An undated police handout shows Norwegian Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik Hagen, who is the wife of real estate investor Tom Hagen, and has been kidnapped according to police in Norway. NTB SCANPIX/REUTERS Copenhagen, Denmark -- Norway's police said Wednesday the missing wife…
A special train believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un departed Beijing Wednesday after a two-day visit by the North Korean leader to the Chinese capital. Kim couldn't be seen, but was presumed to be on board the long train…
London -- America's Kurdish allies in Syria, currently fretting over when the Trump administration will pull out the 2,000 U.S. troops who guarantee their safety, said Wednesday that they had apprehended an American teenager fighting with ISIS. If confirmed, the…
New details are emerging about an American Navy veteran being held captive in Iran. The family of Michael White revealed this week that he's been in captivity since last summer and his mother said she has no idea about any…
Recovery crews demonstrate the underwater gear they are using to find the plane
Istanbul — There are new tensions between the U.S. and Turkey, a key NATO ally, after national security adviser John Bolton came here to discuss the timing of the U.S. withdrawal from Syria. Bolton was looked for assurance that when…
The first nudist restaurant in the French capital is being forced to close because it cannot put enough bums in seats. O'Naturel will draw the curtain on nude fine dining in Paris in February after a little over a year,…
Thousands of protesters chanting "revolution is the people's choice" took to the streets Tuesday in a city southeast of Sudan's capital to call on longtime leader Omar al-Bashir to step down. It's the latest in nearly three weeks of anti-government…
Sydney -- Several foreign consulates have been evacuated in Melbourne as Australian officials note they are responding to multiple "hazardous material" events in the city. The Australian Federal Police say that police and emergency services are examining suspicious packages delivered to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Tuesday night, Chattanooga Police responded to Ivy Street for a report of a person shot. Not long after and a street over on E. 5th Street, there was a report of a pedestrian struck. A…
Coty Dilbeck was arrested for stealing a truck, and then re-arrested on charges of stealing another one during his jailbreak.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Many students across the Tennessee Valley are back in school after Winter Break. The students at Cleveland Middle returned today to a big party at 7:15 this morning. Administrators rolled out the red carpet, threw confetti,…
Michael Morgan teaches English and Reading.
One of the companies (CoreCivic) operates the Silverdale Workhouse in Chattanooga
Accused of luring young hispanic girls to Georgia and Alabama and forcing them into the sex business.
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man involved with a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly told police the singer's manager threatened him. A Stockbridge police report says Timothy Savage told an officer on Jan. 3 that Don…
SECTION, Alabama (WDEF) - A motorcycle rider was killed Monday night while fleeing law enforcement on Sand Mountain. The wreck happened on Alabama 35 south of Section. 30-year old William Lee Gifford was on a Yamaha motorcycle that his a…
ATLANTA (AP) - The family of a 14-year-old Texas Boy Scout who was killed when a tree fell on his tent at a Georgia Scout camp is suing the Atlanta-area group overseeing Scouts programs. News outlets report Elijah Knight's parents,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the first day of the Tennessee legislative session (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Tennessee lawmakers have officially voted in their top legislative leaders to oversee the House and Senate for the next two…
The U.S. State Department would not confirm reports on Tuesday that another American has been detained in Iran. The New York Times first reported on Monday that U.S. Navy veteran Michael White of California was arrested in July and imprisoned on…
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, center, an 18-year-old Saudi national, leaves the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Jan. 7, 2019. AP Bangkok -- Thailand's immigration police chief met Tuesday with officials from the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok, as Saudi Arabia tried to distance…
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton was set to depart Turkey on Tuesday without meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an apparent snub over disagreements about Kurdish fighters in Syria. A U.S. official had said over the weekend that the…
Beijing -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday at the start of a four-day visit, in what's likely an effort to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a second summit with U.S. President…
German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, because he was "annoyed" by some of their public statements. The young German, who is still studying…