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.

Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator for Tennessee and actor who starred on “Law & Order” from 2002-2007, died Sunday of lymphoma in Nashville, his family said in a statement. He was 73. “It is with a ...

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 ...

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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 ...

John McCain's convention is back on track after last night's barn-burning speech for former Senator Fred Thompson and the endorsement of McCain by Senator Joe Lieberman, who was the Democrat's ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson is shaking up his still-unofficial campaign, replacing his top aide with a former Michigan senator and a veteran Florida strategist. The ...

George Allen’s list of endorsements is starting to read like a “who’s who?” of 2008 Republican presidential hopefuls. Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee emailed Allen’s supporters Wednesday ...

Thanks to the Columbia Daily Tribune's political blog, we learn that one of Missouri's most prominent legislators has taken his adoration for possible Republican presidential contender Fred Thompson ...

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.