As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on.

Chattanooga State has been given the green light to move forward with a proposed $21.9 million advanced manufacturing building for its Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

In a situation where there are no right or easy answers, Georgia and Tennessee are taking different approaches to dealing with COVID-19 and the unique challenges the virus presents to schools.

Under the American Rescue Plan approved last year by Democrats in Congress, more funding has been aimed at supporting Tennesseans with disabilities in their homes and communities. One state program, Enabling Technology, introduces gadgets to lessen dependence on in-home helpers.

Business owner and educator Stacy Swallows has entered the race for the District 1 Hamilton County Commission seat.

The seditious conspiracy case against members and associates of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group marks the boldest attempt so far by the government to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol, but invoking the rarely used charge carries considerable risks.

As America's first second gentleman, Doug Emhoff has attended a U.S. naturalization ceremony in New York, dished up spaghetti and chocolate milk to kids at a YMCA near New Orleans and reminisced with second graders in Detroit about an early job at McDonald's.

The failure of last week's high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States and its European allies in uncharted post-Cold War territory, posing significant challenges for the main players to avoid an outright and potentially disastrous confrontation.

Hamilton County district attorney candidate Coty Wamp has received endorsements from two local police unions in her challenge to the position's incumbent.

As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation.

Tennessee's campaign finance watchdogs have moved to subpoena former Tennessee Republican House Speaker Glen Casada and others in a renewed effort to audit the Faith Family Freedom Fund, a political action committee that spent $7,000 attacking an incumbent GOP lawmaker in 2020.

The Hamilton County Election Commission has sent out more than 5,000 notices to residents inquiring about possible changes of address ahead of the May 3 primary elections.

Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and independents joined forces to send Joe Biden to the White House. But 12 months into his presidency, many describe a coalition in crisis.

Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party with a Saturday rally in Arizona in which he plans to castigate anyone who dares to question his lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, likely including the state's GOP governor, Doug Ducey.

To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous "yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge.

The Biden administration is threatening to recoup COVID-19 relief funds sent to Arizona over state provisions that it says discourage families and school districts from following federal guidance recommending face coverings in schools.

U.S. intelligence officials have determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to further invade Ukraine, and Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct "a false-flag operation" in eastern Ukraine, according to the White House.

He was supposed to break through the congressional logjam. End the pandemic. Get the economy back on track.

State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, would no longer represent parts of Bradley County under a Tennessee Senate Republican legislative redistricting map, given preliminary approval this week, which aims to enshrine GOP political power in the Volunteer State over the next 10 years.

A congressional panel is questioning cutbacks in the energy efficiency and renewable incentives offered by the Tennessee Valley Authority, claiming many electricity users in TVA's seven-state region still have an undue energy burden even with lower electricity rates than most of the nation.

Americans overlooked shortages, spiking prices and uncertainty over the omicron variant to break spending records during the critical holiday shopping season. But figures released Friday show that after spending robustly early in the holiday season, consumers sharply slowed their purchases from November to December.

Conservative talk radio show host, author, college educator and former Bradley County Commissioner J. Adam Lowe said he is running for the Tennessee Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville.

North Korea on Friday fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles in its third weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea said, in an apparent reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing test launches.