Topic: University of Tennessee

NASA mission confirms: Ex-asteroid Vesta is a planet that almost was

Data from the orbiter DAWN confirm theories about the history of Vesta, which dates to the early days of planet formation. The protoplanet is also home to the solar system's second largest mountain.

Gun nation: Inside America's gun-carry culture

Why Americans now carry handguns in so many public places, from parks to college campuses. Is it making the country safer or more dangerous? 

Super Bowl ad makes New York Mayor Bloomberg gun control king

The gun control movement has faltered in recent years. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to spend his own fortune to buck that trend, most notably with a Super Bowl ad.

Under education reform, school principals swamped by teacher evaluations

School principals, including some who back more rigorous review of teachers, are balking at education reforms required by Race to the Top. New teacher evaluations are all-consuming, they say.  

In South Carolina, Romney, Gingrich brace for Super PAC attacks

The Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision opening up campaign ads to unlimited donations has launched Super Pac attacks against some Republicans in South Carolina.

America's big shift right

Why the country's conservative drift, on a wide range of issues, has accelerated.

Amazon pushes California toward referendum on online sales tax

A new California law forces online retailers to collect sales tax for purchases made in the state. Amazon is fighting back by pushing for a statewide referendum on the issue.

Downtown need a makeover? More cities are razing urban highways

Removal of aging highways is a strategy some cities are using to try to boost their downtown districts.

Ex-football pro Heath Shuler hopes to sack Nancy Pelosi

Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina is sounding out a challenge to Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader in the House. It's a long-shot effort, but reflects some party members' unease with Pelosi.

Sarah Palin hacker: How much prison time should he get?

Sarah Palin has declined to comment on the prosecutors' latest request that the college student who hacked Palin's e-mail account should get 18 months in prison. A judge will sentence the hacker today.

Moon actually kind of damp, studies find

The moon, long thought to be bone-dry, actually has a little water, new research shows.

Summer reading gets plug from US officials to keep kids sharp

The ‘Let’s Read. Let’s Move’ campaign is designed to combat the learning loss that can occur during the summer. Two cabinet secretaries touted summer reading at an event in Washington Wednesday.

Sarah Palin hacked email case: student gets sentencing date

Sarah Palin email case is one further step down the road. A sentencing date for the University of Tennessee student has been set.

China supercomputer clocks in as world's second-fastest

US and European researchers have named the Nebulae system at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen in southern China the world's second-fastest machine, clocking in behind the US Department of Energy's Jaguar in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Photographers and police: a First Amendment clash

Photographers have been arrested, had camera equipment seized, and seen memory cards deleted by police officers. Is it harassment or protecting public safety?

At Super Bowl, bogus PR about players' college graduation

The half-truth show at Super Bowl: players' college degrees – or not.

Contract from America: 'tea party' crafts its election manifesto

Taking a cue from the GOP's success in 1994, the 'tea party' movement is putting together a Contract from America – a platform for the 2010 elections culled from thousands of suggestions.

Obama faces new global warming skeptic: Joe Sixpack

As President Obama returns from Copenhagen, polls show that Americans are becoming more more wary of his global warming agenda – and of global warming itself.

Old photos show that Teton glaciers are shrinking

Researchers found that two of the Tetons' biggest glaciers have lost more than 20 percent of their surface area since the late 1960s.

Sotomayor is sworn in, but the politics are far from over

It’s a dilemma for the GOP, particularly among Hispanic voters. But Democrats could feel a backlash if she’s perceived as too liberal.

New voter: a young woman’s political awakening

Hayley Colley of Tennessee is among the Americans who, on Nov. 4, will cast votes in a US presidential election for the first time.

Palin's alleged email hacker indicted

Update: What’s next in the Palin hacking case?

Zimbabwe's art of stone

In midst of political upheaval, Shona sculptors struggle to get their work to Western market.