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President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.
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For a sense of the future of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Malley, former U.S. envoy to Iran.
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The Senate has confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma Republican replaces Kristi Noem and takes over a department mired in controversy.
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President Trump's mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.
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Trump says the U.S. is negotiating an end to the war in Iran, postponing threatened strikes on its power plants, but Iran denies such talks happened; ICE agents were deployed to U.S. airports Monday.
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Noises Off | Creative Aging Mid-South
Kacky Walton is joined by Claire Rutkauskas, the new Executive Director of Creative Aging Mid-South, to talk about the next offering in their Concert Series: a special evening preview performance of the upcoming Theatre Memphis production, "Noises Off," on Wednesday, April 22, at 7:00 p.m.
Golden Anniversary Garden Party | Dixon Gallery & Gardens
This year marks 50 years since Hugo and Margaret Dixon opened this home and property to the public as the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, and the Dixon is celebrating all year, starting with the "Golden Anniversary Garden Party."
At Memphis Botanic Garden, spring came with 350,000 surprises
The garden's new Director of Horticulture navigates his first Memphis bloom.
She cared for her mother for 14 years. She says she'd do it all over again
Memphian Kathy Barnes-Lou cared for her mother for 14 years before her death. She learned that caregiving can bring life's purpose into focus, even as it grinds you down.
Masterpiece Concert Series, ft. "Goldberg Variations"
Kacky Walton spoke with Dr. Dawson Hull, Pastor of Worship Arts at Germantown Baptist Church, about his upcoming performance in the church’s Masterworks Concert Series.
Why a small town in Tennessee is at the center of a renewed global arms race
A small Tennessee town hopes to stop the construction of a facility that has a federal contract to refine depleted uranium into a metallic form the government needs to build nuclear weapons.
Luther College Jazz Orchestra Spring Tour 2026
The acclaimed Luther College Jazz Orchestra will perform at the Church of the Holy Apostles at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 22.
"We All Carry Through," paintings by Amy Hutcheson
Kacky Walton spoke with Amy Hutcheson, whose vibrant artwork will be on view at Church Health from Saturday, March 21, through Thursday, April 30, with additional pieces on view at FocalPoint.