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  • Appearing on Capitol Hill Friday before both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld took responsibility for what he called breakdowns in the military that resulted in abuse of prisoners in Iraq. He added he wished he had told members of Congress sooner about pictures of prisoner abuse -- but he said his department had initiated proper procedures to deal with those responsible. NPR's David Welna reports.
  • The Hubble Space Telescope provides astronomers with what they believe to be the edge of the Big Bang. Space Telescope Science Institute officials say the deep-space view was derived from focusing the telescope on a single point for 1 million seconds. The resulting image is being termed the Ultra Deep Field. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.
  • With his new movie, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen has once again succeeded in making people laugh — and think.
  • Some schools that have had MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staph aureus, infections are responding with deep-cleanings to kill germs. But to prevent MRSA infections, health experts say, schools should focus on changing student hygiene.
  • Tennessee officials are asking health care providers to report cases of suspected serious respiratory illness among patients who use electronic cigarettes…
  • Nashville Mayor David Briley has directed city attorneys to investigate grounds for challenging Tennessee's anti-sanctuary-city law.Briley's executive…
  • Gov.-elect Andy Beshear says Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration is giving its “best efforts” to assist his transition team as he prepares to become…
  • Reversing course, Tennessee’s Department of Education says it aims to ensure its school vouchers won’t be taxable.Department spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson…
  • A top aide for Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada has admitted to sending racist text messages amid news report revealing exchanges where he allegedly…
  • A television station has settled with three former Tennessee on-air news personalities who sued the station over age discrimination and harassment.The…
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