Washington — The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first major gun control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years. Democrats called the 240-190 vote a major step…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Cleveland Police Department says that 30 year old Jessica Elizabeth Whaley was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. She died at the hospital. 37 year old Chadesha Dejoy Jones was charged with reckless…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republican lawmakers who have long balked at taking millions in federal dollars to expand Medicaid are moving forward with a plan that would overhaul how the state provides health care…
Equifax CEO Mark Begor found himself in the hot seat during a congressional hearing featuring aggressive questioning by two freshman members of the U.S. House. More than a year after an Equifax security breach exposed the data of nearly 150 million…
The Supreme Court is ordering a new state court hearing to determine whether an Alabama death row inmate is so affected by dementia that he can't be executed. The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who…
A police officer was one of the buffet customers who saw it all.
In our Ideas That Matter series, in partnership with TED, we're highlighting individuals and ideas shaping our world. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe said the first step to fighting climate change is: "Talk about it." "The majority of the people in…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - More than 50 people have been sent to hospitals around Birmingham, Alabama, following a chemical spill at a water treatment plant. Authorities tell news outlets that irritating gas caused by a mixture of ferric sulfate and…
The "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act," a piece of legislation that echoed existing laws and medical practices, had little chance of passing in the Senate on Monday evening. And as predicted, it ultimately failed. But its introduction and subsequent debate…
San Francisco — In defending 23-year-old Amer Alhaggagi, his lawyer called him "a class clown" — "a prankster who did not know when he was crossing the line." But federal prosecutors consider him an ISIS supporter, caught before he could activate…
Taxpayers are struggling to understand whether they're coming out ahead or losing out under the new tax laws. But there's one group that's losing out to the tune of $323 billion: Taxpayers who live in high-tax states like New York…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Fallen Officer Nicholas Galinger's body is on its way to Ohio in preparation for his funeral service. Fallen Officer Nicholas Galinger's body is going home to his final resting place next to family. His service is set…
Guerneville, Calif. — Torrential rains caused a river in northern California to overflow, leaving the town of Guerneville completely isolated. According to CBS San Francisco, the Russian River in Sonoma County flooded all of the roads leading to the town.…
IBM is apologizing for what the tech giant calls an "accidental situation" that offered job seekers racially insensitive terms to identify themselves online. Applicants on an IBM recruitment page were taken to a drop-down menu giving options including "yellow" and…
The arrest of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft last week for allegedly soliciting prostitution at a Jupiter, Florida massage parlor has shed new light on the little-known industry of human sex trafficking. Kraft has been charged with two counts…
Hanoi, Vietnam — President Donald Trump's message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been simple and clear: Give up your nuclear weapons and a flood of wealth will soon be yours for the taking. But here's a nagging question —…
19 horses die over two months at racetrack California's Santa Anita horse-racing track has been closed for evaluation since Monday in the wake of 19 horse deaths during the past two months. The 19 fatalities during the winter meeting that…
Somali entrepreneur Hawa Hassan doesn't only want to please her customers' palates: She also wants her food company to help bring communities together after it helped her bridge cultural divides and reconnect with her mother, from whom she was separated…
Falmouth, Mass. – A woman who was charged after confronting a man wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat inside a Mexican restaurant in Falmouth, Massachusetts, was taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency said she was…
Ivanka Trump challenged Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's policies during a Fox News interview, and the congresswoman is hitting back. In the interview, President Trump's eldest daughter argued that most Americans don't want a "guaranteed minimum" wage, as currently outlined in…
Multiple journalists were blocked from covering the beginning of President Trump's dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam Wednesday, after some reporters lobbed questions at the president about his former attorney Michael Cohen moments earlier. Reporters from…
Fake reviews are increasingly prevalent across many top retailer websites, according to a study from Fakespot, which analyzes online customer reviews for fake or unreliable reviews. 52 percent of reviews posted on Walmart.com are "inauthentic and unreliable," Fakespot estimates 30…
Oprah Winfrey stands to see the value of her investment in Weight Watchers shrink after the company said it hasn't signed up as many subscribers as it hoped this winter and expects its profits to suffer. Weight Watchers International's stock…
Fiat Chrysler said it will spend $4.5 billion to build the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in almost three decades, boosting its workforce in the area by about 6,500 jobs. Investment officials touted the plan as an uncommon…