HEADLINES from around the world, nation, state and area.
Readers should engage critically with the headlines by querying the search engine of choice (ex: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo) to discover the truth behind the headlines, seeking reliable sources for the ‘rest of the story.’ We are choosing Google News as a source leading to many other media outlets for versions of each daily headline.
World headlines:
UN News: Follow United Nations.
Recent World Happenings: Rwanda-Congo sign peace agreement/ Iran bombs hospital/ Thailand’s crisis/ For these and more world headlines go to Google News World.
National headlines:
First Day of Summer is National Vanilla Milkshake Day and National Seashell Day! What better way to celebrate the first day of summer than to have a vanilla milkshake at the beach collecting seashells!
Recent national events: For national headlines go to Google News US .
Keep up with Congress They are finished for the week despite recent devasting events but review past meetings here.
Stocks: Follow the stock market: Market Watch.
Follow the U.S. Supreme Court recent decisions here.
State headlines:
Keep up with TN Government meetings here.
Rockslide closes I-40 at TN/NC line: Flooding has closed lanes in both directions at the Tennessee/ North Carolina line. Travelers will need alternates routes around the closed roadways for at least two weeks.
Local headlines:
Weather: Sunny and HOT weather over the next days. According to the National Weather Service, actually becoming sunny today, with a high near 87 and tonight’s low will be around 66. Saturday will be sunny and hot, with a high near 91 followed by a low around 70 Saturday night. Sunday and Monday will be more of the same with temperatures increasing into the mid 90s.
Make Music Knoxville returns. 14 locations will entertain with a wild and wonderful mix of free musical events on Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is proudly produced by the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, in partnership with the national Make Music Day initiative. The list of locations can be found here.
Gov. Bill Lee to pick from final three candidates to fill former Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword’s vacancy. Sword moved from Knox County, known as the Sixth Judicial District, to the state Court of Criminal Appeals. The candidates are Emily Faye Abbott, Franklin Ammons and Cashauna Lattimore who were selected this week after a public meeting for all candidates conducted by the Trial Court Vacancy Commission in Knoxville. See full story on here.
Remember to, fact-check information:
- Snopes – One of the oldest and most well-known fact-checking sites
- FactCheck.org– A non-profit organization that monitors the factual accuracy of statements made by public officials.
- PolitiFact– Focuses on political claims and provides a “Truth-O-Meter” rating to assess their accuracy.
See previous article for more tips on how to assess reliability.
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