the last straw.The camel&amp;rsquo;s back is officially broken. The damage is done, and you&amp;rsquo;re ready to find ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204541</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204541</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:52:32 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>IRS anxiety? Five ways to avoid tax penalties in 2026</title><description>As a certified public accountant, the most common question I hear in the spring is: &amp;ldquo;How much do I actually have to pay the IRS right now?&amp;rdquo...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204543</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204543</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:18:08 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote</title><description>A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on electio...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204854</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204854</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:45:14 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams and 3 others charged in federal bribery probe</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams was arrested Wednesday in a bribery case, the latest sign that federal prosecu...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204855</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204855</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:45:34 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alibaba sues the US Defense Department in a bid to remove 'Chinese military company' designation</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sued the U.S. Department of Defense, demanding that it be removed from the Pentagon's list of Chi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204853</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204853</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:43:51 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US says chemical maker Chemours to pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' case</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illeg...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204829</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204829</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:31:03 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump</title><description>A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204824</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204824</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:04:38 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court rejects a push to require higher prices on tax foreclosure sales</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort to change tax foreclosure sales to let homeowners to keep more money when their prop...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204825</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204825</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:05:40 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parti...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204821</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204821</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:02:41 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world's fastest for first time since 2017</title><description>A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world's most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer ha...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204806</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204806</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:56:08 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Premier says China's tech advancements an 'opportunity' for the world, not a threat</title><description>HONG KONG (AP) — China's Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday defended the country's technological advancements as an opportunity for the world rather than a...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204802</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204802</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:54:54 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anthropic's Mythos model found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems, official says</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic's artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204819</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204819</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:02:15 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Top Army general who was last US soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Army's commander of its forces in Europe and Africa &amp;mdash; who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanista...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204816</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204816</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:03:15 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dispute over nuclear inspections shows how US and Iran are negotiating in public</title><description>TOKYO (AP) &amp;mdash; The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors as pa...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204822</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204822</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:43:32 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump administration touts Iran deal as a payday for US farmers; Iran denies it</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204804</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204804</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:15:15 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmak...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204817</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204817</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:01:02 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids</title><description>A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is going public on Wall Street in a test of whether there's a market for putting AI-pow...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204830</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204830</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:42:53 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI stock slump raises the question if investors are just taking profits or getting very nervous</title><description>Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers. Investors who had j...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204808</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204808</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:56:50 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump holds tense meeting with Senate Republicans after calling off bill signing</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; President Donald Trump held a tense meeting with Senate Republicans at the Capitol on Wednesday after he abruptly canceled the...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204814</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204814</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:46:13 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone, watchdog says</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS did better than expected getting refunds out to taxpayers during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce —...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204828</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204828</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:01:02 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sees America's 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about Donald Trump.The presid...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204809</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204809</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:57:25 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michigan Senate candidate accuses Trump of keeping Canada-US bridge closed to help donor</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The delayed opening of a bridge connecting Michigan and Canada is spilling into one of the country's most closely watched Sena...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204810</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204810</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:44:44 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>NATO's Trump whisperer heads to the White House to soothe the president ahead of next month's summit</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will check in face-to-face with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, visiting the volatile U...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204811</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204811</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:31:48 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Politics splits how Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary: poll</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; Duane Mitchell has big plans for the United States' 250th anniversary. Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to ta...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204812</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204812</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:17:38 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The saga over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool took a turn as President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arre...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204818</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204818</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:01:35 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mamdani proves his power in New York House races, plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primaries</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani waded into Democratic U.S. House primaries to boost three progressives over establishment-backed ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204813</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204813</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:59:11 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons</title><description>Eager to lessen the chaos of the transfer portal era, the NCAA approved a new eligibility model for Division I athletes on Tuesday that will allow fiv...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204789</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204789</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:12:19 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The NCAA changed its eligibility rules. What does that mean for transfers, rosters and playing time?</title><description>Tyler Shough needed seven years of college football to become a starting NFL quarterback.Under the new eligibility model model approved Tuesday, athle...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204788</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204788</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:12:01 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>AP's NBA mock draft: Vols' Ament projected at No. 10 to Bucks</title><description>Throughout the lead-up to the NBA draft, the No. 5 spot has been where it becomes difficult to project picks. BYU's AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson of Ka...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204736</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204736</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:41 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that sought reporters' grand jury testimony, sources say</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Justice Department issued and then withdrew subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204765</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204765</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:46:17 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on immigration case dealing with green card holders</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government's power over green ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204762</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204762</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:57:28 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court OKs ExxonMobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro's government</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that ExxonMobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the islan...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204757</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204757</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:54:55 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco's technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted tech giant Cisco's bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company's technology was used t...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204758</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204758</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:55:17 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204763</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204763</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:58:33 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court sides with Michigan county in a tax foreclosure case</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort to change tax foreclosure sales to let homeowners to keep more money when their prop...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204759</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204759</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:55:46 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge rules government can't stop SNAP dollars from buying candy and sugary drinks</title><description>The federal government can't block benefits from the nation's largest food aid program from being used to buy candy, soda and other sugary drinks, a j...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204760</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204760</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:49:44 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration's efforts to ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204747</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204747</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:55:06 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Justice Department on Tuesday announced criminal charges against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdo...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204761</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204761</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:09:44 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill on Monday that aims to reduce federal regulations and expand local control, one of the m...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204753</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204753</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:56:51 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketi...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204769</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204769</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:48:33 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development</title><description>Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a pact announced Tuesday to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated.It's their ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204738</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204738</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:51:21 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI companies should release environmental impact, commit to clean energy, says UN chief</title><description>United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon pollu...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204739</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204739</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:51:45 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI chatbots hit the dating scene, becoming the lovelorn's modern-day Cyrano</title><description>Marie Lansley recently started a new job in a new city while searching for a new partner. In her dating pursuits, the freshly minted San Franciscan sa...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204740</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204740</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:52:24 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Top auto regulator opens special probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) &amp;mdash; The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204742</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204742</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:47:27 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump's UFC show</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with what authorities say was a planned attack tar...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204749</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204749</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:55:54 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections</title><description>ISLAMABAD (AP) &amp;mdash; The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As off...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204766</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204766</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:10:25 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what i...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204751</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204751</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:56:22 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sharp drops in Big Tech companies pull indexes mostly lower on Wall Street</title><description>Wall Street gave up more of its recent gains Tuesday after a sell-off in big technology stocks spread from Asia back to the U.S. over worries about po...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204783</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204783</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:33:49 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP senators to meet Trump face-to-face at a time of growing frustration</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators who have been at odds with President Donald Trump in recent weeks will have a chance to confront him face-to-fac...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204784</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204784</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:08:53 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump says 6 people have been arrested for damaging the Reflecting Pool</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ico...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204770</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204770</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:50:20 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate is set to vote again on a war powers resolution to halt the Iran conflict</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — For the 10th time, the Senate will vote on a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran as lawmakers warily wa...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204767</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204767</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:48:00 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that might be a coronation</title><description>LONDON (AP) &amp;mdash; Andy Burnham, Britain's newest lawmaker and likely its next prime minister, was meeting Labour Party colleagues on Tuesday, in pre...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204755</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204755</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:34:36 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Brexit broke British politics</title><description>LONDON (AP) — Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics.The U.K. is about to get its seventh prime minister since June 23, 2016,...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204756</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204756</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:34:52 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump is the frontman for his own party as rival groups vie to shape America's 250th anniversary</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The complexities of the American story aren't hard to miss.Just steps into the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, th...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204745</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204745</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:54:26 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tucker Carlson says he'll no longer support the Republican Party</title><description>Longtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said on a podcast that "there's no chance I would support the Republican Party" ahead of the November...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204754</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204754</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:59:06 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) — Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the car...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204727</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204727</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:24:21 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probe</title><description>A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204728</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204728</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:24:51 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Top Justice Department officials can remain part of prosecution of press gala attack, judge rules</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday denied a request to disqualify top Justice Department officials from supervising the prosecution of the ma...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204725</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204725</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:23:55 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The justices, by...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204722</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204722</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:36:10 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico's president seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba as island's crises deepen</title><description>MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could pro...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204730</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204730</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:33:56 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show</title><description>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundre...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204714</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204714</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:03:13 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets</title><description>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jim Mustian reported and co-wrote an Associated Press story that revealed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204715</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204715</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:03:30 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thousands of Czechs rally against a government plan to overhaul the funding of public broadcasters</title><description>PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands of Czechs rallied in the capital on Sunday to condemn a plan by the government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204709</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204709</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:58:43 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war</title><description>OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) &amp;mdash; Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a "g...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204717</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204717</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:18:47 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or w...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204723</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204723</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:29:23 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but late...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204719</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204719</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:22:50 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants, restricting its exports to American defense firms</title><description>BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies in response to a recent U.S. move that bars some leading ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204724</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204724</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:23:13 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Germany plans to take 40% in Leopard tank maker KNDS, joining France as stakeholder</title><description>BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it intends to take a 40% stake in defense contractor KNDS, whose products include Leopard and Lec...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204706</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204706</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:57:52 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starmer says he'll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics yet again</title><description>LONDON (AP) &amp;mdash; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured vot...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204712</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204712</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:07:07 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starmer went from election landslide to downfall after his supporters deserted him</title><description>LONDON (AP) &amp;mdash; Dutiful rather than dynamic, Keir Starmer was elected Britain's prime minister to be a safe pair of hands who would end years of p...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204704</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204704</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:12:16 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Starmer will be replaced as UK prime minister and who could succeed him</title><description>LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer conceded Monday that he had lost the support of his rank and file Labour party members in Parliament...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204720</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204720</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:43:06 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Patrols and nanobubbles continue at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard service members and U.S. Park Police were patrolling the deck around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204731</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204731</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:35:23 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made "multiple arrests" of people he said were vandalizing...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204710</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204710</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:15 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni, who says his 'unprovoked attacks are senseless'</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting that she asked "over and over" for...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204711</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204711</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:58 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Australia and Canada sign a $1.75B deal to build long-range radar in Canada</title><description>MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Canada signed a $1.75 billion export agreement on Monday to build an Australian-designed long-range radar sy...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204707</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204707</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:58:15 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Big Ten and SEC don't like the college sports bill in Congress. Can they break away?</title><description>The Protect College Sports Act took a step forward Thursday with a Senate committee approval. Plenty of potential pitfalls remain ahead, including opp...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204695</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204695</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:14:00 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>World Cup ticket buyers are left stranded as resale purchases fall through</title><description>ATLANTA (AP) — Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn't going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson's 13th...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204672</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204672</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:05:42 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge denies Biden's bid to block release of transcripts linked to special counsel inquiry</title><description>A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Joe Biden's attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the r...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204701</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204701</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:55:53 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids' use of social media restored</title><description>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided panel of the...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204674</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204674</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:06:19 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Trump administration says it is cutting student loan interest. Here are some facts and context</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department on Thursday announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a p...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204676</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204676</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:07:06 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Black bank card program to steer cash payments to single mothers in government housing</title><description>One of the few Black-owned banks in the United States is introducing a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government-subsidized ho...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204697</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204697</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:04:17 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump presents the Medal of Honor to 3 veterans for heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave the Medal of Honor to three veterans on Thursday, honoring acts of heroism that saved lives and repelled...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204683</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204683</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:09:24 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: A confident Iran is pressing its advantage, but challenges loom</title><description>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iranian media boast of the "magnificent defeat" of the United States, Tehran is pressing its advantage, racing t...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204700</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204700</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:32:04 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting, officials say, as US-Iran talks hang in the balance</title><description>JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threaten...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204699</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204699</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:31:41 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Talks between the US and Iran are called off because of fighting in Lebanon, officials say</title><description>JERUSALEM (AP) &amp;mdash; Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon,...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204690</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204690</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:05:08 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump approval on Iran low even as tentative deal to end fighting emerged, new AP-NORC poll finds</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans continue to disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling Iran, while his overall presidential approval holds ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204678</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204678</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:07:47 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump. Vance stays at home, for now</title><description>ZURICH (AP) &amp;mdash; The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreement that...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204681</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204681</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:34:12 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Some GOP senators and Trump allies have harsh reviews of his agreement to end Iran war</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, including top national security figures, were voicing strong reservations Thursday —- and some o...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204687</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204687</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:11:01 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Friction between Trump and Republican senators is growing before the pivotal midterm elections</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The relationship between President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans neared a breaking point this week as he upended their e...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204698</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204698</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:34:59 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strike</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel funds until the Pentagon submits several overdue reports to la...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204685</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204685</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:09:48 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump from 'hunted' to 'hunter': New book details Trump's push to test the limits of executive power</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Showing off towering new flagpoles he had erected on the White House North and South Lawns last summer, President Donald Trump sugge...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204686</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204686</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:10:14 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Italy's top diplomat cancels US trip as Meloni slams Trump's claim she 'begged' for a photo with him</title><description>ROME (AP) — The Italian government on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Premier Giorgia Meloni had "begged" for a photo with him...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204689</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204689</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:12:20 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — As Janeese Lewis George paves a path to the mayor's office in Washington, D.C., she's told voters they could have it all.Her unapolo...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204680</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204680</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:08:29 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>How a congressional redistricting battle could gain new life for the 2028 elections</title><description>The ballots remain to be cast for the November midterm elections. 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A new poll finds the number has fallen</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — Twannetta Weaver felt like she made the responsible choice when she enrolled in a high-deductible health insurance plan through her ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204648</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204648</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:08:53 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of t...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204645</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204645</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:14:03 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; Federal regulators on Thursday ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204663</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204663</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:19:18 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy</title><description>Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with facial recognition cameras capable of detecting whether a passenger ...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204641</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204641</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:06:31 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. lifts blockade of Iran and Iranian supreme leader endorses direct talks with American officials</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; The U.S. on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after month...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204664</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204664</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:18:29 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stranded ships have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz, maritime data company shows</title><description>Major shipowners have begun moving vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement to end their war, maritime...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204662</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204662</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:57:24 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched u...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204647</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204647</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:08:29 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump's tentative deal to end war with Iran</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &amp;mdash; JD Vance was supposed to be spending the week promoting his new book, the kind of event a potential presidential candidate lik...</description><link>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204650</link><guid>http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=204650</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:58:36 UT</pubDate></item><item><title>US gas prices fall below $4 for 1st time since March, still 25% higher than last year</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) &amp;mdash; U.S. gas prices fell below $4 a gallon on average Thursday, but just barely. 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