NASHVILLE (AP) — An Iraqi-born man arrested while trying to buy machine guns and hand grenades from undercover agents pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal weapons charges. Ahmed Hassan Al-Uqaily, 34, was arrested in October during a sting operation prompted by the man’s alleged threat about “going jihad” against the United States, investigators said. The FBI’s…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The “Tennessee Waltz” federal corruption investigation that led to the arrest of four lawmakers was not the state’s first dance with scandal. The “TennPar” investigation found associates of the governor were selling pardons in the 1970s. The “Rocky Top” investigation of the late ’80s and early ’90s broke up illegal gambling rings.…

Democratic Sen. Kathryn Bowers, right, speaks during a news conference in the front lawn of her Memphis, Tenn., home Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Dr. Charlotte Harper is at left. (AP Photo) MEMPHIS (AP) — State Sen. Kathryn Bowers, charged with taking a bribe in an FBI sting operation, said she has no plans to resign…

MEMPHIS (AP) — Despite being indicted on federal bribery and extortion charges, former state Sen. John Ford will receive his full state pension and health coverage for life, a state official said. The day after he was indicted last Thursday along with four other current or former state lawmakers in a government sting called “Tennessee…

Former state Sen. John Ford, center, smiles as he speaks to the media before entering the Federal Building in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Ford’s attorney Mike Scholl is at right. (AP Photo) MEMPHIS (AP) — Former state Sen. John Ford told reporters that he and other Tennessee lawmakers were innocent of corruption charges,…

Rock Island resident and Warren County native Harlan Delter Tenpenny, 58, died May 31 at River Park Hospital from injuries sustained in an accident.The owner of D & H Equipment, a farmer and a member of Blue Spring Cove Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Delter Lee and Myrtle Eva Sissom…

Centertown resident and Coffee County native Elaine Greene, 54, died May 30 at her home.An account executive with Park Industries and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Lula Mae Crouch of McMinnville and the late Herman Franklin Kitchens; and was preceded in death by sister, Barbara McClain.She is survived…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bessie Lou Greene, 91, died May 29 at River Park Hospital after a brief illness.A factory worker with Genesco and a member of Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Zollie Lee and Ella Bell Tittsworth; and was preceded in death by her husband,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Simple kid-friendly training in good nutrition got 8- to 10-year-olds to eat healthier for three years, although snacks, desserts and pizza still make up an astonishing third of the youngsters’ diets, researchers reported Wednesday. It’s the biggest study ever to track the impact of childhood nutrition education, and it backs a major…

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — As Garin Hughes picks through his school-lunch burrito and unidentifiable apple-pear dessert, he has a secret. Hidden underneath the eighth-grader’s right leg is a chocolate cookie in shrink-wrapped plastic. That’s for dessert. In the past, his parents had no clue when he bought a treat at school. Now, thanks to a…