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Calendar: Week of March 4

Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar: On Monday pretrial hearings begin in a Nantucket, Massachusetts courtroom in actor Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial. Accused of groping an 18-year-old, Spacey isn't required to attend. Tuesday…

Almanac: Schemer Charles Ponzi

On March 3, 1882, one-hundred-and-thirty-seven years ago today, the founding father of financial hijinks, Charles Ponzi, was born in Parma, Italy. Ponzi emigrated to the United States in 1903. He arrived in Boston at age 21 with $2.50 in his…

College teams add more glitz in attempt to keep fans coming

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — College basketball teams are trying to get fans to keep coming to games in the age of smartphones by making those phones an integral part of the experience. That’s evident every time cellphones in the stands…

Trump delivers a slashing speech that rouses the right

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — In a slashing speech packed with braggadocio and grievance, President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as the party of “the socialist nightmare,” relitigated his crowd sizes back to the inauguration and took on “sick,” ″lunatic” and…

Massive 700-pound alligator found in Georgia

A massive alligator was found in southwest Georgia last weekend and due to its size, the viral images of the giant gator initially generated speculation online as to whether the animal was actually real. Brent Howze, a Wildlife Biologist with…

Poster at West Virginia GOP Day links Ilhan Omar to 9/11

The West Virginia GOP chairwoman said Saturday that the party does not condone an anti-Muslim poster that was displayed at the state's Capitol during a Republican event that linked U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The poster…

HCSO to Host 'Read Across America'

Hamilton County, TN (WDEF) - Each year, public schools across America celebrates “National Reading Day,” where elected officials, public servants, and other community members visit local schools and read to the students. It is an unfortunate reality that homeschool children,…

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