GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Staff at the Feather River Land Trust in Northern California have been working to restore the lush natural habitat around Lake Almanor and protect indigenous artifacts there amid wildfires. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="2af02f26f11b7e5a2648f929e2fbbec964baf9bf" vtitle="'Nothing's safe' as wildfire…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is praising the Senate for edging the bipartisan infrastructure plan closer to passage. Biden on Friday compared the “historic investment” to building the transcontinental railroad or the interstate highway system — lofty themes he…
The Biden administration has announced that federal student loan payments will remain suspended through January 2022, extending a pause that was scheduled to expire next month. The Education Department says this will be the final extension. Borrowers will not have…
WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been convicted of killing his girlfriend and the woman’s mother with an ax. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports jurors deliberated for more than four hours Thursday before convicting 47-year-old Robert Joe…
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a police officer shot and injured a man who was armed with a knife outside a grocery store. The TBI says the man was hospitalized Thursday with non-life-threatening injuries.…
TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima has marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing with the city's mayor urging global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclear weapons, just as they have united against the coronavirus. Mayor Kazumi Matsui also…
Today’s Highlight in History: On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb code-named “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in…
White House tours are still on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, but efforts to preserve historical items and the public rooms inside the two-century old building have continued from one administration to the next. The effort started in 1961…
Apple is planning to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. The…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are wrapping up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan, with talks underway Thursday to expedite consideration of the nearly $1 trillion proposal. A much anticipated analysis of the bill from the Congressional Budget Office concludes that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — IndyCar is ready for its debut race through Nashville's city streets. There's an 11-turn, a 2.17-mile temporary street course race that stretches past city landmarks Nissan Stadium and the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge. City officials expect…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of first-degree premeditated murder for fatally shooting a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy in 2018 before setting fire to his patrol car with his body inside. On Thursday, jurors found Steven Wiggins…
A federal appeals court has upheld Tennessee's 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions. Justices on Thursday argued that opponents had failed to identify instances where a woman had been significantly burdened by the requirement. The decision comes after a…
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(AP) -- Today in Entertainment History On Aug. 5, 1957, “American Bandstand,” with host Dick Clark, debuted on ABC. The first act to appear was The Chordettes, who later had a hit with the song “Lollipop.” In 1962, actor Marilyn…
SPRING, Texas (AP) — A Texas water park says a chemical exposure that sent dozens of people to hospitals was caused by “improper installation” of a water filtration system. Six Flags officials said Wednesday that a third-party service company improperly…
MILAN (AP) — Italy has won a legal victory in its bid to reclaim an ancient marble statue it asserts was stolen after it turned up in the possession of a New York antiquities dealer. A U.S. district court in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official says. The requirement would come as part of the administration’s…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials plan to use $500 million in federal COVID-19 recovery money to boost broadband internet access and subsidize some low-income subscribers. At a meeting Wednesday, the state's Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced plans to use…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Gov. Bill Haslam will serve as a prominent backer of a campaign to put Tennessee's law prohibiting a company and a union from requiring workers to pay union dues or fees into the state Constitution.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until October 3. The Biden administration is trying to quell intensifying criticism that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks says he will be reassessing whether to continue future dates on his stadium tour in light of the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country. Brooks said in a statement that…
Wood prices have skyrocketed over the last year, leaving would-be home renovators deciding whether to wait out the high costs or move forward on a project that’s more expensive than it would have been a year ago. By mid-July, prices…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Despite having some of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, Tennessee isn’t planning to offer any incentives for people to get the shot. But it’s a different story when it comes to cattle, where…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is being sued over a law that puts public schools and their districts at risk of legal consequences if they let transgender students or employees use multi-person bathrooms or locker rooms that do not reflect…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the first Tennessee state-level data showing student academic achievement since the COVID-19 pandemic began shows declines in proficiency through all subjects and grades. Lee says the results indicate the pandemic…
On August 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he took the 100-meter sprint. On this…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. official says the number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July. Preliminary government data released Monday by a…
The U.S. finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot in the arms of 70% of American adults. But it’s a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swamping…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He was 85. Grant's publicist, Lani Carmichael, says Grant died peacefully in his sleep of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities on Saturday night reopened the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that had been closed ever since a crack was discovered in the span in May. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge reopened to the public…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say an altercation in the parking lot of a Tennessee water park led to a shooting that wounded two women. Sevierville Police Department spokesman Bob Stahlke told news outlets that officers responded Saturday evening to…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Federal health officials say Florida has reported more than 21,600 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. The state has become the new national epicenter for the virus,…
(AP) --- Millions of people in the U.S. who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine could soon have a new reason to roll up their sleeves: money in their pockets. President Joe Biden is calling on states and local governments to…
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(CBS Newspath) --- You can’t put a price on friendship, but that didn’t stop an eight-year-old from raising money to help a pal in need.
NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority has demolished a coal plant that began generating electricity in the 1950s. The implosion early Saturday destroyed a 600-foot smokestack and 10 boilers at the former Johnsonville Fossil Plant. The TVA…
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. could be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages after failing to respond to a lawsuit that accused him of raping a woman in New York City in 2013. U.S.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service says a man wanted in Tennessee for attempted murder and other charges has been arrested in Florida. Marshal Tyreece Miller said in a news release that Jonathan Funches faces charges of criminal…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) - Authorities have identified the remains of a Tennessee woman found in Kentucky 20 years ago. Kentucky State Police say the remains were confirmed to be Dawn Clare Plonsky Wilkerson of Nashville. She was 45 at the…
LONDON (AP) - How much would you pay for a 40-year-old slice of cake? It's a serious question some people will have to answer. That's because a slice of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cakes is being…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A California law taking effect Jan. 1 could make pork harder to find and more expensive. Voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved the law, which requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.…
SEATTLE (AP) — A shortage of ammunition in the U.S. is having an impact on law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters and hunters. And it also could deny new gun owners the practice they need to handle…
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is requiring that all workers at its headquarters as well as managers who travel within the U.S. be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4. The retailer based in Bentonville, Arkansas, is also reversing its mask…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The end of some tenant protections has raised concerns that tens of thousands of Tennessee residents will be unable to afford their rent and face eviction. A federal freeze on evictions expires Saturday. The federal government…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle on Friday. They are now bracing to see if support can hold during the next…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Seven unemployed Tennessee residents have filed a lawsuit over Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to opt out of the federal unemployment benefits programs earlier this year. News outlets report the plaintiffs say in a federal complaint filed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have reached a deal over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. An evening test vote is possible. The infrastructure measure is a key part of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A geologist has discovered rocks in Canada that may contain sponge fossils dating back 890 million years — potentially making them the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth. Photo courtesy: Harquail…
