MoneyWatch: Colt partly suspends AR-15 production, Three Mile Island shuts down Three Mile Island Unit 1, the nuclear power station whose name has become synonymous with the nation's worst nuclear accident, was closed for good on Friday. The 45-year-old nuclear…
President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations General Assembly this week, amid reports that Ukraine is the subject of a whistleblower complaint causing a standoff between Congress and the intelligence community. Congressional Democrats have…
Just as the Washington Post reported that Ukraine was the subject of the mysterious whistleblower complaint causing a standoff between Congress and the intelligence community, President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was appearing on CNN Thursday night. In a heated…
Hiko, Nev. -- Sound checks echoed from a distant main stage while Daniel Martinez whirled and danced at dusty makeshift festival grounds just after sunset in Rachel, the Nevada town closest to the once-secret Area 51 military base. Martinez's muse…
More than 2,200 nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center are walking off the job Friday morning, after contract talks with the hospital broke down this week amid a dispute over staffing levels and pay raises. CBS Chicago reports…
The Federal Reserve has had to pump some $200 billion into the U.S. financial system this week amid signs that banks and other borrowers were running low on cash. The capital injection marks the first time the central bank has…
Two Muslim passengers say American Airlines canceled their flight last weekend because of racial profiling after crew members said the pair made them uncomfortable. "To be treated like this, with disrespect, suspicion, profiled me, question me in public, get my…
A New Jersey man who allegedly photographed or took video of landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, the White House and Boston's Fenway Park as potential terrorism targets in the early to mid-2000s has been charged with terror offenses by…
Just as the Washington Post reported that Ukraine was the subject of the mysterious whistleblower complaint causing a standoff between Congress and the intelligence community, President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was appearing on CNN Thursday night. In a heated…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Board Members addressed meal charges for high school students Thursday night. At their meeting they approved a policy change that will allow those students to charge one meal, per meal service per…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Sale Creek High School Football players are getting a stadium for the first time. Thursday night, Hamilton County School Board Members approved 2.5 million dollars of funds for bleachers, lights, bathrooms, dressing rooms and a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Artist Kelsey Montague has made an international reputation with her murals. The Nashville artist helped boost Taylor Swift's latest work by creating the Butterfly mural, that has had fans lining up to get a photo of themselves…
The National Weather Service said it picked up unusual imagery on its weather radar — and as it turns out, it appears to be a gigantic swarm of dragonflies. The agency's Wakefield office caught the large blob extending from Virginia…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A former Chattanooga mayor says the Tennessee American Water main break could have been prevented. Ron Littlefield says he wasn't surprised it happened. According to the former mayor, he says the water company was warned they were…
Last Updated Sep 19, 2019 6:44 PM EDT Six million people are in the path of Tropical Depression Imelda, a deadly and catastrophic storm. Thirteen counties in southeast Texas are officially disaster zones. The storm exploded ashore and dumped more…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chester Frost Park is having to deal with aggressive raccoons. One wildlife rescue group is concerned with how the situation is being handled. Sharon Mansell and her family like camping at Chester Frost Park. "There…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The trucking industry changes as new innovations come along. Recently, we have seen tractor trailers become more fuel efficient and even some self driving trucks are beginning to show up. But, there have been a lack of female…
Amazon, which delivers more than 10 billion items a year on fuel-guzzling planes, vans and trucks, vowed Thursday to cut the amount of damage it does to the environment and report its greenhouse gas emissions regularly. The online shopping giant…
Amazon, which delivers more than 10 billion items a year on fuel-guzzling planes, vans and trucks, vowed Thursday to cut the amount of damage it does to the environment and report its greenhouse gas emissions regularly. The online shopping giant…
A "toxic cocktail" of chemicals in the country's drinking water could result in 100,000 cancer cases, a new study finds. The chemicals are byproducts of those used to disinfect water and naturally occurring arsenic, as well as radioactive chemicals. Consumers…
The man charged with killing two students and wounding four others on a North Carolina college campus in April has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22, also pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of attempted…
Democrats are sounding the alarm over a mysterious whistleblower report to the inspector general of the intelligence community that the Trump administration is refusing to provide to Congress. The complaint involves President Trump's communication with a foreign leader, as the…
Gunmaker Colt Manfacturing said Thursday it is temporarily halting production of rifles for the civilian market, including the popular AR-15. In a statement, Colt CEO Dennis Veilleux said the company is not permanently ending production of the semi-automatic weapon, but…
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