Elon Musk has become the first person to cross the trillionaire threshold, at least on paper, after SpaceX priced its blockbuster initial public offering at $135 a share. Before the IPO, Musk was worth an estimated $813 billion, a fortune more than twice as…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- This year will mark a decade since legendary Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt passed away. The Pat Summitt Foundation is hosting a weekend of…
UPDATE: CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF)- Cherokee County Sheriff Chris Wood says…
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are drifting after oil prices fell again and as Wall Street waits for the highly anticipated debut of SpaceX coming later in the day. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% early Friday. The Dow Jones…
Iranian officials will negotiate with the U.S. to retain the country's uranium enrichment capabilities, according to Iran's state news agency. Under purported terms of a draft agreement with the U.S. published Friday by Iran's official IRNA news agency, a 60-day…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As Spain’s national team continues training in Chattanooga ahead of the World Cup, another team is working behind the scenes to help keep everything moving. News 12…
Mackenzie Steele joins News 12's Amelia Greer as CDM kicks off a busy summer. They're doing several interactive events for families this June. The museum is also unveiling a new exhibit…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - News 12 is recognizing some of the bravest members of our community through the First Responder Hero Award. Whether they serve as EMTs, paramedics,…
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell Thursday after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening. That raised hopes for a potential deal…
Indonesian authorities arrested an Australian fugitive hiding in the lavatory of a private jet as it was about to take off from the resort island of Bali, officials said Thursday. Officers rushed on board the plane after the pilot was…
With heat on the rise, danger can suddenly approach. The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security is offering some tips to keep you and your pets safe: They say high humidity…
Inflation facing U.S. businesses surged in May to its highest level since November 2022 amid higher energy prices stemming from the Iran war. The Producer Price Index, which registers inflation before it reaches consumers, soared 6.5% in May from a year…
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is recovering some of its losses for the week, as the roller coaster for artificial-intelligence companies swings back upward. Oil prices and Treasury yields are meanwhile holding relatively steady even though worries…
Five Mexican police officers were shot dead and five others wounded Wednesday in violence-hit Michoacan state on the eve of the World Cup opener in Mexico City, local authorities said. The officers were attacked by unknown assailants in an Indigenous…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to launch major strikes on Iran and seize control of its oil and gas industries as continuing attacks between the warring countries pushed the Middle East closer to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tivoli Theatre Foundation's 2025-2026 season of Broadway is about to come to an end, with Mrs. Doubtfire the musical taking center stage at the Memorial Auditorium.…
The room full of mostly Lookout Mountain residents dressed in red shirts and bandanas opposed to Rock…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Commission has approved a new budget. It was approved 9 to 1 Wednesday evening in a special called meeting. The total budget is over…
NEW YORK (AP) - Another sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks dragged the U.S. market sharply lower. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% Wednesday after giving up a brief modest gain in the morning. The index had its first back-to-back drop in three…
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, responding to questions about the agency's selection of an all-male crew for the Artemis III mission, said the astronauts were chosen based solely on their experience, skill sets and availability. Isaacman wrote on the social media platform X…
A Nepali mountaineer who spent six…
A federal judge has banned Alabama from executing a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, reversing a previous opinion that concluded the controversial and relatively new execution method is unconstitutionally cruel. The ruling, issued Tuesday, permanently prevents the state from putting Jeffrey…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic’s disruptions while older students’ test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data released Wednesday by the federal government. Nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading scores and saw some recovery…
A former Air Canada pilot has been charged after flying for years without a proper license, Canadian police said Tuesday, in a case that investigators said mirrored a Hollywood screenplay. Geoffrey Wall, of Barrie,…