Trump's newest proposed tariffs on Chinese imports -- on hold for now -- include the paper used to print Bibles. Publishers recently told the administration that up to 75% of what it costs them to make a Bible, with complex…
How Trump uses Twitter for diplomacy A federal appeals court says President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel agreed with a lower court…
Billionaire, philanthropist and former presidential candidate Ross Perot has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 89. Perot died in Texas, the state where he was born, surrounded by family. "Mr. Perot was a true patriot and a dedicated humanitarian.…
Originally a project under Hitler to project Nazi prestige, the Beetle really came alive after World War II. By 1955, the 1 millionth Beetle had rolled off the assembly line in what's now the town of Wolfsburg. The U.S. became…
The Justice Department on Monday challenged a federal judge's decision to allow a case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency to move forward, asking an appeals court to take up the case instead. Justice lawyers asked the…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a challenger in his upcoming 2020 re-election campaign. Retired Army fighter pilot Amy McGrath officially unveiled her campaign on Tuesday. In her campaign rollout video, McGrath recalls writing a letter to her senator at…
Citing climate-damaging tailpipe emissions, 23 U.S. governors signed a pledge backing California leaders in their showdown with the Trump administration over its plans to relax vehicle mileage standards . The stand by leaders of states and Puerto Rico, nearly all Democrats, comes…
A federal judge Monday blocked a major White House initiative on prescription drug costs, saying the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to require drugmakers to disclose their prices in TV ads. The narrow ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit…
An investigation is underway into the death of an Indiana toddler who fell from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Puerto Rico in what appears to have been a tragic accident. The 1-year-old girl's grandfather apparently lost his grip while…
Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have reportedly found the body of an American scientist who disappeared last week while attending a conference on the island. Greek newspaper Ekathimerini reported on Tuesday that police found the body of Suzanne…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - After around 35 hours of being on the loose, authorities were able to nab Anthony Labron Bell. He was found in handcuffs with a broken chain. "We're thankful and pleased that this is now ended,"…
Zuckerberg supports more internet regulation Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal security chief won't be returning to his job after being accused of sexual misconduct and slurs that included racist remarks about Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg's wife. The parting of ways announced…
Students at Soddy Daisy High School created their own video game, which won a local competition.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- A fire in Dalton early this morning consumed a house where two elderly sisters lived. Sisters Faye and Carolyn Wooten have lived together for eleven years. Early Monday morning that all changed. Mysteriously, their carport caught on fire…
A 36-year-old man has been arrested after filming himself copying a teen's viral video in which she licked a half gallon of Blue Bell ice cream in a supermarket, Louisiana authorities said. Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office (APSO) deputies took Lenise Martin III…
Flyadeal's decision to go with Airbus reverses an earlier plan to buy 50 Boeing 737 Max jets valued at $5.9 billion, based on list prices Some analysts expect this order lost to Europe's Airbus is unlikely to be the last…
"Pass the torch," Rep. Eric Swalwell told former Vice President Joe Biden two weeks ago. But if he does, Swalwell won't be around to take the handoff. The longshot 2020 candidate, who tried to make a name for himself on…
Delaney says rivals "hijacked the good name of Medicare" Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday that she had raised $19.1 million over the past three months, more than triple what she brought in over the first quarter of the year. Warren's…
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Dangerous flash flooding created havoc across the Washington, D.C. metro area on Monday, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reported. The National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency across the area. Heavy rain caused dangerous flash flooding and the flash flood watch was extended…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday announced it would hear oral arguments regarding the prolonged legal battle over the Trump administration's efforts to end the Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation in…
Jim Beam warehouse fire run-off killing fish Crews continue to track the environmental impact of the massive Jim Beam warehouse fire in Northern Kentucky, as run-off from the fire has traveled more than 20 miles along the Kentucky River, killing…
Federal prosecutors in New York charged wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein on Monday with sex trafficking charges, alleging he abused dozens of underage girls as young as 14. The indictment comes 11 years after Epstein cut a deal with attorneys in…
A new lawsuit claims a New York couple gave birth to other peoples' children, after a fertility clinic impregnated them with the wrong embryos. The couple had been expecting female twins, but instead gave birth to two male babies --…