Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE, is shown outside the station. A Federal Communications Commission judge rejected an effort by the agency to strip the license of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE’s owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — Knoxville’s
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Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license
Kim Davis, the former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was ordered to pay damages to a couple whom she denied a marriage license. Davis is seen here in 2015. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP Kim Davis, the former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was ordered
John David Duggar’s Pilot License Has Expired Nearly 2 Years After Scary Plane Crash With Wife Abbie
Career change? 19 Kids & Counting alum John David Duggar is no longer a pilot as In Touch can confirm his license has expired, more than one year after he and wife Abbie Duggar (née Burnett) were involved in a terrifying plane crash with their daughter, Grace. John David, 33,
Lin Wood, a pro-Trump attorney who challenged 2020 election, retires his law license
In this Dec. 2, 2020 file photo, attorney Lin Wood gestures while speaking during a rally in Alpharetta, Ga. Wood has asked officials in his home state of Georgia to retire his law license. Ben Margot/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Margot/AP In this Dec. 2, 2020 file photo, attorney
Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy
Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE’s owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — says the Federal Communications Commission is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his prior conviction for a tax crime, one that occurred
DEA revokes a major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram speaks during a news conference in Washington, on April 14. The DEA on Friday stripped one of the nation’s largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height
Falcons veteran Keith Smith arrested over suspended license: reports
Atlanta Falcons fullback Keith Smith was arrested Wednesday for driving with a suspended driver’s license, but his agent said the issue stemmed from a miscommunication about a traffic ticket he received earlier in the year, according to reports. Smith, 31, was arrested in Atlanta on traffic charges after he was
In Tennessee, Black immigrants navigate a tricky course to a coveted driver's license
Vehicles travel on Interstate 240 after the morning rush hour on a weekday in Memphis, Tenn. Highways are the fastest — and in some cases, the only — way to get from one place to another in the sprawling city. Ariel Cobbert for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ariel Cobbert
Scholastic wanted to license her children's book — if she cut a part about 'racism'
Love in the Library, a children’s book written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura, is a love story about finding hope in a dire setting: an internment camp where the U.S. detained Japanese Americans during World War II. Candlewick Press hide caption toggle caption Candlewick Press Love in
A Florida license plate has reopened the debate over the 'Don't tread on me' flag
A man holds a flag and listens to a speaker during a rally at South Carolina’s Statehouse on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption toggle caption Meg Kinnard/AP A man holds a flag and listens to a speaker during a rally at South Carolina’s Statehouse