Form 1040? Simple. Its 6 new schedules? Harder
The new Form 1040 that all tax filers will file this year is a one-page document with just 23 lines. It replaces the old 1040 as well as the Form 1040A and Form 1040EZ, and for most tax filers with…
Wells Fargo execs reach $240M settlement for phony accounts
Insurers for Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan, forer chief executive John Stumpf and 18 others will fork over $240 million to shareholders over the scandal involving the creation of millions of phony accounts. Subject to court approval, the settlement resolves…
Georgia House committee passes medical marijuana bill
By SANYA MANSOOR Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A bill that would allow the production and sale of low-potency medical marijuana oil within Georgia has moved through a House committee. The House Regulated Industries Committee approved the Republican-sponsored measure Friday.…
Democrats bring Alex Acosta under the microscope
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are trying to increase pressure on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta over his handling of a secret plea deal with a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. A group of House Democrats sent a…
Video shows Giants CEO Larry Baer dragging his wife to the ground
Newly released video shows San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer dragging his wife Pam out of a chair and onto the ground. The video, published by TMZ, was shot by a bystander in a public park on Friday. In the…
Hollywood producer, theaters spar over "To Kill A Mockingbird"
It has the makings of a courtroom drama Harper Lee might've liked: Big-shot movie producer Scott Rudin is pressuring small theaters around the U.S. to stop stage adaptations of the author's beloved novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," or face the…
Southwest Airlines sues its mechanics
Southwest Airlines has accused its mechanics union of "coordinating" to undermine the airline's business by writing improper safety assessments that have taken a large number of aircraft out of service over the past three weeks, according to claims made in…
Woman charged with using dead person's ID to get TennCare drugs
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Hamilton County woman has been charged with TennCare fraud. The OIG (Office of Inspector General) says 50 year old Angela Watson was using another person's identity to get pharmacy benefits. The other person was a deceased…
Tweet by girl with 31 college acceptances goes viral
she applied to lots of schools to show others that someone with good grades can make it
Fire burns Highway 58 quadruplex
Six people lost their homes in the fire.
Officer shoots himself while being chased by possibly rabid fox
A New York police officer accidentally shot himself in his bulletproof vest while running away from a possibly rabid fox, police said. Ellenville Police Officer Harold Nunuvero's gun discharged while he was trying to jump over a fence Tuesday, Chief…
"Alarming" surge in measles cases in 98 countries
Cases of measles are surging to alarmingly high levels around the globe, a new report from UNICEF warns. Ten countries account for more than 74 percent of the total increase, and the disease has reemerged in several nations that had…
House panel demands White House turn over records following report on Kushner
The chairman of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, demanded that the White House turn over security clearance records, following a New York Times report that President Trump ordered chief of staff John Kelly to give his…
Officers won't be charged in Taser-related death of unarmed black man
Five California officers have been cleared of criminal charges in the fatal Taser encounter with an unarmed man in Millbrae last year, a district attorney announced Friday. Video of the incident was also expected to be made public Friday afternoon.…
Former teacher sentenced to 3 years in "celebgate" hacking case
A former Virginia high school teacher was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison for hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others. Christopher Brannan was the fifth person charged in the 2014 "celebgate" scandal in which hackers…
Sanders says he's not interested in getting advice from Clinton
Amid reports that former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is talking with some 2020 contenders, one presidential candidate suggested Friday that he has no plans to meet with the former secretary of state. "Hillary has not called me," Sen. Bernie…
Expert on new YouTube video policy and "Momo challenge" fears
YouTube is now banning comments on most videos featuring minors to protect them from child predators. It comes after reports that predators were allegedly using YouTube's comment section to share timestamps of when children were in compromising positions. YouTube CEO…
Space Force proposal submitted to Congress
Pence says Space Force to launch this year More details about the Pentagon's newest branch of the armed services are being released Friday. The Defense Department has submitted a proposal to Congress for the Space Force, the sixth military service…
"Remain in Mexico" to be "exponentially" expanded, officials say
The Trump administration expects the number of immigrants sent back to Mexico to await their asylum hearings to "grow exponentially" in the next few weeks as it expands the program to additional cities along the southern border. On a conference…
Lyft files for $100 million IPO
Lyft has filed for an initial public offering that would raise $100 million, according to securities filings. The ride-hailing company would be traded under the ticker "LIFT," and is seeking to create a dual-class stock structure that would concentrate voting…
Mother pulled son out of school before family murders
Morrisville, Pa. — A mother accused of killing her 13-year-old son and four other family members pulled the boy out of school about two weeks earlier, a school official said. Morrisville Superintendent Jason Harris said Thursday that Shana Decree notified…
Mom found dead in trunk of kidnap suspect's car, family says
The family of a missing Boston mother says her body was found Thursday in the car of the man accused of kidnapping her, reports CBS Boston. Jassy Correia was last seen early Sunday morning at a nightclub in Boston's Theater…
Walmart keeping disabled greeters who were losing jobs
After more than a week of backlash, Walmart is pledging to make "every effort" to find other roles for disabled workers who'd accused the retailer of targeting them as it prepares to eliminate the "people greeter" job at 1,000 stores.…
NFL Player Feeds Hungry At Community Kitchen
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Tre Herndon is known for his exploits on the Football field... His career started right here in the Tennessee Valley at East Hamilton and has lead him all the way to the NFL with Jacksonville Jaguars.…