Hamilton County seeing more teen sexual assault victims seeking forensic exams
Officials from Chattanooga's rape crisis center are calling for more education and awareness amid an increase in teenage sexual assault victims seeking forensi…
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Chattanooga police chief talks reform, accountability and plans to revise use of force policy at town hall
When police kill someone, Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy said, all police departments must answer for it.
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Tennessee Gov. Lee unveils $55.6 billion budget plan, seeks $3 billion injection into road spending
Declaring Tennessee is at a “pivotal moment” in its 226-year history, Gov. Bill Lee on Monday challenged lawmakers during his fifth annual State of the State a…
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Democrats reshuffle primaries to stress diversity over tradition
The Democratic Party on Saturday approved reordering its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major s…
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Electronic pollbook security raises concerns going into 2024
They were blamed for long lines in Los Angeles during California's 2020 presidential primary, triggered check-in delays in Columbus, Ohio, a few months later a…
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Israel investigates legality of US giving artifact to Palestinians
An ivory spoon dating back 2,700 years that was recently repatriated to the Palestinian Authority from the United States has sparked a dispute with Israel's ne…
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Hamilton County exceeds state discipline rate for schools in latest numbers
The topic of discipline and student behavior has been the subject of national and local conversation as teachers leave the profession, some citing student beha…
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Monkeypox cases in Georgia drop; CDC ends public health emergency
The virus formerly known as monkeypox is no longer a public health emergency following a drop in cases, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se…
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Biden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus left a meeting Thursday with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with an agreement on how to address…
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Georgia House aims to ease health insurance costs on schools
House budget writers in Georgia want to shift $100 million into the state employee health plan to reduce the sting of health insurance premium increases for pu…
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Biden approval steady after document discovery, AP-NORC poll finds
More U.S. adults disapprove than approve of the way President Joe Biden has handled the discovery of classified documents at his home and former office, a new …
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Florida city highlights conflicts over local gerrymandering
Not far from the postcard images of Jacksonville -- the white sand beaches, the riverfront fountain, the upscale shopping district — is another side of the cit…
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Sunak marks 100 days as UK prime minister as problems mount
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party lawmakers to the right and, in the middle, millions of voters h…
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Targeting Iran, US tightens Iraq's dollar flow, causing pain
For months, the United States has restricted Iraq's access to its own dollars, trying to stamp out what Iraqi officials describe as rampant money laundering th…
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Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes
Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes.