Jussie Smollett will soon be facing a civil lawsuit from the City of Chicago, which is demanding the actor pay for the cost of investigating his allegedly made-up story about a racist attack, CBS Chicago reports. The lawsuit is being…
DINARD, France (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies wrapped up a two-day meeting Saturday in the French seaside resort of Dinard, where they sought to find common ground on a range of contentious global challenges…
A series of innovations in Minnesota has virtually ended homelessness among military veterans. The state has used an individualized approach, first learning what factors contributed to the situation, be it mental health issues, substance abuse or simple economics. The state then…
Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw is excited that Sunday's night championship game will have two women coaches. The Fighting Irish will be looking to join UConn, Tennessee and Southern Cal in winning consecutive titles during the NCAA era against Baylor.…
A jury in Las Vegas flatly rejected former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid's lawsuit against an exercise band maker he blamed for injuries — including blindness in one eye — he suffered when the stretchy device slipped from his grasp…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot for Israel’s national election, yet he’s a dominant factor for many American Jews as they assess the high stakes of Tuesday’s balloting. At its core, the election is a judgment…
LONDON (AP) — Crunch time is coming for British politicians and European Union leaders, who are scrambling to find a way to way to make Brexit work. Britain is set to leave the EU on April 12 without an agreement…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions are rising, fingers are pointing and the search for solutions is becoming increasingly fraught. Overwhelmed by an influx of migrants at the border that is taxing the immigration system, President Donald Trump is grasping for something…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A group gathered in Coolidge Park Friday afternoon holding pinwheels and signs while walking in honor of child abuse prevention month. "If we intervene early it's just going to make a much better life for that…
Seattle Police detective Mike Ciesynski, now retired, was assigned to the homicide unit for 22 years, 12 of which were in the cold case unit. Ciesynski was asked to review the Kurt Cobain case in 2014. On the 25th anniversary…
A man from upstate New York has been charged with threatening to assault and murder U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Patrick Carlineo, 55, allegedly called Omar's office on March 21 and told a staffer "Do you work…
A judge in upstate New York on Friday lifted the ban on unvaccinated children in public places despite 166 confirmed measles cases, most of which have been in the local ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. According to the judge, the number of…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Lunch traffic was slowed down on Friday by a dramatic rescue of sorts. Cleveland firefighters, police and even animal control officers rushed to Ocoee Crossing next to the Chick-fil-A around 11 AM. Despite the busy traffic,…
The Food Sharing Table is designed to help students who need a meal before or after school the opportunity to get one for free.
The deadline to file federal income tax returns is April 15, just days away. But the IRS says about 40 percent of Americans haven't filed yet. Many, including small business owners, are requesting more time. Environmental consultant Wayne DeFeo has…
Opelousas, La. — The FBI has joined the investigation into a string of suspicious fires at historically black churches in Louisiana. Three churches have burned in less than two weeks in St. Landry Parish near Baton Rouge. The fire at…
It's the first weekend of the year for Chattanooga Lookouts baseball games!
Fisher-Price and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday warned parents and caregivers about the toymaker's Rock 'n Play Sleeper, which they said is linked to 10 infant deaths. The deaths occurred when the infants rolled over in the device…
Jim Barrett was head of the teachers union in Walker County.
A male sailor shot and wounded a female sailor assigned to the same squadron before security personnel at a Virginia base fatally shot him, U.S. Navy officials said. The shooter, armed with a single handgun, was quickly identified and fatally…
Health officials are working to identify the cause of an E. coli outbreak that's sickened dozens of people. So far, 72 people have been infected with E. coli O103, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Eight people…
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and a convoy of construction vehicles rolled across one of the most controversial new bridges in the world on May 15, 2018, something funky began happening on ships anchored nearby in the Kerch Strait. The…
While President Trump has backed off a threat to close the southern border in the near term over congressional Democrats' inaction on illegal immigration, he still intends to highlight conditions there. On Friday, Mr. Trump traveled to Calexico, California, where…
U.S. cities owe $3.8 trillion in debt that's increasingly threatened by extreme weather events and economic disruption driven by climate change, according to the investment giant BlackRock. Seattle's economy will be least affected by climate change, while Miami and Houston…
