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Yemen truce off to rocky start, but calm prevails on day 1

Sanaa -- Yemen's flashpoint city of Hodeida was calm on Tuesday following heavy clashes that erupted after a United Nations-brokered ceasefire started at midnight, pro-government sources and residents said. The truce agreed at the U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Sweden came…

Russia rejects damning reports on pro-Trump election meddling

Moscow -- The Kremlin has rejected as baseless reports about a Russian political disinformation campaign on U.S. social media. Reports released by the Senate intelligence committee on Monday suggested that Moscow's efforts to help Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential…

Ross from "Friends" lookalike faces arrest for skipping court

London -- A British judge has issued an arrest warrant for an alleged shoplifter whose striking resemblance to David Schwimmer made international headlines. Abdulah Husseni failed to appear in court in Blackpool, northwest England, on Tuesday to face charges of…

Lawmakers: Mom tear-gassed at border allowed into U.S.

Story behind tear gas photo of mom, children A Honduran mother who was photographed running away from tear gas with her kids at the southern border was allowed into the U.S. to seek asylum, according to two California lawmakers who…

Hamilton County promoting new school options

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools officials want to make sure all parents know about EVERY educational option. They are opening enrollment for a select group of schools called "My Future Schools." Students across the district are eligible…

TN Attorney General statement on ObamaCare ruling

NASHVILLE (WDEF) - A court ruling against the Affordable Care Act has thrown the Obama-era healthcare law into question. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III responded to the ruling on Monday. He says it is too soon to pull the…

Country band Alabama mark 50 years with new tour

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country band Alabama will mark their 50th year together with a new tour in 2019, more than a year after founding member Jeff Cook announced that he has Parkinson's disease. The Grammy-winning trio of Randy Owen,…

Sheriff arrests 17 year old for Andrew, NC murder

ANDREWS, North Carolina (WDEF) Cherokee County Sheriff Derrick Palmer announces the arrest of a teenager for a fatal shooting in Andrews, North Carolina last week. Officers got the 911 call about a shooting at a home last Tuesday night. They…

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