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Video emerges of American student detained in Vietnam

For the first time, we're hearing from an American graduate student who was arrested in Vietnam last week. New video appears to show William Nguyen saying he regrets breaking the law. The 32-year-old was beaten and dragged through a street…

Anger mounts, more than 190 missing after ferry sinks

TIGARAS, Indonesia -- Distraught relatives slammed Indonesia's government for not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats and pleaded Wednesday for a bigger search effort for more than 190 people missing since a ferry sank on a picturesque Sumatran lake…

Canada legalizes recreational marijuana

A woman waves a flag with a marijuana leaf on it next to a group gathered to celebrate National Marijuana Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on April 20, 2016. Reuters TORONTO -- Canada's Senate approved a landmark bill…

Juneteenth celebration in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - June 19th is the day that many Americans celebrate as Juneteenth. Some call it the "black Independence Day." It marks the day, June 19, 1865 that slavery ended and emancipation began in Texas. This is how people…

Police chase teens on 4-wheeler

FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Police in Fort Payne got into a chase with teens on a 4-wheeler on Friday. It started with a complaint from neighbors about the two males riding down Beason Gap. A patrolman tried to preform…

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