Read more Tennessee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5732/tennessee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:43:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73133/rock-legend-chuck-berry-top-notch-short-story-writer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe original Chuck Berry version of “Memphis, Tennessee” isn't as well known as some others—by Johnny Rivers, say, or Buck Owens. But the real star is the tune, first released in 1959, which Verlyn Klinkenborg suspects is the “best short story in the form of a song lyric.” It...http://www.newser.com/story/73133/rock-legend-chuck-berry-top-notch-short-story-writer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 17:30:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71802/garth-brooks-unretires.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGarth Brooks is officially out of retirement—whatever that means. The 47-year-old singer announced his return to great fanfare at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry today. “It’s a proud day for me and my family,” Brooks declared. But coming out of retirement doesn’t mean Brooks will be recording a new album,...http://www.newser.com/story/71802/garth-brooks-unretires.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 14:23:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65578/americas-best-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the recession, international air travel is down and national park attendance is way up. Forbes runs down the crème de la crème of America’s national treasures, but be warned: “It's been incredibly hard to get camping space at most national parks,” one travel agent says. Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii:...http://www.newser.com/story/65578/americas-best-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 18:20:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65547/abstinence-state-senator-quits-after-intern-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPro-abstinence Tennessee State Sen. Paul Stanley has stepped down in the wake of revelations that he had an affair with his 22-year-old intern, reports AP. The 47-year-old married father of two admitted the affair to investigators after his intern's boyfriend allegedly attempted to blackmail Stanley for $10,000. "Due to...http://www.newser.com/story/65547/abstinence-state-senator-quits-after-intern-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 3:34:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64872/mcnair-was-drunk-at-time-of-death-medical-examiner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteve McNair was legally drunk the day he was killed by his 20-year-old lover, the Tennessean reports. The former NFL quarterback had a blood-alcohol content of 0.16, the state medical examiner said today—twice the amount at which it is illegal to drive. Sahel Kazemi had a small amount...http://www.newser.com/story/64872/mcnair-was-drunk-at-time-of-death-medical-examiner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 16:37:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64737/suspect-arrested-in-tenn-quintuple-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice in southern Tennessee arrested a suspect today after at least five bodies were discovered near the Alabama county line, the Elk Valley Times reports. Forensic crime teams are investigating at two Fayetteville, Tenn., houses where the bodies were discovered, the AP reports. Gunfire appeared to fell all five. Police...http://www.newser.com/story/64737/suspect-arrested-in-tenn-quintuple-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 16:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63898/mcnairs-girlfriend-shot-him-while-he-slept.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteve McNair's girlfriend shot and killed him while he slept on the couch before turning the gun on herself, the Tennessean reports. Sahel Kazemi, 20, believed McNair was seeing yet another woman and was worried about paying her rent and car loans, say police. “We do believe there was evidence...http://www.newser.com/story/63898/mcnairs-girlfriend-shot-him-while-he-slept.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 16:26:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63555/nfl-great-mcnair-shot-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was found shot to death in the head today, along with an unidentified woman, at an apartment complex in Nashville, WTVF-TV reports. No suspects are in custody. McNair, 36, who played 13 NFL seasons before retiring last year, led the Titans to the Super...http://www.newser.com/story/63555/nfl-great-mcnair-shot-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 16:38:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62663/liver-transplant-hospital-bullish-on-jobs-prognosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Tennessee hospital has confirmed that Steve Jobs received a new liver there earlier this year, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal . The Apple boss "is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis," said officials at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, who issued a press release with Jobs' permission. They...http://www.newser.com/story/62663/liver-transplant-hospital-bullish-on-jobs-prognosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 6:43:29 CDT