By Todd DeFeo
HarpBlaster.com News Wire
JACKSON, Tenn. – When Casey Jones’ locomotive crashed near Vaughn, Miss., he vaulted into history and American folklore.
The subject of songs and books, Jones, who died on April 30, 1900, has become a larger than life figure in American history in the 11 decades since his death.
But, finding the real Casey [...]

PRNewswire
NEW YORK — Bob Dylan’s new studio album, released on April 28, “Together Through Life,” was recorded late last year, prompted by the composition of a new song, “Life Is Hard.” The song was written for a forthcoming film by French director Oliver Dahan (La Vie En Rose).
The new album will be the 46th release [...]

ATLANTA — Condemned murderer William Mize is scheduled for execution by lethal injection at 7 p.m. tonight at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Mize, a white supremacist, was sentenced to death in 1995 for killing Eddie Tucker.
Media witnesses for the execution are: Adam Thompson, Athens Banner Herald; Greg Bluestein, The Associated Press; Blake [...]

WASHINGTON — Three brothers who were convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to life prison terms, Ralph J. Marra Jr., Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey; David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Janice K. [...]

NEW YORK — The government acknowledged it made a mistake after “an airliner and supersonic fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan skyline,” as The Associated Press reported.
The boneheaded decision sparked worries of a 9-11 repeat.
“Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision,” said Louis Caldera, director of [...]

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Bank of North Georgia, an affiliate of Columbus-based Synovus, announced that it has assumed from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approximately $55.6 million in total deposits, including all uninsured deposits, of American Southern Bank in Kennesaw.
“We appreciate the FDIC selecting our Atlanta affiliate, Bank of North Georgia, to serve the customers [...]

ATLANTA – Upwards of 15,000 to 20,000 people gathered today at the state capitol to protest high taxes, out of control federal government spending and a number of other issues. The Atlanta “Tea Party” was one of at least 700 such peaceful protests nationwide.
U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., told the crowd that of the many [...]

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the [...]

By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
QUANTICO, Va., April 13, 2009 – The U.S. military’s rescue of a kidnapped American ship captain yesterday was “textbook,” but the issue of piracy is likely to worsen in the absence of a systemic solution, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
Off the Somali coast yesterday, U.S. special operations [...]

HarpBlaster.com News Wire
KENNESAW, Ga. – For anyone looking to take advantage of the spring weather, today marks the 147th anniversary of the Andrews Raid.
It was the one-year anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and the morning passenger train – pulled by the locomotive General – arrived in town. The train comes to a [...]