TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — One-time Alabama football recruit Kenny Smith sued Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer, the NCAA and others claiming libel and invasion of privacy in the latest lawsuit stemming from the Crimson Tide’s rules violation case. The suit, filed Thursday in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court, accuses Fulmer of libeling Smith in comments made to…

The Stones River Chamber Players (SRCP) will feature the music of Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms during the ensemble’s final concert of the 2003-04 season at 7:30 p.m. April 15 in the music hall of the Wright Music Building at MTSU.“This will be a great evening of music for people who like beautiful, tuneful, romantic…

MTSU Theatre will bring “Reckless,” a quaint comedy about identity, perceptions, romance and assassins, to the stage of Tucker Theatre at 7:30 p.m. daily April 15-17 and 22-24.Although the laughs are nonstop, “Reckless” does have a serious side that explores who we are and the extremes that we will go to for others to see…

By CHAKA FERGUSON / Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A majority of Americans support affirmative action, believe race relations have improved since the civil rights movement and approve of interracial marriage, according to a new poll. Still, 49 percent of blacks said they had experienced some form of discrimination in the month preceding…

By MARK NIESSE / Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Census Bureau reported Thursday that four of the 10 fastest-growing counties in America are in Atlanta’s suburbs, where sprawl has created some of the worst traffic congestion in the country. Job opportunities and affordable housing are drawing people from around the nation to the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is warning consumers not to use a list of liquid products touted as providing a “safe legal high” because they actually may contain some risky chemicals — including a date-rape drug. On the warning list: Trip2Night, Invigorate II, Snuffadelic, Liquid Speed, Solar Water, Orange Butterfly, Schoomz and Green Hornet Liquid.…

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — That contented calico purring away on the sofa may be the product of a human-feline friendship extending 9,500 years or more into the past. While ancient Egypt provides the first written record of cats, a burial discovered on Cyprus indicates that humans and felines…

By JUSTIN BERGMAN / Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Students and parents across Virginia are protesting school board policies that prevent children from wearing clothes depicting the Confederate flag to school. More than 80 students recently wore Confederate flag T-shirts to a Campbell County high school to protest the principal’s decision a day…

RED BANK (AP) — Five high school students charged with making and circulating hundreds of counterfeit bills used one of the fakes to pay a fine in city court, police said. Four of the five juveniles were arrested Wednesday during classes at Red Bank High School in Hamilton County. No names were released because all…

By WOODY BAIRD / Associated Press Writer MEMPHIS (AP) — The fate of convicted killer Philip Workman will remain uncertain even if an order blocking his execution expires next week. Workman was scheduled to die in September, but Gov. Phil Bredesen gave him a reprieve until April 15 because of questions surrounding a former medical…