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Police: Man killed over XBox, case sent to grand jury

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The homicide case involving the shooting death of a UTC student has been sent to the grand jury. Police say D'Marcus White shot and killed Mohammad Sharifi over an X-Box. White's bond was risen to $500,000…

College admissions scheme: How it worked

Prosecutors alleged Tuesday dozens of parents, test administrators and college coaches who were involved in a widespread effort to rig college admissions processes were actually conducting two different types of schemes — a standardized cheating operation and a college acceptance scam. The…

Wells Fargo "too big to manage," lawmaker tells CEO

Tim Sloan faced skeptical lawmakers Tuesday as the Wells Fargo CEO argued he remains the right person to lead the scandal-stained bank. "It's my job as CEO to make sure things change, and they are changing," he said before a…

Cop who shot unarmed, disabled teen could get 6-month suspension

A police accountability office and the Chicago police superintendent have agreed to double the 90-day suspension that had been proposed for a Chicago police sergeant found to have unjustifiably shot an unarmed 18-year-old with developmental disabilities. The longer six-month suspension,…

Quarantine over mumps outbreak at immigration centers

U.S. immigration authorities say over 2,200 people exposed to a mumps outbreak in at least two detention facilities have been quarantined. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday that the 25-day quarantine began March 7 at facilities in Pine Prairie, Louisiana,…

Victim burned in weekend car fire has died

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The victim from a weekend auto fire in Hamilton County has died. It happened on Suck Creek Road right as Highway 27 goes up Suck Creek Mountain around 2:30 AM on Saturday. Police and fire units responded…

Honda recalling 1.2 million vehicles for second time

MoneyWatch: Malaysia Airlines, Honda recall Honda is recalling around 1.2 million older vehicles in the U.S., Canada and Central America because the Takata driver's air bag inflators that were installed during previous recalls could still be dangerous – exploding and…

Facebook sues hackers who stole info through personality quizzes

Facebook sued two Ukrainian nationals Friday, claiming they used personality quizzes to steal user information The quiz apps required social media users to download malicious browser extensions that scraped personal and private data from Facebook profiles The scheme affected 63,000…

McConnell schedules vote on Trump's national emergency

McConnell: Trump likely to use veto The Senate will vote on a resolution disapproving of the president's national emergency declaration Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced in a brief news conference Tuesday, teeing up the first veto of Donald…

Feds launch multi-state search for stolen firearms

Washington — The Justice Department launched a multi-state search Tuesday for firearms and firearms parts stolen from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) facility, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. The chief concern, the sources…

Lumber Liquidators to pay $33 million for misleading investors

Lumber Liquidators has agreed to pay $33 million in fines for misleading investors about dangerous levels of formaldehyde in its Chinese-made laminate flooring, federal officials said Tuesday. The probe and settlement with the company -- one of the largest biggest…

Democrats split on Pelosi’s dismissal of impeachment

House Democrats are split on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's pronouncement that she opposed impeachment because it is too divisive, and that President Trump is "not worth" the effort. "I'm not for impeachment. This is news. I'm going to give you some…

How is the Boeing 737 Max 8 different from 737s?

The crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on Sunday — five months after the Lion Air crash of the same type of plane in Indonesia — has raised many questions about the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. There are currently…

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