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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting ‘certain patient records’

Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients.

By The Associated Press October 22, 2026

Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed

Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities.

By DEREK GATOPOULOS / Associated Press October 22, 2026

A woman looks at residential house destroyed in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.

By DAVID FISCHER / Associated Press October 22, 2026

President Donald Trump listens as Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., speaks at a campaign rally at Dalton Municipal Airport, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Dalton Ga. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

John Anderson, country music star whose hits included ‘Wild and Blue,’ dies

John Anderson, whose high, yearning vocals on hits such as "Swingin," "Wild and Blue" and "Black Sheep" helped earn him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died.

By Times Free Press Staff October 22, 2026

FILE - John Anderson appears at the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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Pasquali’s Pix: Vols defense to travel, come through again

Last year took the pressure-cooker aspect of college football to a new level.

By David Paschall October 21, 2026

Texas Athletics photo / Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian has seen his Longhorns fall from No. 1 to No. 19 in two weeks.

SEC’s two-loss teams not out of league title race or playoff hunt just yet

There are five two-loss teams in the current AP college football poll, and every one of them is from the Southeastern Conference.

By STEVE REED / The Associated Press October 21, 2026

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer stands on the visitors' sideline at Neyland Stadium during the Crimson Tide's loss to SEC border rival Tennessee last Saturday in Knoxville. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Russia agrees to resume three-way talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says

Russia agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, potentially setting up the first such talks since February.

By The Associated Press October 21, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantin Palace in Strelnya, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Chattanooga ranks poorly for asthma-related ER trips, deaths

Chattanooga residents are less likely than average to suffer from asthma, but those who do are experiencing some of the nation's highest rates of hospitalizations and deaths, according to a recent study.

By John P. Boan October 21, 2026

Staff file photo / A man holds a cigarette as he smokes outside the Courts Building in 2019. A recent study found that Chattanooga residents suffering from asthma are more likely to require hospitalization or suffer an asthma-related death than in other major metropolitan areas nationwide.

Saudi capital’s airport reopens to limited traffic, and other Mideast news

Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was open for domestic flights on Wednesday following multiple Houthi strikes on the Saudi capital this month.