Kane Brown releases new single “Weekend”
Chattanooga native looking for a hit to anchor his second album coming out in November.
Joe Biden launches “As You Are” initiative to promote LGBTQ acceptance
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 08: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a keynote address regarding the future of the middle class, at the Brookings Institution, on May 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson / Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden is launching an awareness campaign to promote the importance of family acceptance of LGBTQ youth. The vice…
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn wins GOP Senate nomination in Tenn.
Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (L), U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R) Getty U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn has won the Republican nomination in Tennessee’s open U.S. Senate race. Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has won the Democratic nomination for an open U.S. Senate that Democrats see as critical to their hopes of taking control of the Senate. Blackburn easily advanced past…
Sonos IPO: “Smart” speaker maker climbs 17% in public debut
Last Updated Aug 2, 2018 11:51 AM EDT Sonos’ life as a public company got off to a sound start Thursday on Nasdaq, with its shares rising double digits as the smart speaker shook off a decision to undercut its initial share price. The maker of smart speakers for homes priced its initial public offering at $15 a share, beneath…
Sonos IPO: “Smart” speaker maker set for public debut
Sonos is set Thursday to start life as a public company on Nasdaq. The maker of smart speakers for homes priced its initial public offering at $15 a share, beneath the anticipated $17-to-$19 range, suggesting weaker-than-expected investor demand for the stock. The offer price values Sonos at just under $1.5 billion. Possibly weighing against Sonos were disappointing earnings this week…
French parliament approves fines for sex harassment on streets, outlaws “upskirting”
People sit at the terrasse of a cafe during a summer night in Paris on June 27, 2018. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images PARIS — French lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that expands the criminal definition of child rape and outlaws sex harassment on the street — measures the government described as a signal of deep social change. The legislation…
Trump stumps for Ron DeSantis in Florida — live updates
President Trump is in Tampa, Florida, Tuesday night to stump for GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis, who is running for governor. DeSantis has been a vocal advocate of Mr. Trump and his policies, as well as a vocal critic of the Justice Department and intelligence agencies. Florida’s primary is Aug. 28. It remains to be seen how much Mr. Trump will…
Trump rallies Florida supporters for Ron DeSantis as governor
FILE – In this May 24, 2016 file photo, House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Andrew Harnik / AP President Donald Trump is diving deep into Florida’s Republican politics, joining his preferred candidate for governor in a competitive primary. Mr. Trump is holding a rally in Tampa on Tuesday in a show…
“Bigfoot erotica” becoming issue in pivotal congressional race
Image from tweet from Virginia Democratic congressional candidate Leslie Cockburn showing image from Instagram account of her GOP foe, Denver Riggleman @LeslieCockburn / Twitter RICHMOND, Va. — Here’s a political attack you don’t hear every day – or ever: A Virginia congressional candidate says her opponent is unfit for office because he is a “devotee of Bigfoot erotica.” Democrat Leslie…
The story of the My Pillow king
Who better to share some pillow talk with than a pillow tycoon? Martha Teichner does the honors (This story was originally aired on April 15, 2018): Mike Lindell spends $1.5 million a week on commercials to make sure that you know about his pillow. He’s sold more than 41 million of them. Against some pretty stiff odds, Mike Lindell, the…
Seth Rogen to be the new voice of Vancouver public transit
Never underestimate the power of a social media campaign. TransLink BC, the public transportation system in Vancouver, British Columbia, announced Thursday that actor Seth Rogen will lend his voice to announcements — an initiative born from a social media request. The campaign to get Rogen involved began in May, days before plans to have Morgan Freeman become the voice of…
Auto tariffs coming despite opposition, trade pros say
A growing chorus of trade experts say the Trump administration seems likely to impose billions of dollars worth of tariffs on imported autos and automobile parts in the next year despite widespread opposition from both domestic and overseas manufacturers, dealers throughout the U.S. and even local and state government officials. U.S. Commerce Department public hearings held last week on the proposed tariffs…
Final moments of fatal plane crash caught on camera by passenger
A view out the window of a crashing plane is shown in this screen grab from a video shot on a phone inside the cabin. AIRLIVE A small plane carrying passengers on a luxury air safari crashed outside Pretoria, South Africa last week, killing two people and gravely wounding two pilots, the aviation website AIRLIVE reported. One passenger captured the…
A new round of police lip sync challenge videos, including McMinn County
Grundy County, Cleveland, Signal Mountain, Collegedale, Soddy-Daisy & Andrews, NC all accepted the challenge last week.
Walmart may launch streaming video service: Report
First came Netflix. Next comes Disneyflix. And then comes… Walmartflix? Giant retailer Walmart is considering launching a subscription streaming video service to go up against Netflix and its e-commerce foe Amazon, according to a report by The Information, which cites unnamed people familiar with the matter. It could be priced at less than $8 a month, according to one of the people cited by the report,…
Social media, the scourge of adolescence
America’s schoolchildren are on summer vacation – no more teachers, no more books. But the same can’t be said for their smartphones. Those devices are firmly in the hands of an entire generation of young people – call them the “iGEN.” For them, the iPhone is like the very air they breathe, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story: …
Roy Moore says he too was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen show
Moore was offered a trip to Washington to receive an award for his support for Israel.
Subatomic particle traced to black hole billions of light years away
Doug Cowen is a professor of astronomy, astrophysics and physics at Pennsylvania State University; Derek Fox is an associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University; Azadeh Keivani is a Frontiers of Science Fellow at Columbia University. About four billion years ago, when the planet Earth was still in its infancy, the axis of a black hole about…
“American Idiot” climbs U.K. charts ahead of Trump’s visit
Green Day’s 2004 hit “American Idiot” is rapidly gaining popularity ahead of President Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom. Theo Wargo It may be a good idea for President Trump to not turn up the radio during his trip to Britain in the coming days. A social media campaign is pushing fellow Brits to buy Green Day’s 2004 smash hit…
Obama stars in promo video for anti-gerrymandering group
Former President Barack Obama stars in a promotional video against gerrymandering released Wednesday by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), an organization formed by former Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder’s group aims to fight partisan redistricting. In the nearly three-minute video, Obama advocates for “protecting” democracy through “rethinking the way we draw our congressional districts.” President Obama on Gerrymandering, Redistricting,…
Top Dem asks intel chief if Trump’s North Korea claims are true
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee has asked the head of U.S. intelligence to assess whether North Korea’s posture and actions regarding denuclearization match up with the Trump administration’s claims. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Virginia, wrote to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Thursday, asking him to answer a number of questions related to North…
Who is winning the local police lip sync challenge?
Police Departments across the area are beginning to accept the challenge, tell us who is winning on our Facebook page.
Starbucks plans to stop offering plastic straws by 2020
Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans. The company becomes the largest food and beverage company to do so as calls to cut waste globally grow louder. Plastic straws have become one of the biggest targets. Viral videos — including one depicting researchers extracting a plastic straw from a sea…
3 thrill-seeking travel vloggers killed in waterfall accident
Three young adventurers were killed earlier this week when they fell from the third-highest waterfall in British Columbia, Canada. The social media personalities were known for posting stunning videos and photos of daring feats and travel. The vloggers were part of the travel collective “High On Life” whose YouTube videos urged viewers to explore the world outside of their comfort…
