By CHRISTY LEMIRE / AP Movie Critic Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as brothers Will and Jacob Grimm. There’s no happy ending for “The Brothers Grimm,” or a happy beginning or middle, for that matter.That’s the one consistent thing in Terry Gilliam’s latest film, which is plagued by inconsistency.Certainly, you expect some weirdness walking into…

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — For this year’s crop of college freshmen, Starbucks has always been around the corner, “America’s Funniest Home Videos” has always been on the air, and men named George Bush have been president for more than half of their lives. Born in 1987, the freshmen attending their first college lectures around the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The percentage of Americans with bulging waistlines is growing in just about every state, with residents of Alabama joining the obesity ranks the fastest. Only Oregon failed to fatten, according to a report released Tuesday. The advocacy group, Trust for America’s Health, said data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

SWEETWATER (AP) — Two Tennessee National Guard soldiers were killed Monday in Iraq, their family members said Tuesday. Spc. Joseph “Joey” Hunt, 27, of Sweetwater, and Sgt. Victoir P. Lieurance, 34, of Seymour, were members of the 278th Regimental Combat Team. Two other members of the unit on the same combat patrol were injured Monday…

GREENEVILLE (AP) — A mailman caught ripping open packages while driving down the highway admitted to stealing 127 parcels during a two-year career as a postal carrier. Authorities say contract carrier Donnie Gene Fields, 38, of Loudon took nearly $41,000 worth of knives, collectible coins and gift cards from the mail while ferrying packages between…

NASHVILLE (AP) — A former law enforcement officer who investigators nicknamed the “back-road bandit” pleaded guilty to a string of small-town bank robberies, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Keith Edward Glenn, 49, admitted holding up banks in Auburntown, Alexandria, Eagleville and Carthage in 2003 and 2004. He also pleaded guilty Monday to eight firearms offenses. Investigators…

SHELBYVILLE (AP) — The 17,500 population of this Middle Tennessee town will double this week with the 67th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, bringing an estimated $38 million boost to the local economy, according to an economic impact study commissioned by the event’s organizers. Almost 250,000 daily tickets for 11 days of events beginning…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Officials say methamphetamine made in Mexico is now finding its way to Tennessee. Five people in Putnam County appeared in court Tuesday after being arrested on drug trafficking charges. They were charged with importing meth made in “super labs” in Mexico. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the drug was moved across…

The Tennessean It’s hard to tell which is uglier — the serpentine geographical layouts of many congressional districts or the manner in which they were drawn.Rep. John Tanner, a Democrat representing the 8th congressional district in West Tennessee, has seen some ugly districts in his day. And he is tired of the raw-boned partisanship that…

The Jackson Sun The perks of political office come in all shapes and sizes and, like them or not, most are perfectly legal. But some are downright objectionable to regular folks. That’s the case with the reserved parking space for Sen. Bill Frist outside his field office in the Pythian building in downtown Jackson. Given…