McMinnville resident and Warren County native Haskell Eugene Lance, 47, died unexpectedly of a heart attack March 7.A farmer and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Laura Jane McClain Certain of McMinnville and Edsel Lance of Pulaski.He is also survived by sons, Cory and Garrett Lance of McMinnville; stepdaughter,…

By MATT SLAGLE / Associated Press Writer This is a an image from the video game ” James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing” from Electronic Arts. The new action-adventure game is among the best at mixing movies and video. (AP Photo) Imagine a James Bond movie where you control what happens. That’s the idea with…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER / AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of job discrimination complaints filed by workers against private employers edged down last year after hitting a seven-year high in 2002, the government reported Monday. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said 81,293 complaints were filed with the agency’s field offices nationwide in the…

By JUSTIN BERGMAN / Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s anti-sodomy law will remain on the books for at least another year as a Senate panel rejected a bill Monday to decriminalize sodomy in private settings. Del. David Albo’s bill sought to rewrite Virginia’s law in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision…

This ad from the American Medical Association will be running through March 25, 2004, in newspapers at eight college campuses nationally. The ad campaign’s aim is to discourage high-risk drinking during spring break. (AP Photo) PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In a play on a well-known beer slogan, an American Medical Association advertisement pictures…

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The average retail price of gasoline climbed 2 cents last week to $1.74 per gallon, the Energy Department said Monday, about a penny shy of the highest price since the department began collecting data. Together, the high prices for crude oil, strong demand and low commercial inventories made…

ROME, Ga. (AP) — When authorities began discovering corpses at a northwest Georgia crematory, “there was no indication where the end was,” the state’s chief medical examiner said Monday on the first day of testimony in a class-action civil lawsuit. “We found that everywhere we were stepping, we were stepping on remains. They were everywhere,”…

By ROSS SNEYD / Associated Press Writer Carolyn Conrad, right, and Kathleen Peterson sign their civil union license at the town clerks’ office at midnight, Saturday, July 1, 2000. They are the first couple to enter a civil union in Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File) MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — To Vermont’s town clerks and justices…

By ROBERT BURNS / AP Military Writer BALAD, Iraq (AP) — Talking to soldiers leaving Iraq after a year of tough duty, Gen. John Abizaid made a plea: Please don’t leave the Army, too. It needs you and your combat experience in the global war on terror. Abizaid, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan…

By ROBERT BURNS / AP Military Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Cigarette smoking and heavy drinking are on the rise in the military, particularly among younger troops, and many in the armed forces report feeling stress in their work, a Pentagon health survey says. Drug use, however, is holding steady far below the rate for civilians.…