
Aug 13 - By Teresa M. Walker, AP Sports Writer
Getting fired isn't easy. Call Tony Franklin an optimist because the offensive coordinator says he's glad he went to Auburn and got fired seven games into his tenure.
Jun 11 - By Martha Waggoner, Associated Press Writer
The late historian John Hope Franklin was "an angry, happy man" whose work as the head of a commission on race helped pull the country together, former President Bill Clinton said Thursday.

May 20 - By Associated Press
Brown University officials say Aretha Franklin will miss the school's commencement because of a family emergency.

Mar 25 - By Martha Waggoner, Associated Press Writer
John Hope Franklin, a towering scholar and pioneer of African-American studies who wrote the seminal text on the black experience in the U.S. and worked on the landmark Supreme Court case that outlawed public school segregation, died Wednesday. He was 94.
Feb 5 - By Associated Press
Middle Tennessee State University has hired former Auburn assistant Tony Franklin as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Feb 5 - By Associated Press
President Barack Obama took a do-over on his oath of office. Now the Queen of Soul is following his lead.

Jan 19 - By Jocelyn Noveck, AP National Writer
Aretha Franklin punched her fist in the air and yelled, "Tomorrow!" She didn't need to say Barack Obama's name. The crowd roared its approval.

Jan 17 - By Mike Chiappetta, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
In the not-too-distant past, Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson ruled parallel weigh classes in fights staged half a world apart. It took the crumbling of a company to get the two MMA stars together in the same cage at the same time, but at least it finally happened.

Jan 8 - By Herb Weisbaum, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
A presidential inauguration is like the Super Bowl or Olympics — an event people want to remember with a souvenir, even if they don’t attend. That’s especially true for the inauguration of Barack Obama, and marketers know it.

Dec 16 - By Associated Press
When the holidays draw near, the first songs Aretha Franklin starts playing from her yuletide collection are "This Christmas" and "Christmas Just Ain't Christmas (Without the One You Love)."
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
Organizers say Aretha Franklin has given a holiday benefit concert for members of the military after missing a Times Square award presentation hours earlier.

Dec 14 - By Associated Press
Aretha Franklin gave a holiday benefit concert for members of the military Sunday night.

Dec 5 - By Associated Press
A free concert featuring Aretha Franklin will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to pay tribute to the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior.

Oct 8 - By John Zenor, AP Sports Writer
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville fired offensive coordinator Tony Franklin on Wednesday just seven games into his tenure, pulling the plug after the Tigers' rocky transition to his spread offense.
Mar 13 - By Associated Press
Aretha Franklin could lose her home to tax collectors. The singer says an attorney's mistake caused her $700,000 mansion in Detroit to slip into foreclosure over $445 in 2005 taxes and late fees.

Feb 20 - By Associated Press
PETA thinks Aretha Franklin is no queen of soul when it comes to wearing fur. Franklin was crowned this year's worst-dressed celebrity by the animal rights organization. Her crime: wearing "yet another vulgar fur" at the Grammy Awards.

Feb 12 - By Associated Press
When Aretha Franklin is unhappy, she does not mince words. On Tuesday, the longtime Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles' intro to Tina Turner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, in which Knowles called Turner, not Franklin, "the queen."

Feb 6 - By Solvej Schou, Associated Press Writer
Aretha Franklin feels lighter than air these days.

Aug 26 - By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come.
Mar 3 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Defensive tackle Aubrayo Franklin signed a three-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, the third free agent in two days to bolster one of the NFL's worst defenses last season. The 49ers also re-signed Bryan Gilmore, their third receiver last season.