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Rolling Stone casts doubt on U.Va. rape story

Rolling Stone casts doubt on U.Va. rape story

RICHMOND, Va. — Rolling Stone is casting doubt on a young woman's account of being gang-raped at a fraternity party at the University of Virginia.

 

Chattanooga’s traditional Christmas parade canceled

The annual Holiday Starlight Parade, downtown Chattanooga’s traditional Christmas parade, will not happen this year due to...

 

13-year-olds steal iPhone from 13-year-old at gunpoint, Chattanooga police say

Two 13-year-old boys stole an iPhone from another 13-year-old boy at gunpoint, Chattanooga police say.

 

Tennessee may close 745-bed prison to cut costs

NASHVILLE - Tennessee's Correction Department is recommending closing a 745-bed prison in Nashville that for decades has housed lower-security inmates as part of its push to cut costs and put prisoners in the "right bed."

 

5-at-10: Friday mailbag

Tick-tock, the clock is about to run out on college football.

 

Flu vaccine may be less effective this winter

NEW YORK — The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths.

 

Hagel cites progress against military sex assaults

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday there has been "real progress" in the Pentagon's effort to combat sexual assault among the military, but he also said he was troubled that more than 60 percent of the women who filed reports said they faced retaliation.

 

Police cases converge to stir national debate

NEW YORK — From the White House to the streets of some of America's biggest cities, the New York chokehold case converged with the Ferguson shooting and investigations out of South Carolina and Cleveland to stir a national conversation Thursday about racial justice and police use of force.

 

AP Interview: U.S. troops have immunity in Iraq

BAGHDAD — Washington has an agreement with Baghdad on privileges and immunities for the growing number of troops based in Iraq who are helping in the fight against the Islamic State group, the new U.S. ambassador said Thursday.

 

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