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An election worker verifies a ballot on a screen inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. On Friday, Dec. 2, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Arizona’s Maricopa County announced that more than 540,000 voters visited voting centers on Election Day and that only 248,000 Election Day ballots were counted. Therefore, the county “lost” some 292,000 votes. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Report: ‘Human error’ helped spur wrong ballots in Nashville

By Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

Travellers at Heathrow airport, in London, July 13, 2022. London’s Heathrow Airport says on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 it will extend its cap on daily passenger numbers until the end of October as part of its efforts to cope with soaring demand for air travel amid staffing shortages. The airport, one of Europe’s busiest, said a maximum of 100,000 travelers can depart each day until Oct. 29. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, file)

Family dog accidentally shipped to Saudi Arabia instead of Nashville

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tennessee roads plan mulls toll lanes, electric car fee hike

By Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

Specially equipped cars sit in a parking lot Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. In a study, the cars' cruise control was modified to react to the overall flow of traffic using artificial intelligence. The aim is to influence a phenomenon called a phantom traffic jam — the start-and-stop congestion on crowded roads that has no obvious cause. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Researchers: AI in connected cars eased rush hour congestion

By Travis Loller - Associated Press

Voters wait in line to vote on Nov. 3, 2020, at the Slater Center in Bristol, Tenn. Election officials said Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, that some Tennessee voters have cast ballots in the wrong congressional district in Nashville — a city that Republican lawmakers carved three ways during redistricting in hopes of flipping a Democratic seat. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)

200-plus votes cast for wrong races in Nashville, officials say

By Kimberlee Kruesi and Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

Voters wait in line to vote on Nov. 3, 2020, at the Slater Center in Bristol, Tenn. Election officials said Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, that some Tennessee voters have cast ballots in the wrong congressional district in Nashville — a city that Republican lawmakers carved three ways during redistricting in hopes of flipping a Democratic seat. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)

Some voters cast wrong ballots in split Nashville district, election officials say

By Jonathan Mattise and Kimberlee Kruesi - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows death row inmate Henry Hodges. Hodges cut off his own penis in a prison cell after slitting his wrists and asking to be put on suicide watch, his attorney Kelley Henry said on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP)

Judge rules on care for Tennessee inmate who cut off his penis

By Travis Loller - Associated Press

Kris Kristofferson, left, stands with the plaque of honoree Jerry Lee Lewis during the Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)

Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley join the Country Hall of Fame

By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press

FILE - Country music great Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait in September 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Christoper Berkey, File)

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press

This combo of photos provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shows, from left, Edmee Chavannes, Rickey Williams and Bevelyn Williams, anti-abortion activists, are accused of posing as patients and entering a carafem reproductive health clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via AP)

Restraining order against anti-abortion activists extended

By Travis Loller - Associated Press

Ronna McDaniel, the GOP chairwoman, speaks during the Republican National Committee winter meeting Feb. 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Nashville rejects draft agreement to host RNC in 2024

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Nashville pauses bid to host Republican National Convention in 2024

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Festivalgoers use the free solar charging station at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Bonnaroo, a leader in green fests, faces climate change risk

By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press

Tyler Bryant listens to finished record albums for flaws in a quality control room at the United Record Pressing facility Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums. Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit growth, manufacturers are rapidly rebuilding an industry to keep pace with sales that topped $1 billion last year. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand

By David Sharp - Associated Press

Naomi Judd, left, and Wynonna Judd, of The Judds, perform at the &quot;Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country,&quot; in Las Vegas, April 4, 2011. Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born matriarch of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died, her family announced Saturday, April 30, 2022. She was 76. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Judds, Ray Charles inducted into Country Hall of Fame

By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press

The Tennessee House of Representatives meets Oct. 27, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee lawmakers have confirmed the governor's appointment of a businessman to the State Board of Education despite lawsuits over his company's sale of ammunition online, including the bullets used in a mass shooting at a Texas high school. The Republican-supermajority General Assembly gave its final approval to Jordan Mollenhour in a 71-14 House vote Thursday, March 17, 2022. The Senate approved the pick last week. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Homeless camps on public land risk felony in Tennessee bill

By Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

A pedestrian walks by the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 15, 2014. The Nashville record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 will close as the building is being put up for sale. Owners announced on Friday that the shop on Broadway will close in the spring after being in its current location since 1951, citing circumstances “beyond our control.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) **FILE**

Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale

Associated Press

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) moves the puck behind the net during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Ovechkin scores twice in Capitals’ 4-1 win over Predators

By Jim Diamond - Associated Press

Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., talks to reporters at his Nashville office, on Feb. 16, 2018. Cooper says he won't run for reelection after serving in elected office for more than 30 years. Cooper announced that there was "no way" for him to win his seat under a new congressional map drawn up by state Republicans. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise, File)

Rep. Jim Cooper becomes 29th House Democrat to announce retirement

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Alysa Liu, of the United States, performs during the women's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy competition in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 13, 2021. As U.S. skaters, led by three-time world champion Nathan Chen, two-time U.S. champion Liu, and outstanding ice dance couples Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, prepare for nationals during the first week in Jan. 2022, in Nashville, they need to be aware of the pressure ahead. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File). **FILE**

Alysa Liu eyes third U.S. figure skating title, first Olympic spot

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press