Early buzz for candidacy, plagued by delay and low energy, never picked up steam Jan. 22, 2008 — -- It's curtains for the presidential campaign of Fred Thompson, whose campaign failed to ...

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 ...

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.

Now that actor-politician Fred Thompson is all politician and running for president, it doesn't mean he'll stop showing up as the steadfast New York district attorney on "Law & Order" repeats. The ...

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 ...

NAPLES, Fla. Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who attracted more attention as a potential presidential candidate than as a real one, quit the race for the White House on Tuesday after a ...

READING, Pa. – Reading City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to appoint Stephen Gieringer to a vacancy on the Reading Redevelopment Authority. Gieringer will replace Fred Thompson, whose term expired at ...