On May 17, 1875, Aristides was the winner of the first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Today is Saturday, May 17, the 137th day of 2026 with 228 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune and Saturn. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. Those born ...

Kill markings track victories and missions on combat aircraft, evolving from WWII symbols into a regulated system still used ...

History feels bigger under these California hangars, where preserved WWII aircraft make wings, engines, and old metal ...

Ranting against the aviation bores you’ve had to endure for so many years Two leading military historians (Al Murray and ...

A Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee on Thursday called for Memphis to secede over a new Republican-friendly House map, which was later signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee (R). The map Lee approved ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is fighting for her life after a shooting inside a downtown Memphis apartment building, and police say the incident is now being investigated as a violent domestic crime. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee lawmakers have passed, and the governor has signed, the bill that will split Memphis along new congressional lines. Memphis will be split into three congressional ...

The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone Democratic district. By Emily Cochrane Reporting from ...

Tennessee's Republican lawmakers on Wednesday morning released a map of newly proposed congressional lines that would give the GOP an additional stronghold in the state. Last week, Gov. Bill Lee ...

The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a resolution to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools. A new state-appointed oversight board will have the power to override the locally elected school ...