NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fred Thompson, a folksy former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who appeared in feature films and television including a role on "Law & Order," died Sunday, his family said.

Thompson died after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement. — -- Former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson has died at the age of 73, after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a ...

March 8 -- A little more than a month after the sudden death of his daughter, Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson announced today that he will retire from political office at the end of this year, when ...

Fred Thompson has died at age 73. He is known to the political world as a Watergate Committee counsel, a U.S. senator for eight years, a Republican presidential candidate in the 2008 cycle; and he is ...

The U.S. Senate has voted to name Nashville's new federal courthouse after former Sen. Fred Thompson, the late actor who appeared in at least 20 movies and in the TV series "Law & Order." Sen. Lamar ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal by Gov. Bill Haslam to limit monetary damages from lawsuits in Tennessee is unnecessary and a jury should decide how much is awarded and not government, former U.S.

From TalkRadioNews.com: Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) while speaking on a conference call with reporters lambasted Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for being “a typical young liberal who did what was ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder reported this afternoon that actor/former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson called him Thursday afternoon to thank ...

A crowd of about 200 people waited for more than an hour and a half to hear actor, former presidential candidate and former Sen. Fred Thompson lecture on the current state of American politics at ...

WASHINGTON — By day, he’s U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, a Republican from Tennessee. By night, he’s Arthur Branch, the new DA on the hit show “Law & Order.” Although he won’t retire from office until Jan.