Ex-Northeastern track coach charged with nude photo scheme
BOSTON — A former track and field coach at Boston's Northeastern University was arrested Wednesday and charged with using bogus social media accounts to...
Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were...
How to talk to believers of COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are causing real-world problems by discouraging some people from getting vaccinated, wearing masks or following other guidelines. Some bizarre theories...
CDC inquiry sought on HIV outbreak in WVa’s largest county
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV...
Tennessee GOP pushes gun bill over law enforcement concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Tennessee lawmakers pushed last summer to increase penalties against demonstrators demanding police reform, they did so in the name of...
Rider injured when ejected from Tennessee mountain coaster
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A rider was ejected from a mountain coaster in Tennessee and hospitalized with head, wrist and ankle injuries, according to state...
Looie Lookout: Police seek to recover minor league mascot
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Police are asking “Where’s Looie?” after a minor league baseball team in Tennessee reported its team mascot was stolen from its...
Germany drops probe of former Nazi guard deported from US
BERLIN — German prosecutors said Wednesday that they have dropped an investigation of a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard after he declined to...
Home confinement for man, mother charged in Capitol riot
A federal judge on Monday authorized the release of a Georgia woman and her Tennessee son on charges of involvement in the Jan. 6...
Two space fans get seats on billionaire’s private flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college...