Virginia Beach shooting victims identified The gunman who opened fire late Friday afternoon at a Virginia Beach municipal building, killing 12 people and injuring four others, was a long-time public utilities engineer. Authorities identified the suspect as Dwayne Craddock, who…
Nevada might be known for the excitement and entertainment of Las Vegas, but it's the quieter, less-flashy state capital of Carson City that's making headlines. For the first time in our nation's history, a state legislature has a majority of…
Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who was 88, died Thursday in New Jersey, nephew Aldwan Lassiter said. Lucas had been in…
Virginia Beach officials on Saturday identified the 12 victims killed in a mass shooting. Eleven of the victims were city employees and one worked as a contractor at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center. The gunman, identified as a city employee…
Travis Rupp leads two rather different lives in Boulder, Colorado. One as an adjunct professor of classics, art history and anthropology at the University of Colorado. The other, as a beer archaeologist at Avery Brewing or more specifically... "Innovation and…
As many of the 2020 Democratic candidates descended on Sacramento for the state's party convention, former Vice President Joe Biden — who skipped the convention — picked up a new endorsement, former Labor secretary and current Los Angeles County Supervisor…
The only Democratic candidate for president who has campaigned at a drag club, is now the first candidate to roll an agenda to protect the rights of gay and transgender Americans. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Saturday -- the first day…
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s top prosecutor again shifted her explanation for why she recused herself from an investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim that he’d been the target of a hate crime, saying she stepped aside because of false rumors she…
What we know so far: At least 12 people are dead after a city employee went on a shooting rampage inside a municipal building in Virginia Beach. Four others were hospitalized with injuries. The gunman, a longtime public utilities employee…
TOPCROFT, England (AP) — David Woodrow, 95, raises the American flag beside a memorial on his farm in eastern England every morning, weather permitting. He makes sure that memorial is tip-top, too. Dedicated to the U.S. Army Air Force’s 93rd…
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Saturday denounced China’s efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea as a “toolkit of coercion,” saying Beijing’s bad behavior must end.…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A longtime city employee opened fire in a municipal building in Virginia Beach, killing 12 people on three floors and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover before police shot and killed him following a “long…
The winning numbers for Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot are 7, 8, 26, 65, 67 and the Mega Ball is 4. The drawing is up to $444 million, the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions' history. If there is no winner,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Those annual emissions tests may soon be coming to an end in Chattanooga. State representative Mike Carter of Ooltewah made that statement on Twitter this afternoon. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation completed its air quality study.…
GRAYSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A pickup truck slammed into a market Friday afternoon in Rhea County. It happened at Keylons Market on Dayton Avenue in Graysville. Firefighters say the truck hit three people inside the store. One person was taken…
An accountant who worked for the consultant at the center of the college admissions bribery scheme has agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping case. Court documents filed Friday show Steven Masera will plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy…
President Trump announced Friday that he would formally kick off his 2020 reelection bid in the heart of Florida—a battleground state crucial to his strategy for remaining at the White House. "I will be announcing my Second Term Presidential Run…
Eleven people were killed before police fatally shot the suspect.
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Houston police say the remains of a child have been found in Arkansas in the vicinity of where a man allegedly said he dumped the body of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl. Houston Police say they can't confirm the remains…
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night, walking into the kitchen to get a midnight snack — and then almost becoming a snack yourself. That's what happened to one family in Clearwater, Florida, when they woke up in…
New Hope, Pennsylvania — Imagine you're out walking, shopping, or doing some other gerund, when out of nowhere, a woman on the street prepositions you. What would you think? You might think, who is this crazy lady? Who sees grammar…
Sen. Kamala Harris' campaign is flexing some California muscle this week, announcing on Thursday that 33 State assembly members were endorsing her presidential candidacy, after one report observed that she does not have her home state "locked up." California will…
Dallas — President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on all goods from Mexico, comes in response to the surge of migrants coming to the U.S. seeking asylum. In April, nearly 100,000 people were apprehended. A 12-year high is expected for…