379 large, profitable U.S. companies in 2018 paid an effective tax rate of 11.3%, the first year the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was in force, a new study finds. That's slightly more than half of the nominal corporate tax…
The police chief of Burlington, Vermont resigned Monday, four days after admitting that he set up a Twitter account under a fake name and used it to attack a local community activist who criticized him. Hours later, his replacement was…
The House on Tuesday passed a $1.4 trillion spending package that would fund federal agencies through September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. The sweeping measure, which is divided into two legislative packages, now heads to the Senate to clear…
Fifteen deaths have so far been attributed to a winter storm system plowing through the South, Midwest and Northeast United States. Icy road conditions in the Midwest are being blamed for at least 12 deaths, while at least 27 tornadoes…
A federal judge in Georgia permitted the state on Monday to move forward with a planned purge of its voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones denied an emergency request to stop Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from removing more…
Amazon is banning third-party merchants from using FedEx's ground service to deliver to Prime members, suggesting that it thinks the service is too slow to get packages to their destinations in time for Christmas. The temporary ban will block those…
A 14-year-old boy considered a second suspect in the stabbing death of Tessa Majors bolted from a car in Harlem on the way to meet with police Monday night, a law enforcement source told CBS News' Pat Milton. A manhunt…
New research from AAA finds that people who regularly use advanced driver-assistance technology are far more likely to be distracted behind the wheel. These systems can make a car semi-autonomous, but the National Transportation Safety Board warns some drivers rely…
Scientists in Oklahoma are one step closer to finding possible evidence of mass graves linked to the deadly race riots of 1921. Researchers in Tulsa used ground penetrating radar to survey two sites and found irregularities that could be consistent…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The number of flu-like cases is trending upwards, but the Hamilton County Health Department wants you to know that it's not too late to get a flu shot. The number of cases started to significantly climb…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a press conference Monday night, local NAACP President Dr. Elenora Woods discussed what they're doing about the allegations of police brutality against the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. "We just have a lot of issues and…
United Nations — Russia and China proposed to the United Nations Security Council that it ease some economic sanctions against North Korea, according to a U.N. resolution obtained by CBS News on Monday. This comes despite the fact that North…
A Tennessee Valley mother wants someone held responsible for her baby's death.
The former EMT is charged with being drunk in a deadly wrong-way crash has been postponed.
TDOT came up with a creative way to urge drivers to keep their eyes on the road.
NASHVILLE (AP) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says 148 deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease so far this season. Citing an agency statement, news outlets report the deer infected with the deadly disease were identified during a…
The reason a majority of law enforcement agencies utilize Facebook and other social media platforms is because of its effectiveness.
UPDATE: The state reports that the problem was resolved this afternoon and applications were going through in the central time zone before closing. They expect things to be back to normal when they open on Tuesday. ________ NASHVILLE (WDEF) -…
The pedestrian saw it coming and dove out of the way.
Deputies say the 19-year-old twins are considered armed and dangerous
They enlisted the help of an internet task force in South Carolina.
A San Bernardino Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue team member has died while searching for a missing hiker on Mount Baldy, CBS Los Angeles reported. Tim Staples, 32, was a nine-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. "Our…
A South Florida man is facing federal charges for allegedly sending threatening messages online, reports CBS Miami. Investigators say 34-year-old Mostafa Hussaini posted a dozen videos saying he wanted to "burn" black people and kill people from different religions and…
Police in Austin are searching for a mother and her infant who went missing four days ago, CBS DFW reports. Police say Heidi Broussard, 33, was dropping off a child at Cowan Elementary School Thursday morning with her 2-week-old child,…