Mayor wants women’s professional sports in Nashville

Mayor Freddie O’Connell has repeatedly said any Major League Baseball stadium in Nashville should be privately funded, a stance he alluded to again at the Feb. 7 event. “Our public investment strategy is focused on existing obligations and ensuring that we do get to that philosophy of a better Nashville for Nashvillians,” he said. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News...

‘The Hater’ Wants to Turn Texas Blue

Writer/director Joey Ally makes no bones about her political leanings via “The Hater.” The satire finds Ally playing a progressive stalwart eager to turn Texas blue quicker than you can say, “Beto.” She’s the film’s complicated hero, but Ally can’t help but show her ideological cards. The surprise? “The Hater” flashes sizable empathy to both the...

48-year-old Terrell Owens wants to replace Antonio Brown on Buccaneers: ‘I know I can do it’

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens believes he “absolutely” still has what it takes to replace Antonio Brown on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.       GANNETT Syndication Service

Have you ever tried to use a wheelchair to get around in public? This teen wants you to try

State legislators, Nashville Predators staffers and teachers are among those who’ve participated in Alex Johnson’s Spend a Day in My Wheels program        GANNETT Syndication Service

China’s fastest growing city wants to be the next Silicon Valley — local systems may get in the way

Other Chinese cities have yet to repeat Shenzhen’s success in becoming the equivalent of Silicon Valley. International: Top News And Analysis

China scores an EU investment deal before Biden takes office — and it wants to do more

China wrapped negotiations with the EU on an important investment deal and talked up hopes for more, less than a month before Joe Biden is set to take office. International: Top News And Analysis

Apple iPhone maker Foxconn wants to become the Android for electric cars with new vehicle platform

Foxconn, the Taiwan company that assembles Apple’s iPhone, has launched an platform to help automobile companies make electric cars. International: Top News And Analysis

Twelve years ago Adam Braseel went to prison for murder. Now he wants to clear his name.

Braseel was 24 when a judge sentenced him to life in prison. He’s 36 now, one week into a new life as a free man. He still hopes to clear his name.         GANNETT Syndication Service