Before today's colossal theme parks, families used to drive to more modest vacation playgrounds, like Missouri's "Beautiful Lake of the Ozarks - Family Vacationland." Those were simpler times. We were thrilled at the sight of monkeys driving little cars, amazed…
If you're of a certain generation, the names and faces of Cronkite, Chancellor, Brinkley and Reasoner will evoke memories of a gentler time in network news. Peter Finch in the 1976 film "Network" MGM And then, there was Howard Beale.…
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said President Trump's phone call to Khalifa Haftar, a longtime Libyan warlord who is spearheading an effort to topple the North African country's United Nations-backed government, had an…
"Every week I still feel like a kid Christmas morning, with all these kind of gifts to go through," said Frank Warren, who receives about a hundred postcards in the mail each week, from strangers. And written on each postcard…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has donated 500,000 dollars to help migrants in Mexico, offering assistance to local projects that provide food, lodging and basic necessities. The funds, from the Peter’s Pence collections, will be distributed among 27 projects…
The White House Correspondents' Dinner went on as usual on Saturday night, despite the absence for the third year in a row of President Trump, who held a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, instead. But in a departure from the…
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Soon after taking office, Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced renovation plans for the governor’s mansion. She wanted to add solar panels. The move was seen as a rebuke to her predecessor, Republican Gov. Paul LePage,…
AMPARA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes via a televised broadcast on Sunday as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings…
POWAY, Calif. (AP) — The rabbi who led a service on the last day of Passover suffered a gunshot wound to his hands and two others endured shrapnel wounds as political, civic and religious leaders across the country struggled to…
The suspect wanted in connection with five rural Tennessee slayings is in custody after being shot by an officer, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. spokesman Josh DeVine said 25-year-old Michael Cummins was transported to a local hospital Saturday night.…
A group of self-described nationalists interrupted an event Saturday at a Washington D.C. bookstore with an author of a book titled "Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland." The group can be seen in…
Produced by Josh Gelman When the body of 16-year-old Jchandra Brown was found deep in the woods of Payson Canyon, Utah, in 2017, authorities thought the scene initially looked like a clear-cut case of suicide; it was anything but that.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Saturday marked 8 years since the tornado outbreak of April, 2011 tore across the Southeast. Hundreds of twisters ripped across the region from Texas to Florida to the Great Lakes region, killing hundreds as well. The…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Deke Incorporated and Cheerleaders from North Lee Elementary gave back to the Cleveland community today. Once a month Deke Incorporated goes to Johnston Park to hand out toiletries, clothes and food to those in need. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today was National Drug Take Back Day This day is strictly for people all across the country to have a safe place to dispose of their prescription drugs. Tennessee Law Enforcement and the Hamilton County Coalition…
At least four people were killed in Seattle and three more injured when a crane fell and crushed six vehicles, police said. The four people were dead when officials arrived, the Seattle Fire Department told the Associated Press. Two of…
Poway, Calif. -- A shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego where worshippers were celebrating the last day of Passover on Saturday left one woman dead and three others injured, authorities said. The suspect has been identified as 19-year-old John…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For the last four years, artist from around the world have been coming to Chattanooga to work their artist magic. Burning Bridges Mural Jam was started by Chattanooga native Eric Finley Jr. better known as the…
The rally begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. You can watch it in the player above. President Trump is holding a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Saturday night at the same time as the annual White House Correspondents' Association…
Reporters are gathering for the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington Saturday night while President Trump holds a competing campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Although presidents have traditionally attended and spoken at the dinner, Mr. Trump…
SAN DIEGO, Cal. (CBS) - San Diego sheriffs have detained a man in connection to a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, CBS affiliate KFMB reports. Authorities say that injuries have been reported. According to police, a man…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A traffic investigator for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is recovering after being hit by a car Saturday morning. According to HCSO spokesperson Matt Lea, the investigator was providing an escort during the mornings Special Olympics…
Mobile, Ala. - An 18-year-old Navy recruit from Alabama has died during boot camp in Illinois. Spokesman Lt. Joseph W. Pfaff says Kelsey Nobles, of Mobile, died Tuesday after collapsing during training at the Navy Recruit Training Center in Great…
Boston - A death certificate confirms that notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger died of blunt force injuries to the head in prison last year. The document obtained by NBC Boston and CNN says the 89-year-old Bulger was "assaulted…