Woman who accused lawmaker meets with Tennessee governor
Christi Rice is one of two women who have accused Rep. David Byrd of inappropriately touching them when he was their high school basketball coach three decades ago.
SUV gets stuck on tracks and is hit by train
No one was hurt in early morning collision in Fort Payne
6 months paid parental leave? One city embraces it
San Juan municipal workers who become parents will now get six months of paid leave. Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz says that's essential for new parents and a good business practice for the city. San Juan's move is a contrast to…
Beto O'Rourke weighs in on impeachment
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King spoke with Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke Thursday afternoon in his first national interview since he announced his White House bid. King interviewed the former Texas congressman in Burlington, Iowa, after O'Rourke attended his…
CPD is looking to more than double the representation of African Americans in the department
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - CPD is making efforts to close the gap between the percent of minority officers in the department and the percent of minorities in the community. The Chattanooga Police Department held a recruiting event Thursday. They tell us…
Stolen firearms search leads feds to gun dealer in Virginia
Search for stolen firearms Leads in a federal multi-state search for firearm parts stolen from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility have led agents to a gun dealer in Virginia who was sold some of the stolen firearm parts,…
Kidnapping Suspect added to HCSO’s Top 12 Most Wanted
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office posted to Facebook Thursday that Jeffery Ray Reed, Jr. has been added to the HCSO’s Top 12 Most Wanted. Reed is charged with Especially Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Domestic Assault…
Facebook blames server configuration for longest-ever outage
Facebook suffered a huge outage starting on Wednesday that affected users worldwide The social network said on Thursday that changes to a server configuration were to blame Users flocked to Twitter to let the company know what they thought about…
Schultz sorry for saying he spent "more time" with military
Potential 2020 contender and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is apologizing for comments he made suggesting that he's spent "more time in the last decade" with the military than any candidate running for president -- despite the fact that the…
Every 10 minutes a child goes to the ER for medicine poisoning
Many parents are underestimating their kids' ability to get their hands on dangerous medications and need to do more to protect young children from accidental poisonings, a new report warns. The research from the children's advocacy organization Safe Kids Worldwide…
Black workers at UPS hub say they were targets of racism
Pamela Camper has worked at a UPS distribution center in the suburbs of Toledo, Ohio, for 30 years, where she supervises drivers and deals with customers. But after three decades with the delivery giant, she's still part-time. "I've tried several…
Sephora cuts ties with Lori Laughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade
Olivia Jade Giannulli is starting to feel the backlash over her parents' alleged involvement in the massive college admissions scandal. Amid a flurry of criticism and #boycottsephora tweets, Sephora is ending its relationship with Giannulli — the 19-year-old social media…
Court rules Summer Zervos defamation case against Trump can proceed
A defamation case against Donald Trump filed by a former reality show contestant who said the president subjected her to unwanted kissing and groping in 2007 can proceed, a panel of New York judges ruled Thursday. Mr. Trump's lawyers have long sought…
College admissions: "It's hard to know what's fair"
The college admissions scandal is shining a light on the secretive world of elite university admissions offices, which reject far more applications than they accept. Even without the outright bribery and cheating alleged this week by federal prosecutors, wealthy students…
Convicted ex-cop sent to one of the "cushiest" prisons
The former Chicago police officer convicted in the shooting death of black teen Laquan McDonald has been transferred to a New York federal correctional institution that's been called one of the country's "cushiest" prisons. Van Dyke was sentenced to less…
Gun maker can be sued over Newtown shooting, court rules
Gun maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the Bushmaster rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Justices issued a 4-3 decision…
Tennessee House OKs bill to limit police oversight boards
Targets Nashville oversight board that has subpoena power.
4 companies produce 6 million tons of plastic yearly
Four of the world's largest consumer goods companies produce 6 millions of tons of plastic waste every year, the companies revealed in a report published Thursday. Coca-Cola, Mars, Nestle and Danone are responsible for 6 million metric tons of plastic…
Senate votes on disapproval of national emergency declaration
In a rebuke of the president's executive authority, the Senate is voting Thursday afternoon on legislation that aims to reverse President Trump's national emergency declaration concerning the U.S.-Mexico border. The president issued his emergency declaration as a way to free…
Huawei pleads not guilty in Iran sanctions case
New York— Lawyers for Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei have entered a not-guilty plea in a U.S. case charging the company with violating Iran trade sanctions. The company was arraigned Thursday on an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn. Prosecutors…
Changes in tax deductions at small businesses
While the Internal Revenue Service generally approves valid business-oriented deductions, the agency takes a firm stance against others, Selva Ozelli, and international tax expert, told CBSN. Classic business expense items like gifts for clients, business clothes, commuting or dining out…
House votes to release Robert Mueller's Russia report
Barr will not recuse himself from Mueller probe The House of Representatives voted to pass a non-binding resolution calling for the public release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report into the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016…
Students file lawsuit over college admissions scam
Latest on college admissions cheating scandal San Francisco — Two college students have filed a lawsuit against the University of Southern California, Yale University and other colleges where prosecutors say parents paid bribes to ensure their children's admission. The lawsuit was…
"Bomb cyclone" blasting parts of Midwest
A massive late-winter storm described by meteorologists as a "bomb cyclone" unleashed powerful winds as well as heavy rain and snow on parts of the Midwest plains early Thursday. National Guard troops used specialized vehicles with tank-like treads to rescue…