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  • Man shot during FBI interview says he Tsarnaev killed in 2011

    ORLANDO, FL (RNN) - Deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and a man killed Wednesday during questioning by the FBI were accomplices in a 2011 slaying, according to CNN. Unnamed law enforcement officials told the Associated Press that Ibragim Todashev, 27, lunged at an FBI agent with a knife during an interview at his home on Wednesday. Agents shot and killed him. Citing law ...

  • Nashvilles Striking Matches named semi-finalists for 2013 O Music Awards

    Striking Matches , which features Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis, has been named one of ten semi-finalists who are competing for the fan-based award. The top five bands receiving the most online votes will move on to perform and compete at ...

  • Soldier dad returns home to surprise children on train

    He is normally accustomed to traveling in a helicopter while on the front line in Afghanistan, but an old railroad dining car turned out to be the vehicle of choice for a soldier who made a special surprise. Capt. Brian Vega, who has returned home from a nine-month deployment, hid on the train at the Tennessee Railway Museum, waiting for his kids to spot him Wednesday. Vega and his wife came ...

  • Metro officer could be at fault in collision captain says

    A Metro police officer was involved in a crash Wednesday evening while responding to an emergency call. The officer's patrol vehicle collided into an SUV about 7 p.m. at the intersection of North 12th Street and Gartland Avenue. The SUV rolled over, but the driver was not injured. The officer was taken to the hospital to be checked out and is expected to be OK. The captain on duty ...

  • Middle TN deploys more resources to aid tornado recovery

    There's been a huge outpouring of support from Middle Tennessee in the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado, and many volunteers and their supplies have now arrived at the disaster area. As another day of disturbing and heartbreaking images emerged from Oklahoma, another picture emerged here at home: one of generosity and a determination to play a part in the recovery. At the ...


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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

The unwieldy title of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Sidney Lumet's relentless grinder of a melodramatic thriller, comes from an Irish blessing that sounds more like a curse: may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead. ... ...

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  • Man upset over foreclosure allegedly attacks judge at Hobby Lobby

    A Rutherford County judge came face-to-face with an angry man who had previously appeared in his courtroom. The man had lost his home in foreclosure and blamed the judge in the confrontation at a Hobby Lobby store. Judge Larry Brandon has worked in the Rutherford County Civil Court for seven years, overseeing civil collections and probate matters, but he said never in a million years did he ...

  • Bulgers Beat Nashville man continues Chinese art tradition

    A Nashville man who brought the ancient Chinese tradition of Gyotaku with him when he immigrated as a young boy now implements that art of fish rubbing at his longtime home on Old Hickory Lake. When Frank Gee goes to the freezer to grab some fish, it doesn't always mean he's hungry. "We're gonna use it like a palette and put some black on it," Gee said. Gyotaku is ...

  • Nashville judge permanently suspends public guardian

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville judge has permanently suspended the public guardian of Davidson County while citing "significant concerns" that she charged excessive fees to the elderly and disabled people she is supposed to ...

  • Woman makes miraculous recovery after hit-and-run

    Angela Riley is still lapsing in and out of a coma 11 days after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The 25-year-old Decatur, GA, woman was visiting Nashville the weekend of May 11 for a bachelorette party for one of her best friends, Amelia King. "We all got dressed up in our '80s gear for an '80s theme," said King. At 1:30 a.m., while crossing Broadway at Fourth ...

  • Child allegedly abused on school bus as monitor played on cell phone

    Another Middle Tennessee school district is being sued over claims of sexual abuse. The parents of a student with special needs claim a teenager assaulted their son on a Cheatham County school bus while the bus monitor was distracted on her cell phone. "He's had a significant loss in his ability to function because of this," said attorney Gary Blackburn. Blackburn is ...

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