Kevin McNamara

1 week ago | localmemphis.com | Kevin McNamara

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Starting July 1, 2025, Tennessee will become the first state in the South to legally protect access to in vitro fertilization and contraception. It’s a move that offers new hope for women like Madison Henley, who turned to IVF to start her family. “I think Tennessee, especially, is doing a great job with getting it out because I don’t think it's talked about enough,” Henley said. She lives in rural Blytheville, AR, where fertility clinics are hours away.

1 week ago | freebeacon.com | Kevin McNamara

The German Peasants’ War of 1524-25 has been called an early "revolution of the common man" by its foremost German historian, Peter Blickle, and deemed a pioneering movement for equality by American historian Sean McMeekin, in his history of communism. Yet its 500th anniversary serves as a reminder of the violence and unrest that can be unleashed by the passion for equality, which remains a foundational ideological commitment and an enduring goal of the political left.

2 weeks ago | oddsdigger.com | Kevin McNamara

Australian white-ball superstar Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from 50-over cricket, effective immediately. The 36-year-old confirmed his departure from the international format via his online platform GlennMaxwell.live and The Final Word podcast, after 149 ODI matches since his debut in August of 2012. FOX CRICKET, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of the 2025 Indian Premier League exclusively LIVE | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1.

4 weeks ago | localmemphis.com | Kevin McNamara

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Memphians lined up around the block on Thursday, May 29, to hear Central High School’s Jazz Band and honor its incredible achievement. The student ensemble took first place at the prestigious Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival in New York City, an international honor that has the Bluff City singing its praises. “Where else would I be?

1 month ago | localmemphis.com | Kevin McNamara

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Castalia Heights community is celebrating on Thursday, May 15, after successfully stopping the demolition of Magnolia Elementary through concerted pressure from the neighborhood. But they’re not satisfied — they want to turn the building into a shared space that all of Castalia Heights can enjoy. “She said they’re going to demolish the building, I said, not if I have anything to do with it.