Golden Apple: Catherine Gilliland
A teacher at Battlefield Primary School is helping her students with their reading skills, and that's earned her a Golden Apple Award.
Woman allegedly threatened to "shoot 400 people for fun"
An Oklahoma woman has been arrested after she allegedly threatened to "shoot 400 people for fun" at her former high school, CBS affiliate KOTV reports. Deputies with the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office seized an AK-47 and a shotgun from Alexis…
Houston prepares for heavy rain from Tropical Storm Imelda
Houston — Officials in the Houston area were preparing high-water vehicles and staging rescue boats Tuesday as Tropical Storm Imelda moved in from the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas…
3 year old dies from house fire two weeks ago
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A three year old has succumbed to injuries he suffered in a fire two weeks ago. It happened at a home on East 36th Street on September 5th. A father and three children were all hospitalized after…
Facebook to train AI systems using police videos
Facebook will work with law enforcement organizations to train its artificial intelligence systems to recognize videos of violent events, the company said Tuesday. The social media giant's AI systems were unable to detect live-streamed video of a mass shooting at a…
Another parent charged in college admissions cheating scandal
A woman accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a fake soccer recruit has become the 52nd person charged in a sweeping college admissions bribery scheme, according to an indictment…
U.S. sues Snowden for proceeds from new book
Washington — The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit to seize the proceeds from Edward Snowden's new book, alleging the prominent whistleblower violated non-disclosure agreements he signed during his time working for U.S. intelligence agencies. In its lawsuit in…
2 high school football players die in separate incidents
A high school senior from West Virginia died after collapsing during a football game earlier this month — and he is not the only young athlete to suffer a deadly on-field emergency recently. A sophomore football player from Oklahoma also…
US Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was from Greenbrier, Tennessee.
Can you identify the suspects wanted for stealing an SUV with child inside
Grandmother left vehicle running while she popped inside store
Dalton Trooper recovering from heat stroke
Trooper First Class Caleb Terry is in a medically induced coma
Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez arrested on child porn charges
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested Tuesday on charges of child pornography and solicitation. Vazquez, 28, was charged with one count of computer pornography—solicitation of a child, and one count of providing obscene material to minors, according to the Florida…
General Mills recalls Gold Medal flour after E. coli found
General Mills is recalling five-pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour sold nationwide after the discovery of E. coli during a product sampling. The consumer warning to discard and not eat the flour comes two months after federal…
FBI raids home of MyPayrollHR CEO as part of fraud investigation
By Brian Pascus September 17, 2019 / 12:16 PM / CBS News MyPayrollHR allegedly diverted millions The FBI has searched the New York home of a payroll processing company CEO suspected of fraud. The FBI is investigating whether New York…
White House blocks former officials from attending impeachment hearing
The White House directed former officials Rob Porter and Rick Dearborn to defy subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee to appear at the committee's first formal hearing on impeachment proceedings against the president. Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is…
UAW strike could cost GM up to $100 million per day
As talks continued into the night with no end to the strike against General Motors, the walkout could prove costly. By one estimate, the hit to the automaker could reach $100 million per day. Fifty-five factories and parts warehouses are…
U.S. spending on kids is at its lowest level in 12 years
The share of federal spending on America's children dipped to 9.2% last year — the lowest since 2007, according to the Urban Institute. Instead, the U.S. government is spending more on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and interest payments on the…
Abortion clinics report record-high violence
For one of the last abortion doctors in Missouri, harassment, stalking and death threats are a part of regular life. But this year, it's been worse than ever. Colleen McNicholas, the chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood of the St.…
15 new Americans naturalized before first pitch at Phillies game
There are few more quintessentially American places to become a U.S. citizen than showing up for a naturalization ceremony at a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game against the Boston Red Sox before the first pitch. With peanuts and Crackerjacks, only apple…
Missing woman and 4 kids found dead and her husband arrested
Marion County, Florida — A Florida woman and her four children who had been missing for weeks have been found dead in Georgia, and now the woman's husband is facing a murder charge, reports CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG-TV. Marion County sheriff's deputies…
New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns - AP source
New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Trump's tax returns, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recently sent a subpoena to Mr. Trump's accounting firm…
Cornell med school debuts free education for some students
Students may graduate medical school with a new title, but often leave with something else: Massive student loans. Cornell University's medical school announced Monday that won't be the case for many of its students— as it's offering a free education…
Collegedale Commissioners discuss welfare of the city, take no official action
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Collegedale Commissioners heard public comments and discussed the welfare of the city during their agenda meeting Monday night. "I am concerned when my staff think that they've found a bug in our office, because of other…
450,000 apply for shot at Yang's $1,000 per month offer
Americans are lining up in hopes they'll be among the 10 lucky recipients of one of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang's "Freedom Dividends." But those hoping for a cash handout face lottery-like odds: As of Monday, at least 450,000 people…