After months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, hoping to rekindle the liberal enthusiasm around his enthusiastic but ultimately failed Senate bid in deep-red Texas in 2018. Along…
America's largest death row is now stopped cold after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order granting reprieve to the more than 700 condemned inmates in the state. It's a big blow to the death penalty, and continues a…
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke announced he is running for president, making it official with an online video released Thursday morning. Seated on a couch next to his wife, O' Rourke announced, "Amy and I are happy to share with…
Facebook suffers partial outage in U.S. Facebook and Instagram users around the globe had trouble posting content to those social media platforms Wednesday, Facebook confirmed to CNET. The company apparently had issues since 11 a.m. ET, according to Down Detector. CNET…
Denver — A powerful and deadly winter storm that has been bearing down on the central U.S. slammed Colorado on Wednesday, bringing blizzard conditions and winds equal to a Category 2 hurricane to Colorado Springs, CBS Denver reports. Denver's weather…
Francesco Cali, 53, believed to the be the boss of the Gambino crime family, was shot to death outside his home in the Staten Island borough of New York City, the New York Police Department said. There were no arrests…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - An emergency order on Wednesday grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 airplanes after the deadly Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. The FAA said they have new information about that crash and data shows similarities between the…
A lawyer for Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin said Wednesday a legal fight over whether Aldrin is competent to manage his affairs is over. Attorney Keith Durkin said two of Aldrin's adult children have withdrawn their petition seeking guardianship of Aldrin's…
A British wildlife photographer published touching photos of a "tusker" elephant over the age of 60 before it died of natural causes — a rarity since many become casualties of poaching. Will Burrard-Lucas, who took stunning images of a black Kenyan…
San Francisco -- An Internal Revenue Service analyst charged with leaking bank account information of President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded not guilty Wednesday in federal court in the Northern District of California. John Fry, a 54-year-old IRS analyst,…
Joseph Lipsey III along with his wife and son are accused of serving cocaine and alcohol to minors.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman was critically injured this morning when she was walking in Brainerd. She was hit by a car at Montview Drive and Tunnel Boulevard. The driver of the car stopped and cooperated with police. Chattanooga has…
The Senate voted Wednesday to end American aid to the Saudi war in Yemen. The vote served as a rebuke to President Trump, who has continued to support Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since the killing of Jamal Khashoggi,…
Northfield, Ohio — Eight-year-old Tessa Puma loves dancing so much she even does it in her dreams. She was winning competitions at 5 years old, but when she was 6, her dreams were almost cut short. Her parents thought she…
A federal judge in Rockland County, New York has jumped into the simmering debate over measles vaccinations. With cases rising, the judge barred 50 unvaccinated students from attending the Green Meadow Waldorf School for at least three weeks. Parent Beatrice…
When Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana was chosen to serve on a new House committee dedicated to climate change, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) supported the pick. In January he co-sponsored a conservation bill introduced in the House, and environmental groups have applauded his past…
The mastermind of a college admissions scam has already pleaded guilty to federal charges that could put him in prison for up to 65 years. William Singer told investigators how he created a "side door" to top colleges. Singer's "key…
See what we learned from Blizzard of 93 in a story we aired the year afterwards.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) We have two projects to tell you about that could affect traffic in the coming days. First, GDOT will shut down some ramps on I 75 over the weekend. This is part of the Ringgold exit paving project.…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said that former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker contradicted previous testimony before the committee in a closed hearing on Tuesday. According to Nadler, Whitaker did not deny talking to President Trump about Michael Cohen.…
The head of a California venture capital firm is out of a job after being charged in a sweeping college admissions scam. Manuel Henriquez, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Hercules Capital, has "voluntarily stepped aside," though he will remain a…
Prosecutors allege dozens of parents, test administrators and college coaches were involved in a widespread effort to rig the college admissions process for children whose parents were willing to pay bribes. The indictments filed in the United States District Court…
In remarks unveiling the State Department's new 2018 Human Rights report Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would "expose violation of human rights wherever they occur." But he made no mention of one of the highest-profile human…
Two homicides within hours and miles of each other on the Cumberland Plateau Tuesday night