By ELLIOTT MINOR / Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A clothes dryer that tumbled off the back of its new owner’s pickup caused an accident that killed a father driving his two sons home from a baseball game. A state roads worker was killed when he was hit by a vehicle while trying to…

By DUNCAN MANSFIELD / Associated Press Writer KNOXVILLE (AP) — Led by teams from the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee, student investors again outperformed the stock market for the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2003. Twenty-five universities participating in TVA’s Investment Challenge program produced a 29.8 percent return on their nearly $13 million…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — The Tennessee board that regulates medical practices is considering prohibiting physicians from conducting in-office surgeries that last longer than six hours. The Board of Medical Examiners is set to vote Tuesday in Nashville on whether to require lengthy surgeries be conducted in a hospital or other accredited surgery center. “It’s a new…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee attorney general has sued We The People Forms and Services Centers USA and its Nashville office on claims of practicing law without a license. The lawsuit also charges the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company as well as Tennessee-based operators Vincent and Shannon Gould with violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.…

SMYRNA (AP) — Emil Hassan, who helped launch Nissan’s first U.S. manufacturing plant, will retire April 1 as top executive of the company’s North American operations. He will be replaced by Dan Gaudette, Nissan announced Friday. “Emil has played a vital role in Nissan’s swift return to profitability,” Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan…

By KARIN MILLER / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee children removed from their homes are now placed in foster care — often for years — before they can be considered for adoption. Viola Miller, the new commissioner of children’s services, wants to abolish that dual track and try to get more children adopted…

By MATT GOURAS / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — A judge here has rejected an attempt by state lawyers to throw out a lawsuit against the controversial “Choose Life” license plates. U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell said in a Friday ruling that the American Civil Liberties Union has the right to challenge the specialty…

COLLIERVILLE (AP) — Carrier Corp. told local officials it plans a major expansion of its plant here, but company executives say it’s too soon for estimates on the cost or the number of jobs that will be created. The expansion will allow the plant to build more energy-efficient residential air conditioning and heat pump units,…

Hundreds of women from across the U.S. and Canada are coming to Music City April 23-25 for the 13th annual Middle Tennessee Women’s Retreat hosted by gospel music legend Ann Downing. Beginning Friday evening and going through Sunday noon, the event combines music, workshops, keynote sessions and small groups to provide encouragement and fun in…

The Arts Company of Nashville’s “Salon Saturday” series celebrates Life magazine legends in its fifth annual photography exhibition March 20-April 8. The exhibit includes photography by Ed Clark, whose historic photographs were featured in Life magazine; along with the work of his colleagues Margaret Bourke-White, Loomis Dean, John Loengard, Alfred Eisenstaedt and Carl Mydans. Photographs…