Tennessee Approves New Map Aimed at Flipping the Last Democratic Seat

After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.

This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction

Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is a genetic match of a different fish.

A Trial Over Tyre Nichols’s Death Begins as Memphis Is in a New Bind

As three police officers face a federal trial, the city is embroiled in a standoff with state Republican leaders over its policing and public safety policies.