LAFAYETTE, Tenn. (AP) - County Mayor Shelvy Linville could only shake his head at the horrific toll left by a deadly series of tornadoes that pounded across the South. "It really is unbelievable that Mother Nature can create that much devastation," he said Wednesday evening at his Macon County h... More...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The fate of $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million Americans is in limbo after Senate Republicans blocked a bid by Democrats to add $44 billion in help for the elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed and businesses to the House-passed economic aid package. More...

The old days of getting sent to the principal's office for a paddling is definitely over. These days students get sent to see a judge. Kilgore Independent School District, like many school districts in Texas, have adopted policies referred to as zero tolerance. More...