This Oct. 13, 2016, file image shows the USS Decatur operating in the South China Sea. Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/U.S. Navy A U.S. Navy cruiser had an "unsafe" encounter with a Chinese ship while conducting a freedom of…
CANBERRA, Australia -- A South Pacific airline announced Monday that a passenger died when a plane crashed into a Pacific lagoon in Micronesia last week. Air Niugini had initially said all 47 passengers and crew had survived when a Boeing…
Last Updated Oct 1, 2018 11:10 AM EDT MEXICO CITY -- Tropical Storm Rosa neared Mexico's Baja California on Monday, spreading heavy rains that were projected to extend into a drenching of the Southwest U.S. Forecasters said the rain may…
ZEBULON, Ga. (AP) - A football player at a Georgia high school has died from a severe brain injury.
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul said on Monday that the rival Koreas had begun removing mines and other explosives at two sites inside their heavily armed border as part of their recent tension-reduction steps. They will likely end up pulling…
High waves splash a pier at Aki Fish Port as Typhoon Trami approaches on September 30, 2018 in Aki, Kochi, Japan. Asahi Shimbun/GETTY TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including…
First lady Melania Trump heads for Africa on her first big solo international trip, aiming to make child well-being the focus of a five-day, four-country tour that will take her to every corner of the vast and impoverished continent. Departing…
Members of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine sit in front of a screen displaying James P Allison (L) and Tasuku Honju, the winners of the 2018 prize, during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden,…
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PALU, Indonesia -- A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims began Monday for hundreds of bodies in the hard-hit city of Palu, as the need for heavy equipment to dig for survivors of the disaster grew increasingly desperate. The…
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Monday it launched ballistic missiles into eastern Syria, targeting militants the force has blamed for a recent attack on a military parade in Iran. The launch was the Islamic Republic's second such…
TORONTO -- The U.S. and Canada announced late Sunday night they had reached a deal for Canada to stay in the North American trade pact with the United States and Mexico. The word came from United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and…
(CBS News) - Authorities are searching for a missing Ohio woman who disappeared while she was hiking in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on the North Carolina-Tennessee border.
MACON, Ga. (AP) - A gun raffle for a southeast Middle Georgia high school soccer team has drawn criticism from former students.
PALU, Indonesia — Rescuers struggled to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami. On Sunday, authorities feared that the death toll of more than 800 confirmed dead would rise. With…
JASPER, Tenn. (WDEF)- Several units are destroyed after fire at Riverside Apartments in Jasper Saturday night. The fire started in one apartment and spread to three others. Other apartments have smoke and water damage. The extent of the damage will…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state of Alabama is getting $2 million from a nationwide settlement involving Uber.
Team Europe's Tommy Fleetwood celebrates with spectators after winning the Ryder Cup in Guyancourt, France, on Sept. 30, 2018. CHARLES PLATIAU / REUTERS SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — The Ryder Cup is heading back to Europe. The home team secured the victory when…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dozens attended a young adult literature festival at Chattanooga State Saturday. #YahooFest2018 was hosted by the Southern Lit Alliance and the Chattanooga State's Writers at work. News 12 spoke with Joel Henderson about the inspiration behind…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Six Special Olympic Flag Football teams competed Saturday in Chattanooga.. The teams are divided into Traditional Teams, which consisted of athletes with special needs. They also had Unified Teams, which consisted of Special Olympics athletes playing…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A healthy sexuality workshop was held at UTC Saturday. There were sessions led by local organizations and medical officials to help parents and students learn about sexual health, including how to prevent unplanned pregnancies. I spoke…
SAO PAULO -- Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Saturday in protest against the presidential front-runner, a far-right congressman, Jair Bolsonaro, whose campaign has exposed and deepened divisions in Latin America's largest country. In Sao Paulo, Rio de…
ROME -- Pope Francis on Saturday asked Catholics to pray for the protection of the church from "attacks by the devil" -- and to pray that the church becomes more aware of its quote "guilt, errors and abuses." The pope…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say they have made another arrest in the homicide of Areeyon Lane. Ladarean Lane is now in custody at the Hamilton County Jail. He is…