CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The BlueCross BlueShield is funding a new institute at Soddy Daisy High School. This is a 250 thousand dollar fund that will launch at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Leaders from BlueCross's technology team will…
Washington — The Trump administration on Thursday announced it plans to admit the lowest number of refugees in U.S. history over the next 12 months, placing a cap of fewer than 20,000 spots for millions of people around the world…
The evolving story of an anonymous whistleblower and President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president saw two major developments on Thursday: the release of the whistleblower's complaint at the center of the House impeachment inquiry, and the public testimony of…
Last Updated Sep 26, 2019 7:30 PM EDT Washington — In a detailed, nine-page complaint, a whistleblower said "senior White House officials" worked to "lock down" all records of a presidential phone call this summer, out of fear that "they…
Cleveland Police now say it was a woman's body that was found in a wooded area on Wednesday night.
New York state is suing Dunkin' Brands, parent company of the coffee chain, for allegedly failing to warn hundreds of thousands of customers affected in two separate cyber breaches in 2015 and 2018. According to New York Attorney General Letitia…
Nearly 5 million DoorDash accounts were hacked, the popular food-delivery startup announced on Thursday. Door Dash said it suffered a data breach in May that affected 4.9 million accounts, it said in a blog post. Customers, merchants and workers who…
Washington — The Senate on Thursday approved a temporary funding bill that staves off the risk of a government shutdown through November 21. The vote came as much of the attention on Capitol Hill was focused on the House Intelligence…
CBSNKey takeaways from the hearing Whistleblower wrote that White House tried to "lock down" records of Ukraine call. Maguire testified the whistleblower "did the right thing," calling the situation "unprecedented." Maguire defended his decision to withhold complaint from Congress, saying…
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Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 12, health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 805 confirmed and probable cases have been reported,…
Income inequality in the U.S. is at its highest level in more than 50 years, according to new Census data. The gap between rich and poor is the widest in five states: California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana and New York. Across…
Portland: Race Against the Past The "OK" hand gesture has been added to an expanding list of hate symbols used by white supremacists. The Anti-Defamation League announced dozens of new additions to its database on Thursday. The hand symbol began…
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BIRCHWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Hamilton County Corrections officer fired after being arrested in a shooting incident at a boat ramp. The incident happened at 3:34 AM at the boat ramp near Skull Island Recreation Area on Birchwood Pike. Deputies…
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A Los Angeles businessman was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for paying $400,000 to get his son into Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit. Stephen Semprevivo, 53, pleaded guilty in May to a single count of fraud…
Former House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, who retired last year, is running for Congress once again. The California Republican announced Thursday that he will campaign for the House seat currently occupied by Duncan Hunter, a GOP congressman who has been…
A New Jersey school district says it's taking action after a teacher's comments about a missing 5-year-old girl sparked outrage, CBS Philly reports. The little girl, Dulce Maria Alavez, was playing with her brother when she vanished from a playground in…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi renewed her criticism of President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president, saying in her weekly press conference Thursday that efforts by the White House to "lock down" information about the phone call showed that there had been…
West Point accident rare, not unprecedented West Point, New York—A staff sergeant was charged in a deadly rollover accident that killed a cadet during training exercises this summer at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Army officials confirmed Thursday.…
Beyond Meat shares spiked after McDonald's announced that it will test the company's plant-based burgers in a handful of restaurants in Canada. Beyond Meat's stock price jumped about 10% in early trading on Thursday to nearly $152 per share. Why…
The House Intelligence Committee has released an unclassified version of the whistleblower complaint ahead of testimony by the director of national intelligence: [pdf-embedder url="https://wdef.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf"]