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How Dolly Parton Is Coming to the Rescue of Tenn. Wildfire Victims

06 December 2016, 05:07

At least seven people are known to have died in the fires in Sevier County and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which at one point threatened her theme park Dollywood and caused it to be evacuated. Dolly Parton and her Dollywood Foundatio...

Planned son's murder: Justin Ross Harris sentenced to life with no parole

06 December 2016, 05:05

It is believed that Harris researched hot auto deaths and searched "how to survive in prison" online before he left his son in his vehicle. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark sentenced Harris at a hearing. Employees from Cooper's...

United Nations imposes new sanctions on North Korea

06 December 2016, 05:00

Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power. The North regularly threatens to destroy the South and the South's main ally, the United States. The nation's biggest ally and largest partner in commerce, China, offered its critical approval of the measures, n...

British PM joins Gulf summit for post-Brexit trade talks

06 December 2016, 04:55

Future trade ties with Gulf states are high on the agenda for the prime minister during six bilaterals she will host with regional leaders, including Saudi's King Salman, and May is expected to agree with Gulf leaders to establish a new joint working...

Your key questions about the Brexit Supreme Court case answered

06 December 2016, 04:52

Neuberger and 10 other justices at the country's top court must decide whether Prime Minister Theresa May's government can invoke Article 50 of the EU's key treaty, the trigger for two years of divorce talks, without the approval of lawmakers.

Merkel to Rally Party for 2017 Election Battle

06 December 2016, 04:52

Merkel is facing a tough re-election battle as her approval numbers have plummeted as Germans grew increasingly wary of her welcome policy for refugees. An Emnid poll on Sunday showed support for the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian S...

Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Washington make college football playoffs

06 December 2016, 04:45

Urban Meyer understands the disappointment those in Happy Valley and Ann Arbor must be feeling right now. "This year our goal is to go in No. 2 and finish No. Washington won the Pac-12 conference and, according to ESPN, an average Top 25 team woul...

Donald Trump picks Indian-origin Nikki Haley as USA ambassador to UN

06 December 2016, 04:40

Trump had mocked Haley during the Presidential campaign because she had not supported him+ (she backed Marco Rubio, another Republican aspirant), at one point tweeting , "The people of SC are embarrassed by Nikki Haley! "+ That came after Haley had...

Stopgap spending bill to be unveiled as Congress finishes up

06 December 2016, 04:39

Kelly O'Donnell, the NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent who made the audio recording of Biden's remarks, said reporters at first didn't take his comments seriously. Biden decided not to join the most recent presidential race, saying the window had...

Putin expresses confidence in President-elect Trump amid Taiwan, Romney concerns

06 December 2016, 04:35

Putin has spoken previously of his hope that Trump will help restore U.S. -Russia relations, and analysts said he was unlikely to want to dial up anti-Western rhetoric before Trump's inauguration in January. A month before the November 8 election, th...

Federal Judge Orders Immediate Recount of Votes in MI

06 December 2016, 04:26

Even if all the recounts take place, they are extremely unlikely to change the overall outcome of the election. Calling the right to have every vote count as a "bedrock" of democracy, Stein hailed a judge's decision to order a recount of presiden...

After mistrial, slain SC motorist's family still confident

06 December 2016, 04:24

Slager was sacked from the North Charleston police department after his confrontation with Scott on April 4, 2015 led to Scott's death. Despite the news, Scott's family left the courthouse upbeat, saying that there will be another trial in addition...

Italy's Renzi told to delay quitting as PM

06 December 2016, 04:17

A handout picture released by Bundesregierung, the Cabinet of Germany (From L) shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and French President Francois Hollande. Stocks and the euro fell in early trading ...

Russian MPs could ban Federation Internationale de Football Association 17 over 'gay propaganda'

06 December 2016, 04:14

Although the promotion has since ended, politicians in Russian Federation claimed the game violated the country's "gay propaganda" law by making the downloadable kit available as part of the anti-homophobia campaign. As a result, MPs suggested the ...

Russian nurses killed in rebel shelling of Syria's Aleppo

06 December 2016, 04:14

Rebel forces have regularly shelled government-held areas in response. A government takeover of the eye hospital complex and areas stretching west from there to the citadel would cut the remaining rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo in two, furthe...

S. Korea's presidential office admits buying 360 Viagra pills

06 December 2016, 04:11

Amid the rising allegations related to the high-profile corruption scandal involving the president and her confidante Choi Soon-sil the president's chief legal aides have offered to step down. During a meeting on November 20, the eight most likely pr...

Winter weather advisory through 6 am Wednesday

06 December 2016, 04:11

Normal highs in December in the Tri-Cities drop from about 43 at the start of the month to about 39 at the end of the month. Saturday night's low will be around 27. The Puget Sound region is bracing for its first winter cold snap and travelers in K...

Will added United Nations sanctions cool North Korea's nuclear ambitions?

06 December 2016, 04:05

Ambassador Power stressed that for the resolution to have any material impact on the DPRK's behavior "all Member States of this United Nations must fully implement the sanctions that we have adopted today". The new measures are the product of US lo...

Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM

06 December 2016, 04:00

Worldwide observers, journalists and aid agencies face severe restrictions of movement while trying to verify the claims in the area. "ASEAN countries should respect the actions of Myanmar on the Rakhine State issue", he said. Protesters across S...

Syrian government: Aleppo truce must include rebel pullout

06 December 2016, 03:53

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned Syrian rebels in Aleppo that they will be wiped out unless they agree to stop fighting and quit the besieged city. Konashenkov also called on worldwide organizations such as the Red Cross to condemn t...

Chinese firm buys British pub that state leader visited

06 December 2016, 03:53

Cameron took Xi to the pub in October previous year, reportedly at the Chinese leader's request during his state visit to Britain. Dr Peter Zhang, managing director of SinoFortone Investment, which has been linked with a bid for Liverpool Football ...

Georgia Man Sentenced To Life For Toddler's 'Hot Car' Murder

06 December 2016, 03:49

The boy was left inside the hot SUV for hours to "suffer an unimaginable, disgusting death", prosecutor Chuck Boring said . The court also heard Harris had researched online how long and at what temperature it would take a person to die in a hot...

Cops: Serial abductor broke into Ohio homes to kidnap girls

06 December 2016, 03:43

Justin Christian, 29, was charged in connection to the abduction and sexual assault of a 6-year-old Cleveland girl in May. The suspect's father also said he had questions for his son after first seeing security video police put out as they tried to...

Police identify student arrested in fatal stabbing of USC professor

06 December 2016, 03:45

When USC officers arrived, they found the victim suffering multiple stab wounds and a male suspect still on the scene, she said. "We want to make clear this was not a random act", [LAPD Detective Meghan] Aguilar said. Offered Purington: 'He was so...

China responds to Trump's tweets, Taiwan

06 December 2016, 03:43

China considers Taiwan a province. "Did China ask us if it was OK to carry out a number of actions such as build up disputed islands in the South China Sea or take economic measures hurtful to the United States", Trump tweeted . "The Chinese mainl...

Jury seeks guidance in ex-South Carolina police officer's murder trial

06 December 2016, 03:41

The unarmed African-American motorist was shot five times in the back as he ran from Slager after a traffic stop, for a broken taillight. Monday morning, the jury returned and, within an hour of resuming deliberations, sent a note to the judge s...

Manuel Valls makes French presidential bid, steps down as premier

06 December 2016, 03:44

Manuel Valls said he is prepared to step down as prime minister to seek the presidency , which is up for grabs now that Hollande has decided not to seek reelection. He has proven more popular than Hollande in recent polls, but would not now have...

The Growth Forecast For Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS)

06 December 2016, 03:42

Finally, Eachwin Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of The Walt Disney during the first quarter worth about $450,000. Parnassus Investments CA now owns 5,784,877 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $537,184,000 after buying a...

Italy vote won't trigger new euro crisis, ministers claim

06 December 2016, 03:39

Beppe Grillo, the leader of the Five Star movement, delivers a speech during the referendum on constitutional reforms . "Long live democracy!" Grillo tweeted. And what are we left with? "It was shifting power from the regions to the center in a ...

Rohingya refugees go missing as boat topples in Myanmar river

06 December 2016, 03:31

Arrivals in Bangladesh have told of horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder at the hands of Myanmar's security forces. Myanmar has denied allegations of abuse, saying the army is hunting "terrorists" behind raids on police posts.

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