Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by eight states, with Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2017 population of 667,560 and a 2017 metro population of 1,903,045. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 652,236 in 2017.
SportsPulse: Paul Myerberg previews and prognosticates Week 8 of the college football season. He sends his best wishes to Tennessee and Michigan, both teams that are likely to take big Ls.
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Saed Awad of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, rescued Sinan the squirrel, and now they're best friends and huge Vols fans. Together, they're spreading cheer.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday likened China’s treatment of more than one million Uighur Muslims to George Orwell’s “1984” novel, saying the Communist Party was detaining and abusing..
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday likened China's treatment of more than one million Uighur Muslims to George Orwell's "1984" novel. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Reuters reports former U.S. President Jimmy Carter fell at his home in Plains, Georgia. However, he says he “feels fine” and will attend a Habitat for Humanity event in Nashville, Tennessee, on..
HuffPost reports that on September 20th, a Good Samaritan believed she had rescued a lost kitten. Tennessee resident Jill Hicks was driving to dinner when she rescued what she initially thought was a..
Brown-Long was released from prison in August after Tennesse's former governor commuted her sentence for murdering 43-year-old Johnny Allen CBS News - Published
Cyntoia Brown-Long is breaking her silence now that her new memoir is out. She says she was a victim of sex trafficking when she was arrested at age 16 for robbing and killing a man who she says picked.. CBS News - Published
Tennessee fifth-year senior guard Lamonte' Turner discusses how he is working with coach Rick Barnes and assistant coach Kim English to develop into a quality leader. (Oct. 11)
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Country singer Mitchell Tenpenny helped to design a family room for cancer patients and their families in Nashville, Tennessee after his own father died of cancer. (Oct. 11)
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The general election debates are scheduled for September and October 2020, and a vice-presidential debate will be held in Utah. NYTimes.com - Published
Country superstar Garth Brooks said building houses with former President Jimmy Carter and Habitat for Humanity every year for a decade gives him a joy that he can’t get anywhere else. (Oct. 9)
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Jimmy Carter didn't let a fall and 14 stitches keep him from helping to construct 21 Habitat for Humanity homes in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Jimmy Carter fell at his home Sunday and got some stitches above his eyebrow. According to a spokesperson, the former president is feeling fine and looking forward to attending a Habitat for Humanity.. CBS News - Published
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 95, fell at his home in Plains, Georgia, but "feels fine" and will attend a Habitat for Humanity event in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday night, his staff said. Reuters - Published
Phillip Fulmer, who coached Tennessee from 1992-2008, says he won't coach the Vols again while also giving support to current coach Jeremy Pruitt.
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A high school student from Memphis, Tennessee is gaining widespread attention after winning the school's homecoming crown. Brandon Allen accepted the title of "Homecoming Royalty" wearing a.. CBS News - Published
Tennessee linebacker Jeremy Banks apologized Tuesday after video showed him using profanity and challenging police during his arrest last month.
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New Tennessee women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper savors the opportunity to coach at her alma mater. Harper was a point guard at Tennessee when the Lady Vols won three straight national titles.. USATODAY.com - Published
To celebrate a football victory, a Monterey, Tennessee, police officer decided to learn a cheer from these pint-sized cheerleaders — and while he didn't exactly get it down, it was adorable. CBS News - Published
A bride and groom in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, got the surprise of their lives when a black bear photobombed their wedding shoot.
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A Tennessee woman says she went to a nail salon to get a manicure — but left with a flesh-eating bacteria. CBS affiliate WTVF's Seena Sleem reports CBS News - Published
Backup quarterback J.T. Shrout was shown on the sideline during ESPN's broadcast picking up an entire telephone and putting it up to his ear.
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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents, as well as Memphis police and Shelby County Sheriff's Office deputies, are arriving at the scene of the shooting.
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Deep in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, about 50 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, sits an wonder 140 feet below ground: the largest underground lake in America CBS News - Published
A Green Beret who was killed in combat has been identified as Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin of Tennessee. His death comes amid an escalating Taliban offensive. Charlie D'Agata reports from Kabul. CBS News - Published
Florida boy bullied over his homemade Tennessee shirt could become a Volunteer himself after the university announced it would give him scholarship.
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BYU forced overtime in the final seconds after a long completion, then beat Tennessee with a TD in the second extra session to send the Vols to 0-2.
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Authorities in Lobelville, Tennessee, said former Middle Tennessee State football player was on canoe trip when he drowned in Buffalo River. He was 21.
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Auburn was the biggest mover in the new NCAA Re-rank, leaping 14 spots to No. 6 after a 27-21 win against Oregon. Clemson and Alabama lead at top.
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The aftershocks of a loss as huge as Georgia State will linger for awhile, and it may be weeks before we understand their full effect for Tennessee.
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There were highs and lows from Week 1 including efforts by Boise State, Florida State, Mack Brown, Les Miles, Tennessee and the SEC.
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Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman agreed with a Nashville prosecutor to accept a sentence of life in prison in a 1987 murder and attempted slaying CBS News - Published
A massive coal ash spill outside a Tennessee power plant in 2008 has had long reaching consequences, workers who cleaned up the ash spill say they are suffering from illnesses that include cancer... USATODAY.com - Published
A Tennessee man was arrested for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C. This is not an isolated case. Chip Reid reports. CBS News - Published
A Tennessee man was arrested after an FBI investigation revealed he threatened to "shoot up" a D.C. Planned Parenthood facility.
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A Tennessee man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly posting threats online to “shoot up” a facility run by Planned Parenthood in Washington D.C., the latest arrest in a nationwide law.. Reuters - Published
There's been a wave of arrests of people who, police say, threatened to carry out mass shootings after this month's massacres in Dayton and El Paso. The suspects include a truck driver in Indianapolis.. CBS News - Published
A probable cause affidavit said Thomas Matthew McVicker planned a mass shooting at a Memphis church Thursday, Aug. 22. McVicker was arrested Monday.
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The former convenience store employee was accused of gunning down a teenager that stole a beer from a Tennessee convenience store.
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NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr., his family and two pilots survived a fiery plane crash with no injuries at the end of a runway at Elizabethon Municipal Airport in Tennessee.
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One of NASCAR’s most beloved figures is recovering from a very close call. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family were in a small plane that ran off a runway and caught fire Thursday in east Tennessee... CBS News - Published
Stephen Michael West was sentenced to death for the 1986 stabbing deaths of Wanda Romines, 51, and her 15-year-old daughter, Sheila Romines.
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A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl and stabbing her and her mother to death in their home with a coworker more than 30 years ago was executed in Tennessee on Thursday, officials said. Reuters - Published
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s private plane crashed on Thursday at a Tennessee airport, and the former NASCAR driver was transported to an area hospital.
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