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Japan takes LLWS title, beats Tenn. 12-2
Arms outstretched in the air with a smile from ear-to-ear, Noriatsu Osaka couldn't contain his glee. Neither could his teammates from Tokyo after ...
Judge: TVA liable for massive Tenn. coal ash spill
The Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in 2008 in Tennessee, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The decision is ...
Grammy noms concert special coming to Nashville
This year's Grammy Awards nominations will come with a Southern accent. The Recording Academy is moving its annual live nominations concert special ...
Taylor Swift releasing new album 'Red' on Oct. 22
Multi-platinum superstar Taylor Swift is releasing her fourth studio album called "Red" on Oct. 22. She announced the upcoming worldwide release ...
Gibson Guitar acknowledges exotic wood violation
Federal prosecutors on Monday announced a deal to drop a criminal case against Gibson Guitar Corp. after the instrument maker acknowledged its ...
Country duo Love and Theft start over, yet again
The members of country duo Love and Theft view the last few years as addition by subtraction. First, they lost their record label. Then Brian Bandas, ...
Paisley, Underwood to host CMAs for 5th time
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are hosting the Country Music Association Awards for a fifth time. Underwood started the online buzz about their ...
New Bible translation has screenplay format
A new Bible translation tackles the challenge of turning ancient Greek and Hebrew texts into modern American English and then adds a twist: It's ...
It's a boy for Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus, wife
Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus and his wife, Allison, have a new addition to the family. The couple's second child and first son, Dylan Jay ...
AP Source: Flyers give Weber 14-year offer sheet
Shea Weber is on the brink of becoming the dominant blueline force the Philadelphia Flyers desperately need. Weber signed a staggering offer sheet ...
Judge grants Tenn. mosque's petition to open
Muslims in a Tennessee congregation prepared Thursday for the holy month of Ramadan a day after a federal judge ruled they have a right to occupy ...
US panel: Improve child custody rules for military
A national legal panel that works to standardize state laws wants to simplify child custody rules for military service members, whose frequent ...
Funk Brothers bass player Bob Babbitt dies at 74
Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt, whose bass playing pounded through the Temptations hit "Ball of Confusion" and ...
1st female country superstar Kitty Wells dies
Without Kitty Wells, there might be no Taylor Swift. Or Miranda Lambert. Or Loretta Lynn. She was THE pioneer, the first female singer with enough ...
How did ex-slave's letter to master come to be?
The photograph, scratched and undated, is captioned "Brother Jordan Anderson." He is a middle-aged black man with a long beard and a righteous stare, ...
NRA finds some GOP lawmakers resistant to gun laws
Threats, denunciations and verbal potshots between the National Rifle Association and the leaders of the Legislature were common in the decades that ...
Ringo Starr turns 72 in Nashville with peace, love
The 1960s mop top is gone, but Ringo Starr is still flashing a peace sign. The former Beatle marked his 72nd birthday in Nashville Saturday by holding ...
Kings of Leon drummer and wife expecting new baby
The Followill family is expanding again. Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill and his wife, singer Jessie Baylin, are expecting a baby.
Critics blast Tennessee's 'no holding-hands bill'
Spurred by a classroom demonstration involving a sex toy, Tennessee recently enacted a pro-abstinence sex education law that is among the strictest ...
Baby girl for Lily Aldridge, Caleb Followill
Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge and Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill are the new parents of a baby girl. The couple welcomed Dixie Pearl ...
Blast at Opryland Hotel does $750,000 in damage
Damage was estimated Wednesday at up to $750,000 as a result of a gas explosion at the sprawling Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.