BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Saturday mourned the passing of former President George H.W. Bush, remembering him as a man of “sound judgment, common sense and unflappable leadership.” In a statement issued hours after Bush’s death on Friday night, the Trumps …
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Kid Rock booted from leading parade after profane TV remarks
By JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kid Rock’s profane comments on live TV have gotten him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade. Instead, parade organizers have invited James Shaw Jr., the man hailed as a community hero for wrestling a gun away from the shooter during a …
Read More »Affidavit: Tennessee officer fondled woman caught stealing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — An affidavit says a Tennessee officer took a woman caught shoplifting to his apartment and fondled her. News outlets report 28-year-old Benjamin Dessalines was arrested Thursday on felony kidnapping and felony sexual battery charges. The woman said the Chattanooga police officer was working a side job …
Read More »Back-to-back earthquakes shatter roads and windows in Alaska
By RACHEL D’ORO and DAN JOLING, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday morning in Anchorage, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground for fear of a …
Read More »Stalking reported on campus
From University Marketing and Communication Today at 9:01 a.m., the UTCPD received a report of stalking involving electronic communication received by the victim at both on-campus and off-campus locations. The victim reported to police a previous encounter with this same person on September 27, 2018 at the UTC Library. The suspect …
Read More »A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time
By TED ANTHONY, AP National Writer It became easy, in recent years, to dismiss him as the wisecracking grandpa of the American comic book, a past-his-prime gimmick who cameoed alongside Earth’s angstiest superheroes in the high-grossing Marvel blockbusters of the past decade. But Stan Lee, who died Monday, was far more …
Read More »Mayo’s career-best 40 leads E. Kentucky over Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Nick Mayo grabbed 12 rebounds and scored a career-high 40 points, including 13 straight in a game-changing second-half rally, and Eastern Kentucky beat Chattanooga 81-78 on Saturday night for coach A.W. Hamilton’s first Division I win. Mayo’s jumper with 6:44 to play capped his single-handed 13-0 …
Read More »Houzah sparks Mercer to 13-9 victory over Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Stephen Houzah returned a punt 91 yards and one play later Tyray Devezin bulled in from the 1 for the winning touchdown as Mercer scored late to beat Chattanooga 13-9 on Saturday. Houzah set up Mercer’s first score when he returned a kickoff 73 yards to …
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