Video: Rain deluges southern U.S.

At least five people are dead and hundreds more have been evacuated as heavy rains brought flash flooding to Tennessee.

Tennessee man convicted of illegally accessing Palin email

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.–A man was convicted by a federal jury in Knoxville, Tenn., Friday for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and obstruction of justice. After a week-long trial, a jury found David C. Kernell, 22, guilty of one count of misdemeanor unauthorized access to obtain information from a [...]

Attorney General Holder dispatches Justice Department Team to monitor oil spill

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that he is dispatching a team of attorneys from multiple divisions within the Justice Department to New Orleans to meet with the U.S. Attorney and response teams and to monitor the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “The British Petroleum oil spill has already cost lives and [...]

Chargers general manager promotes Travis Lash

San Diego Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith has promoted Travis Lash to Assistant-Player Personnel within the player personnel department. Lash joined the Chargers in 2006 as a scouting intern. Lash’s sports experience also includes two years as a staff assistant in the USD Athletic Department. Lash works with both the college and pro personnel departments [...]