Tennessee

Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench South

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<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. &mdash; Relentless wind and rain keeps pummeling much of the southeastern United States, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama...

Controversial mining operation ignoring orders to halt

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<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. &mdash; A Tennessee gravel and sand mining operator has been ignoring a cease and desist letter for months, and opponents say its...

EXPLAINER: No evidence ‘3/5 compromise’ aimed to end slavery

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; It's a claim that has surfaced and been debunked before, but Republican lawmakers in recent days have given it new voice: the...

Former Tennessee prison officer sentenced for beating inmate

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of...

Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench South

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Relentless wind and rain keeps pummeling much of the southeastern United States, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama...

GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery

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<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. &mdash; A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...

Tommy West, co-producer of Jim Croce albums, dead at 78

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Tommy West, a music producer, singer and songwriter who played a role in the short-lived career of musician Jim Croce, died of complications associated...

Oil pipeline builder agrees to halt eminent domain lawsuits

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed...

Police officer who shot man in car is charged with murder

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A police officer in Virginia has been indicted on a murder charge in the shooting death of a man in a vehicle near a...

Tommy West, co-producer of Jim Croce albums, dead at 78

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<p>Tommy West, a music producer, singer and songwriter who played a role in the short-lived career of musician Jim Croce, died of complications associated...