The BBC has asked the Dolly Parton Foundation for comment. The name would need support from the Metro Nashville Airport Authority board, which is holding a meeting on the issue on 17 September, the governor’s office said. The final decision would require approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. A lawmaker also pledged in recent days
Country music icon, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton dedicated her life to giving back to her home state of Tennessee, and now, three days after her death, her state is ready to give back to her, renewing an earlier proposal to rename the Nashville International Airport in her honor. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the
Xavier Becerra campaigns to be governor of California in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo on August 18. He faces Republican Steve Hilton in the race to succeed two-term Gov. Gavin Newsom. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health
Several US media outlets projected Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly to win their respective party primaries, meaning they will face off in the general election in November. Congressman Donalds received President Donald Trump’s endorsement for governor, but right-wing candidate James Fishback generated attention with young conservative voters for his controversial statements and social-media
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to stand trial for assault and falsely reporting a crime in the wounding of a man during the agency’s crackdown in Minneapolis. Ellison said he would request
Six people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said. A 14-year-old child was among those injured, Alexander Shuvaev wrote on Telegram early on Monday. The strikes come a night after what officials called the “largest-scale” attack launched by Ukraine this year, in
