After being briefly put on hold, a law requiring adults to upload IDs, or other forms of identification, to access adult content will go into effect.

The Rutherford County Board of Education decision to ban six books, including one with word, "masturbation," upset free speech advocates Thursday.

Thirteen Tennessee counties are still recovering from the damage of Hurricane Helene, but disaster relief from the federal government is slow-going. At the state level, Lee has allocated millions from TennCare to aid hard-hit areas, but many are still without homes.

The granddaughter of a former slave delivered the keynote address in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King on Monday at Lincoln University. Delivering remarks for nearly an hour, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham,

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a letter opener between his heart and lung. He was taken to Harlem Hospital where his physician, Dr. Aubré D. Maynard, said, “If you had sneezed, your aorta would have been punctured and you would have drowned in your own blood.”

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, and you can watch it live from home.

But a window has been opened for acknowledging that, as a matter of law, protecting human expression is qualitatively different from enabling algorithmic manipulation of human attention. Platforms such as TikTok and its American-founded counterparts Facebook,

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 20, representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous Civil Rights leader and give back to the community.

Republicans have heaped praise on Meta for eliminating its fact-checking program and scaling back its content restrictions ahead of President-elect Donald Trump ’s inauguration, touting the changes as a welcome step toward addressing their concerns over “censorship.”

TikTok isn’t the villain here. It’s a symptom of a much larger issue: the lack of clear, enforceable rules for data privacy and security. Instead of banning the app, the government should focus on fixing the system.

Chattanooga will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day in myriad ways, with events taking place starting Monday and continuing through Jan. 20, including presentations, service projects, a prayer breakfast and the annual parade.