Black doulas and midwives across the South work to overcome systemic bias, doctor shortages, high maternal mortality and misinformation about their expertise.

Tuesday's Metro Council meeting agenda includes a second vote to restrict right turns on red in parts of Nashville along with legacy business grants and more.

Tennessee legislators say they will pursue death penalty reforms after two botched executions, the latest of which left Christa Pike on a ventilator last week.

A sign in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs is displayed outside of the White House. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin / AP ...

Martesha Johnson Moore has been leading the Metro Public Defender’s Office since 2018, when she was elected to succeed Dawn Deaner. This year she is running unopposed for reelection for the second ...

A federal appellate court granted Christa Pike an 11th-hour stay of execution Wednesday. Lawyers argued the state changed its position on her childhood abuse.

Commissioner Frank Strada resigns from the Tennessee Department of Correction days after Christa Pike survived execution, the state's second failure this year.

Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.

Charlie Hatcher and Chaz Molder face off in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District following redistricting and Andy Ogles' primary defeat.

Christa Pike survives a botched execution attempt in Tennessee; lawyers report she is in critical condition and are unsure of ...

Christa Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator a day after she survived two doses oft the lethal injection drug ...