Michael DeHoog/Sports Imagery / Getty Images(BOSTON) -- New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is caught in the middle of a homicide investigation of an "associate," is also being sued by a former friend who claims Hernandez shot his eye out after the two left a Miami strip club.

The suit states that Hernandez "possessed a gun which he was not legally licensed to have."

In a lawsuit filed in federal court on June 13, attorneys representing Alexander Bradley, 32, state that their client, Hernandez and several others were at...

Cpl. Ken Kalemkarian, U. S. Marine Corps/Released(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition Frank Kendall told the Senate Appropriations Committee at a hearing Wednesday that he was "reasonably confident" the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter plane's classified information was "well protected."

Several weeks ago reports claimed information about the Pentagon’s top-shelf military weapons had been compromised by cyber-espionage of the computer systems of top Defense contractors.  Among those top weapons systems was the F-35, which is the military’s plane of the future.    
 
At the hearing Wednesday, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., asked Kendall whether the...

FBI(LOS ANGELES) -- Walter Lee Williams, the former professor who was nabbed in Mexico after spending one day on the FBI's Most Wanted list, is expected to make his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Thursday, authorities said.

Williams, 64, who is accused of engaging in sex acts via webcam and in person with underage boys in the Philippines, was arrested in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen on Tuesday after a local resident saw his picture in the media and alerted authorities, said Bill Lewis, assistant director in charge of...

Capitol NashvilleLuke Bryan  will premiere his new video for "Crash My Party" on NBC's Today show Thursday morning during the program's fourth hour.

Fans can watch the video Thursday at KLGandHoda.com. It will be available at every other video outlet on Friday.

"Crash My Party" is the lead single from Luke's upcoming album, due out August 13.

He'll return to the Today show on August 16 to perform as part of its Summer Concert Series.

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Mercury NashvilleEaston Corbin and Dustin Lynch's performances at the Country Weekly CMA Music Festival Kick Off Party helped raise more than $13,000 for Musicians on Call Nashville. Greg Bates and newcomer Chris Janson were also on the bill for the show earlier this month.

The money raised goes to fund Musicians on Call's work to bring live music to the bedside of patients in healthcare facilities, and the fundraising isn't over yet. The 7th Annual Online Music Auction for Musicians on Call is still going on through Thursday. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan,...

Big Machine RecordsRascal Flatts won't be lounging around the pool during the two-week break from their Live & Loud North American tour next month. Instead, they're playing a run of shows in Europe, including a two-night stand in London.

The Flatts will also deliver their first performances ever in Norway, Sweden and Ireland on this trek, kicking off July 5. They'll play seven shows in all on the European run.  The dates:

7/5 -- Vinstra, Norway, Country Music Festival Vinstra
7/6 -- Gothenburg, Sweden, Tradgam
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