Rose Gilbert

FacebookThreadsX Davidson County saw a strong start to Election Day voting this morning, with several locations reporting lines forming before they even opened their doors.

FacebookThreadsX Nashville is known as the “Athens of the South” in part because it is home to so many colleges and universities. That means it’s also home to lots of young, first-time voters today.

FacebookThreadsX House Republican incumbent Rep. Mike Sparks has defeated immigrant rights activist Luis Mata to be reelected to his seat, which he has held since 2010.

FacebookThreadsX First-time candidate Shaundelle Brooks has defeated Republican Chad Bobo, keeping Tennessee House District 60 blue. She will replace Democratic Rep. Darren Jernigan, who was elected to the seat in 2012 and who recently became an advisor in the Nashville mayor’s office.

Republican incumbent Jeff Burkhart has been reelected to the Tennessee House, defeating political newcomer Allie Phillips. More: ‘I have to be the chan

FacebookThreadsX President-elect Donald Trump has a complicated track record when it comes to Kurdistan. During his first term in office, he declined to support Iraqi Kurdistan’s 2017 independence referendum and passed a “Muslim travel ban” that impacted many Kurdish people until it was overturned by the courts. Two years later, he withdrew American troops from Syria, where they had been supporting Kurdish forces fighting against ISIS.

Kinan Alrifai (right) celebrates the fall of Bashar al-Assad with her family.

A crowd of about 60 gathered in front of the Christmas tree by Nashville’s downtown courthouse, chanting, singing and holding signs with slogans including "D

Crowds enjoy the Magdeburg Christmas market on November 21, 2011.

FacebookThreadsX Flights for more than 10,000 refugees who were cleared to come to the United States have been canceled following an executive order from President Donald Trump. That includes dozens of people who had been approved to travel to Middle Tennessee.