Celebrity chef Mario Batali no longer has any role in Batali & Bastianch Hospitality Group Several women had accused him of sexual harassment and assault Batali also sold his stake in the rapidly expanding Italian food-hall chain Eataly The two-decade…
A pastor in Fort Collins, Colorado, is vowing to support the LGBTQ community, even if other church leaders disagree. Lead Pastor Dr. Melanie Rosa wrote a long Facebook post after the Methodist Church voted last week to ban gay clergy members…
A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown, Ohio, will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end. GM announced late last…
A Florida prosecutor told a jury Wednesday that a police officer's actions alone escalated a chance encounter with a stranded black motorist into a confrontation that left the motorist dead. The fired officer's attorney called the death "a tragedy" but…
Howard Dean weighs in on 2020 candidates The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will not allow Fox News to televise any of its primary debates, with chairman Tom Perez citing a recent article in The New Yorker which details the ties…
President Trump is nixing an Obama-era directive requiring the intelligence community to issue an annual public report on civilians killed in U.S. drone strikes. Mr. Trump, who has complained about the release of reports detailing military activity, issued an executive…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A 19-year-old Crandall man escaped from a Whitfield County jail work detail Tuesday afternoon. That resulted in two Dalton public schools going on "precautionary" lockdown and causing representatives of several law enforcement agencies to converge on…
Janet Hinds has been released on bond with an ankle monitor.
Tensions between House Democrats spilled into public Wednesday as members debated whether the House should pass a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. The resolution came in response to recent comments by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, who suggested pro-Israel political organizations "push…
The House Oversight Committee is requesting documents from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of the committee's investigation into reports of voter suppression in the state. Kemp, a Republican who narrowly defeated Democrat Stacey…
The leader of a gun control advocacy group criticized male Republican state lawmakers in New Hampshire for wearing pearl necklaces during a hearing for a bill that would allow courts to restrict some people from having guns. Shannon Watts, who…
President Trump has invited Danny Burch, the American held hostage in Yemen, and his family to the White House Wednesday. Burch was freed after he was held captive for a year and a half by Yemeni rebels. Burch had been…
Dollar Tree on Wednesday said it would close as many as 390 Family Dollar stores this year and rebrand about 200 more under its own banner. The discount chain also said it would write off $2.7 billion, or nearly a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission voted this morning to table discussions about relocating the proposed wastewater treatment plant that was voted down in December. Moving the proposed plant would cost the county additional 25 million dollars. In December…
The parents of Joycelyn Savage, one of two young women in a relationship with R. Kelly, held a press conference Wednesday morning claiming Kelly lied in his interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King. They reiterated their belief that…
One detained baby remained in ICE custody as of Tuesday evening at the South Texas Family Residential Center, a rural detention facility where immigration advocates say infants are dealing with dirty water, limited baby food and a lack of medical…
Two cousins who say they are in love with each other have created an online petition calling for the state of Utah to allow them to get legally married. "My first cousin and I have been in love with each…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Attorney General has struck a deal with a Chattanooga doctor over TennCare Fraud. The state accused him of submitting claims to the state insurance program for services he did not render over a five year…
Freshman House Democrats weigh in on Rep. Tlaib's impeachment call Rep. Rashida Tlaib — the freshman Democrat whose name ID soared overnight when she was recorded saying she wanted to "impeach the motherf*****" — is working to make good on…
A self-proclaimed "nerd" from Georgia read the often-ignored fine print on an insurance contract — and it ended up winning her $10,000. Donelan Andrews recently bought travel insurance from a Florida-based company, Squaremouth. Andrews and six of her closest friends…
Denim clothing maker Diesel USA declared bankruptcy, citing mounting financial losses and bad investments The company says store thefts and fake invoices are also hurting its performance Diesel plans to eventually exit bankruptcy and even open additional stores Diesel, a…
Brad Helding wanted some extra work so he posted his resume on some job sites and soon got an email from a company calling itself Delta Express Couriers. The job? An offer to work from home as a "purchase clerk,"…
The U.S. trade deficit reached a 10-year high of $621 billion last year, despite the Trump administration's attempts to reduce it The goods trade deficit with China — the difference between goods exported and imported — rose to $419.2 billion,…
Some Claire's makeup products tested positive for asbestos, a mineral linked with cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said. The regulator warned consumers not to use the products, although Claire's disputed the findings. The Food and Drug Administration said it…