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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…

Public Ed Foundation picks awards finalists

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Public Education Foundation will honor the educators who made the biggest impact to our area over the last year on April 10th. Today, they announced the finalists in each category. One winner from each category will…

Woman killed boyfriend while re-enacting movie, police say

Police say a Missouri woman killed her boyfriend in a gun accident while re-enacting a movie scene, reports CBS affiliate KRCG. 37-year-old Kalesha Peterson told police she was drinking alcohol and watching a movie with her boyfriend David Dalton at…

Hollywood stars among dozens charged in college bribery scheme

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among 50 people indicted Tuesday in a widespread alleged college admission bribery scheme. The racketeering conspiracy case includes the parents of applicants, as well coaches at universities including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the…

Tucker Carlson won't apologize to "mob" for women comments

Fox News host Tucker Carlson made past derogatory comments about women in an interview with radio shock jock "Bubba the Love Sponge," according to a liberal media watchdog Transcripts of other interviews also have Carlson questioning Barack Obama's race and…

Verizon texting outage hits East Coast

Verizon on Tuesday said service has been restored to "a ton of customers" affected by a texting outage on the East Coast. "We experienced an issue impacting texting services for some customers this morning. Our  engineers were able to identify…

Trump: Modern planes becoming "too complex to fly"

President Trump bemoaned the complexity of modern airplane technology on Tuesday, after a second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 over the weekend left no survivors. Another plane of the same model crashed five months ago. Mr. Trump did…

Democrats introduce latest version of DREAM Act

Washington — House Democrats on Tuesday reintroduced the latest version of their nearly two-decades-long but elusive DREAM Act legislative effort to put millions of young undocumented immigrants and immigrants with temporary protections on a pathway to U.S. citizenship. The Dream and…

Appeals court to hear Native American child welfare case

A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is facing the most significant legal challenge since it was enacted more than 40 years ago. A federal judge in…

Former Maine governor suggests Dems' money comes mostly from Jews

House passes anti-hate resolution Former Gov. Paul LePage suggested Monday that the Democratic Party's money comes mostly from Jewish people. The Republican told WGAN-AM radio that Jewish people should be "insulted" by a Democratic congresswoman's statements that some viewed as anti-Semitic. "The…

Veterans blame 3M earplugs for hearing loss, "maddening" ringing

Hundreds of military veterans are expected to file lawsuits against the manufacturing company 3M, claiming it knowingly sold defective earplugs. These complaints come after the Justice Department settled a lawsuit with the company in July over allegations the company defrauded…

Terminally ill girl gets surprise from K-9 officers

A 7-year-old terminally ill Wisconsin girl loves dogs and has been receiving photos of pups since her diagnosis earlier this year, but dozens of police departments thought she deserved something more. So, they surprised her — with their K-9 officers…

Former cop accused of using federal databases to prowl for women

The FBI is investigating a former Florida police officer accused of using federal databases to pursue women romantically. Officials say 36-year-old Leonel Marines tracked down hundreds of women with driver's license and vehicle registration databases used by law enforcement nationwide.…

Mom killed by "large rock" thrown from overpass

A Central Texas woman was killed Saturday night after a "large rock" thrown from an overpass crashed into the windshield of a car carrying a family of five, authorities said. The car was traveling northbound on Interstate 35 in Temple…

How "big data" gives insurers a giant edge over consumers

Instagramming pics of yourself partying hard in Cancun? Insurance companies tap troves of social media and other digital data to make coverage decisions on home, auto, life and health insurance Insurers want to know about the media you consume, lawsuits…

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