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10-year-old girl dies after fight in classroom

A South Carolina fifth grader has died two days after getting into fight that required her to be airlifted from school to the hospital, according to the school district. The 10-year-old from Walterboro, South Carolina, died Wednesday morning at Medical…

McDonald's now supports raising minimum wage

In a breakthrough for the nationwide campaign to increase minimum wages, McDonald's will no longer take part in lobbying against pay hikes at the local, state or federal level. The fast-food giant's shift comes as Democrats in the House advance…

Barbara Bush blamed Trump for exacerbating heart issues

In a new book compiled from interviews in the final six months of her life, the late first lady Barbara Bush cited "angst" brought on by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's persistent attacks on her son Jeb during the 2016 campaign as an exacerbating factor to her congestive heart failure.

Fire victim meets her heroes

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Tuesday afternoon, Andrea Strickland greeted the two Chattanooga firefighters who saved her life with hugs, thank you's, and tears. "Meeting my heroes, like, if it wasn't for these guys I wouldn't be here. I'm so…

Golden Apple: Betsy Hill

A Chattanooga Valley Elementary school teacher makes learning fun, and treats her students like they are family. That's earned her this week's Golden Apple Award.

U.N. blasts Blackstone Group for worsening the U.S. housing crisis

No less an entity than the U.N. is wading into the U.S. housing affordability crisis. In a pair of letters to the U.S. government and Blackstone Group, Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, calls out the role of private equity in the housing market and blasts the federal government for failing to protect the right of people to housing.

Pence says U.S. will send astronauts to the moon within 5 years

The U.S. is sending astronauts back to the moon within the next five years, Vice President Mike Pence says. Pence, who has championed President Trump's new Space Force wing of the Air Force, made the announcement Tuesday morning at a National Space Council meeting in Alabama. 

Hickenlooper comes out against Green New Deal

Deriding its "unachievable goals," former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced his opposition to the "Green New Deal" resolution introduced in Congress, becoming the first major 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to rebuff the audacious progressive proposal.

Governor of N.J. will sign "aid in dying" bill

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced his plan to sign legislation allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending medication. Once the bill is signed, New Jersey will join six other states and the District of Columbia that have similar laws.

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