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"20 million Yemenis are hungry," U.N. envoy says

UNITED NATIONS -- Just back from Yemen, the U.N.'s emergency relief coordinator said Monday, "20 million Yemenis are hungry," and another quarter of a million face catastrophic consequences from a lack of food. Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock told reporters at the…

Chattanooga State helping displaced Virginia College students

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- After hearing news of Virginia College's abrupt closure, Chattanooga State is reaching out to help the displaced students. Chatt State is working with students to help ease the transition from one college to another. Administrators say…

Cleveland approves rezoning next to Lee University

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cleveland city council settled a controversy over the proposed rezoning of an area near Lee University from R-1 single family residential to P1, professional institutional. A large crowd gathered as residents squared off against the change…

Comparing Christmas Tree prices state by state

(WDEF) - It's probably too late to do YOU any good. But maybe you should have bought your Christmas Tree this year in Florida. The National Chamber of Commerce have been crunching numbers from tree farms on how much trees…

Woman shot while walking after midnight

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An Alton Park woman says she was shot while walking early this morning. It happened on West 38th Street just after midnight. Police say the 24 year old female was taken to the hospital by the time…

China summons U.S. ambassador to protest detention of Huawei exec

BEIJING — China has summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest the detention of an executive of electronics giant Huawei in Canada at Washington's behest. The official Xinhua News Agency says Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng "lodged solemn representations and strong protests"…

Almanac: London's killer smog

On December 9, 1952 – 66 years ago today – a mixture of smoke and fog that killed thousands finally lifted over London. A thick cold fog had settled over the city four days earlier, trapping dirty smoke from the…

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