
Informant: Haslam set aggressive Pilot sales tone
Cleveland Browns owner and Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam on Friday again denied any wrongdoing and said he wasn't stepping aside, even as federal ...
Country star Jones hospitalized, postpones 2 shows
Country star George Jones has been hospitalized. Jones postponed weekend concerts in Atlanta and Salem, Va., after doctors admitted him to a Nashville ...

FBI: Pilot worker says Haslam knew of rebate fraud
A Pilot Flying J employee told investigators that CEO Jimmy Haslam, who is also the owner of the Cleveland Browns, knew about rebate fraud at the ...

Nelson to hold benefit for Texas blast victims
Willie Nelson said Thursday that he will turn an upcoming Texas concert into a benefit for victims of the explosion at a fertilizer plant not far from ...

West braces for tough postseason matchups
The West has been the better conference during the regular season, and now teams are looking for the payoff during the NBA postseason. The conference ...

Grizzlies end Jazz playoff hopes with 86-70 win
Zach Randolph had 25 points and 19 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies ended Utah's playoff hopes with an 86-70 victory over the Jazz on Wednesday.

Marathon officials know better security difficult
A marathon course runs 26.2 miles along an open road. Much tougher to secure than an arena with doors and walls. Yet across the U.S. and around the ...

Letter to Miss. senator tests for ricin
An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, authorities said, heightening ...

Browns owner: Family company under criminal probe
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said Tuesday the federal government has launched a criminal investigation into rebates offered by the truck stop ...
Rock and soul songwriter George Jackson dies at 68
Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of "Old Time Rock and Roll" and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68.

Congressman: Tweet calling Lauper 'hot' a prank
Sometimes, congressmen just want to have fun. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said he wasn't flirting with singer Cyndi Lauper earlier this week when he ...
First lady to address graduates in Ky., Md., Tenn.
Michelle Obama's commencement speaking schedule is taking her to Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee. The White House announced Thursday that Mrs.
Obama budget hints sale of largest public utility
The Obama administration's 2014 budget is calling for a strategic review of the Tennessee Valley Authority, opening the possibility that the largest U
Ex-Tenn. judge sentenced in drugs, sex scheme
A former circuit judge in Tennessee has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for lying to cover up a scheme that provided him with ...

Rogers, Bare, Clement in Country Hall of Fame
The Country Music Hall of Fame recognized pioneers who are responsible for the genre's growing diversity by selecting its new class of Kenny Rogers, ...

UConn women win 8th title in rout of Louisville
His eighth national championship in hand, Geno Auriemma wanted to savor the moment and not talk about a dynasty just yet. He had just tied Pat Summitt ...

UConn women rout Louisville for 8th title
Geno Auriemma has been chasing Pat Summitt since he started coaching. Now with his eighth national championship, he has finally caught her. It might ...

White House celebrates the sounds of Memphis soul
President Barack Obama said he'd been looking forward to a White House celebration of Memphis soul music for one reason. "Let's face it, who does not ...

Auriemma looks for eighth national championship
Geno Auriemma has never lost an NCAA championship game. Of course, his UConn Huskies haven't had to face a team like upstart Louisville, which is ...

NYC fast food workers picket for higher pay
Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, ...

Soldier charged with murder in Fort Knox shooting
A soldier apprehended Thursday in Tennessee was charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Kentucky's Fort Knox a day earlier

Finals Watch: Presidential shot, top coach, player
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

Decades after MLK death, Memphis jobs in spotlight
Decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death here, some of the striking sanitation workers who marched with him are again fighting for their ...

Louisville women top Tennessee to reach Final Four
Jeff Walz sees no reason to pile on with all the pressure that naturally comes with the NCAA women's tournament. The Louisville coach wants his ...

Louisville women Final Four bound with 86-78 upset
Sponging up tales of Jim Valvano and Muhammad Ali, the Louisville Cardinals are embracing the role of the underdog in the most fearless of fashions.