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…
These bike helmets protect you better than others
Commuting on two wheels has lots of health benefits, including a lowered risk of heart disease and cancer. But sharing the road with cars, trucks and buses can be risky, with a growing number of bicyclists dying each year in crashes with motor vehicles, and many of those riders going without helmets. More than half of the 835 cyclists killed…
News 12 Then: GLOW comes to Chattanooga
The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling in Chattanooga in 1988
Poachers eaten by lions after sneaking onto game reserve to hunt rhino
In a stunning instance of the animal kingdom taking karma into its own hands – or rather, paws – at least three poachers were mauled to death and then eaten by lions earlier this week after they illegally entered the Sibuya Game Reserve in South Africa to hunt rhinos. “They strayed into a pride of lions – it’s a big…
Oldest elephant at Tennessee sanctuary turning 70
Shirley has lived almost twice as long as the average lifespan.
Octopus that predicted Japan’s World Cup results killed and “sent to market”
In this still Oct. 5, 2014 image taken from video provided by Andrea Petersen, a giant pacific octopus swims at the bottom of the Puget Sound near Edmonds, Wash. Every year, the aquarium enlists the help of volunteer divers to search and count giant pacific octopus in the Puget Sound for an underwater census. AP Photo/Andrea Petersen An octopus that…
Handicapped man donates wheelchair during World Cup trip
A Mexican-American soccer fan donated a wheelchair to a Russian man in desperate need of a new one during the opening round of the FIFA World Cup in Russia last month. His act of kindness went viral. California native Abel Vera, 44, who is paralyzed from the legs down and also uses a wheelchair, tells CBS News he is not…
It’s a wrap: Nail wrap seller Jamberry shuts down
Jamberry, the multilevel marketer of nail wraps and other beauty products, faces accusations of stiffing thousands of non-employee salespeople after the company informed employees in a late-night email Wednesday that it was their “last official day” of work. “Please come to the … office at Noon on Thursday for a discussion on what this means regarding health insurance, 401K and…
Jamberry has its beauty product reps in a jam
Jamberry is a multilevel marketer (MLM) of beauty products, but it’s facing some ugly accusations from within its own ranks. And a deal announced last month with a provider of nutritional supplements called M. Network, which uses the same business model, appears to be on shaky ground. A group of “elite” Jamberry representatives complained in a video posted on YouTube…
Police release video of arrest of 14 year old girl
Watch the entire police video of the incident outside of the jail on Monday.
McDonald looks to muffin tops to reclaim lost sales
In a gambit to reclaim sagging breakfast sales, McDonald’s is taking a page from a “Seinfeld” script. In a move reminiscent of a 1997 episode of the popular television sitcom, the fast-food giant is looking at selling just the tops of muffins — “the best part,” according to TV character Elaine Benes — as it strives to bring back lost…
Russian pop star with ties to Trump trolls U.S. election saga in music video
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – NOVEMBER 09: Emin Agalarov, Donald Trump and Aras Agalarov attend the red carpet at Miss Universe Pageant Competition 2013 on November 9, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. Victor Boyko / Getty Images Donald Trump in a hotel room with bikini-clad beauty contestants, a suspicious-looking suitcase changing hands, Ivanka Trump clinking glasses with Hillary Clinton — all under the…
Rising sea levels may create “tipping points” for seaside towns
After Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey in 2012, singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen lamented that “the Jersey shore has always been a special place where if you had a few bucks you could own a beach house.” As shoreline communities from the San Francisco Bay to Miami Beach encounter ever higher-reaching tides and chronic flooding, a “few bucks” is probably not enough….
Trump will “likely” meet with Putin in “not too distant future,” Pompeo says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that President Trump is “likely” to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the “not too distant future” and national security adviser John Bolton will head to Moscow in the next few days. While still uncertain, it’s a more definitive statement than the White House has offered lately, amid questions of whether the…
Scientists plunge into icy waters as part of “mad tradition”
Scott Clifford swims in a pool cut into the sea ice in Antarctica on June 21, 2018, in a photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division. Australian Antarctic Division/George Brettingham-Moore Scientists based in Antarctica welcomed the winter solstice by plunging into icy waters Thursday as part of a “mad tradition” heralding the return of brighter days after weeks of darkness….
Legendary Vols announcer John Ward dies at 88.
Ward’s catch phrases were “It’s football time in Tennessee!” and “Give him six!”
Former WDEF newsman Ray White dies
Ray White bridged generations in TV, from the pioneer generation he began with, to the modern journalists in the 21st century.