Mike Seeger, who has been called “a tireless proponent and brilliant performer of traditional American music,” will appear in concert at MTSU Thursday evening, March 4.The 8 o’clock program is free and open to the public in the State Farm Lecture Hall of the Business and Aerospace Building on the MTSU campus.A master of a…

Highly acclaimed Appalachian author Silas House will read excerpts of his work from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at Linebaugh Public Library in Murfreesboro. The event is free and open to the public.The author’s visit is being sponsored by The Writer’s Loft, a creative writing certificate program that is part of MTSU’s Division…

One of the largest tours in the history of Christian music is coming to Nashville.“A Crabb Gathering” will appear at Lipscomb University at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. “A Crabb Gathering” will feature a full-length concert by the multiple Dove Award-winning, Grammy-nominated Crabb Family, BMI six-time Songwriter of the Year Gerald Crabb and chart-topping soloist…

By GAVIN McCORMICK / Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia nurses ended a four-year struggle Wednesday when Gov. Bob Wise signed into law a measure barring private hospitals from forcing them to work routine overtime. Surrounded by dozens of white-uniformed nurses, Wise echoed health care and union officials by saying the law…

GEORGE GEDDA / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to assessing enemy weapons threats, U.S. intelligence agencies have a hard time getting it right. They overestimated Iraq’s programs a year ago and underestimated those of Iran and Libya. It is unclear to the sleuths just how far along North Korea’s weapons program…

By LARRY McSHANE / Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teenagers’ use of Ecstasy dropped 25 percent over the past two years, a decrease that translates into an additional 770,000 teens rejecting the once-trendy drug, a study found. The study, released Wednesday by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, also found that teen drug…

By DANIEL YEE / Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The amount of weight a woman gains after age 18 is a strong signal as to whether she will get breast cancer later in life, according to new research released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society. In one of the largest studies of weight and…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY / Associated Press Writer A rare, deadly lung condition is so common among people with sickle cell anemia that testing for and treating it could help many patients live longer, healthier lives, a study found. Experts called the study a major advance in the fight against sickle cell disease, an inherited blood…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY / Associated Press Writer It isn’t just the fat kids who are in danger of becoming diabetics as adults. Children who are skinny as babies but start bulking up early are at risk even if they aren’t overweight, a study found. That is true of all children whose weight gain outstrips their…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government warned consumers Wednesday not to buy or use a liquid product called Green Hornet being touted as an herbal version of the illegal drug Ecstasy. The warning comes after four teenagers were rushed to a Colorado Springs, Colo., emergency room following use of Green Hornet about a week ago. They…