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Feds take action against Russian hacking group

The Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned a Russian hacking group called Evil Corp, which used malware to infect computers and collect login credentials from hundreds of financial institutions worldwide, stealing more than $100 million. The action by the Treasury Department…

United Airline's Oscar Munoz giving up CEO seat

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is stepping down from his post and will become executive chairman. The airline said Thursday that President J. Scott Kirby will be its new CEO. Kirby was recruited to United Airlines by Munoz in August…

Climate models have been right all along, study finds

Even the rather primitive climate computer models of the 1970s, 80s and 90s were impressively accurate, lending extra credibility to the much more advanced climate models of today. That's the conclusion of a paper released Wednesday in Geophysical Research Letters,…

Suspect dead after opening fire at Pearl Harbor, killing 2

A sailor opened fire at a U.S. Navy shipyard at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on Wednesday, killing two civilian shipyard employees and wounding another before dying from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a Navy spokesman. Rear…

Community meeting on school facilities preliminary report

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A third community meeting on Hamilton County School District facilities was held Wednesday night at Lookout Valley Middle High School. MGT Consulting Group presented a preliminary report and recommendations on school facilities. They also took…

City wants input on FY21 Budget

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -  The City of Chattanooga is prepping for 2021 by getting feedback from tax payers on the future budget. City officials held a public input session Monday night at the North River Civic Center. It's the first…

Dog fighting investigation continues

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The McKamey Animal Center continues their investigation in a dog fighting case. "McKamey does not stand for dog fighting. We, we follow, take all those leads seriously. We want to stop dog fighting in the City…

Police arrest two teens who escaped from detention center

Two of the four teenagers who escaped from a Tennessee juvenile detention facility on Saturday have been apprehended, Nashville police announced Tuesday night. The other two escapees remain at large. "Escaped teens Decorrius Wright & Calvin Howse have just been…

Congress condemns China for persecution of ethnic Muslims

Washington (AP) — Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday aimed at pressuring China over a brutal mass crackdown on ethnic Muslims in the far west of the country, legislation that follows a similar measure over human rights abuses in Hong…

25 jail officers in Baltimore charged with using excessive force

More than two dozen correctional officers in Baltimore were charged Tuesday with using excessive force on prisoners at state-operated jails. The indicted officers are accused of assaulting and threatening detainees at correctional facilities, tampering with evidence and falsifying documents, said…

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