Columbia, S.C. -- Police arrested a man Saturday in connection with the death of a college student who apparently got into the suspect's car thinking it was her Uber ride. Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, was arrested early Saturday after a…
An attorney for Kristaps Porzingis acknowledged Saturday that a woman has accused the NBA star of rape, but says the Dallas Mavericks forward "unequivocally" denies the allegation. Lawyer Roland Riopelle said the claim against the player was part of an…
NEW YORK (AP) — Cities around the world marked Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off lights at 8:30 p.m. local time in a call for global action on climate change. Earth Hour, spearheaded by the World Wildlife Fund, calls…
Smollett billed by Chicago police Actor-comedian Chris Rock took verbal jabs at actor Jussie Smollett before he presented the award for outstanding comedy series to ABC's "black-ish" at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards Saturday night. Smollett, who had all…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the swelling number of Central Americans…
Alaska had unusually high temperatures on Saturday, with record-tying temperature of 50 degrees at Anchorage International Airport, the National Weather Service said. This is the 18th straight day of seeing temperatures above 40 degrees, CBS Anchorage affiliate KDKA reports. March…
President Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a U.S. judge said in a ruling that restored the Obama-era restrictions. U.S.…
Produced by Josh Yager In July 2008, Colonel Michael Stahlman was about to come home from Iraq for R&R with his family when the military lawyer and former flight officer was found in his quarters with a gunshot wound to…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga friends, family, and law enforcement gathered at the new dedication site to honor the late officer Nicholas Galinger. A boulder now lays with his name, badge number, date of birth and day he was tragically…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Art collectors and enthusiasts gathered this afternoon at the Edney Building to learn more about African American Art and culture. Rooted in color..created by the Chattanooga organization RISE connects different people to artists and galleries to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) There is an old saying: "You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes." This morning hundreds came together at Coolidge Park to do just that by putting on the shoes…
A 25-year-old Playboy model has been arrested in connection with the death of a doctor whose body was found in the trunk of an abandoned car near Las Vegas earlier this month. Dr. Thomas Burchard, 71, was a psychiatrist in…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for more outside regulation in several areas in which the social media platform has run into problems over the past few years: harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability. In an opinion piece…
LeBron James will sit out the rest of the season, ending his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. With the playoffs out of reach, the Lakers said Saturday that holding James out would allow his groin to heal. "This…
Philadelphia -- A mumps outbreak on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia has reached the triple digits. The city health department said the number of confirmed and probable cases of mumps at the school reached 108 as of Thursday.…
The University of South Carolina has confirmed the death of a 21-year-old student. Samantha Josephson was reported missing after last being seen Friday about 2 a.m., getting into a car outside a bar in the city's 5 Points area, WLTX…
In a decision that may have the opposite effect of its intended impact, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has followed President Trump's direction and ordered the State Department to cut off U.S. aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Mr.…
Navy SEAL accused of murder pleads not guilty President Donald Trump said Saturday a Navy SEAL charged with murder in the stabbing of an Iraqi war prisoner will be moved to "less restrictive confinement" while he awaits trial. He said…
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has received intense criticism this week for how her office handled the Jussie Smollett case. Foxx fired back in a Chicago Tribune op-ed published Friday, saying she would welcome an independent investigation into her…
Before devoting himself to basketball, Grant Williams was playing something entirely different. "It reminds me of home to sit down at a piano," Williams said. "It takes your mind off of things you may be worried about. You may have…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cholera cases among cyclone survivors in Mozambique have jumped to 271, authorities said, a figure that nearly doubled from the previous day. The Portuguese news agency Lusa cited national health director Ussein Isse, who declared the outbreak…
More than 600,000 people call 911 every day. But the 911 network often falls short when it's needed most because it was built some 70 years ago for landlines. Today, about 80 percent of calls come from cellphones. Now, a…
A woman implicated in the sex-trafficking case against an upstate New York self-help group that's been compared to a cult has quietly pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. Lauren Salzman, the daughter of NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman, pleaded guilty Monday to…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature have reached a deal to make New York the third state with a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags. The ban would prohibit grocery stores from providing plastic…