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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.

Trump, Biden debate marked by clashes, but less chaos

After the first presidential debate was panned so widely that organizers introduced a mute button, Thursday's second and final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was far more civil.

Trump, Biden debate marked by clashes, but less chaos
A team of researchers at the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center selects lead antibody candidates for further screening.

Racing to develop a drug to fight COVID-19

Racing to develop a drug to fight COVID-19
The Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink
A voter carries a 'blue wave' poster at a rally

The US midterms 'blue wave' has mixed results for the environment

The US midterms 'blue wave' has mixed results for the environment
Ilhan Omar clasps her husband’s mother's face in her hands as she smiles

These are the women who made history in this year's midterm elections

These are the women who made history in this year's midterm elections
Ilhan Omar

Democrats look set for a big win in the House, but losses in the Senate

The candidates in the 2018 midterm elections were among the most diverse groups of candidates in American history. Here are the results of some races we've been watching.

Democrats look set for a big win in the House, but losses in the Senate
A bottle of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey in a store in Beijing. China imposed 25 percent tariffs on US whiskeys back in July in response to President Trump’s tariffs.

Tariffs are hurting Tennessee, but voters seem to be shrugging them off

The Tennessee Senate race is one of the most closely watched in the country. Farmers, whiskey distillers and small businesses are feeling the sting from President Donald Trump's tariffs. But is it enough to turn deep red Tennessee blue?

Tariffs are hurting Tennessee, but voters seem to be shrugging them off
Certain hair products — many of which are used on black girls from birth to help straighten their hair — have been linked to such health issues such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and breast cancer.

Study shows hair care products targeted to black community contain harmful chemicals

The quest for straighter and smoother hair may be causing significant health issues, according to a new study.

Study shows hair care products targeted to black community contain harmful chemicals
Pecan Acres

Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods

“Let us all come together so we can go as one and move another place instead of flooding out every year because we’re getting older,” says one resident of Pecan Acres, in Pointe Coupee Parish. “We’ll be better off. We won’t got to worry about worrying when the storms come.”

Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 4, 2016.

How Trump won over Pennsylvania's steel-town Democrats and Tennessee's Christians

Donald Trump won the White House in part by rallying voters that some pundits thought he couldn't — like Democrats in Pennsylvania's steel towns and evangelical Christians in Tennessee.

How Trump won over Pennsylvania's steel-town Democrats and Tennessee's Christians
bunker hill community college

Only two states offer free community college. Lawmakers in Massachusetts want to make it the third.

If it passes, the plan could cost taxpayers up to $160 million each year.

Only two states offer free community college. Lawmakers in Massachusetts want to make it the third.
Crossley family

'Tomorrow is not promised' — What Katrina brought to my father

Storm-tossed relatives moved in with my dad in Memphis as Katrina bore down, crowding a lonely widower's home but bringing him joy and community in what would turn out to be his final months.

'Tomorrow is not promised' — What Katrina brought to my father
Items left at a memorial at the Armed Forces Career Center are seen in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

How do we define domestic terrorism? The legal meaning of a loaded term.

A month after a white supremacist allegedly murdered nine black church-goers in Charleston, South Carolina, the Justice Department has declined to characterize the shooting as an act of terrorism. And many are asking why?

How do we define domestic terrorism? The legal meaning of a loaded term.
Betty Maynard (L) hugs her friend Cindy Atterton beside a growing memorial at the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee July 17, 2015. Four U.S. Marines were killed on Thursday by a suspected gunman the FBI has confirmed as Mohammod Youssuf

How Chattanooga and Charleston are the same

It looks like "domestic terrorism" in Chattanooga, but a "hate crime" in Charleston. What's the difference?

How Chattanooga and Charleston are the same
Paris, Tennessee, is home to the self-described biggest fish fry in the world — and a high risk of health problems.

Why sit in pews when you can walk and worship? Rural churches preach better health.

Henry County, Tennessee, is so packed full of churches that it's considered an "Evangelical hub" according to census data. That data also shows an unhealthy county, and one pastor wants his flock to focus just as much on physical health as spiritual well-being.

Why sit in pews when you can walk and worship? Rural churches preach better health.