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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's quest to send astronauts out into the solar system begins this week with a two-laps-around-Earth test flight.

NAIROBI, Kenya — At least 36 quarry workers were killed early Tuesday in northern Kenya by suspected Islamic extremists from Somalia, said Kenyan police.

WASHINGTON — Wanted: Thick-skinned candidate to oversee a sprawling bureaucracy bitten by budget cuts and join a national security team besieged by criticism. Must be tolerant of White House interference.

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby stepped down as a trustee of his beloved Temple University following renewed accusations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted a string of women over many years.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team wasn't able to build on its historic victory over Tennessee last week, losing 57-52 at Arkansas State on Monday night.

WASHINGTON — An aide to a Republican congressman resigned Monday after her Facebook post criticizing President Barack Obama’s daughters touched off a backlash.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Laszlo Toser III was probably tired by the time he got home Monday.

Mary Downey understands that people want to pet JJ, her sweet, 2-year-old black Labrador retriever that accompanies her wherever she goes.

Another fast-food chicken restaurant is about to land in Chattanooga.

A 34-year-old lifelong resident of Calhoun, Tenn., died in a car crash early Monday morning, according to an accident report from Tennessee Highway Patrol.