The Boston Bruins came from behind to tie the Chicago Blackhawks for the third time and sent Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals into overtime with the teams even 5-5 on Wednesday night.More >>
The Boston Bruins came from behind to tie the Chicago Blackhawks for the third time and sent Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals into overtime with the teams even 5-5 on Wednesday night.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:18:30 GMT
(RNN) - Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees. AccordingMore >>
Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees.More >>
Stocks edged lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors waited for word from the Federal Reserve.More >>
Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge economic stimulus program later this year and end it by the middle of next.More >>
Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.More >>
Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after a more than two-year battle with prostate...More >>
FBI Director Robert Mueller (MULL-er) says the law enforcement agency uses drones for surveillance but does so rarely.More >>
The FBI uses drones for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations are "worthy of debate," FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:19 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:19:38 GMT
A student's race will play a factor in deciding if he or she is able to transfer from a failing Huntsville City School to a non-failing Huntsville City School. More >>
A student's race will play a factor in deciding if he or she is able to transfer from a failing Huntsville City School to a non-failing Huntsville City School. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:34:37 GMT
The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday morning from Birmingham. Police say 2-month-oldMore >>
Birmingham Police have confirmed that missing infant De'Anthony Kelly and his abductor, Dor'Sayde Gathright were located in Dallas, Texas Tuesday night, and were taken into custody without incident. More >>
President Barack Obama's 26-hour whirlwind visit to Berlin caps three days of international summitry for the president, and marks his return to a place where he once summoned a throng of 200,000 to share his...More >>
Summoning the harsh history of this once-divided city, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. and Europe against "complacency" brought on by peace, pledging to cut America's deployed nuclear weapons by...More >>
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution...More >>
Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials...More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:28 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:28:01 GMT
The Cherokee County coroner has identified one of the three bodies found in a submerged vehicle in Weiss Lake last week. Coroner Broderick Smith positively identified one of the victims as 41-year-oldMore >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:02 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:02:24 GMT
A fire damaged a Florence plant early Wednesday morning. Investigators said all workers were accounted for, after the fire at the Fiberex plant on Parkway Drive. Investigators told WAFF 48's Marie WaxelMore >>
Investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that damaged a Florence plant early Wednesday morning.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:14 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:14:02 GMT
(CNN) – The American Medical Association now classifies obesity as a disease. The LA Times reports the group voted to approve that decision Tuesday. The declaration recognizes obesity as a medical conditionMore >>
The American Medical Association now classifies obesity as a disease.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:04 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:04:53 GMT
How about this for a guilty-summer snack. Oreo is releasing a new watermelon flavor cookie. They are available at Target for $3 a package. The treat features a bright pink an green filling between twoMore >>
How about this for a guilty-summer snack. Oreo is releasing a new watermelon flavor cookie.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:45 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:45:18 GMT
Ten schools in North Alabama made the state's failing schools list under a new Alabama law that lets parents receive tax credits for sending their children to a better school.More >>
Ten schools in North Alabama made the state's failing schools list under a new Alabama law that lets parents receive tax credits for sending their children to a better school.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:11 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:11:36 GMT
A Utah family celebrating Father's Day with a camping trip to Wyoming survived an encounter with a bear thanks to the quick thinking of their 11-year-old son. It was supposed to be a family fun day ofMore >>
A Utah family celebrating Father's Day with a camping trip to Wyoming survived an encounter with a bear thanks to the quick thinking of their 11-year-old son.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:49 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:49:43 GMT
A new study ranks Alabama 19th among in the states in the amount of federal funding that goes into the state government's general revenue. The study by the Tax Foundation says federal funding accountsMore >>
A new study ranks Alabama 19th among in the states in the amount of federal funding that goes into the state government's general revenue. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:41 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:41:54 GMT
(CNN) – Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge commented on Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy. Jolie said she had the surgery after discovering she had the BRCA geneMore >>
Jolie said she had the surgery after discovering she had the BRCA gene mutation.
In an interview with a Washington, DC, based LGBT newspaper, the Washington Blade, Etheridge revealed she had the same mutation.More >>
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: "Not so fast."More >>
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:47 AM EDT2013-06-19 06:47:22 GMT
A man in Thailand wearing a pink raincoat leaped over a convenience store counter and stole $71 – only to return moments later to return 32 cents.More >>
A man in Thailand wearing a pink raincoat leaped over a convenience store counter and stole $71 – only to return moments later to return 32 cents.More >>
Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.More >>
LeBron James saved a championship reign, canceled a celebration.More >>
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.More >>
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:56 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:56:14 GMT
Under the Accountability Act, parents can get tax credits worth about $3,500 annually if they choose to send their child to a private school. More >>
Parents discuss their child's academic future after the state releases list that reveals nine schools in North Alabama are considered failing schools.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:34:44 GMT
Four people have charged for holding a mother and her child captive for years. Jordie Callahan, Jessica Hunt, Daniel J. Brown and a fourth person are accused of engaging in human trafficking. AccordingMore >>
Four people have been arrested for holding a mother and her child captive for years in Ashland.
According to the charges, the suspects used beatings, threats of death and threats of attacks from pit bulls and large snakes to hold a woman and her child against their will for two years.More >>
The abortion wars return to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.More >>
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:11 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:11:57 GMT
(RNN) – Rapper Lil' Wayne is attempting to stomp his way out of controversy after a clip of him walking on the American flag went viral over the weekend. A behind-the-scenes clip of the music video GodMore >>
Rapper Lil' Wayne is getting attention for a viral video some are calling unpatriotic.More >>
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.More >>
Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:44 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:44:51 GMT
Parole denied. Convicted killer Jacinto Rodriquez will remain in jail for the 1974 beating death of 18-year-old Kelly Zettle and the attempted murder of her roommate, Bobbi Ann Ostrander, 39 years ago.More >>
Parole denied. Convicted killer Jacinto Rodriquez will remain in jail for the 1974 beating death of 18-year-old Kelly Zettle and the attempted murder of her roommate, Bobbi Ann Ostrander, 39 years ago.More >>
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a lower back injury.More >>
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:12 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:12:01 GMT
A Madison County judge set a new trial date for a former Huntsville City Schools teacher's aide charged with sodomy. Madison Police arrested Michael Horton in 2009. Investigators say the abuse happenedMore >>
A Madison County judge set a new trial date for a former Huntsville City Schools teacher's aide charged with sodomy.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:40 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:40:08 GMT
(CNN) - New research shows just how critically important parents are, and how much influence they have in the fight against childhood obesity. Children tend to model themselves after their parents, accordingMore >>
Children tend to model themselves after their parents, according to Duke University researchers.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:36 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:36:27 GMT
The Alabama Department of Public Safety issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday morning.More >>
The Alabama Department of Public Safety issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday morning.More >>
How do helicopter pilots and dive crews train for emergencies? Multiple agencies converged on Lake Guntersville for a training exercise this week.More >>
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More >>
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:53 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:53:48 GMT
Morgan County Sheriff's deputies arrested three men at a meth lab east of Hartselle Monday. Deputies responded a to a call about someone cooking a meth lab at a home on Alabama Highway 36 and found threeMore >>
Morgan County Sheriff's deputies arrested three men at a meth lab east of Hartselle Monday.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:01 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:01:10 GMT
A truck crashed into a storage shed in Limestone County early Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 4 a-m on U.S. 72 at York Lane, west of Athens. Police told us the truck was heading west whenMore >>
Investigators say swerving to avoid a deer caused a truck to crash in Limestone County early Tuesday morning.More >>
The Chicago Blackhawks suffered a key loss moments before a scoreless first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals when Marian Hossa was scratched from the lineup.More >>
Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready.More >>
We're tracking another round of showers and thunderstorms to affect the Valley in the overnight hours. This should slide in around midnight from west to east.More >>
We're tracking another round of showers and thunderstorms to affect the Valley in the overnight hours. This should slide in around midnight from west to east.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:59:19 GMT
LYNCHBURG, VA (RNN) – Kimberly Burke is used to capturing emotion. As a wedding photographer, she has an eye for tender moments, like the photo she snapped of a Marine and his bride praying that has goneMore >>
A quiet moment captured before a couple wed has brought collective "awws" by millions on the internet.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:39 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:39:25 GMT
A New Jersey lawmaker has introduced legislation that would give police the right to take cell phones at the scene of crash sites. Alabama lawmakers weigh in. More >>
A New Jersey lawmaker has introduced legislation that would give police the right to take cell phones at the scene of crash sites. Alabama lawmakers weigh in.More >>
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon.More >>
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in...More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:35:11 GMT
According to the Better Business Bureau, con artists are pretending to be popular church ministers to gain your trust and persuade you to give them money.More >>
According to the Better Business Bureau, con artists are pretending to be popular church ministers to gain your trust and persuade you to give them money.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:37 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:37:51 GMT
Several train versus vehicle accidents across North Alabama a few days apart have WAFF 48 digging deeper into why. A Morgan County man died when his truck collided with a train in Falkville.More >>
Several train versus vehicle accidents across North Alabama a few days apart have WAFF 48 digging deeper into why.More >>
The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.More >>
States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in...More >>
A former hitman who admits killing 20 people is expected to take the stand at the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur).More >>
An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had...More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 4:40 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:40:18 GMT
Severe thunderstorms are moving through North Alabama. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect in Madison and Limestone Counties. Heavy rain and lightning are the primary threats with this storm. HuntsvilleMore >>
Severe thunderstorms are moving through North Alabama.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 4:08 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:08:10 GMT
Birmingham police are looking for a home invasion suspect. Officers say someone broke into a home on Linwood Street around 3 a.m. The resident of the home was injured and transported to an area hospital.More >>
Police are looking for two men they say burst into a home and tried to rob a Birmingham man and woman early this morning.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 4:00 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:00:50 GMT
(RNN) – Edward Snowden gave a clear warning to the U.S. government Monday: Neither his incarceration or death would prevent the release of information he gathered on "unconstitutional acts." "Truth isMore >>
Edward Snowden, the source of NSA leaks on PRISM and other American surveillance programs, gave answers for nearly two hours in a live online chat with The Guardian Monday.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 3:49 PM EDT2013-06-17 19:49:09 GMT
A disturbing incident has one Etowah County family feeling unsafe at their own home. Danielle Elrod says her son went outside to feed the dogs last Wednesday when he was taken away by a man at gunpoint.More >>
A disturbing incident has one Etowah County family feeling unsafe at their own home.More >>
North Korea's top government body is proposing high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States days after a planned meeting with rival South Korea collapsed.More >>
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk.More >>
The Guardian newspaper says the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a...More >>
A newspaper report that British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation...More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-06-17 13:57:30 GMT
(CNN) - According to a new CNN/ORC poll, just 45 percent of Americans believe the President is doing a good job. President Obama can't seem to get out from under his dark cloud- fueling the fall in hisMore >>
The drop in President Barack Obama's popularity comes on the heels of a leak that revealed the NSA has been conducting a large data-mining operation on American citizens.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:33 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:33:31 GMT
If you drive a sport utility vehicle made by GM, there's a recall you need to know about. General Motors is recalling more than 193,000 SUVs from the 2006 and 2007 model years because a circuit boardMore >>
If you drive a sport utility vehicle made by GM, there's a recall you need to know about.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:26 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:26:23 GMT
(RNN) - Good news for the fans of eHarmony, Match.com and Christian mingle.com A new study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) says marriages thatMore >>
A study says marriages that began online are more successful than marriages that began traditionally. More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:24 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:24:46 GMT
Multiple firefighters are on the scene of a church fire in Moulton. It happened before 8:00 Saturday on County Road 221 at Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ. Firefighters from Moulton, Speake, Caddo-MidwayMore >>
The investigation into a weekend church fire in Moulton will continue Monday. More >>
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants...More >>
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other...More >>
A group of 51 beauty queens from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia are preparing to smile and strut their way toward the 62th Miss USA title.More >>
A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA.More >>
Manu Ginobili had seven points and four assists in a surprise start to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 32-19 lead over the Miami Heat after one quarter in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.More >>
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed.More >>
It's survival of the fittest among shrinking soap operas at the Daytime Emmy Awards.More >>
"Days of Our Lives" won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmys in a rough-hewn ceremony that included more upsets and an envelope mix-up on Sunday night.More >>
Northern Ireland police commanders says they're optimistic that the G-8 summit will pass peacefully, with only 2,000 protesters expected to travel to the remote lakeside venue for the main demonstration.More >>
Police are expected to outnumber protesters Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, where leaders will seek to narrow their differences on Syria's civil war and promoting freer trade between Europe and North America.More >>
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