CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The State of Tennessee will honor the Chattanooga roots of the international hit makers, The Impressions. On Tuesday at 10 AM, a Tennessee Music Pathways Marker will be installed at the Bessie Smith Curltural Center. Chattanooga born Fred Cash and Sam Gooden from the singing group will be there, along with family members of the late Curtis…
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 what it is, and how it got all the way up here, has for decades puzzled the hardy few who…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say a Purdue University student died in a 200-foot (60-meter) fall while rappelling in a cave. News outlets report 21-year-old Trever Col died Saturday after his equipment failed in Valhalla Cave Preserve in northern Alabama. The cave is known for its 227-foot (69-meter) pitch and its mile-long (1.5-kilometer) walkway at the bottom. Jackson…
President Trump’s Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said he was fired in the controversy over a Navy SEAL because the president gave him an order he couldn’t, “in good conscience,” carry out. Secretary Spencer’s removal follows a dispute that began when the president reversed the Navy’s demotion of Edward Gallagher, who was convicted of posing for a photo with a dead…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – It was a big deal in Chattanooga when Bill Gates visited Howard High earlier this year. Now he’s telling his version of the story. The billionaire philanthropist has a blog called GatesNotes. And his post this week called “I love this school’s energy!” is about his Howard visit. “I came away from my visit as excited about…
Astronomers have long suspected that Jupiter’s moon Europa holds a salty ocean beneath its thick icy crust that could support life. Now, NASA has confirmed the detection of water erupting from large geysers on the moon’s surface. An international research team led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland published a study Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy that confirmed the…
Ford has unveiled its first all-electric SUV, marking the start of an avalanche of battery-powered vehicles coming from mainstream and luxury automakers during the next two years that industry analysts say will boost electric vehicle sales. The “Mustang Mach-E” was shown Sunday night ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show press days. Ford is aiming to deliver a product that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Zoo has a new baby to brag about. This month, mother Nessie hatched the first Roti Island Snake-necked turtle at the Zoo. And there are three more healthy looking eggs in Nessie’s clutch. The Roti is a critically endangered species. The Zoo is taking part in a program to hatch new turtles with the hopes…
Kanye West was recently named one of the world’s wealthiest hip hop artists by Forbes, with the publication estimating his net worth at $240 million. West, however, wants you to know he’s not a millionaire — he’s a billionaire. The rapper floated the idea of legally changing his name to “Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West,” just so everyone knows it….
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on former Attorney General Jeff Sessions running for U.S. Senate (all times local): 8:19 p.m. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will attempt to win back his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama after a tumultuous time in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The Republican announced his 2020 run Thursday on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” The…
In December 1972, astronauts on the Apollo 17 lunar mission returned to Earth with samples of rock and soil from the moon. On Tuesday, NASA scientists opened a sample that had been sealed and untouched for more than 40 years. The pristine sample of rock and regolith was opened on Tuesday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of…
NASA wants to explore the moon’s mysterious South Pole, and it’s sending a new rover to do it. The VIPER will land in 2022 in search of water on the lunar surface. The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover — or VIPER — will take samples of moon soil, looking for evidence of water-ice, NASA announced Friday. Starting in December 2022,…
Barbie has been an astronaut, architect and even a paleontologist — and now she’s adding Airbnb host to her resume. The beloved doll’s very real, iconic Malibu Dreamhouse will be available to rent on Airbnb at the end of this month — and it only costs $60 a night, plus taxes and fees, Mattel and Airbnb said Thursday. The two bedroom,…
Twenty new moons have been found to be orbiting Saturn — and scientists want the public’s help in naming them, according to a Carnegie Institution for Science news release. The new discovery brings the total moons around the “jewel of our solar system” to 82. The new moons are each about 3 miles in diameter and 17 orbit Saturn backwards, or in…
Two Americans and a British scientist have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for discovering how the body’s cells sense and react to oxygen levels, work that has paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases, the Nobel Committee said. Doctors William G. Kaelin Jr. of Harvard University, Gregg L. Semenza…
“The Rock” posts heartfelt message about his dad WWE’s “Friday Night Smackdown” is going to rock this week. Professional wrestler turned movie star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced he will be returning to his roots and appear on Friday’s Fox premiere of the hit program. “FINALLY…I come back home to my @WWE universe,” the people’s champion wrote on Twitter Monday….
Students at Ooltewah Elementary are helping one of their own fight a devastating disease.
Starship Update by SpaceX on YouTube SpaceX founder Elon Musk showed off a towering prototype of his next-generation stainless steel “Starship” Saturday, telling a throng of reporters, cheering supporters and company workers the gleaming rocketships could begin piloted orbital test flights within the next year. “With any development into uncharted territory, its difficult to predict these things with precision,” the…
Police in Dallas have arrested a man they say admitted to shouting slurs at a transgender woman before following her to a bus stop and opening fire, seriously wounding her. The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Domingo Ramirez-Cavente. Police have said they are investigating the Friday night incident as a hate crime. The shooting comes amid community concern over a series…
A dramatic ad targeting Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aired during the third Democratic debate on Thursday, comparing Ocasio-Cortez’s support for democratic socialism to the brutal Khmer Rouge communist regime in Cambodia. The ad shows a picture of the young congresswoman bursting into flame to reveal a picture of a pile of skulls. The narrator of the ad, onetime Republican congressional…
Apple on Tuesday holds its annual product reveal event, where it’s expected to unveil a next-generation iPhone, a new watch and a look at its hotly anticipated video-streaming device, Apple TV. As per usual, the Apple store is down before and during the event and Twitter is already abuzz with expectation. The company’s newest iPhone models are expected to be…
Tom Brady just suffered a rare loss — his trademark application has been denied by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The New England Patriots quarterback tried to trademark “Tom Terrific” earlier this summer. The office refused the request made by the six-time Super Bowl champion Thursday because of the phrase’s association with another famous athlete: “The applied-for mark consists…
Netflix is investing in technology to automate movie and television trailers, an executive said on a July earnings call. The technology could help Netflix lower the cost of creating trailers while adding personalization for its subscribers. In 2016, IBM’s Watson made a promo spot for the 2016 thriller “Morgan” by categorizing emotional moments in the film, although a human editor…
Josef Martinez scored on a penalty kick in the 65h minute after being stopped on his first attempt, and Atlanta United gave Major League Soccer rare bragging rights over Liga MX by beating Club América 3-2 for the Campeones Cup on Wednesday night.
