CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A federal prosecutor's office says a Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to receiving more than $600,000 in COVID-19 aid and using it for himself. The U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Tennessee says 59-year-old…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s governor has called off what was to have been the state’s first execution since the start of the pandemic. FILE - This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would become the latest state to impose harsh penalties on doctors who violate new, strict regulations dictating the dispensing of abortion pills under a proposal headed toward Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk. Lee hasn’t publicly…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced he has approved an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back against the Russian invasion, but warned Congress will need to approve additional assistance. The new military…
LVIV, Ukraine — The Luhansk governor said Russian forces now control 80% of the region, which is one of two regions that make up the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. In this image provided by the European…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has passed a bill to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the state. FILE - The newly painted Cinderella…
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesperson says a private jail transport van carrying six inmates on Interstate 40 has turned over, and some injuries have been reported. Lt. Bill Miller says the van was traveling from Nashville…
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Actor Johnny Depp has scoffed at the notion during court testimony that his constant quarrels with ex-wife Amber Heard would ever prompt him to hit her. Actor Johnny Depp speaks to his…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Mississippi man has been sentenced to house arrest and probation for pointing a green laser at FedEx airplanes flying into Memphis International Airport in Tennessee. The U.S. attorney's office says Eugene Conrad…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Randy and Jenny Boyd, with the Boyd Foundation, say 20 communities across Tennessee will be awarded $25,000 to help build or enhance existing dog parks. According to a news release, the Boyd Foundation is accepting applications…
Travelers cheered and stripped off their masks as pilots announced over the loudspeaker that a federal judge in Florida had struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. An American Airlines Boeing 737…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 26% in extended trading amid concerns that the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days. [caption id="attachment_1039004"…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Legislature to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the state. FILE - Florida Gov. Ron…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change.…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is attacking cities and towns in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland and pouring more forces into the country. A Ukrainian soldier walks past a Russian tank after recent battles at the village…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has agreed to pay $145,000 to settle a lawsuit over masking requirements during the coronavirus pandemic. News outlets report the agreement was reached Monday after hours of mediation. The money from the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and airports swiftly began repealing their face covering requirements. FILE - Travelers…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The TV sitcom “black-ish” is about to wrap up its eight-season run. The ABC sitcom about the affluent Johnson family got a splashy salute earlier this month at the National Museum of African American History and…
UPDATE: LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s offensive to take control of eastern Ukraine is in full swing. “Now we can already state that the Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, for which…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months. FILE - Israeli army soldiers guard a section of Israel's separation barrier, in the West Bank village of…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after a fight at a north Mississippi restaurant. Police responded to a call about an assault early Saturday at Steele's Dive in Tupelo. Maj. Chuck McDougald says officers found emergency…
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a construction worker died after he was trapped in a trench that collapsed while he was working on a home in Tennessee. A spokesman for the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department says the man…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Income tax returns are due this week, but Tennessee residents and businesses in 14 counties hit by disasters in the past year will get some extra time. The Internal Revenue Service is giving them until May…
SALEM, Ind. (AP) — The body of a young boy who may have died within the last week was found by a mushroom hunter in a wooded area in southern Indiana and state police are asking for the public's health…
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of severe liver disease in children. They think it may related to a type of virus usually associated with colds. The U.K., U.S., Ireland and Spain have…
HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating an early morning shooting at a club in Hampton County that left at least nine people injured. The State Law Enforcement Division said there were no reported fatalities.…
NEW YORK (AP) — A pioneering record executive who helped launch the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke has died. Art Rupe died Friday at his Santa Barbara, California, home at the age of 104. Rupe was inducted into…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard from a cruise ship as it approached Florida. The Coast Guard and Carnival said the man jumped from the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Mardi…
(CBS Newspath)--- TRAFFIC BARREL SNAKE: This giant orange snake is made out of traffic barrels, and it was built to send a reminder to drivers during National Work Zone Awareness Week (4/11-4/15).
This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of “Better Call Saul” and “The Batman,” the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max. Timed…
ARMUCHEE, Ga. (AP) — Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer while she was still alive. Floyd County Police discovered the body of 82-year-old Doris Cumming late Thursday in the Armuchee home…
(CBS Newspath) --What's your favorite Easter candy? Here's a look at this year's most popular sweets, according to a survey from RetailMeNot.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liz Sheridan, who played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom, died early Friday. She was 93. Sheridan's longtime representative says the actor died in her sleep from natural causes. Sheridan’s “Seinfeld” role as…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. Court documents filed Friday listed Richard Moore’s decision. Moore’s April 29 execution would…
BOSTON (AP) - The life insurance policy on the man who assassinated President John F. Kennedy paid less than $900 to his mother. Now, the death claim she filed to get that money has sold at auction for nearly $80,000.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The bill would generally prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. More specifically, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist couldn’t be shackled during…
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Under relentless bombardment and a Russian blockade, the key port of Mariupol is holding out, but weapons and supplies shortages could weaken the resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin’s invasion plans. FILE…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hoping to stir up some “egg-citement” when the Easter Egg Roll returns Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus. FILE - President Joe Biden appears with first lady Jill Biden…
The wallaby who went missing at the Memphis Zoo after storms passed through Tennessee this week has been found hiding — nearly in plain sight. Zoo spokesperson Jessica Faulk says Honey Bunch was hidden under a bush right behind the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has declined to halt the state’s financial takeover of a majority-Black town near the site of a planned Ford pickup truck factory. Nashville Chancellor Anne Martin reasoned in that the town of Mason's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects. According to a news release from the Agriculture Department, the grants can be used for…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Election security experts for years have urged states to replace outdated voting machines. FILE -Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber of the Capitol…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The bill would generally prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. More specifically, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist couldn’t be shackled during…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police and the Memphis Zoo are searching for a wallaby that was missing after heavy rain caused flooding inside an exhibit. The zoo said a creek in its KangaZoo exhibit overflowed during thunderstorms Wednesday, leading staff…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers are close to sending Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that would threaten felony penalties against homeless people who camp on local public property, including in parks. The Tennessee Senate voted 20-10 Wednesday to advance…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is debating whether Netflix and other streaming services should have to pay local governments the same fees levied on cable operators. The argument is similar to one in several other states [including…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been charged in the killing of a couple who were taking their son to court to testify about a shooting that left the son disabled. Shelby County prosecutors said Wednesday…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's latest border security measure are slowing down the flow of trade on the U.S.-Mexico border. Since Monday, Mexican…
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man wanted in an attack on a subway train in Brooklyn that left 10 people wounded by gunfire. New York City Police Department personnel gather at the entrance…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Republican lawmaker’s push to create a new marriage contract specifically designed to exclude same-sex couples is dead for this year’s annual legislative session amid concerns expressed by both Republicans and Democrats. Rep. Tom Leatherwood…
