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WASHINGTON — Two Tennesseans nominated to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority's board of directors have won the approval of a key congressional panel and are heading for a confirmation vote before the U.S. Senate.

ATLANTA — A pet Siberian lynx attacked a woman who was feeding it in an affluent Atlanta neighborhood Tuesday, landing her in the hospital with injuries to her head, police said.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team fell to 3-5 on the season with an 86-55 loss to the University of Georgia at McKenzie Arena.

WASHINGTON — Dramatic U.S. government test results raise new concern that bulk shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries carried as cargo on passenger planes are susceptible to fires or explosions that could destroy the airliners.

TCU moved up to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, becoming the latest team to jump past undefeated Florida State.

PROVO, Utah — More than 1,000 people dressed as angels, wise men and religious royalty gathered at a park in Provo, Utah, and set a new Guinness record for the largest live nativity scene.

NASHVILLE — The driver of a FedEx truck who was one of two people killed in a fiery crash north of Nashville has been identified.

HOUSTON — Authorities say two teenagers attempting to carjack a vehicle in Houston were foiled by a stick shift.

NASHVILLE — Saxophonist Bobby Keys, a lifelong rock 'n' roller who toured with Buddy Holly, played on recordings by John Lennon and laid down one of the all-time blowout solos on the Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar," has died. He was 70.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — UAB is shutting down the football program after one of the Blazers' stronger seasons, the first school to make that cost-cutting move in nearly two decades.