The United States Department of Agriculture is ending a controversial food-safety testing practice that has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of cats since 1982. USDA officials announced on Tuesday that toxoplasmosis research will no longer use cats to…
Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is addressing a joint session of Congress Wednesday morning. Stoltenberg met with President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Mr. Trump has taken a somewhat combative stance…
A Pennsylvania judge handed out the first jail sentences in the hazing death of Penn State University sophomore Timothy Piazza. The 19-year-old student died in February 2017 after an alcohol-fueled event at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. Piazza's death led…
Students in Indiana's Elkhart School District are served breakfast and lunch at school, but may go hungry on nights and weekends. So, the school joined forces with an innovative nonprofit to ensures kids in need have enough to eat. The…
The Facebook ads dangled what they claimed were huge state tax breaks for U.S. homeowners if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one hitch: None of it was true. Hundreds of scam ads used photos of President Donald…
An Alabama man is expected to appear in court Wednesday after new DNA technology linked him to a decades-old double murder. Coley McCraney, 45, faces charges in the 1999 killings of two high school students, Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley.…
A federal judge on Tuesday granted Wisconsin's request to withdraw from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law and another lawsuit challenging a rule related to the law. The orders are big wins for Gov. Tony…
La Mesa, Calif. -- Dozens of women are suing a Southern California hospital, claiming they were secretly filmed during medical procedures including having surgery and giving birth, according to a report. The lawsuit filed last week says female patients were…
Undated photo provided by attorney Chris Stewart shows LaDerihanna Holmes AP DeKalb County, Ga. -- Dekalb County Police say they've arrested a suspect in a recent hit-and-run that severely injured a nine-year-old girl who was playing in her yard, CBS…
The legal, ethical and societal implications of the digital revolution underway in the United States and across the world are likely to become "exponentially more complicated" with the advent of 5G, the next generation of faster and more stable mobile…
Nebraska governor on devastating flooding Addy Tritt went into her local Payless shoe store in Hays, Kansas, and bought out the store. Then, the 25 year old donated the shoes. The recent graduate of Kansas' Fort Hays State noticed Payless…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said the state needs skilled workers, and local officials say that's especially true in Hamilton County. The Governor made an appearance in Chattanooga tonight as a special speaker at the SkillsUSA Tennessee…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - A house fire on Dogwood Drive in Fort Oglethorpe, took several fire crews to put out this morning. Neighbors say a 40 YEAR OLD WOMAN was in the home when the fire broke out, but…
Reducing I 24 under the overpass to 1 lane, except for morning rush driving
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill authorizing the Tennessee attorney general to defend a public school's transgender bathroom and locker room policy is advancing in the GOP-dominant Statehouse. The House Civil Justice subcommittee voted to advance the measure Tuesday after…
This is the last day of this year's legislative session in Georgia
A republican lawmaker asked her which District did she vote in. She replied she doesn't live in Georgia, but is now working here.
People used to responding to crashes or investigating them are reacting to Monday's partial bridge collapse.
The House Oversight Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to subpoena Carl Kline, the former director of personnel security at the White House, as part of its investigation into the White House security clearance process. And the committee also voted…
A Walker County teacher comes from a long line of educators, and now he's making a difference at one elementary school. That's why he's earned this week's Golden Apple Award.
The trucking company might have to pay for the repairs.
One lane is open now, but the second lane could be two weeks away.
One problem that plagues solar and wind power projects is the intermittent nature of their output, which varies with weather conditions. Battery storage on a big-enough scale can solve that problem by storing power made during favorable weather and releasing…
The Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a series of new gun control bills, including a ban on using certain assault-style weapons. The vote comes about five months after a gunman who police say was armed with an AR-15 rifle…