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New Jack Daniel's master distiller keeps up family tradition

In a business where family tradition tends to matter, Chris Fletcher stepped up Wednesday to follow in his grandfather's footsteps to lead production of the Jack Daniel's whiskey brand. The Tennessee ...

Oct 07, 2020

Radha Blank of 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' isn't late

If Radha Blank had a tagline for her film, "The Forty-Year-Old Version," it would be: "You don't age out of your passion." Blank wrote, directed and stars in her debut film, a heavily autobiographical...

Oct 07, 2020

AP source: 2 more Titans positives, Pats cancel practice

NASHVILLE - Tennessee will not be returning to the team's facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, and the New England Patriots have cancelled ...

Oct 07, 2020

Boston delays school reopening plan after virus cases surge

BOSTON - The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday. "...

Oct 07, 2020

Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ...

Oct 07, 2020

Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U....

Oct 07, 2020

'Saturday Night Live' has best season opener since 2016

NEW YORK - The big debate - the one between Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey - was a winner in the ratings. "Saturday Night Live" scored its biggest season premiere audience in four years and second best i...

Oct 07, 2020

Reward set as Atlanta police seek suspect in actor's death

ATLANTA - Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward as they continue to search for the person who shot actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd in Atlanta. Best known for his roles in Spike Lee films, Byrd was fou...

Oct 07, 2020

AP source: US to announce charges against British IS members

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges Wednesday against two men from Britain who joined the Islamic State and were part of a cell that beheaded Western hostages, a law e...

Oct 07, 2020

Viewer's Guide: Virus response on stage with Pence, Harris

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris do not have a tough act to follow. The vice-presidential debate set for Wednesday night follows the disorderly prime-time spectacle last week that had viewers of President...

Oct 07, 2020