LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Gunn was fired Friday as director of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" because of old tweets that recently emerged where he joked about subjects like pedophilia and rape. Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn announced the removal. "The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James' Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio's values, and we have severed our business relationship with him," Horn said in a statement.
Exactly 38-years to the day Randy May killed 16-year-old Mary Jones and savagely attacked 15-year-old Mitzi Sizemore, May could walk a free man, leaving the city of Morristown on edge.
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) - The country-and-western tourist town of Branson, Missouri, mourned Friday for more than a dozen sightseers who were killed when a duck boat capsized and sank in stormy weather in the deadliest such accident in almost two decades.
After years of feuding with the federal government over red snapper fishing quotas, Gulf Coast lawmakers are pushing a bill to seize decision-making powers from the federal government and give them to state regulators.
A Knoxville man wanted for stealing a truck from a dealership and also allegedly made threats to ambush law enforcement officers was arrested Friday morning in Blount County.
A Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found the Smoky Mountain Opry committed several serious workplace safety violations that led to the death of an employee from carbon dioxide poisoning in March.
A New Orleans family filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against CLIMB Works after the family and other visitors were exposed to contaminated water at the business and became ill.
Four men were arrested on Interstate 40 in Jefferson County after a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper stopped them for speeding and found counterfeit credit cards, thousands of dollars of merchandise and stolen gift cards.
Tennessee football will look to replicate their basketball team's turnaround last season after being predicted to finish towards the bottom of the SEC East by the media.
The NFL's two-month old national anthem policy is on hold. Hours after The Associated Press reported that Miami Dolphins players who protest on the field during the anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a team policy issued this week, the league and the players union issued a joint statement late Thursday night saying the two sides are talking things out.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Adrian Cronauer, the man whose military radio antics inspired a character played by Robin Williams in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam," has died. He was 79. Mary Muse, the wife of his stepson Michael Muse, said Thursday that Cronauer died Wednesday from an age-related illness. He had lived in Troutville, Virginia, and died at a local nursing home, she said.
If during a restaurant inspection, critical violations are noted, the inspector will return and those violations, such as food preparation practices or employee behavior which could lead to foodborne illness outbreaks, will be reinspected.
According to the British Medical Journal, alcohol is claiming the lives of more young Americans today than it did more than a decade ago. Their research sheds a light on liver cancer and cirrhosis-related death.
Comcast is dropping its bid for Fox's entertainment businesses, paving the way for Disney to boost its upcoming streaming service by buying the studios behind "The Simpsons" and X-Men.
Shark experts testified on Capitol Hill on Thursdayabout the health of shark populations and their importance to coastal economies and medical and engineering research.
One of the biggest misconceptions about zookeepers is that they just play with the animals all day. It's National Zookeeper Week and Zoo Knoxville staff are being recognized for their hard work.
Lots of weddings are planned for this summer and East Tennessee is a favorite place to tie the knot. While stretching the budget might make sense for such a special occasion, you don't want to get ripped off or scammed in the process.
