Small Tenn. town aims to become the real Rocky Top
By TRAVIS LOLLER In this Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 photo, a sign welcomes people to Lake City, Tenn. Residents are considering changing the town’s name to Rocky Top in order…
Metals and minerals industry
Officials: US drone kills Pakistani Taliban leader
By RASOOL DAWAR and KIMBERLY DOZIER FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur…
US manufacturing expands at best pace in 2 ½ years
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, employees at Sheffield Platers Inc. work on the factory floor in San Diego. The Institute for…
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMISSION ACC– USES POLICE OF LYING
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA FILE – In this file photo taken Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 police surround the bodies of striking miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin…
WORLD’S OLDEST MAN DIES IN NY AT AGE 112
This photo provided by Guinness World Records shows 112 year-old Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez. Guinness World Records says the former musician and coal miner certified as the world’s oldest man has died.…
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP TO AUSTRALIA ELECTION VICTORY
By ROD McGUIRK Opposition leader Tony Abbott smiles as he makes a speech to party supporter in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his party’s win in Australia’s national election.…
DESCENDANTS OF SLAVES HOLD OUT AGAINST COAL MINING
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013 photo, Ida Finley, 101, left, wipes tears telling her family history as her granddaughter Jacquelin Finley looks on during a visit…
JAPAN NUCLEAR WATCHDOG MAY RAISE LEAK TO ‘SERIOUS
By MARI YAMAGUCHI This Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 aerial photo shows the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. The Japanese nuclear watchdog proposed Wednesday to…