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U Of Tennessee Mulling Selling President's Residence To Save $180,000 Annual Operating Costs

The next president of the University of Tennessee won't be homeless, but he likely won't live in the four-story, 11,000 square foot Gregorian-style brick structure that most college presidents have occupied since 1960.

With an annual operating budget of $180,000 a year, university officials think it would be cheaper to just give the next president a housing allowance and sell the waterfront house that sits on 3.4 acres.

Plane Stolen In Canada Abandoned In Missouri Dirt Road After Chase By U.S. Fighter Jets

A pilot landed a plane stolen from Canada in a Missouri dirt road and fled on foot on Monday after being intercepted and trailed by U.S. fighter jets over Michigan and Wisconsin.

The pilot abandoned the Cessna 172 plane in the southern Missouri town of Ellsinore, a dispatcher with the Carter County Sheriff's Office said, according to CNN.

Alaska's Mount Redoubt Volcano Erupts Four Times Sunday Night

Alaska's Mount Redoubt has erupted four times since late Sunday night producing a 50,000 foot high plume and prompting ash cloud advisories along with mud flow and melting glacier flood warning alerts for areas down river from the volcano.

The eruption started at 11:38 p.m. local time, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Britain Experiences Worst Snowfall In Almost 20 Years

Large parts of Britain stood still Sunday because of the heavy snowfall that blanketed the country, its worst snowfall in almost two decades.

Up to 1 foot of snow was recorded in portions of the south east, while in the Pennines there was at least four inches of ice.

Canadian Trekkers Break World Record By Crossing Antarctica To South Pole Unaided In 33 Days, 23 Hours, 30 Minutes

Three Canadian trekkers broke world record for the fastest trip across Antarctica to the South Pole.

Ray Zahab, Kevin Valley and Richard Weber reached South Pole Wednesday after walking unaided through 1,300 kilometers on skis, snowshoes and foot in 33 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes.