A 35-year-old mother of two teens died Friday after going over Eagle Falls near North Tahoe in California. Stephanie Espinosa slipped and fell 150 feet while reaching for a branch and was swept over a waterfall, CBS Sacramento reports. An…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say the officer involved in Sunday morning's shooting at Waffle House has been released from the hospital. The officer was shot just around 4:00 a.m. Sunday at the Waffle House on E. 23rd street.…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a statement Sunday saying Boeing has informed them that some parts for the company's grounded 737 Max passenger plane, and prior model 737 Next Generation (NG), may have been improperly manufactured. Boeing said the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged a juvenile with shooting two people at the Riverbend Festival downtown on Saturday night. Officers got the call of shots fired just before 10 PM at the intersection of Market and Aquarium Way.…
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict. But the United States…
BEIJING (AP) — China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for the countries’ trade dispute and said it won’t back down on “major issues of principle,” but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to…
BERLIN (AP) — The leader of Germany’s center-left Social Democrats, a junior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition, announced her resignation Sunday following days of speculation over the fallout from the party’s debacle in the European Parliament election. Andrea…
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s top prosecutor again shifted her explanation for why she recused herself from an investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim that he’d been the target of a hate crime, saying she stepped aside because of false rumors she…
LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump has waded into the most contentious issue in British politics by urging the U.K. government to leave the European Union without a deal if it can’t get better terms from EU leaders. Trump told…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Democratic presidential hopefuls took rival Joe Biden’s absence at a California state party gathering Saturday as a chance to take subtle digs at the former vice president and craft themselves as better positioned to bring Democrats…
ATLANTA (AP) — New York voters for years have experienced some of the longest wait times in the nation on Election Day. Attempts to fix the problem routinely became casualties of the divided politics of the state Legislature. That dynamic…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The victims of America’s latest mass shooting had been dead for less than a day when police and city officials released a detailed presentation with their names, photos, job titles and the cities or towns…
NEW YORK (AP) — Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s that scored with “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” has died. He was 71. Erickson’s sinuous lead…
SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister warned Sunday that its military will “resolutely take action” to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters. Speaking at an annual security conference in Singapore, Gen. Wei Fenghe did…
ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — All at once, Charles Shay tried to stanch the bleeding from a ripped-open stomach, dull the pain with morphine and soothe the mind of a dying fellow American army medic. It was a tall…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are reporting two people shot in downtown Chattanooga, near the aquarium. One victim has been taken to the hospital. This is right by the Riverbend music festival, which is hosting its last night. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating after a body was found Saturday morning. The body was found near the 4700 block of Highway 58 around 9:00 a.m. Currently, foul play is not being suspected and the…
Catania, Sicily — Mount Etna, the largest of Italy's three active volcanoes, is spewing ash and lava once again, but officials say the activity is taking place at its summit and does not pose a risk to people and towns.…
Despite its large population and 55 electoral votes, California is often overlooked in the general election, unless presidential candidates need to jet to the state for a quick Hollywood fundraiser. It's a firmly Democratic state, so Republican and Democratic nominees…
The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. It's a vast expansion of the Trump administration's enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors. In…
Almost everyone's familiar with the stern image of "Uncle Sam" imploring young men to register for service in a World War I recruiting poster. The artist behind the work was James Montgomery Flagg, who's lesser known for his other works,…
Virginia Beach shooting victims identified The gunman who opened fire late Friday afternoon at a Virginia Beach municipal building, killing 12 people and injuring four others, was a long-time public utilities engineer. Authorities identified the suspect as Dwayne Craddock, who…
Nevada might be known for the excitement and entertainment of Las Vegas, but it's the quieter, less-flashy state capital of Carson City that's making headlines. For the first time in our nation's history, a state legislature has a majority of…
Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who was 88, died Thursday in New Jersey, nephew Aldwan Lassiter said. Lucas had been in…
