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Chess player pulls out of championship over Iran's rules

Chess champion Soumya Swaminathan of India is seen in a photo posted to her Facebook page. Soumya Swaminathan/FACEBOOK NEW DELHI -- A female Indian chess player said Wednesday she has decided to not participate in an Asian championship being held…

Risky U.S.-backed assault on Yemen rebel stronghold begins

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen's exiled government began an assault Wednesday morning on Yemen's port city of Hodeida, a crucial battle in the 3-year-old conflict that aid agencies warned could push the Arab world's poorest…

U.S. to host 2026 World Cup, with neighbors

The United 2026 bid (Canada-Mexico-US) officials Carlos Cordeiro (2nd L), president of the United States Football Association, president of the Mexican Football Association Decio de Maria Serrano (2nd R) and Steve Reed (L), president of the Canadian Soccer Association, react…

After summit, Kim Jong Un basks in the glory

PYONGYANG, North Korea -- The series of photos on the front page of the ruling workers' party newspaper showed something North Koreans never would have imagined just months ago -- their leader Kim Jong Un warmly shaking hands with President…

Vigil remembers Orlando nightclub shooting victims, victims of hate

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Across the nation Tuesday, people remembered the 49 victims of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting. And, in Chattanooga, a group stood in front of the city council chambers for reflection. "There's moments in your life where…

How China, S. Korea are big winners at U.S.-N. Korea summit

"Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan and CBS News senior global affairs contributor Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, join "CBS This Morning" to discuss the historic summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, from the…

Trump shows Kim movie trailer depicting them as heroes

After President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their historic summit in Singapore, the White House played an unusual video for gathered press, laced with images of American progress, technology and basketball. The video was meant…

UTC program helps black men graduate

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is taking special steps to ensure the success rate of their black male students. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, on 28.7 percent of black men graduate college…

A Tale of Two Kims

On the left, Kim Kardashian West appears with Donald Trump in the Oval Office after their May 30 meeting. On the right, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a break in talks at…

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