Human trafficking has become the second fastest growing criminal industry, just behind drug trafficking, with children accounting for roughly half of all victims.More >>
Human trafficking has become the second fastest growing criminal industry, just behind drug trafficking, with children accounting for roughly half of all victims.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:35 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:35:27 GMT
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, has been reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress.More >>
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, has been reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress.More >>
A Nashville judge has permanently suspended the public guardian of Davidson County while citing "significant concerns" that she charged excessive fees to the elderly and disabled people she is supposed to protect.More >>
A Nashville judge has permanently suspended the public guardian of Davidson County while citing "significant concerns" that she charged excessive fees to the elderly and disabled people she is supposed to protect.More >>
Top Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) executives will head to Washington on Tuesday to begin "initial talks" on the federal budget issue that prompted rumors the giant utility might be sold.More >>
Top Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) executives will head to Washington on Tuesday to begin "initial talks" on the federal budget issue that prompted rumors the giant utility might be sold.More >>
President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party groups.More >>
President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party groups.More >>
More than 100 Tea Party-related, tax-exempt applications had been flagged for review by the Cincinnati-based IRS unit responsible for overseeing them.More >>
More than 100 Tea Party-related, tax-exempt applications had been flagged for review by the Cincinnati-based IRS unit responsible for overseeing them.More >>
The bill, which has drawn national attention, requires any group photographing or gathering information on animal abuse, to report the incident within 48 hours to law enforcement.More >>
The bill, which has drawn national attention, requires any group photographing or gathering information on animal abuse, to report the incident within 48 hours to law enforcement.More >>
The clock is ticking on the Tennessee's Livestock Cruelty Protection Act. Governor Bill Haslam received the controversial bill on his desk earlier this week. He has 10 days to sign it or veto it.More >>
The clock is ticking on the Tennessee's Livestock Cruelty Protection Act. Governor Bill Haslam received the controversial bill on his desk earlier this week. He has 10 days to sign it or veto it.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 6:50 PM EDT2013-05-07 22:50:05 GMT
The Estes Kefauver federal building on Broadway has barely changed since it opened in 1957. It was at the top of a list of courthouses with the immediate need of being replaced.More >>
The Estes Kefauver federal building on Broadway has barely changed since it opened in 1957. It was at the top of a list of courthouses with the immediate need of being replaced.More >>
Election Administrator Albert Tieche received a lot of criticism during the 2012 elections. Tieche, however, said that he feels good about the job he did.More >>
Election Administrator Albert Tieche received a lot of criticism during the 2012 elections. Tieche, however, said that he feels good about the job he did.More >>
Wednesday, May 1 2013 12:17 AM EDT2013-05-01 04:17:30 GMT
A standing-room only crowd gathered at the Embassy Suites in Cool Springs Tuesday night to hear a panel discussion about the Common Core State Standards.More >>
A standing-room only crowd gathered at the Embassy Suites in Cool Springs Tuesday night to hear a panel discussion about the Common Core State Standards.More >>
Tuesday, April 30 2013 10:17 PM EDT2013-05-01 02:17:40 GMT
A former employee for Pilot Flying J told 6 News he believes CEO Jimmy Haslam was not aware of the alleged rebate scheme based on his experiences with the leader of the Knoxville-based diesel giant.More >>
A former employee for Pilot Flying J told 6 News he believes CEO Jimmy Haslam was not aware of the alleged rebate scheme based on his experiences with the leader of the Knoxville-based diesel giant.More >>
Tuesday, April 30 2013 7:47 PM EDT2013-04-30 23:47:31 GMT
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was in Nashville with U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper Tuesday to drum up support for Internet sales tax collection and an immigration overhaul.More >>
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was in Nashville with U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper Tuesday to drum up support for Internet sales tax collection and an immigration overhaul.More >>
Gov. Bill Haslam says he is no closer to making up his mind on whether to veto a bill that makes it a crime to video record animal abuse if it isn't turned over to law enforcement authorities within 48 hours.More >>
Gov. Bill Haslam says he is no closer to making up his mind on whether to veto a bill that makes it a crime to video record animal abuse if it isn't turned over to law enforcement authorities within 48 hours.More >>
First time DUI offenders spend three eight-hour sessions picking-up litter along busy roads, all while wearing a bright-colored vest that states in bold letters "I am a drunk driver".More >>
First time DUI offenders spend three eight-hour sessions picking-up litter along busy roads, all while wearing a bright-colored vest that states in bold letters "I am a drunk driver".More >>
Friday, April 26 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-04-27 03:38:09 GMT
West Virginia's House of Delegates approved a measure to provide free healthy breakfasts and lunches to all public school children across the state.More >>
West Virginia's House of Delegates approved a measure to provide free healthy breakfasts and lunches to all public school children across the state.More >>
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.More >>
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.More >>
China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides...More >>
A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for...More >>
The lawyer for ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo says he is being extradited to the United States to face money-laundering and embezzlement charges.More >>
Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts.More >>
No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS. Forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at any of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide.More >>
No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide.More >>
Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians.More >>
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to...More >>
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the...More >>
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can...More >>
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.More >>
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no...More >>
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.More >>
Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members.More >>
