The Big Bang Theory: praising women in science
One of the cultural impacts of the hit show has been showing young women that they belong in the sciences.
Boeing says 737 Max software update is ready
The U.S. aerospace giant is one step closer to getting its now-grounded 737 Max plane back in the skies. It says the flight-control software implicated in two deadly crashes has been updated. The changes link an anti-stall feature to two…
Firefighter, also father of 3, fatally shot during emergency call
Appleton, Wis. — A call to assist a man thought to be having a medical emergency on a bus escalated into a shooting that ended with the man and an Appleton firefighter dead and two others hurt, authorities said Thursday.…
BlueCross Healthy Place invests in Highland Park
A Bluecross foundation is investing $5 million to revitalize a space for the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, Chattanooga Prep and Highland Park residents.
The Latest: Wish for man facing execution: Meal for homeless
Johnson's wish was inspired by another death row inmate whose request to have a pizza delivered to a homeless person prompted people across the country to deliver pizzas to homeless shelters.
TBI identifies body found in Meigs County by school bus driver
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI is releasing the identity of the man who was discovered Wednesday on the side of the rode in Decatur. The victim was 60 year old Roger Dale Miller. A school bus driver first spotted…
Chattanooga Food Bank Hosts 6th Annual Agency Conference
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Area Food Bank hosted its 6th annual agency conference today. The theme of this years conference was feed, lead strengthen. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank uses the annual conference to grow with the agencies that…
Indicted Georgia insurance commissioner suspends himself
Secretary of State today called for Beck to resign
The Latest: Sen. Doug Jones calls abortion ban 'shameful'
Governor Ivey says of the signing, "every life is a sacred gift from God."
10 years for man convicted of sexually abusing a minor
Prosecutors say Robert Scott Brehm sexually abused a minor for about a year
Repeat offending meth dealer gets life sentence this time
Shane Allen Wheat has 6 previous convictions over 12 years in north Georgia.
Trump's financial disclosure report shows income from Mar-a-Lago and Trump Hotel
Trump lost $1 billion in a decade, report says President Trump's annual financial disclosure report has been released through the Office of Government Ethics, revealing his assets and liabilities. The president's 2019 financial disclosure report, covering 2018, reveals $22.7 million…
U.N. chief concerned radioactive material leaking into Pacific
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres raised concerns Thursday that a concrete dome built last century to contain waste from atomic-bomb tests is leaking radioactive material into the Pacific. Speaking to students in Fiji, Guterres described the structure on Enewetak atoll in…
Gillibrand says anti-abortion laws are "against Christian faith"
Ala. signs near-total abortion ban into law Flanked by abortion rights advocated at the Georgia state house Thursday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said that laws banning or restricting abortion are "against Christian faith." "If you are a person of the Christian…
Missing pregnant teen found dead; baby cut from womb
A pregnant woman who had gone to a Chicago home in response to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes was strangled and her baby cut from her womb, police and family members said. The newborn was in grave condition…
Walmart, Macy's warn China tariffs mean higher prices for U.S. shoppers
Walmart CFO told Wall Street analysts "increased tariffs will increase prices for customers." His comments echo a similar warning from Macy's CEO, who said Wednesday that President Trump's latest threat to expand tariffs to $300 billion in consumer goods from…
6 months after deadly wildfire, a new toxic hazard lurks in the water
On Monday, May 20, "CBS This Morning" welcomes new co-hosts Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil to the table with Gayle King. Tune in Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. ET/PT. While we now know power lines started the deadliest wildfire…
Missouri passes "one of the strongest" abortion bills yet in U.S.
Missouri's Republican-led Senate has passed a wide-ranging bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, acting only hours after Alabama's governor signed a near-total abortion ban into law. The Missouri bill needs another vote of approval in the GOP-led…
Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to curb defense lobbying
Whether Elizabeth Warren is addressing the problems of income inequality, climate change or opioid addiction, she's usually targeting a common foe: the lobbyists. Thursday morning, the presidential candidate and Massachusetts Democratic senator is introducing a bill to limit their influence…
Bill de Blasio announces 2020 run, says he knows how to take on "bully" Trump
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his 2020 presidential run in a three-minute long video on Thursday, making the case that he's the only candidate that has already helped put "working families first." A spokesperson confirmed to CBS…
Chattanooga Native Serves aboard 'Floating Airport at Sea,' Half A World Away
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorge Morales serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan
Toddler found safe almost 3 days after vanishing in Kentucky woods
An image taken from video shows Kentucky toddler Kenneth Howard after he was found by search crews on the side of a steep incline less than 2,000 feet from his home in Floyd County, May 15, 2019. WYMT Salyersville, Ky.…
Abortion bill allows insurance for procedure that doesn't exist
An Ohio state representative introduced a new bill last month, which aims to prohibit insurance coverage of abortions that occur where the mother's life is not "endangered if the fetus were carried to term." The bill includes exceptions, including one…
Guatemalan toddler apprehended at U.S.-Mexico border dies
A two-and-half-year-old Guatemalan child who was apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso has died, CBS News has confirmed. The child is the fourth migrant child to die since December after being apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. A Customs…