FedEx Express ditches Amazon in U.S. domestic market
Will focus on growth in e-commerce
FedEx said Friday it will discontinue a FedEx Express contract to carry Amazon packages in the U.S. domestic market after June 30.
MICAH organizer says quest for equity larger than who wins elections
Rev. Ayanna Watkins says on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast the group is working on its own and within the political process toward change that is part evolution and part disruption.
Anderson leaves Tigers staff; Toppert arrives as assistant coach
Brad Anderson left the University of Memphis as basketball trainer last month. Meanwhile, former Phoenix Suns assistant Cody Toppert appears to be the next assistant coach on Penny Hardaway's staff
Calkins: The most successful Grizz fan account on Twitter has been run by (surprise!) a teenage girl
If you thought the most popular Grizzlies fan account on Twitter couldn't be the work of a young woman who started it when she was just 12, consider yourself enlightened.
Bartlett Easy Way to be transformed into urgent care center
A Memphis emergency physician is transforming the vacant Easy Way grocery store in Bartlett into an urgent care center.
UTHSC researcher leads local participation in diabetes study
Dr. Karen C. Johnson is among principal investigators on a six-year nationwide diabetes prevention clinical trial that released findings today at the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco.
Metro
The Early Word: Vigil mourns Good, and a bill would bar where ICE can go
Mississippi leaders tout the new xAI data center, Gussied Up gives an update and the Tigers land a quarterback.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Tribute artists, blacksmithing and more weekend fun
Premium Education Election Commission hits the brakes for certain MSCS seats, citing judicial order
Public Safety Three years later, here’s where the Tyré Nichols cases stand
Premium Education Once at odds, two local lawmakers now agree how to ‘move forward’ with MSCS takeover
Business
Iconic North End restaurant announces sale
The North Main restaurant first opened its doors on Dec. 7, 1983. At the time, it was just one of five eateries in the neighborhood.
Premium Health Care Baptist Memorial sells Germantown-based clinic
Premium Business How the Grizz will help local biz leaders ‘extend the Memphis brand globally’
Health Care Jury finds local gynecologist guilty of 40 charges
Real Estate East Memphis liquor store gets local Alcohol Commission approval
Sports
‘I feel for him': Jaren Jackson Jr. reacts to Ja Morant trade possibility
The Memphis Grizzlies forward said he never gets used to the difficult trade business of the NBA.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies coach talks basketball, not trades
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Coward can’t reverse late collapse as Grizzlies lose 16th straight to Thunder
Memphis Grizzlies Thunder roars back from 21-point deficit to beat Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Thunder 117, Grizzlies 116
Food
Iconic North End restaurant announces sale
The North Main restaurant first opened its doors on Dec. 7, 1983. At the time, it was just one of five eateries in the neighborhood.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Going ‘dry’ for January
Suburbs
Baptist Memorial sells Germantown-based clinic
The Germantown-based center, which started operating as its own clinic last week, will continue to work closely with Baptist.
Premium Suburbs Bailey: Protect me, Lord. I’m driving the local highways and byways
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Memphis museums, filmmakers in national spotlight
Music, museums, moviemakers. When it comes to Memphis, there is plenty to check out. And we aren’t the only ones who think so.
Visual Arts Dixon opens third installment of ‘Black Artists in America’
Opinion
Herrington: Why is a Ja Morant trade now possible? Follow the money — and three seasons of disappointment.
What’s seemingly broken up Ja Morant’s future with the Grizzlies? It wasn’t a gusher of off-court problems but a slow drip of on-court problems — and the pressures of money and time.
Premium Guest Columnists Opinion: A Memphis treasure is being lost
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Tribute artists, blacksmithing and more weekend fun
January is traditionally one of the slowest times of the year when it comes to social events. But it’s not the case this weekend.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: A short drive to deliciousness
Games
Sudoku: Jan. 8
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.