Officials search for victims of Indonesia tsunami Indonesian authorities are asking people near an island volcano to avoid the coast while eruptions and weather and sea conditions are monitored for tsunami risks. A tsunami that followed an eruption of Anak…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) - The family of a missing teen is asking for your help. 17 year old Paige Padgett has been missing since the 21st around 5 pm after being dropped off at "The Spot" in Fort Payne, Alabama…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have launched 3 separate shooting investigations in the last 24 hours. The latest was on Wimberly Drive around 3:00 pm Christmas Day. One person was shot and transported to the hospital. No word yet on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - One of the families, who was supposed to get gifts last night from the Santa Train with Chattanooga Police, lost their home in a house fire the Friday before Christmas. Alecia Robinson says "my son just flew…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - A local third grader wrote a letter to Santa, not asking for toys, but for a member of her family to recover from a recent stroke. Santa has come and gone, but that request on 8 year…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A man from Florida is accused of setting a fire in the Walgreens on Gunbarrel Christmas morning. Chattanooga Police say they responded around 7:00 am for a report of a fire. When they arrived, they spoke…
Vatican City – Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different faiths, races or ideas, describing the world's differences as a richness, not a danger, and calling for political solutions to end wars in Syria, Yemen…
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This piece originally aired on March 27, 2018 A new show in Rome is bringing history to life. The production uses lasers, lights, a theme song by Sting and a thunderous sound system to add a distinctly modern dimension to…
Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years.Hundreds of locals and foreign visitors milled in Manger Square as bagpipe-playing Palestinian Scouts paraded…
Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by somber prayers for tsunami victims in an area slammed by waves that hit without warning, killing more than 420 people and leaving thousands homeless in disaster-prone Indonesia.Pastor Markus…
Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love.Francis celebrated a Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, opening a busy week…
Queen Elizabeth II was cheered by onlookers when she and other senior royals arrived at a Christmas church service on the grounds of one of her country estates. The queen spoke about the importance of family in her annual Christmas…
Washington — When she moved from Thailand to the U.S. as a teenager with her father and brother in 1984, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, and her family faced financial hardship."We showed up in Hawaii with like $300 to our name," Duckworth…
A suicide bomber and extremists armed with assault rifles and explosives attacked a government building in the Afghan capital in an eight-hour-long siege that left at least 43 people dead and more than 20 wounded, authorities said. It ended when the…
The Santa Train rolled through Chattanooga on Monday to make sure no one is forgotten this holiday season.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Union Gospel Mission had Christmas Eve lunch for 300 people on the front lawn of the Bessie Smith Hall at noon Monday. A lot of volunteers were on hand to help serve the lunch, drinks and…
A German journalist who who resigned in disgrace for making up information for numerous articles is suspected of embezzling donations he collected on behalf of children orphaned by the war in Syria. Influential German news weekly Der Spiegel said Sunday…
Mattis reportedly signs Syria withdrawal order After being overruled by the White House, outgoing Secretary of Defense James Mattis signed an order on Monday to commence the withdrawal of the roughly 2,000 American troops fighting ISIS in Syria, CBS News…
Indonesian government workers and volunteers searched debris-strewn beaches for survivors and bodies after a nighttime tsunami struck without warning, killing at least 373 people on a busy holiday weekend. A disaster agency spokesperson said 1,459 were injured and 128 remained…
A tsunami struck without warning along the coast of Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night, Dec. 22, 2018, leaving hundreds dead or missing. The tsunami was triggered by activity at a volcano known as Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatoa"). In…
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Christians worldwide are about to celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago. In the hills outside Bethlehem, some ways of life haven't changed much, as a shepherd tends to his flock in a scene reminiscent…