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are predicting chaos at the country's borders after a federal judge blocked implementation of new immigration laws.

There are fewer than 80 Florida grasshopper sparrows left in the wild. As researchers release more into the wild, there's a fight brewing about whether that's the best plan to save them.

Forest elephants in central Africa are being slaughtered in record numbers. The most comprehensive study ever, done over a decade, shows that poaching — mostly for the Asian market for ivory — has put the forest elephant on the brink of extinction. Poaching has overcome laws and treaties to protect the species. The U.S. government and wildlife groups are struggling to slow the killing. A meeting in March of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species will focus on solutions. Audie Cornish talks to Christopher Joyce.

A recent congressional study shows Tennessee's nuclear plants had a total of 258 safety violations between 2000 and 2012.The Associated Press obtained a…

By Angela HattonBurgin, KY – The Kentucky Fire Marshal's office has released a report about the damage at a central Kentucky prison after inmates rioted.…

By Angela HattonNashville, TN – Three of the top Democratic candidates for Tennessee governor have raised close to 1.6 million dollars through the first…

An investigation into the embezzlement of more than $230,000 dollars from the Paducah-McCracken County convention and expo centers is complete. The…

A focus on terrorism left the Department of Homeland Security unable to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, according to the agency's Inspector General. His sharply critical report makes 38 recommendations for improving disaster response missions.

Reports from Baghdad say radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has left Iraq for Iran. Several of Sadr's aides emphatically reject the reports, though none say exactly where their leader is.

By APSpringfield, IL – Illinois has launched an online tool consumers can use to find an unprecedented amount of information on hospitals and surgical…