WASHINGTON (AP) – The government is secretly collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top-secret court order, according to the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Obama administration is defending the National Security Agency's need to collect such records, but critics are calling it a huge over-reach.

2. US Panel: China Tech Giants Pose Security Threat - Tuesday, October 09, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – American companies should avoid sourcing network equipment from China's two leading technology firms because they pose a national security threat to the United States, the House Intelligence Committee warned Monday.

3. House to Pass 6-Month Spending Bill - Friday, September 14, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – As its last major act before leaving Washington for the fall campaign, the House is voting to put the government on autopilot for six months.

The temporary spending bill is needed to avert a government shutdown when the current budget year expires Sept. 30. At issue are the day-to-day operating budgets of Cabinet agencies that are funded annually by Congress through 12 appropriations bills.

4. GOP Retools Plan as Congress Seeks Debt Fix - Thursday, July 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Six days away from a potentially calamitous government default, House Republicans appeared to be coalescing Wednesday around a work-in-progress plan by House Speaker John Boehner to increase the U.S. borrowing limit and chop $1 trillion in federal spending. But the White House dismissed the proposal as a waste of time, and it got a thumbs-down from Senate Democrats and tea party activists, too.

5. Wal-Mart CEO Says he Expects ‘Positive' 4Q Sales - Thursday, October 14, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) – Wal-Mart is focusing on smaller-format stores, bringing back "Action Alley" – wide aisles filled with palettes of discounted merchandise – and offering same-day pickup for online purchases in some areas in an effort to jump start sluggish U.S. sales.

6. Neola Farms Taps Market for Gourmet Beef - Thursday, March 11, 2010

Dining at J. Broussard’s restaurant in Columbus, Miss., Peachie Dornan fell in love at first bite when she ate her first hamburger made with Neola Farms ground beef.

The special menu item featured beef from a cattle ranch more than 200 miles away in Tipton County near Brighton.

7. House Panel Goes Back to Work on Health Care - Friday, July 31, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's top Republican accused Democrats of cutting Medicare to finance a "massive new government-run" health care plan, as the last of three House committees pushed its way through a compromise version of the health care overhaul Thursday.

8. Events - Monday, July 28, 2008

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will meet today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Mike Rogers will give a speech titled “Levees and Insurance.” Cost is $12. No reservations are required.

9. Events - Friday, July 25, 2008

Girls Inc. of Memphis will recognize winners of its annual Strong, Smart and Bold Awards at the 18th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bridges, 477 N. Fifth St. For reservations, contact Meghan Cloud at meghan.cloud@girlsincmemphis.org or 523-0217.

10. Rogers Named News Director At WMC-TV 5 - Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Tracey Rogers has joined the WMC-TV Action News 5 team as news director. Rogers has spent the past six years as news director at WAFF-TV in Huntsville, Ala., which, like WMC-TV, is owned by Raycom Media. She also has worked as assistant news director of WKRN, Nashville's ABC affiliate, as well as WSMV (NBC) and WTVF (CBS). She is a three-time Emmy winner, four-time Associated Press Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for "Best Spot News Coverage." Her first day is Monday.

11. Malco TheatersGo Dolby Digital - Monday, October 16, 2006
     Malco Theaters has installed Dolby Digital Cinema systems on 11 screens at three of its leading theaters, including one system in the Paradiso Theater at Poplar Avenue and Mendenhall Road, Malco officials announced Frida

12. YMCA Board of Directors Names New CEO - Wednesday, November 30, 2005

The YMCA metropolitan board of directors named Keith G. Johnson CEO of YMCA of the Memphis & the Mid-South. Johnson is a 27-year YMCA veteran who has served in various positions in Atlanta, Fort Worth and New Orleans. His earliest position with YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South was as vice president and executive director of the Fogelman Downtown YMCA. He graduated from Georgia State University.

13. Ad Executive Garners Industry Accolades - Friday, August 26, 2005

Glenna Rogers-Ward was named Ad Woman of the Year by the Memphis Advertising Federation at the group's 2005 Pyramid Awards. The June ceremony celebrated extraordinary achievements and professionalism in the field of advertising.