NFLPA hires David White as interim executive director

NFLPA hires David White as interim executive director

Less than three weeks after NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned amid numerous allegations of impropriety, the union elected David White as it interim executive director on Sunday. White is the chief executive officer of consulting firm 3CG Ventures and the former national executive director and chief negotiator of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA). He was a finalist for the NFLPA post when a the board of 32 player representatives elected Howell in June 2023, according to multiple media reports. NFLPA president Jalen Reeves-Maybin said in a statement regarding the move by the Board of Player Representatives to appoint White, "This decision is the result of a comprehensive, player-led process. We understood the urgency to fill this role and did our due diligence to identify the right person to lead our union in this moment. "We have full faith in David to take the union forward and operate in the best interests of our membership. David has spent much of his career fighting for collectively bargained rights in the labor movement and is committed to putting players first in all the union does. We are confident that he will inspire solidarity and provide the necessary stability during this period of transition." White added in a statement, "I am grateful to the NFLPA's player leadership for entrusting me with the privilege and responsibility to guide their union as interim executive director. It's a duty I do not take lightly, and I'm committed to reestablishing trust and ensuring the union is serving its members best. I look forward to working with the entire NFLPA team to protect players' health and safety, secure their financial well-being, and further strengthen their voice to shape their futures." Howell stepped down on July 17 to no longer be a "distraction" for the NFLPA. During his tenure, he allegedly reached a confidentiality agreement with the NFL over a collusion case, worked for a private equity firm approved to pursue NFL minority ownership stakes and made inappropriate charges to the union, include a strip club visit. Former NFLPA president JC Tretter, considered a possible replacement for Howell, resigned from his job as the NFLPA's chief strategy officer after Howell's exit. Tretter was viewed as instrumental in getting the union to hire Howell, who also left a previous job at Booz Allen, where he was reportedly accused of sexual discrimination. --Field Level Media

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August 03, 2025

NFLPA hires David White as interim executive director

NFLPA hires David White as interim executive director Less than three weeks after NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr...

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MLB Speedway Classic: What we learned from historic baseball game at Bristol

MLB Speedway Classic: What we learned from historic baseball game at Bristol

BRISTOL, TN — This town of 28,000 year-round residents is typically a little on the sleepy side. When NASCAR comes toBristol Motor Speedwaytwo weekends a year, the place explodes with visitors from every corner of the country. This weekend, though, the explosion in visitors was due to a (maybe) once-in-a-lifetime event sponsored by a different sport. Major League Baseballpartnered with the racetrack to present the MLB Speedway Classic, as theCincinnati Redsfell to theAtlanta Braves,4-2, after two lengthy rain delays Saturday pushed the game to Sunday afternoon. Not only did it mark the first regular-season game played in the state of Tennessee, it set the sport's all-time attendance record, as 91,032 fans bought tickets to the contest, many of them hundreds of feet from the action in the massive seating bowl. Far fewer than that number were in their seats Sunday to witness this bit of history, as many were unable to return for the suspended contest, but the record remains because of the number of tickets sold. Here are the lessons I learned by attending the soggy event: This has to be pointed out before all other lessons. Even before Saturday night's two rain delays and eventual suspension, it was obvious that it was risky to bring a game here at this time of year. Fans who spent the week here in Eastern Tennessee learned something valuable: It rains nearly every day. Hard. When MLB brought a regular-season game to Fort Bragg in North Carolina in 2016, there were no superstar concerts or celebrity sightings. Even the national anthem was sung by a soldier on active duty at the base. The event proved that MLB could pull off a game in truly unusual circumstances – including constructing a temporary ballpark. Since then, there have been games in London, at the Little League World Series, the Field of Dreams site and the old Negro Leagues ballpark in Birmingham. With each new event, MLB has sought to make a bigger impact. It doesn't get any bigger than Bristol Motor Speedway. In addition to huge-name performing acts, fan zones, local food and numerous attractions, MLB always brings a charitable component to these jewel events. In addition to donating the artificial playing field from this game to nearby East Tennessee State University, MLB's Ambassador of PlayBall James Lowe (also known as "Coach Ballgame") led a skills workshop for over 200 youth players on Friday. "Our goal was to inject joy and plain ol' common sense in baseball, not a win-at-all-costs attitude toward the game," Lowe says. "The kids really enjoyed it." Reds manager Terry Francona implied that some of his players were grumbling about interrupting their series in Cincinnati to come to Eastern Tennessee. "For one time a year, if it's good for the game, we need to put a smile on and do it," he explains. Others welcomed the departure from their normal routine. Before the game, Braves first baseman Matt Olson said he was looking forward to trying to hit a ball onto the racetrack. "It's a really cool set-up here. I just can't believe they did this just for one game," Olson said. Look no further than all the different license e plates in the massive parking lots surrounding the track Trey Kelley of Cedartown, Georgia says the draw of coming here, "was the experience of getting to see baseball in a different place. Bristol is really a special venue." A major difference between bringing the event here versus all of the other jewel-game locations is that MLB had to do all of the heavy lifting of organizing and communicating at those other sites. Here, there was already a full staff of PR and communications professionals. They handle all of the NASCAR events, and they are exceptional at their jobs. A criticism often heard when this game was announced a year ago is that it is, well, an odd choice on the heels of honoring the Negro Leagues in Birmingham last June. It's a bit much to consider it tone-deaf, because it appears that there was no connection between last year's game and this one. Each year's location is selected independently from all previous games. If you look back at past jewel events, by far the biggest criticism from fans was their inability to buy seats due to the very small seating capacities. This event didn't sell out until earlier this week, giving fans ample opportunity to buy as many tickets as they wanted, answering the critics. At Bristol, "we knew we could go really big," says Jeremiah Yolkut, MLB's Senior Vice President of Global Events. For those who attended this game, it was obvious that wide swaths of the seating bowl simply couldn't see the playing field at all. The seats are great for racing, but not baseball, so there was no need to sell them. Those sections were covered with colorful tarps instead. These events are heaven for souvenir collectors, and the creative use of racing graphics made the merchandise irresistible. The prices, to be honest, were ridiculous. I bought a shirt and a cap, and the total including tax was $169. That is no way to treat fans. When MLB reduced the number of affiliated Minor League teams from 160 to 120 four years ago, it wiped out leagues like the New York-Penn League, and relegated circuits like the Pioneer League and Appalachian League to un-affiliated status. But franchises in the Appy League lived on, thanks in part to entities like Boyd Sports that agreed to acquire half of the teams in this ten-team league. The players are no longer pros, supplied by big-league teams. Instead, they are college students, much like in the Cape Cod League. And do the communities supporting the players and the players themselves believe that this league matters? One look at the jubilation exhibited by the Bluefield Ridge Runners after the final out of the Appy League championship game Friday night tells you all you need to know. Even if there's no room for these teams in the affiliated world, the sport needs the Appy League. "It's a special league. I'm sorry we don't have it for our young players anymore," observes Braves manager Brian Snitker, whose first games as a pro were for Kingsport in this league. This is the most important lesson. MLB emphasizes the fact that it prioritizes holding these jewel games in places where MLB has rarely or never been played. However, after spending the week going to Appy League games and dining in local eateries, I came to the conclusion that it was more important for baseball fans from across the country to experience life here, than for folks living here to experience MLB. Some may have looked at this as "fly-over country," but locals are as genuine and welcoming as you'll ever encounter – and their sense of community is unmatched. The big win is allowing fans from all over to experience how these folks live, not that MLB brought the sport to them. It would be great for MLB to continue this trend of bringing jewel games to places that benefit fans to visit. Joe Mock runs BaseballParks.org and covers sports facilities for USA TODAY publications The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:MLB Speedway Classic: Bristol takeaways from Reds-Braves baseball game

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August 03, 2025

MLB Speedway Classic: What we learned from historic baseball game at Bristol

MLB Speedway Classic: What we learned from historic baseball game at Bristol BRISTOL, TN — This town of 28,000 year-round residents is typic...

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Texas Republicans say 'hunt down' Democrats who are leaving state over redistricting

Texas Republicans say 'hunt down' Democrats who are leaving state over redistricting

Democratic statehouse legislators are planning to leave Texas on Sunday in order to break the quorum of a special legislative session in which Republican state legislators are aiming to pass a new congressional map that could create up to five new GOP seats. The move comes after a marathon public hearing on the plan in the state Capitol on Friday and less than a week after state Republican legislators proposed the new maps. Republicans hold a majority in the Texas state legislature; Democrats had said they would consider all options to stop the maps from being passed, although their options for striking back have been limited. "We're not walking out on our responsibilities; we're walking out on a rigged system that refuses to listen to the people we represent. As of today, this corrupt special session is over," state Rep. Gene Wu, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, said in a statement. MORE: GOP success with new Texas House map could hinge on Latino voters: ANALYSIS After news broke of Democratic legislators breaking quorum, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a post on X that Democrats who left should be arrested and brought back to the state capitol. "Democrats in the Texas House who try and run away like cowards should be found, arrested, and brought back to the Capitol immediately," he wrote. "We should use every tool at our disposal to hunt down those who think they are above the law." Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott issued a blistering statement Sunday evening, accusing the House Democrats who fled the state and prevented quorum of doing so for illegitimate reasons. He said their premeditated decision could result in forfeiture of elected state office and demanded they must return when the statehouse reconvenes for special session at 3:00 p.m. CT on Monday or risk losing their jobs. "This truancy ends now. The derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas and be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 4, 2025. For any member who fails to do so, I will invoke Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 to remove the missing Democrats from membership in the Texas House," part of Abbott's statement read. The walkout itself cannot stop the passage of the bill, but Democrats aim to run out the clock on the 30-day special legislative session, which would mean Abbott would have to call another one. Texas House Democrats previously broke quorum in 2021 to try to stop an elections bill and in 2003 to try to stop a similar redistricting effort by Republicans. Republicans eventually managed to pass the bills both times. President Donald Trump has previously said he wanted Texas legislators to draw five new Republican districts. More than 51 legislators are leaving the state, denying the state House the two-thirds majority out of 150 legislators it needs to have a quorum. An exact number of how many of the 62 Democratic legislators from the state House were leaving was not immediately available. MORE: Eric Holder backs Democratic response to Texas redistricting plan Democrats who break quorum risk accruing a $500-a-day fine, according to the state House rules, and potential legal action. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaking with "War Room" host and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, said on Thursday, "The House rules and the Senate rules both allow for these people to be arrested if they leave ... The challenge is, if they go out of state, we lose jurisdiction, and that -- it's been a challenge in the past, but in the end, as long as the governor is willing to keep calling sessions, ultimately they have to come home." Paxton also said he was not worried about defending the maps in court: "We've got, we've got good maps. And the legislature has the right to draw the maps they want. They're politically based, not race-based. And if they're politically based, then they're defensible." MORE: Eric Holder backs Democratic response to Texas redistricting plan Some of the Democratic legislators fleeing the state will appear on Sunday evening with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at a press conference. Pritzker has been a staunch supporter of Texas Democrats and has floated the possibility of getting Illinois' own congressional maps redrawn if Texas redraws its maps. Illinois' maps have been criticized by outside observers as highly partisan in favor of Democrats. In late June, the chair of the Texas Democrats, Kendall Scudder, flew from Dallas to Oklahoma to see Pritzker, who was giving remarks at the state Democratic Party's dinner. The pair had a private meeting during that time to talk about the possibility of lawmakers fleeing the state to Illinois -- and if they were to flee the state, that they would have a place they would feel safe and supported. Since then, Pritzker and Texas Democrats have been in touch, and a small group of them traveled to Chicago in July when members of the delegation left for Illinois and California for brief meetings. Pritzker and his team have been helping behind the scenes to help find hotels in the area for the Democrats, help their operation, and grease the wheels so things go smoothly for them as they head to Illinois. The bill containing the maps had been scheduled to be taken up on the state House floor on Monday.

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August 03, 2025

Texas Republicans say 'hunt down' Democrats who are leaving state over redistricting

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Asian markets are mixed after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report

Asian markets are mixed after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia are mixed after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release ofweak U.S. jobsdata. Markets in Asia had already reacted on Friday to U.S. PresidentDonald Trump's announcement ofsweeping tariffson imports from many U.S. trading partners, posting moderate losses. The newtariffsare set to take effect on Thursday. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.6%, bouncing back from bigger losses, to 40,134.97. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong edged 0.2% higher, to 24,589.21, while the Shanghai Composite index was nearly unchanged at 3,562.18. In South Korea, the Kospi surged 0.7% to 3,140.92. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.2% to 8,643.00. Investors' worries about a weakening U.S. economy deepened after the latest report on job growth in the U.S. showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July. That is sharply lower than economists expected. The Labor Department also reported that revisions shaved a stunning 258,000 jobs off May and June payrolls. "The labor market, once a pillar of resilience, is now looking more like a late-cycle casualty, as soft data begin to replace soft landings in market discourse," Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary. U.S. futures edged 0.3% higher, however, early Monday. On Friday, the S&P 500 fell 1.6%, its biggest decline since May 21 and its fourth straight loss. It closed at 6,238.01, posting a 2.4% loss for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2% to 43,588.58, while the Nasdaq composite fell 2.2% to finish at 20,650.13. Internet retail giantAmazonfell 8.3%, despite reporting encouraging profit and sales for its most recent quarter. Technology behemothApplefell 2.5% after also beating Wall Street's profit and revenue forecasts. Both companies face tougher operating conditions because of tariffs, withAppleforecasting a $1.1 billion hit from the fees in the current quarter. Trump's decision to order the immediate firingof the head of the government agency that produces the monthly jobs figures raised concern over whether there might be interference in future data. The surprisingly weak hiring numbers led investors to step up their expectations the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates in September. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.21% from 4.39% just before the hiring report was released. That's a big move for the bond market. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed actions, plunged to 3.68% from 3.94% just prior to the report's release. The Fed has held rates steady since December. A cut in rates would give the job market and overall economy a boost, but it could also risk fueling inflation, which is hovering stubbornly above the central bank's 2% target. An update on Thursday forthe Fed's preferred measure of inflationshowed that prices ticked higher in June, rising to 2.6% from 2.4% in May. TheFed held rates steadyagain at its most recent meeting this week. Fed Chair JeromePowell has been pressured by Trumpto cut the benchmark rate, though that decision isn't his to make alone, but belongs to the 12 members of the Federal Open Market Committee. Businesses, investors and the Fed have been operating under acloud of uncertaintyfrom Trump's tariff policy. Companies have been warning investors that unpredictable policies, with some tariffs already in effect while others change or get extended, make it difficult to plan ahead. Walmart, Procter & Gamble and many others also have warned about import taxes raising costs, eating into profits andraising prices for consumers. In other dealings early Monday, U.S, benchmark crude oil lost 18 cents to $67.15 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, fell 23 cents to $69.44 per barrel. The U.S. dollar rose to 147.80 Japanese yen from 147.26 yen. The euro weakened to $1.1577 from $1.1598.

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August 03, 2025

Asian markets are mixed after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report

Asian markets are mixed after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia are mixed after Wall Street had it...

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William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out

William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out

William Byronnursed his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the finish line at Iowa Speedway as his wholeNASCAR Cup Seriesteam held its breath that there was enough fuel left in the car to take the checkered flag. After running out of gas while running third at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week and while leading the race at Michigan International Speedway earlier this summer, Byron managed to save enough fuel to make it to the finish line and to hold off Chase Briscoe, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney to win theIowa Corn 350on Sunday, Aug. 3. "How about that for some fuel mileage," a relieved Byron said after climbing out of his car on the start/finish line. "We've had our share of things not going our way with fuel mileage. We've been through a lot this year. It's been a lot of growing pains. It's been tough on us, but it feels really good today to get a win. "Luckily, the fuel was enough at the end. I think I ran out there. That's why I stopped." WILLIAM BYRON WINS AT IOWA! 🌽🏁pic.twitter.com/KWwuJd70x6 — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX)August 3, 2025 Byron, who started second behind Briscoe, led a race-high 141 of 350 laps. He took his final lead after passing his teammate Chase Elliott on a restart on Lap 277, but multiple cautions shook up the fuel strategy for many teams. Byron had made the earliest pit stop among the drivers chasing him down in the closing laps, forcing both the driver and the No. 24 team to walk a tightrope between having enough speed to keep the lead and enough gas to make it to the end. Byron began the season witha victory in the season-opening Daytona 500in February, but despite leading the points standings for most of the season, Daytona remained his lone win of 2025. "Our confidence in each other never wavered," Byron said. "Our speed's been better than it's ever been, and that's a big reason why we stayed confident. We needed just one to go our way, and today it did." Briscoe finished second, Keselowski third, Blaney fourth and Ryan Preece fifth.Last week's winner Bubba Wallacerebounded from damage earlier in the race to finish sixth. Alex Bowman, Carson Hocevar, Joey Logano and Austin Dillon rounded out the top 10. Briscoe has now finished second in three of the last four races — Iowa, Dover and Sonoma — and thought he was in the catbird's seat to pick up the win with Byron low on fuel. "It's unfortunate, I was trying everything I had, I just didn't have anything left in the tank," Briscoe said. "It just kind of died there at the end of the run. "I don't know, we've been in position enough, running second like that, you're going to end up winning some of them. It just hasn't went our way the last three or four of them." With starting position in parentheses, driver, car number and manufacturer and laps completed: (2) William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet, 350 (1) Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota, 350 (5) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford, 350 (6) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford, 350 (33) Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford, 350 (15) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota, 350 (16) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet, 350 (7) Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet, 350 (14) Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, 350 (18) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, 350 (28) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet, 350 (4) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford, 350 (12) Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford, 350 (8) Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet, 350 (29) John H. Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota, 350 (25) Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota, 350 (17) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota, 350 (9) A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet, 350 (22) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota, 350 (37) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet, 350 (20) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota, 350 (27) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford, 350 (10) Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet, 350 (11) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, 350 (26) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet, 350 (19) Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford, 350 (13) Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet, 350 (3) Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet, 350 (31) Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford, 350 (24) Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota, 350 (21) Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet, 349 (35) Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford, 349 (30) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 47 Chevrolet, 347 (34) Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford, 347 (32) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet, 346 (23) Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford, 344 (36) Joey Gase, No. 66 Ford, 340 This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NASCAR results: William Byron wins Iowa race, holds off Chase Briscoe

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August 03, 2025

William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out

William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out William Byronnursed his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the finish...

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Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business"

Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business"

With his contract dispute ongoing, Buffalo Bills running back James Cook showed up for Sunday's mandatory practice but did not participate. Instead, the 25-year-old stood off to the side and spent a short amount of time on an exercise bike. After practice, when asked why he did not participate, Cook offered just three words: "Oh, nothing. Business." Sunday marked the first time Cook did not participate since requesting a contract extension during the offseason. The two-time Pro Bowler, who shared the league lead with 16 rushing touchdowns last season, wants to become one of the highest-paid running backs in the NFL. Cook also was asked whether he was holding out or planning to suit up for Monday's practice. Again, Cook kept his response short: "Business." The Bills provided no comment on Cook, who is in the final year of his rookie contract. Cook -- who did not attend Buffalo's voluntary offseason team activities but did participate in the mandatory three-day minicamp as well as the first eight practices of training camp -- was not on the team's list of injured players leading up to Sunday's practice. Entering his fourth year in the league, Cook has put together back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. His 2,638 rushing yards are the most among his peers in the 2022 draft class. Yet he is not on the list of Bills' 2022 draftees -- wide receiver Khalil Shakir, linebacker Terrel Bernard and cornerback Christian Benford -- who have been rewarded with extensions. The Bills traded their first-round pick from that season, cornerback Kaiir Elam, to the Dallas Cowboys in March. "Sometimes you can't get on the same page or sometimes you're trying to fit it in," Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane told reporters at the start of camp. "There's times guys have left here that we really wanted. We just couldn't make it work. "But I can tell you, I'm hopeful, when we're sitting here at next year's training camp, that James Cook is out there practicing and still representing the red, white and blue." --FIeld Level Media

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August 03, 2025

Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business"

Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business" With his contract dispute ongoing, Buffalo Bills running back James Cook ...

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Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee

Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee

Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices in a Tennessee home while apprehending a man who had threatened to kill public officials and local law enforcement personnel, authorities said Aug. 2. Investigators and sheriff's deputies went to a residence on Aug. 1 in the community of Old Fort, located just north of the Tennessee-Georgia border, seeking to arrest Kevin Wade O'Neal on active warrants, according to thePolk County Sheriff's Office. O'Neal, 54, was accused of threatening to kill public officials and law enforcement personnel in the county. While taking him into custody, the sheriff's office said in astatementthat deputies noticed "something was smoldering" in the bedroom where the suspect was found. They observed what appeared to be an improvised explosive device, also known as IED. The deputies immediately evacuated the residence, and alerted the Chattanooga Police Department bomb squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), according to the sheriff's office. Officers and agents later discovered 14 IEDs inside the home. Further investigation revealed O'Neal had planned to detonate the devices as law enforcement arrived to arrest him, the sheriff's office said. The suspect faces 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 14 counts of prohibited weapons and one count of possession of explosive components. O'Neal is currently being held at the Polk County Jail and bond has yet to be determined, according to the sheriff's office. 'My laptop is a bomb':Passenger tells others, forces emergency landing IEDshave "remained a persistent threat" and attacks using the devices are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States, according to theDepartment of Homeland Security(DHS), andCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency(CISA). IEDs, which are also referred to as "homemade" bombs, are easy to construct and can cause significant disruption and harm, the CISA says on its website. "Because they are improvised, IEDs can come in many forms, ranging from a small pipe bomb to a sophisticated device capable of causing massive damage and loss of life," according to the DHS. "IEDs can be carried or delivered in a vehicle; carried, placed, or thrown by a person; delivered in a package; or concealed on the roadside." Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing:Man charged with aiding bombing suspect dies in custody In recent months, several cases involving the use of IEDs have made national headlines. In July, aNew York manwas charged after he was accused of making and attempting to use multiple IEDs in parts of Manhattan. Homemade explosive devices were discoverednear a parkin April in Garland, a city located about 20 miles northeast of Dallas and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Authorities secured the area where the devices were found and bomb technicians later disabled them. Earlier this year,USA TODAY reporteda Federal Bureau of Investigation raid of a Virginia home in December 2024 uncovered more than 150 homemade explosive devices. The FBI described it as the largest seizure of explosive devices in the agency's history. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Tennessee authorities discover 14 IEDs in man's home during arrest

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August 03, 2025

Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee

Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices in a Tennessee home...

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