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Firefighters respond to house fire
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - According to Amy Maxwell with Hamilton County Emergency Management, a homeowner reported a heavy smell of smoke in her house. The Sale Creek volunteer firefighters responded at 9 p.m. to 1827 Oak Cove Drive. Smoke…
2006 letter confirms Vatican received complaint about ex-cardinal
VATICAN CITY -- A 2006 letter from a top Vatican official confirms that the Holy See received information in 2000 about the sexual misconduct of a now-resigned U.S. cardinal, lending credibility to bombshell accusations of a cover-up at the highest…
Coast Guard, car wash raise money for gravestone wreaths
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - There are 43,000 gravestones at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. And most people think they are all decorated with a wreath on special holidays, but that's not true. However, volunteers are trying to change that The Chattanooga…
Man suspected of sneaking into Dalton motels and stealing
Dalton Police are looking for a suspect who is accused of going into motels, getting a free meal, and stealing items.
Inventor tries to conquer the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch"
ALAMEDA, Calif. — A ship on Saturday will start towing a long device from Northern California more than 1,000 miles out to sea to begin scooping up a massive heap of trash that's estimated to weigh 88,000 tons. It may look…
North Korea's upcoming military parade could give clues about nuclear agenda
PYONGYANG — While traveling on Air Force One Friday, President Trump said he's expecting a "positive" letter from Kim Jong Un in the next few days. It's been nearly three months since the North Korean leader agreed to work toward…
Police: Pregnant woman jumps from window after being raped
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a pregnant woman jumped from a third-floor window of a Tennessee apartment to escape a man who raped and robbed her.
Dem group TV ad criticizes Blackburn on congressional perks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Democratic-aligned group's TV ad attacks Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn over claims about congressional perks.
U.S. woman, son fighting for lives after giraffe attack
LONDON (CBS News) -- An American scientist and her young son were fighting for their lives Friday in a South African hospital after being attacked by a giraffe at the wildlife reserve in South Africa where they live.
Filing: Doctor says executed inmate felt 'excruciating' pain
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A doctor says in a lawsuit challenging Tennessee's three-drug lethal injection protocol that a man executed last month experienced "torturous effects."
High school treated for pest infestation closes again
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A high school in Tennessee that's been struggling with a pest infestation recently re-opened following treatment only to close again.
Major Tommy Bradford says it was the community support that changed his mind about retiring
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Five surgeries later, Dade County Major Tommy Bradford says he feels good. Major Bradford was injured when a suspect fleeing police, hit him as his set out the spikes to stop the high-speed pursuit. He lost his…
U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian bombers over Arctic Ocean
A U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jet flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, February 17, 2016. Kim Hong-Ji / REUTERS Two Alaska-based U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers over the Arctic Ocean last week, U.S. officials said…
U.S. woman, son fighting for lives after giraffe attack
Dr. Katy Williams is seen in a family photo holding her son Finn. handout LONDON -- An American scientist and her young son were fighting for their lives Friday in a South African hospital after being attacked by a giraffe…
U.S., U.K. boost joint effort to combat female genital mutilation
LONDON -- It's 10am, and a crowd of people is gathered outside an arrival gate at London's Heathrow Airport. Police, social workers, border patrol agents, and charity workers wait for passengers to disembark their flight from Brussels, one of Europe's…
Female scientist finally honored for "breakthrough" donates $3M award
Acclaimed Northern Irish astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, pictured at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2011 where she talked about her work which included the discovery of the pulsar. Getty LONDON -- One of Britain's leading astrophysicists is donating her…
As Mattis visits, an Afghan survivor is haunted by a relentless war
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (top R) meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (C), U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass (2nd L), and U.S. General Joseph Dunford (L) at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on September 7, 2018. Getty KABUL…
U.S. warns against "reckless" Syria assault as Russia hammers rebels
Russian airstrikes resumed Friday morning in Syria, pounding rebel positions in Idlib province. Syrian government forces resumed shelling of rebels there. At least one person was killed and several others wounded. The attacks come amid repeated warnings from the U.S.…
North Korea will continue attacks despite hacker charges, expert says
Federal prosecutors have identified the man they say is behind some of the world's most destructive cyberattacks. The Justice Department claims a North Korean programmer, backed by Kim Jong Un's regime, conducted attacks that include the devastating hack of Sony…