NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Students preparing for college should expect a delay in FAFSA processing, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). The U.S. Department of Education says that records for the 2024-2025 FAFSA will not be released to…
By JUAN A. LOZANO/Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A woman’s motive for opening fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch was unclear Monday, a day after the shooting sent worshippers rushing for safety in between busy services. [caption id="attachment_1642246" align="alignnone"…
Washington — Special counsel Robert Hur issued his report on President Biden's handling of classified documents from his time as vice president, finding that no criminal charges were warranted. The special counsel said he would have reached the same conclusion even if the…
By JULIE WATSON/Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The helicopter carrying five Marines that crashed during stormy weather in the mountains outside San Diego was a CH-53E Super Stallion designed to fly through bad weather, even at night. The Super…
By MORIAH BALINGIT/AP Education Writer Like a lot of mothers, North Dakota state Rep. Emily O'Brien struggled to find infant care when her daughter Lennon was born in 2019. So O'Brien, a Republican who represents the Grand Forks region, brought…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sounded broadly skeptical of efforts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. In more than two hours of arguments, both conservative and liberal justices raised questions of whether Trump…
A U.S. military helicopter that went missing while carrying five Marines from Nevada to California has been found, authorities said Wednesday. Search and rescue crews were looking for the Marines as snow and rain were hitting the mountainous area where the helicopter…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nikki Haley was swamped Tuesday in Nevada's symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the “none of these candidates” option on the ballot in a repudiation of the former U.N. ambassador who is the…
By DEE-ANN DURBIN/AP Business Writer From Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to Sweet Heat Starburst, America’s snacks are getting spicier. Now, Coca-Cola wants in on the trend. On Wednesday, the Atlanta beverage giant introduced Coca-Cola Spiced, the first new permanent offering to…
Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday in the House after a small group of Republicans helped sink the GOP-led effort. The House voted 216 to 214 against impeaching Mayorkas over his handling of…
By DYLAN LOVAN/Associated Press A Tennessee militia member who told an undercover federal agent that the U.S. is “being invaded” by migrants was planning to travel to the southern border with a stockpile of weapons and commit acts of violence…
By MARIA SHERMAN/AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After two years of his popular Las Vegas residency at Park MGM, releasing his first solo album in eight years, and headlining the 2024…
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021. Jennifer…
Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington found former President Donald Trump is not entitled to broad immunity from federal prosecution, delivering a landmark decision that would allow the criminal case against the former president involving the 2020 presidential election to move…
Washington — The House is set to vote on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday after Republicans and Democrats clashed over whether his handling of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border rose to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. House Majority…
Country music star Toby Keith has died, his social media sites and website announced early Tuesday. He was 62. The sites said he "passed peacefully last night on February…
Doctors have detected cancer in Britain's King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday. The unspecified cancer was discovered as doctors treated the monarch for an enlarged prostate just over a week ago. What type of cancer does King Charles…
Taylor Swift took home album of the year at the 2024 Grammy Awards for her album "Midnights," giving her four wins in that category over her career, the most for any artist. Swift also won best pop vocal album and surprised the audience…
By MARK KENNEDY/AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Communities across the nation are wearing red on Friday to help raise awareness of heart disease. February is declared as National Heart Month. February 2 honors 'National Wear Red Day,' as an initiative focused on spreading…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and four other leaders of social media companies were reprimanded by…
NEW YORK (AP) — According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend. In a Monday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the…
Biogen will stop developing its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster before stumbling soon after its launch a couple years ago. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it will end a study of the drug needed for full approval…