Nation's largest utility grapples with 2 spills
STEVENSON, Ala. - Standing on a porch near the Widows Creek power plant Saturday, Charlie Cookston took a drag off a cigarette and ticked off the reasons he distrusts the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-10
More Americans stay home for the holidays
CHICAGO - Travelers breezed through airport terminals Wednesday and drivers cruised open roads, the effects of a sour economy blamed for keeping people closer to home at the start of the annual Thanksgiving rush.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2008-11-26
Ex-Tenn. professor guilty of passing military data
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran.
Nations:China U.S. Iran Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 2 killed
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday, killing two people, including a man witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-07-27
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 7 injured
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A gunman entered a church during Sunday services and opened fire, sending seven people to the hospital, officials said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-07-27
Heat wave kills 37 in South, Midwest
Residents across the South and Midwest were hopeful that the weekend would bring some relief from brutal temperatures that have killed more than three dozen people and set records for power demand.
Nations:U.S.
2007-08-17
Search for missing soldiers intensifies
U.S. aircraft dropped leaflets seeking information about three U.S. soldiers feared captured by al-Qaida, as troops intensified the search Tuesday despite a warning from the terror group that the hunt will endanger the captives' lives.
Nations:Iraq U.S. Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2007-05-15
Midwest storm causes major power outages
The season's first big wintry storm blustered across the Midwest on Friday and closed in on the Northeast, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity, stranding airline passengers and burying streets in wet, heavy snow.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Sebelius
2006-12-01
Dixie Chicks cancel 14 shows on tour
Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates.
Nations:U.S. Canada
2006-08-08
U.S. Prepares for 'Day Without Immigrants'
Thousands of illegal immigrants and their allies across the country plan a show of force Monday to illustrate how much immigrants matter in the U.S. economy.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Richardson Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2006 U.S. Immigration Row
2006-05-01
Scope of Immigrant Work Boycott Unclear
Now that immigrants have grabbed the nation's attention, what next?
Nations:U.S. People:Trent Lott Activities:2006 U.S. Immigration Row
2006-04-30
Tenn. Town Awaits Return of Pastor's Wife
A community shocked by the slaying of a charismatic, popular Christian minister awaited the return of his wife Saturday, who authorities said confessed to shooting him in their home.
Nations:U.S.
2006-03-25
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