CBS News poll: GOP up in Texas, Tennessee Senate races; Dems up in Arizona, New Jersey
Supreme Court battle motivates partisans, CBS News Battleground Tracker poll finds
Tennessee
School official says "girls ruin everything"
A high school official in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, has apologized after he explained his ban on athletic shorts saying "blame the girls, because they pretty much ruin everything." WDEF's Angela Moryan reports.
High school official apologizes for saying girls "ruin everything"
Jared Hensley called his comments inappropriate and said they were a "poor choice of words"
Sheriff describes murder suspect's capture
Henry County Sheriff Monte Belew described the capture of Kirby Wallace, who was wanted in a deadly crime spree in Tennessee, after a seven-day manhunt.
Second suspect arrested in connection to massive gun heist
Roland Jackson, 24, and Taveyan Turnbo, 18, are in custody after they apparently stole a U-Haul truck containing nearly 400 weapons
Body of 53-year-old missing hiker found, National Park Service says
Mitzie Sue "Susan" Clements went missing Sept. 25 during a hike with her daughter in Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Police recover nearly 400 stolen guns
Hundreds of guns that were stolen from a United Parcel Service distribution facility in Tennessee were recovered Tuesday in the Chicago area, federal authorities said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said most of the 367 guns taken from a UPS facility in Memphis were found in Midlothian, a Chicago suburb.
Manhunt for Tenn. man accused of killing 2
A murder suspect is on the run in northern Tennessee. Law enforcement worked through the night searching for Kirby Wallace. The 53-year-old is accused of killing two people during a violent crime spree that began more than a week ago. Don Dahler reports.
Manhunt for "desperate" suspect accused of killing 2 in Tennessee
On Monday, police believe he shot and killed a man and then stole his pickup truck, which was found crashed a few miles away
Trump at Tenn. rally
President Trump said at a Tennessee rally for Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn that a vote for Democrat Phil Bredesen is a vote for "Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and the real leader of the Democrats, Maxine Waters."
In Tennessee, Trump urges supporters to protect his agenda by voting
The rally comes as the the president has called for a "comprehensive" FBI review related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Ohio woman goes missing while hiking
Authorities are searching for a missing woman who disappeared while she was hiking in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Mitzie Sue "Susan" Clements, 53, was with with her daughter Tuesday when they briefly split up. Clements has been missing ever since.
Crews search for missing hiker near North Carolina-Tennessee border
Mitzie Sue "Susan" Clements, 53, was hiking with her daughter Tuesday when they briefly split up; she's been missing ever since
Phil Bredesen and Marsha Blackburn face off in first debate
The candidates for Tennessee's open Senate seat are locked in a closely contested race that could be key to which party controls the Senate
Search for suspects in deadly Tenn. shootings
A manhunt in Tennessee is targeting two suspects who could be linked to a string of brazen murders and shootings in Nashville. Three people have been killed during apparent robberies in the last 12 days. David Begnaud reports.
Here are the 9 big Senate races to watch
From Arizona to Florida, the fate of the Senate could rest with these seven races
Inmate says "I'm really sorry" before execution
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said use of the execution drugs would cause "torturous pain"
Businessman Bill Lee wins GOP primary for Tenn. governor
In the race for retiring Sen. Bob Corker's seat, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won the GOP nomination and former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen won the Democratic nomination
Nurse captures heartwarming photo of elderly couple in NYC subway
"The more you kept looking at them, the more you could see how in love that they were with each other," Ricker told CBS News
Mom blames spicy snacks for teen's health issues
A teen ate about four bags of hot snacks weekly and began feeling sick to her stomach
Waitresses learn sign language to wish boy happy birthday
Octavius Mitchell Jr. was celebrating his fourth birthday at Texas Roadhouse, and two waitresses want to help the boy, who is hearing impaired, celebrate in a special way
Woman calls cops on black man wearing socks in pool
A white Memphis woman was fired from her job at an apartment development after she was recorded calling the police on a black man who was wearing socks while swimming in a pool. Trilogy Residential Management said Erica Walker was "terminated immediately" after they completed an investigation.
Woman fired for calling police on black man wearing socks in pool
Apartment complex manager Erica Walker, who is white, was "terminated immediately after we completed our investigation"
In Tennessee, Trump's tariffs become a political issue
Few policies could be more problematic for Trump's allies in pivotal Senate contests
Woman rushed to ER with brown recluse spider bites, then finds dozens more infesting her apartment
A 25-year-old woman now has to take blood thinners for the rest of her life and was told by a doctor that she shouldn't have children as a result of the bites
Exclusive
U.S. to resume "neighborhood checks" for citizenship applications
The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting "neighborhood checks" to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship.
Breaking
SpaceX launches Super Heavy-Starship on critical test flight, after 3 failures in a row
SpaceX on Tuesday night launched the 10th test flight of its giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket, a milestone mission to demonstrate fixes and upgrades in the wake of three catastrophic failures earlier this year.
Cracker Barrel to return to its old logo after backlash
Last week, Cracker Barrel announced that it was changing its logo to remove the image of a man sitting in a chair leaning against a barrel, and replacing it with a logo that only featured the chain's name.
Exclusive
Texas man arrested for allegedly making bomb threats outside ICE facility
A Dallas man was arrested for allegedly approaching an ICE facility and claiming he had a bomb, a senior Homeland Security official tells CBS News.
Florida could be next big target for GOP redistricting before 2026 elections
Florida has plans to target three to five House seats held by Democrats.
Trump's move to fire Lisa Cook could give him leverage over Fed board, analysts say
Removing a top Fed official threatens to shake investor confidence in the central bank's long-standing independence, according to Wall Street observers.
Jack Smith lawyers say basis of ethics probe against him is "imaginary"
An ethics probe has been launched into Jack Smith's handling of two investigations of Donald Trump before the 2024 election.
Utah ordered to redraw congressional map, seat for Democrats possible
Although unrelated, the Utah ruling comes amid redistricting issues throughout the country, most notably in Texas and California.
Powerball estimated jackpot jumps to $815 million, game's 7th biggest
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot will be an estimated $815 million, the game's seventh biggest, with an approximate cash value of $367.9 million, after no one won Monday's $750 million grand prize.