Police rule McNair shootings a murder-suicide

McNair was a great NFL quarterback and will be remembered.  He was young and rich and could have hada long and comfortable life. Ir is sad his life ended this way. " Police believe McNair was asleep on a sofa...

Student killed in shooting in Tenn. school cafeteria

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Let us hope the back to school year, does not include another spate of killings, which seem to hit schools in the last few years. (Photo Inset) By Duncan...

Tennessee Woman Dies in Iron Lung After Power Failure

" MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her...

Juan Pablo Montoya takes a breather

Juan Pablo Montoya " JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -As the rain poured down on Bristol Motor Speedway, a restless Juan Pablo Montoya searched the Internet for something to do. He was out of new movies and wasn't...

Tornado Rips Through West Tennessee, KY, AR; 54 Reported Dead

A series of devastating tornadoes whipped through four Southern US states last night; the death toll is 54 and will probably rise. Look below for...

Election 2008 Candidate Schedule : Feb 2 2008

" Schedule : Feb 2 2008 Posted on February 1, 2008 by politisite | Edit   6:20am Feb 2   Maine Republican caucuses - Maine         1:30pm John McCain in Birmingham, Ala. -...

Flip-flopping down memory lane with Ol’ Fred

"The Democrat opposition is busy gathering up negative info to run on any possible Republican candidate, much as the Republicans are no doubt doing on the Democrats. Here’s a small sample of what they have on FDT so far (at least what they’re willing to show)… " ...

Fat cat survives 19 days with jar stuck on head

Best headline ever.  It would be even funnier if the fat cat in question were a politician, but unfortunately not."BARTLETT, Tenn. - Tabitha Cain has fed a feral cat she calls Wild Oats for several years, but...

FEATURE-Water runs dry in rural Tennessee town

"ORME, Tenn., Nov 21 (Reuters) - A small town tucked away in the mountains of southern Tennessee is getting by on just a few hours of water a day because its spring has run dry in the drought sweeping the U.S....

Iraq Vets Cope With Brain Damage

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The war in Iraq is not over, but one legacy is already here in this city and others across America: an epidemic of brain-damaged soldiers. Thousands of troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, or TBI. These blast-caused head injuries...

Post details: A violation of state law is not a per se Fourth Amendment viola...

"An arrest in Oklahoma by Arkansas officials on an Arkansas arrest warrant violated the laws of both states, and, while a violation of state law may not be a constitutional violation, it could still be unreasonable, and that would make it violate the Fourth Amendment....

"Settling" Causes Closing of Miss. River Bridge in Memphis

More than 30,000 people use the bridge between Memphis and Arkansas daily. "The Mississippi River bridge between Arkansas and Memphis, Tenn., was closed Monday after a bridge pier in a construction zone settled overnight. Engineers were inspecting the span. "We want to be...

NN Inc. appoints business manager in India

Johnson City, Tenn. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - NN, Inc. (Nasdaq: NNBR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Rajesh J Bhadarka as its Business Manager in India beginning August 1, 2007. Mr. Bhadarka has more than eight years experience in the global...

Fox and CBS Refuse To Air Condom Ads

Neo-conservatives are so wrong on this.  So is the former Hitler Youth Pope.----------------------------------"The first time I met 23-year-old Marvelyn Brown at a Washington, D.C., luncheon celebrating young...

Witnesses Question Dragster's Tricks on Road Lined With People

"Witnesses question dragster's tricks on road lined with people By WILL YORK Associated Press Writer Advertisement SELMER, Tenn. (AP) -- One day after a drag-racing car careened into a crowd and killed six people,...

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