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Missing person rescued on Aetna Mountain

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Several area crews responded to a call for a missing person early Saturday morning on Aetna Mountain. At around 2:30 a.m it was reported a person was missing in the woods of Aetna Mountain. The Chattanooga…

Radio host who mocked Assad shot dead in Syria

BEIRUT -- U.S. and British officials mourned the loss a Syrian anti-government activist and radio host seen as a "symbol" of the uprising who was shot dead along with his colleague by unidentified gunmen in a rebel-held area in the…

Prince Harry and Meghan are moving to the suburbs

LONDON -- Like many a couple before them, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are moving to the suburbs ahead of the anticipated birth of their first child. Officials said Saturday that Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will…

Koreas gain UN sanctions exemption for joint rail survey

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Saturday that the United Nations Security Council granted an exemption to sanctions that will allow surveys on North Korean railroad sections that would connect North and South Korea and revamp the North's failing…

U.S. warns of "credible" terrorist threat in Congo

The United States Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Saturday it had received  "credible and specific" information regarding a possible terrorist threat against U.S. government facilities in country's capital city. The security alert from the U.S. Embassy in…

Coat drive aims to keep people warm

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It's pretty common for someone to show up at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen without that protective layer that keeps folks from shivering this time of year. "You step outside right now, there's a brisk wind and…

The hunt for truth proves elusive in secretive Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia isn't a place that likes to share its secrets. The conservative Islamic kingdom is veiled, its government opaque – a difficult place to investigate the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who dared to criticize this…

Samsung admits fault over illnesses and deaths of workers

SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics apologized Friday for illnesses and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories. The announcement by the South Korean technology…

Shoppers hit the deals on Thanksgiving day

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Many people celebrated Thanksgiving with a little shopping. And, at the Best Buy on Gunbarrel Road many of those shoppers came for the deals and left with something in hand. "Spider Man PS4 slime bundle,"…

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