Last Updated Aug 29, 2019 6:51 PM EDT Boston — Due to a change in policy by the Trump administration, hundreds of immigrant children receiving medical care in the U.S. are facing possible deportation. The children are in the country…
NASA civil servants and contractors at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are bracing for high winds and rain from Hurricane Dorian. Ahead of the storm, they are securing rocket stages, spacecraft assembly areas and even hauling a 6.7-million-pound mobile…
"Whether it has its red lights on, or caution lights on or not, we should be driving safely around those buses."
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Thursday off the Oregon coast, but did not generate a tsunami or cause any damage or injuries, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake, which hit just after 8 a.m., was located about 150 miles…
Police in North Carolina arrested a High Point University student after discovering guns and ammunition in his dorm room just a week into the fall semester. According to prosecutors, 19-year-old freshman Paul Steber had been studying mass shootings for nearly a…
Dorian expected to grow into Category 4 stormHurricane Dorian gained strength in the Atlantic Wednesday night, and millions of people in Florida were warned to be ready for its impact. "Strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As criticism continues on social media over how the UTC Alert was handled on Wednesday, the administration is reacting. Both parents and students have been posting their concerns about locking down the campus and the notification. Some…
“We would like to hear from anyone who has any knowledge of Jeffrey Jones,."
There's no such thing as a single "gay gene" that drives a person's sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue. Instead, a person's attraction to those of the same sex is shaped by a complex…
The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 2% in the second quarter, substantially slower than the first quarter and a tick weaker than the government's initial estimate for the period. Declining business investment was the main driver for the…
The sheriff says public tips from sharing the video helped them make the case.
Oil and gas companies may face far looser oversight of emissions of potent climate-changing methane gas under a proposal expected from the Trump administration as soon as Thursday, oil industry and environmental groups said. The government's plan would ease requirements…
An independent watchdog found that former FBI Director James Comey did not release classified information to the public, although he did violate agency policy by taking home unclassified memos and ensuring that they would be leaked to the press. The…
Word of a growing partnership between police and the popular Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring is raising privacy concerns nationwide. Ring's "Neighbors" app lets customers know when and where a crime happens in their area. It works in conjunction with…
After an Oklahoma court's $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson, experts say a global opioid settlement could cost pharmaceutical companies up to $150 billion. Still, that's just a fraction of the nearly $500 billion toll the opioid crisis is…
Florida prepares for potential hit from Hurricane DorianHurricane Dorian was getting stronger as it set its sights on the U.S. mainland early Thursday, churning over open waters. "Strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian is expected to…
A Kentucky mother who volunteered for a group that helped find missing people is now the focus of an intensifying search after she herself vanished more than two weeks ago. Andrea Knabel, a 37-year-old single mother of two, disappeared on…
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday retracted his story about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump's finances and apologized for reporting it — just as Trump's lawyer demanded. O'Donnell said, however, he still doesn't know whether or not the story…
Washington — The Trump administration has begun erecting a 30-foot-high border wall that will cut through federally protected land in Arizona, despite warnings from Democratic lawmakers and activists that the new barrier and its construction could do irreparable damage to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Alison Bell was a mother and wife. She was a Charleston, South Carolina resident, but a Chattanooga native. She was also a nurse who worked in hospice and had a passion for helping people. "She was…
(CHATTAHNOOGA, Tenn) - The Chattanooga Police Department have identified the suspect wanted in connection to a shooting from Monday morning. 27, year old, Jemichael Powell is accused of shooting and killing a 19-year-old, Quintasia Tate. Tate was killed just after…
"I thank them for proving to the community that this commission and the taxpayers of Hamilton County adequately fund the Department of Ed."
Most organizations that buy political ads on Facebook and Instagram will soon have to prove their identity with a government ID, the social media company said. The move is intended to increase the transparency of ads on the platform ahead…
Tracking the path of Hurricane DorianDorian strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday afternoon as it made its way through the Caribbean. Puerto Rico, which was put under a state of emergency Tuesday night, would be spared from a direct…