White congressman faces formidable black challenger in mostly black district in TennesseeMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic primary next year and race again will likely be at the center of the campaign. Dead soldier’s mom, dad sought quiet life in Arkansas after family legacy of military serviceCONWAY, Ark. — The father of a soldier slain outside a recruiting center sought a quiet life for his family in rural Arkansas after years of military service, but the battlefield came home to find them. Police: Man charged in soldier’s death hoped to ‘kill as many people in the Army as he could’LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim convert who pleaded not guilty to killing a soldier outside a recruiting center had the firepower to take out many more while on a mission to “kill as many people in the Army as he could,” police said. Airliner close call spurs evasive action, near-collision report; novice air controller blamedMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A “significant error” by an air traffic controller in Memphis put two airliners too close together over Kentucky last week, leading both to take evasive maneuvers and one pilot to file a near mid-air collision report, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Paper maker IP says 1st-qtr profit jumps 93 percent, bolstered by huge alternative fuel creditMEMPHIS, Tenn. — International Paper Co., the largest U.S. paper and forest products company, says its first-quarter net income rose 93 percent because a big federal credit for using alternative fuels offset flat sales. Police say man forced victim’s young daughter to help as he cut up body of slain womanMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A young girl who told police her father forced her to help as he cut up her mother’s body with an electric saw said she could only look away when the head fell to the floor. Delta Air Lines will resume flights at Dallas Love Field in JulyDALLAS — Delta Air Lines Inc. said Friday it will begin flights to and from Dallas Love Field this summer. ATF agent: Ark. doc charged with owning grenades among those ‘on radar’ in near-fatal bombingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas doctor arrested for allegedly owning high-explosive grenades is a “person of interest” in the February bombing that critically injured the chairman of the state Medical Board, a federal agent said Wednesday. |
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