Oprah gives commencement speech at alma mater Tennessee State University

Oprah Winfrey delighted graduates at her alma mater Tennessee State University on Saturday, telling the story of how she fell one credit short of graduating as she launched the media career that would make her a household name.

Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee House

The second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thursday.

Rep. Justin Pearson: Second ousted lawmaker to be reinstated in Tennessee House

Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. Republicans banished Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers may get their seats back

The GOP supermajority expelled the two lawmakers, leaving about 140,000 voters in primarily Black districts with no representation in the House.

Nashville school shooter planned attack for months, police say

Authorities say 28-year-old Audrey Hale spent months planning the deadly shooting at The Covenant School and disclosed that Hale “considered the actions of other mass murderers."

Hundreds gather for candlelight vigil to honor victims in Nashville shooting

Hundreds of people have gathered at a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults slain in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville school shooter identified as 28-year-old woman

Authorities say they believe the 28-year-old female shooter who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday was a former student.

Impaired semi-truck driver kills 4 people changing tire, police say

The 60-year-old man was driving a tractor-trailer that sideswiped a van killing four people and seriously injuring another last weekend.

Nashville Covenant shooting highlights security at private schools

Around the U.S., private schools generally do not face as many requirements as public schools for developing security plans.

Nashville school shooting bodycam video shows officers down suspect within minutes

The dramatic, six-minute video shows police confronting and opening fire on the assailant. It's a chilling look at the latest school shooting to roil the nation.

Nashville school shooting: Officers who took out suspected Covenant shooter identified

Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo fired at the 28-year-old suspect "and fatally wounded her," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.

Jana Kramer emotional over ‘terrible’ Nashville school shooting: ‘I care about my kids and I wanna go home’

"It’s awful, it’s terrible. My kids are fine, but there’s kids that aren’t, and that’s not OK. And something has to change. It’s heartbreaking," Jana Kramer said on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.