A New Jersey couple accuses a cruise line of abandoning them in Mexico during a medical emergency. Carol and Bertram Palk claim they were told to get off Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas because the medical staff couldn't treat…
An Amtrak train has been stuck in wintry conditions outside Oakridge, Oregon since Sunday evening after hitting a tree that fell onto the tracks, the railroad says. It's carrying 183 passengers. Oakridge is some 45 miles southeast of Eugene. Amtrak…
A Girl Scout troop was standing outside in near-freezing weather Friday in South Carolina when a man approached their table and bought seven packs of the Girl Scout cookies they were selling. Then, he came back and bought the rest…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Education identified Hamilton County Schools for disproportionately disciplining African-American students with disabilities. They are one of 25 school districts across the state that were identified based on data from the last…
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, one of the most well-known journalists in Spanish-language television in the U.S., said he and his crew were detained by the Venezuelan government Monday night after their interview with the country's embattled President Nicolás Maduro was…
SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Spring City was devastated by the flooding Piney River over the weekend. Now the Sheriff's Office is reporting more trouble on Highway 68/ Wassom Memorial Highway. The road links Grandview on top of the mountain…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Sheriff's Office has charged a Ridgeland High School employee with card fraud. 41 year old Lonna Louse Crow worked for the school as a bookkeeper and account manager. Investigators say she used a…
During a closed-door hearing on Tuesday that could last hours, investigators from the Senate Intelligence Committee are expected to grill President Trump's former attorney and confidant Michael Cohen about his involvement in plans to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow…
MARION, COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many areas across the Tennessee Valley, including Marion County, were hit hard from the recent rain. The Jasper area is still dealing with flooded fields and closed roads. Emergency personnel say they were prepared. After…
Elon Musk seen Nov. 8, 2018. Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweeting habits have triggered another legal challenge from stock market regulators worried about him using his Twitter account to mislead investors. The latest dust-up emerged late Monday when the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga announced efforts to improve the Avondale neighborhood today. Affordable Housing is a hot topic in many communities like Avondale where there are homes just sitting, abandoned and some condemned. This project is…
Charlotte Shaw and Rich "Tito" Lannom, met in 1964 and were married soon after. For the next two and a half years, they moved around the country as Lannom trained to be a Navy pilot. "We were there for each…
Washington - Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she doubts that President Donald Trump has a good grasp of monetary policy and what the central bank does. In an interview with radio program Marketplace aired on Monday, Yellen said,…
Traffic is backed up for miles as Nashville copes with I 24 shutdown for at least the next week.
Their scaffolding collapsed at the construction site.
El Dorado County, California — Investigators in El Dorado County, California, have identified the same man as the killer of a young woman in 1977 and a teen girl in 1979 using an emerging DNA technique that relies on genealogy.…
Chicago — R. Kelly has posted bail after spending the weekend in a Chicago jail on sex abuse charges, authorities said Monday. Cook County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari told CBS News around 4 p.m. Central Time that he was expected to…
Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein believes special counsel Robert Mueller's final report on the investigation into Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential election will be handled appropriately by the new attorney general, William Barr. Asked Monday about the report's highly-anticipated…
Liberal billionaire activist Tom Steyer argues that special counsel Robert Mueller's final report should be released to the American public because the far-reaching Russia investigation has been funded indirectly by taxpayers. "I think in all of this the question is going…
An American citizen who had been held captive by Yemeni rebels has been freed after a year and a half in captivity, President Trump announced Monday. Danny Burch was "recovered and reunited with his wife and children," the president tweeted.…
Facebook is vowing to improve its system for reviewing and screening out violent and disturbing content after a report said some of its moderators are low-paid contractors who develop PTSD-like symptoms from the grueling work. The social media giant said…
Spain just surpassed Italy as the world's healthiest nation. That's according to this year's edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index, which ranks 169 countries on factors that contribute to overall health. Six of the top 10 countries were in…
Howard High School is looking towards the future, as a brand new stadium is being built for sporting events.
Nike unveiled a new 90-second commercial that tackles the gender bias women face at work and in life, featuring several prominent female athletes. Tennis star Serena Williams narrates the "Dream Crazier" ad, which debuted during Sunday night's Academy Awards. The…