By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state of Tennessee is preparing to execute a blind man this week. Lee Hall is scheduled to be electrocuted Thursday. Hall had his sight when he entered death row nearly…
Raleigh, North Carolina — A panel of judges ruled on Monday that the new congressional map that Republican state lawmakers drew can be used in elections next year. The judges ordered the Republican-controlled state legislature to draw new maps in October…
A Wisconsin police officer shot a student who pointed a gun at officers Monday morning at a suburban Milwaukee high school, police said. Waukesha Police Chief Russell Jack told reporters that a student at Waukesha South High School reported that…
The U.S. unemployment rate will drop to 3.25% by the end of 2020, Goldman Sachs predicts. The last time the jobless rate was that low was in October 1953. Economists at the investment bank say the odds of recession next…
Washington — House Republicans released a report detailing their conclusions from the initial stages of the impeachment investigation, issuing a staunch defense of President Trump's dealings with Ukraine and accusing Democrats of conducting "an orchestrated campaign to upend our political…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Monday, saying her decision was based on his "ethical lapses." Lightfoot said she decided to fire the superintendent, who announced last month he was retiring, after reviewing a Chicago inspector…
A new statue was dedicated to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in Alabama's capital of Montgomery on Sunday. The bronze monument was unveiled on the 64th anniversary of one of the key moments in the civil rights movement. On December…
The Supreme Court on Monday will for the first time in nearly a decade wade into the debate over gun rights, as it hears oral arguments in a dispute over a New York City rule restricting the transportation of licensed…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Organ donation is a sensitive topic for some. According to Donate Life Tennessee, 22 people die every day waiting on a transplant. Today they had the opportunity to sign up some new organ donors in Chattanooga.…
Hidden high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, in a remote and unmarked field, is a secret monument honoring war veterans. The lonely pillar of polished granite sits at more than 11,000 feet, in a clearing among majestic peaks. Just…
President Trump said Monday he will be slapping tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Brazil and Argentina. In a pair of early-morning tweets, Mr. Trump said he decided to reinstate the levies because the two South American countries have…
More than 125 million Americans were in the path of a powerful, deadly storm system that's been slamming parts of the country for days with heavy snow and freezing rain. Winter storm warnings stretched across 15 states early Monday morning.…
After prepping their patient — a $2 billion cosmic ray detector — during two earlier spacewalks, two astronauts are set to operate during a third outing Monday, performing what amounts to transplant surgery by installing replacement coolant pumps. The work…
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Nashville authorities are searching for four teens who escaped from a downtown juvenile detention facility on Saturday, police said. A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old in the group have been accused in two separate slayings, while two other escapees, ages 15…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF)- A Domestic argument between man and a woman lead to a stabbing in Rossville. According to Sheriff Steve Wilson, 29 year-old Justin Hurst stabbed 34 year-old Jennifer Pippin in the abdomen with a kitchen knife. Children were…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - UTC police department says that they are searching for man after a report of suspicious activity on campus Friday. In a tweet, the police department said that a student was walking from Stacey Town Center to…
Several individuals connected with a family massacre in northern Mexico were detained in an early Sunday operation. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's office confirmed to CBS News that three suspects were captured Sunday in a joint operation by the…
RHEA CO. (WDEF) -(Update) The Kayaker has been identified as 31 year old Andrew Gamble. RHEA CO. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says that one person died after a kayaking accident today. The Accident happened on Richland Creek,…
New Orleans — New Orleans police say 11 people were shot in an early morning shooting on the edge of the city's famed French Quarter. A police release says two people are in critical condition and no arrests have been…
A plane crash in South Dakota on Saturday claimed the lives of at least nine people, including the pilot and two children. The remaining three passengers on the Idaho-bound flight have been transported to medical facilities in Sioux Falls and…
Two children are dead and another is still missing after the vehicle they were traveling in was swept away in floodwaters in Arizona's Tonto Basin, the Gila Count Sheriff's Office said Saturday. The Gila County Sheriff's Office told CBS Phoenix affiliate…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - On Small business Saturday, the Chattanooga Children's Business Fair hosted a holiday edition for child entrepreneurs in our area. Kids between the ages of 6 and 14 showcased businesses like lemonade stands, homemade jewelry and even…
Free agent NFL wide receiver Terelle Pryor is in stable condition after being stabbed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, overnight, CBS Sports reports. Terelle was stabbed in the shoulder and chest, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. "Former NFL WR Terrelle Pryor underwent…
