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IRS budgets cuts costing the feds billions of dollars

A decline in corporate tax audits stemming from a sharp decline in the IRS' budget is costing the U.S. government billions of dollars. So finds a study to be published later this month in the trade journal "Accounting Review." Researchers…

NASA picks Alabama space center for moon lander program

Despite protests from Texas lawmakers, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will manage the agency's plans to build a lunar landing system that will carry the next man and the first woman to the surface of the moon…

Salmon caviar recalled due to botulism fears

Tins of salmon caviar distributed in at least four U.S. states and possibly in Canada are being recalled because they may be tainted with toxin that can cause botulism, which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers would not be…

Jeffrey Epstein's death ruled a suicide by hanging

New York — Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been ruled a suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office announced Friday. Epstein, 66, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on August 10.…

Body camera video shows police fatally shooting black teen

Colorado police have released body camera footage showing the moment officers shot a black 19-year-old. Police released the footage nearly two weeks after the death of De'Von Bailey, following calls from his family for the footage to be made public.…

Woman arrested for holding black teens at gunpoint

Four black teenagers were going door to door early this month, looking to raise money for their high school football team in Wynne, Arkansas. When they approached the home of Jerri Kelly, she held them on the ground at gunpoint…

Police break up fight on plane after chaotic 8-hour delay

A massively delayed flight turned chaotic Thursday night after a fight broke out between passengers. The flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York left passengers stuck on board for eight hours before finally taking off for Miami.…

Pennsylvania gov. signs measure to fight gun violence

Commissioner details violent Philly standoff Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order Friday taking aim at what he called the "public health crisis of gun violence." The action came just days after an armed suspect shot and wounded six…

Tlaib cancels Israel trip, citing "oppressive conditions"

After the Israeli government agreed to allow U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib entry into the West Bank to visit her relatives during an overseas humanitarian trip, the Michigan Democrat says she's now changing her plans amid widespread outcry, slamming Israeli leadership for…

Judge orders paper ballot backup plan for Georgia

If Georgia election officials fail to meet the tight timeline they've set to implement an entirely new voting system, they'll have to quickly pivot to hand-marked paper ballots for the March presidential primaries. That's according to a Thursday ruling by…

Missing Chattanooga Teen

UPDATE: Christian was located by the East Ridge Police Department and has been reunited with his family. _______ CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Christian Mendez left home around 4:00 pm Thursday. CPD says that he was upset with his mother and ran from…

Tennessee executes inmate in electric chair for double murder

This undated booking photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Stephen West. Tennessee Dept. of Corrections Tennessee executed its third inmate in the electric chair since November, killing a man Thursday who maintained that he didn't stab a…

Howard Connect Academy ribbon cutting

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Community members celebrated the opening of a brand new school in Hamilton County. This afternoon, people gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Howard Connect Academy. School district administrators, community leaders and parents all participated. They then went…

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