At the Vatican summit on clergy abuse Friday morning, attention turned to abuse by nuns. Victims' advocates delivered a letter to an organization representing nuns asking predator nuns be exposed so survivors can begin to heal. This call to action…
What could be the largest global strike ever organized will attempt to push world leaders to act aggressively on climate change when it unfolds in three weeks. And it is being orchestrated by unlikely advocates: teenagers. When you meet Alexandria…
Kraft Heinz shares plunged 20 percent before the opening bell Friday after disclosing an investigation by federal regulators. It also said it will slash the value of its Kraft and Oscar Mayer brands by $15.4 billion. The company disclosed the…
It looks like 2019 is shaping up to be another year of teachers' strikes. Oakland, California educators picketed on Thursday with the goal of gaining more resources for students, such as smaller class sizes and more counselors. And in West…
When new parents in America decide how much time to take off work to spend with their newborn, the factor that usually matters most is their job. And for two-thirds of Americans, the amount of paid family leave their job…
A former Ohio doctor is under investigation for allegedly prescribing "significantly excessive and potentially fatal" doses of a highly potent drug, fentanyl, to dozens of patients who later died. Dr. William Husel was fired in December, and Mount Carmel Hospital…
The president and CEO of Time's Up, an organization that fights workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, has stepped down in the wake of her son being accused of sexual assault, the group says. Lisa Borders, 61, said Monday she was…
The Archbishop of Chicago spoke Friday morning at the Vatican's summit on clergy sex abuse as a new scandal surfaced back at home. Cardinal Blase Cupich called for accountability for priest sex abuse and said the church "demands a mindset…
WASHINGTON — A criminal investigation into whether former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe made false statements during an internal probe into a news media disclosure remains open, his attorney said Thursday. "We've had dealings with the U.S. attorney's office" in…
HBO is sticking with its plan to air a controversial Michael Jackson documentary next month, despite a new lawsuit filed by the late singer's estate. "Leaving Neverland" focuses on two men who say Jackson molested them when they were boys.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -The Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga is gearing up to build electric cars. They're preparing with training. There was an open house Thursday for the Volkswagen Academy programs they have for high school and college students. At the…
The new program will allow trucking and logistics companies to trade freight moving costs
A bill recently introduced would have stricter penalties for repeat DUI offenders in Tennessee.
New Hampshire resident Chuck Fassi feared he and his family would become homeless while he struggled to find work after he resigned from his job of 13 years over a dispute with his employer in the chemical equipment industry. Because…
If there's a Sports Marketing Oops Hall of Fame, Nike is now among the top contenders. Given the pregame hoopla, the much-anticipated college basketball contest between Duke and North Carolina would have been hard-pressed to live up to its billing.…
Jeffrey Epstein settlement leaves questions A Florida federal judge has ruled federal prosecutors violated the rights of victims by secretly reaching a non-prosecution agreement with a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. The ruling Thursday by…
Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Recent walkouts have taken place in West Virginia, Los Angeles and Denver. The city's 3,000 teachers…
Parliament calls Facebook "digital gangsters" A collection of children's and privacy rights groups is accusing Facebook of intentionally duping kids into running up charges for playing games on the social network without their parents knowledge. Organizations including Common Sense Media…
Lee was 17 when he joined the Kappa Alpha fraternity at Auburn, which held the "Old South" party every spring.
The priority will be to spend the money on SROs
Trump calls for Venezuela's Maduro to go Washington — Vice President Michael Pence will call for the ouster of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro next week during a high-profile visit to Colombia, a staunch U.S. ally which shares a border…
UPDATE: The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the slide happened before daylight. A 62 year old Jonesboro man drove his pickup into hole that had just formed when the highway slid away. His truck rolled 200 feet down the slope. Troopers…
YouTube is taking steps to clear out disturbing content. Over the past three days, YouTube has disabled comments on tens of millions of videos and terminated over 400 channels for comments they left on videos, and reported illegal comments to law…
May not be cleared until Friday.