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Amazon to open cashierless grocery stores, report says

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is planning to open cashierless grocery stores as it tests the use of its human worker-eliminating technology on a larger scale, Bloomberg reported, citing "a person familiar with the project." Amazon already employs the pricey "just walk…

GM suit says Fiat Chrysler bribed UAW leaders

Detroit — General Motors is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging its crosstown rival got an unfair business advantage by bribing officials of the United Auto Workers union over the past decade. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit,…

Pence denies Sondland's claims that he knew of Ukraine dealings

Vice President Mike Pence is disputing EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland's assertion that Pence, along with other top administration officials, was keenly aware of a campaign pressure Ukraine to probe the Ukrainian-based energy company Burisma, the Bidens and Ukraine's role in…

AMA calls for total ban on all vaping, e-cigarette products

The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices that don't meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval as cessation tools, citing a surge in underage teen use of the products…

Community members learn about All4Knox

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Opioids aren't the only substances misused, but they are still a major problem. "Alcohol is really still the leading problem, but what we are seeing creating the most urgency is, are the opioids due to…

Jeffrey Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records

Two correctional officers responsible for guarding accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein the day he died by suicide have been charged with falsifying prison records, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. The guards, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, surrendered to federal authorities Tuesday…

Safety officials urge Boeing to redesign part on 737s

The National Transportation Safety Board urged Boeing on Tuesday to redesign the engine casing on some of its planes after a mid-air engine explosion caused debris to blow out a window, killed a passenger and forced an emergency landing in Philadelphia.…

NASA discovery fuels hopes in search for life beyond Earth

Astronomers have long suspected that Jupiter's moon Europa holds a salty ocean beneath its thick icy crust that could support life. Now, NASA has confirmed the detection of water erupting from large geysers on the moon's surface. An international research…

15 year old charged with September homicide

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police arrest a teenager for a September homicide. 40-year-old Marshon Langford was killed. The 15-year-old boy faces several charges including, Criminal Homicide, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon while in the Commission of…

Cities urge boycott of meat companies linked to Amazon fires

City officials in Los Angeles and New York have proposed legislation that would require the country's two biggest municipalities to cut ties with businesses linked to wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforests in Brazil. Spurring the recently introduced bills are…

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