FreightWaves revolutionizing trucking, bringing new jobs to Chattanooga
The new program will allow trucking and logistics companies to trade freight moving costs
Tennessee bill in honor of Dustin Ledford targets repeat DUI offenders
A bill recently introduced would have stricter penalties for repeat DUI offenders in Tennessee.
One family's adventure with $1,000 a month in universal basic income
New Hampshire resident Chuck Fassi feared he and his family would become homeless while he struggled to find work after he resigned from his job of 13 years over a dispute with his employer in the chemical equipment industry. Because…
Nike's high-profile shoe fail costs $1.1 billion in stock value
If there's a Sports Marketing Oops Hall of Fame, Nike is now among the top contenders. Given the pregame hoopla, the much-anticipated college basketball contest between Duke and North Carolina would have been hard-pressed to live up to its billing.…
Judge says prosecutors violated victim rights in Epstein case
Jeffrey Epstein settlement leaves questions A Florida federal judge has ruled federal prosecutors violated the rights of victims by secretly reaching a non-prosecution agreement with a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. The ruling Thursday by…
Teachers strike in California affects 36,000 students
Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Recent walkouts have taken place in West Virginia, Los Angeles and Denver. The city's 3,000 teachers…
Advocates say Facebook tricked kids into in-game purchases
Parliament calls Facebook "digital gangsters" A collection of children's and privacy rights groups is accusing Facebook of intentionally duping kids into running up charges for playing games on the social network without their parents knowledge. Organizations including Common Sense Media…
Tennessee gov. says he regrets wearing Confederate uniform
Lee was 17 when he joined the Kappa Alpha fraternity at Auburn, which held the "Old South" party every spring.
Tennessee governor proposes $40M to improve school safety
The priority will be to spend the money on SROs
In Colombia, Pence will call for Maduro to step down
Trump calls for Venezuela's Maduro to go Washington — Vice President Michael Pence will call for the ouster of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro next week during a high-profile visit to Colombia, a staunch U.S. ally which shares a border…
Mudslide kills one in East Tennessee mountains
UPDATE: The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the slide happened before daylight. A 62 year old Jonesboro man drove his pickup into hole that had just formed when the highway slid away. His truck rolled 200 feet down the slope. Troopers…
YouTube axes 400+ channels over child exploitation controversy
YouTube is taking steps to clear out disturbing content. Over the past three days, YouTube has disabled comments on tens of millions of videos and terminated over 400 channels for comments they left on videos, and reported illegal comments to law…
Mudslide closes part of Dug Gap Road near Dalton
May not be cleared until Friday.
Peter Tork, Monkees bass player, has died
Peter Tork, the bassist of the legendary band The Monkees, has died, his bandmate said on Twitter. Tork was 77. On Twitter, Monkees' drummer Micky Dolenz wrote, "There are no words right now...heart broken over the loss of my Monkee…
Chicago's top cop blasts Jussie Smollett over "shameful" stunt
Chicago -- Chicago's top police officer expressed anger and frustration Thursday over what he called Jussie Smollett's "shameful" attempt to fabricate a hate crime for a "publicity stunt." The "Empire" actor's story that he was attacked Jan. 29 by masked…
Just 15 minutes of jogging a day could reduce your risk of depression
New evidence suggests that even a small amount of exercise – 15 minutes of jogging a day, for example – could lower your risk of depression. A recent study by Massachusetts General Hospital looked at more than 600,000 adults, assessing…
Poison control calls for kratom have soared
New research reveals a dramatic rise in the number of calls to U.S. poison control centers regarding the herbal supplement kratom. The plant, which is native to Southeast Asia, has been the source of controversy in recent years, as its…
MLK's homes to be preserved by National Park Service
The descendants of the Revered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have held down the homestead where he was born for generations. Now they are entrusting the birthplace of the civil rights icon to the National Park Service thanks to the…
Colorado's national popular vote bill advances
The Colorado House moved to advance a bill that aims to pledge the state's nine Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote, rather than the state's popular vote. According to the Denver Post, the bill…
Roger Stone appears before judge to explain Instagram post
Roger Stone ordered to appear in court Longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone is appearing before Judge Amy Berman Jackson, a week after being placed on a limited gag order, to explain his Instagram post featuring the judge. The image…
Jim Boeheim strikes and kills pedestrian on highway
Jim Boeheim, the men's basketball coach at Syracuse University, hit and killed a man who was standing on the side of a road after an earlier crash, according to police. The victim, identified as 51-year-old Jorge Jimenez of Syracuse, had…
Details of Trump's Vietnam summit with Kim Jong Un still murky
Trump on China, North Korea, Bernie Sanders Many details of President Trump's summit next week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, are still unclear, after senior administration officials briefed reporters about the trip on Thursday morning.…
Coast Guard officer arrested, had hit list of Democrats, feds say
A self-professed white nationalist who is also a lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard planned to "murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country," federal prosecutors said. He was arrested in Maryland last week. Christopher Hasson, 49,…
How to tell if you're winning or losing under new tax law
Some Americans are getting an unwelcome surprise this tax season, with refunds down about 9 percent so far this year. Getting less money back, not to mention having to write a check to the IRS, can sting, especially if a…