BAMENDA, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicenter of a separatist conflict in central Africa considered one…
The U.S. president played down prices at the pump averaging $4.09 a gallon nationwide, saying the cost wasn’t so great relative to the risk of evening higher prices tied to keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. “Well, they’re not…
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC — which for years garnered the attention of millions of TV viewers looking for a deal on baubles and housewares,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is holding near its record high Thursday as Wall Street waits for more clues about what will happen in the Iran war before making its next big move. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, a day after…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Ranch is the best-selling salad dressing in America, and it has been since it took the crown from Italian near the close of the 20th century. It’s still jazzing up…
Sixty years after it invented sports drinks, Gatorade is making a surprising pivot: It’s no longer focusing primarily on athletes. PepsiCo, Gatorade’s parent company, said Thursday that the brand wants to broaden…
A baby monkey named Yuji plays with with a stuffed dog that serves as a surrogate, while he receives care at a special care center at the zoo in Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP…
The Chattanooga Police Department and the Office of the Hamilton County Medical Examiner are releasing new information in the investigation into the 1999 homicide of an unidentified female…
Europe has "maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left," the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press, warning of possible flight cancellations "soon" if oil supplies remain blocked by the…
PepsiCo’s decision to lower prices and cut artificial ingredients paid off in the first quarter, boosting demand for its snacks and drinks. Revenue jumped 8.5% to $19.44 billion in the January-March period compared to the same period a year ago,…
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is holding near its record as Wall Street waits for more clues about what will happen in the Iran war. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in early trading Thursday, a day after…
ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from Turkey’s second school shooting in two days rose to 10 Thursday after another victim died while being treated in hospital, authorities said. Six of the wounded were…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Sequatchie County Schools have called off classes on Friday to make way for an expected large funeral procession through their community. They will use a "snow day" set aside in the calendar. Hamilton County deputy Landon Faulkner…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For more than a century, The Bethlehem Center has remained a part of the Alton Park community, working to support generations of local families. Founded in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Tuesday, you heard from several small business owners concerned about the potential closure of the Small Business Incubator on the Chattanooga northshore. On Wednesday, we learned the Franklin-Roberts Future…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Highway 58…
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Opening day of Erlanger Park was a sold out success. However, the parking situation brought a challenge for some southside businesses. Social Media…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. -- Mr. T's will be opening it's second location in Ooltewah on April 23, 2026. Father and son duo, Eddy and Jackson Hilger, are excited to announce the…
The highest court in Georgia says that it will…
CAIRO (AP) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Wednesday that the U.S. will ramp up its infliction of economic pain on Iran. Bessent said the effort would be the “financial equivalent” of…
Allbirds is trading in sneakers for servers, selling its footwear brand as it races to reinvent itself as an AI company in a move that sent its stock soaring 600%. The eco-friendly shoe company announced Wednesday that…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico’s governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 low-income families…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that he believes gasoline prices will be closer to $3 gallon this summer, saying pumping oil can resume within a week of the Strait of Hormuz opening. “I’m…