By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the 2014 shooting of a black teenager that was captured on shocking dashcam video that showed him crumpling to the ground in a hail of 16 bullets as …

By CATHERINE LUCEY and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at female protesters who have confronted senators over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, labeling them “rude elevator screamers” and “paid professionals only looking to make Senators look bad.” Trump’s tweet Friday came before a …

By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown this weekend in a battle that’s seen claims of long-ago sexual assault by the nominee threaten President Donald …

From the National Weather Service a flash flood watch in effect through thursday evening… the national weather service in morristown has issued a * flash flood watch for a portion of east tennessee, including the following areas, bledsoe, blount smoky mountains, bradley, east polk, hamilton, loudon, marion, mcminn, meigs, nw …

New Scrabble Dictionary For A New Generation Merriam-Webster published the new edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, containing 300 new words, on Monday. Among those words are twerk – to dance by shaking the buttocks while squatting – and ew, used to express disgust. The dictionary is a reference …

Randy Boyd Named as UT Interim President; Releases Video Randy Boyd, Knoxville businessman and former adviser to Gov. Bill Haslam for higher education, will serve as interim president of the University of Tennessee following the retirement of UT President Joe DiPietro in November. The appointment was made by the board …

By Mocs News Staff While supplies last…. Flu shots will be available to the UTC community on Wednesday, September 26 from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM on the 2nd floor of the UC at the bottom of the main stairwell. Shots will also be administered at the UTC Community Health Fair on …

By Mocs News Staff U-T officials are recommending a former Tennessee gubernatorial candidate to serve as an interim president for the University of Tennessee.  Randy Boyd, a Knoxville businessman and U-T alumnus, lost his bid for the GOP nomination for governor to Bill Lee. If the appointment is approved, Boyd …