1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting involving deputy in Georgia
CARNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say one person is dead in a shooting involving a sheriff's deputy in northeast Georgia.
Coil Design to invest $3.4 million in Rhea County
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development has announced Coil Design Corporation is set to establish corporate headquarters and a manufacturing plant in Dayton.
Abuse, neglect claims investigated at 460 Tennessee schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An analysis has found Tennessee's Department of Children's Services investigated 647 allegations of child abuse or neglect involving students at more than 460 schools during a recent 20-month period.
12 communities picked for Tennessee Downtowns program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State officials say 12 communities in Tennessee will participate in a program aimed at revitalizing their downtown commercial districts.
Georgia teen drowns at Little River Canyon National Preserve
(AP) - Officials say a 14-year-old Georgia boy has drowned at Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama.
Woman dies in Athens house fire
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Athens Fire Department says a woman died in a house fire Sunday evening.
U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem amid protests - live updates
Israel and U.S. officials are celebrating a historic transition Monday. The U.S. Embassy in Israel is officially moving from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem When: Monday, May 14, 2018, coverage begins 9 a.m. ET Where: Jerusalem…
New findings point to chilling theory about fate of missing airliner
An investigation by an Australian TV news program suggests the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared with 239 people aboard more than four years ago, deliberately crashed into the Indian Ocean. Investigators are still searching for the aircraft,…
Deadly clashes ahead of U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem
GAZA STRIP -- Israeli troops fired from across a border fence Monday, shooting and killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding dozens more in protests near the Gaza border, according to Palestinian officials, ahead of a planned ceremony to mark the…
Pompeo says U.S. will need to give Kim Jong Un security assurances
The United States is offering assurances to North Korea's Kim Jong Un as it seeks to put in motion the potential for a sweeping nuclear deal ahead of President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with the North Korean leader. Secretary of…
Americans split on Trump's handling of relations with Israel
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As the U.S. officially moves its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Americans are split on how President Donald Trump is handling relations with Israel, but that country's…
Old U.S. nemesis and an Iranian ally faring well in Iraq vote
BAGHDAD -- The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq's national elections in partial returns announced late Sunday by the Iraqi electoral commission. An alliance of candidates linked to Iraq's powerful Shiite paramilitary…
History about to be made in the Holy Land with U.S. Embassy move
JERUSALEM -- Exactly 70 years after the Jewish state of Israel was declared -- and recognized by the U.S. -- history is about to be made again in the Holy Land. Hours from now, the U.S. will open its embassy…
Tractor trailer crash damages interstate
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An early morning crashed caused damage to the road on Interstate 24 East at milemarker 173, between Cummings Highway and the Georgia-Tennessee state line.
Malaysia's fake-news law is here to stay, new PM says
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad seen Oct. 21, 2010. Getty Malaysia's government passed the "Anti-Fake News Bill 2018" in April, making both creating and sharing fake news punishable by up to six years in prison. It was seen as a…
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French police question parents, friend of Paris attacker
Investigators are following the trail of a 20-year-old Frenchman born in Chechnya who rampaged through a festive Paris neighborhood.
Former Active Gang Member pleads for violence to stop
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A group is hoping that the community steps up and helps out with the violence plaguing certain communities in Chattanooga. They are calling on gang members to put the guns down and not set that example…
Off-duty officer fatally shoots man in suburban Atlanta
FOREST PARK, Ga. (AP) - Police say an off-duty officer has fatally shot a man in suburban Atlanta.
2 workers hurt in train fire at Six Flags Over Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Two theme park employees were hurt when a fire broke out in a train engine at Six Flags Over Georgia on Saturday.
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British ex-culture secretary Tessa Jowell dies at 70
Tessa Jowell, the former British culture secretary who played a key role in securing the 2012 London Olympics, has died. She was 70.
High school student set to graduate drowns in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a high school student who was set to graduate later this month has drowned in a Tennessee lake.
Gates: Two-state solution between Israelis, Palestinians "on life support"
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that the consequences of the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem are "modest" due to the dwindling likelihood of a two-state solution between the Palestinians and the Israelis.…
Trump orders relief for banned Chinese telecoms giant
This picture taken on May 3, 2018 shows the ZTE logo on an office building in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- President Trump said Sunday he has instructed his Commerce Department to help get a Chinese telecommunications…
Americans freed by North Korea reunited with families
The Pentagon says three Americans released by North Korea have left a Washington-area hospital and have reunited with their families. A Pentagon spokeswoman, Maj. Carla M. Gleason, says in a statement that the men "were grateful, in good spirits and…
