SANAMXAY, Laos -- Lao authorities ordered closer monitoring of hydroelectric facilities as they investigate why a dam in the country's southeast collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 27 people and leaving 131 missing. Floodwaters that rose to rooftops were…
TEHRAN, Iran -- A top Iranian general says his forces are ready if President Donald Trump follows through on his warning that Iran will "suffer consequences" if Tehran threatens the United States. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday there was…
SAN DIEGO -- Qualcomm said Wednesday it was dropping its $44 billion deal to buy Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors, a high-profile victim of the rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Instead, the San Diego-based chipmaker said it will…
ISLAMABAD -- Vote counting in an election marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence has been tediously slow, yet from the outset cricket star Imran Khan and his party have maintained a commanding lead. Election officials said it will…
Security personnel remove objects near U.S. embassy in Beijing on July 26, 2018 THOMAS PETER / REUTERS Last Updated Jul 26, 2018 3:09 AM EDT BEIJING -- There appears to have been a fire or possible explosion outside the U.S.…
March 20, 1995, file photo shows subway passengers affected by sarin nerve gas being treated near Tsukiji subway station in Tokyo after attack carried out by doomsday cult members AP TOKYO -- The last six members of a Japanese doomsday…
A congressional candidate says she was targeted when someone recently smashed her office door.
A group of British museums have begun a multimillion dollar campaign to keep thousands of items salvaged from the Titanic from falling into private hands at a bankruptcy auction. The effort is backed by filmmaker James Cameron and Robert Ballard,…
Fast-moving fires in Greece has claimed at least 74 lives. In one coastal town, rescuers found the bodies of 25 people, huddled together. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports from Mati, Greece.
One person is dead after a car and a motorcycle collided in Marion County.
Summer is a popular time to go on a big trip or vacation, but getting to your destination doesn't have to be stressful.
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- North Georgia health officials are warning the public to make sure their pets are vaccinated after a rabid skunk was found dead in a Murray County neighborhood. Neighbors say this isn't the first rabid wild…
Crews spent the day fixing a water main break at Lupton Drive and Hixson Pike.
Commissioner Tim Boyd demanded a full report about the computer conflict.
Tenn-Am expects to complete that project in December.
PONTOISE, France -- A French gangster on the run for weeks after a dramatic helicopter jailbreak has narrowly avoided capture by a police patrol and had to abandon a car containing explosives, officials said Wednesday. Officers identified Redoine Faid as…
Nokian Tyres is continuing construction on its first North American tire manufacturing plant in Rhea County.
The repair will require overnight lane closures.
A Brazilian medical student and three other people have been killed amid unrest that has rocked Nicaragua for over three months, her university and a human rights group reported Tuesday. Rayneia Lima, whose age varied between 29 and 31 in…
When President Trump issued an executive order banning residents of certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. last year, airports across the country turned from travel hubs to sites of political protest. In the time since, as debates over immigration…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has released more information on Monday night's stabbing incident on Dallas Daisy Road. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office identifies the suspect as Richard Thomas Demerritt and the victim as Christopher…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Loyalty to President Donald Trump tops the Republican checklist in the governor's race in Tennessee, right up there with championing gun rights and low taxes and decrying abortion. In TV ads and debates, the four leading…
ATLANTA (AP) - A Democratic gun control activist whose son was shot to death is trying to unseat a Georgia Republican congresswoman backed by the National Rifle Association.
TORONTO -- Of all the things people in Toronto are horrified by in the aftermath of the shooting that killed two people and injured 13, this stands out: The man responsible had a handgun. To mass shooting-weary America - where there are about…