Topic: Tennessee River

USA Update Tornadoes, ice, and snow knock out power across the Midwest (+video)

Cleanup begins in Missouri and Arkansas, as a strong storm system heads for eastern Ohio and the mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin face ice and snow.

Midwest flooding: What's at stake in plan to blast open Missouri levee

A judge on Friday gave the go-ahead to the US Army Corps of Engineers to blow an opening into a Missouri levee. Advocates say it's the best way to prevent worse flooding downriver, but residents could be affected.

Five cities that will rise in the New Economy

From Seattle to Huntsville, Ala., five cities are poised to prosper in the New Economy because of exports, innovation, clean technology, and healthcare.

Taking the Tom Sawyer approach

They let go of to-do lists and drifted down river with a guitar and an open schedule.

Job hunting? This week's unusual openings.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about ways the financial industry should be made to pay for its mistakes, why a stable retail price is the wrong way to handle gas, why the TVA should not be changed, and why Obama must appoint liberal judges to the bench.

What exactly is the toxic sludge that spilled in Tennessee?

A mixture of water and fly ash, a residue that is captured in the chimneys of coal-fired power plants.

Tennessee spill revives coal ash controversy

A dike break released more than 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic sludge and put rivers downstream at risk.

Wanna save water? Plunge into the car pool

Energy represents one more set of users joining thirsty urban residents and farmers at the water trough.

Drought-stricken Georgia, eyeing Tennessee River, revives old border feud

State lawmakers seek to move part of Georgia's border one mile north into Tennessee.