By ULA ILNYTZKY Associated Press A trio of Norman Rockwell paintings that for years resided at a New England museum named for him is being auctioned in New York City.More
A Norman Rockwell painting titled "Saying Grace" has sold in New York for $46 million, the highest price paid for any work sold at an American art auction and for a work by the Saturday Evening Post illustrator.More
A wintry storm pushing through the western half of the country is bringing bitterly cold temperatures that prompted safety warnings for residents in the Rockies and threatened crops as far south as California.More
The jet stream hunkered to the south Wednesday, promising to bring nearly a week of temperatures that could dip to minus 20 or worse in the northern midsection of the country, and forcing much of the rest of the nation to...More
A 76-foot Norway Spruce from Shelton, Conn., is set to be lit as New York City's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.More
With a flick of the switch, a 76-foot Norway Spruce officially became the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree Wednesday night after it was illuminated for the first time this holiday season in a ceremony that's been held...More
Arizona's workplace safety agency is recommending that the state Forestry Division pay a nearly $560,000 fine in the deaths of 19 firefighters.More
An Arizona commission that oversees workplace safety blamed the state's Forestry Division on Wednesday for the June deaths of 19 firefighters, saying state fire officials knowingly put protection of property ahead of...More
Federal officials say 10 of the dozens of whales stranded in Florida's Everglades National Park are now dead.More
Wildlife workers in boats struggled unsuccessfully Wednesday to coax nearly four dozen pilot whales out of dangerous shallow waters in Florida's Everglades National Park, hoping to spare them the fate of 10 others that...More
The prosecutor overseeing the investigation of sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston says it is completed.More
The prosecutor overseeing the investigation of sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston said Wednesday that it is completed.More
The fate of an Arizona inmate who kidnapped and murdered a retired Oklahoma couple following a 2010 prison break is now in the hands of an Albuquerque jury.More
The fate of an Arizona inmate who kidnapped and murdered a retired Oklahoma couple following a 2010 prison break went to the jury Wednesday, the final phase in a rare and lengthy New Mexico death penalty trial.More
A California woman has pleaded not guilty to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google's computer-in-an-eyeglass.More
A California woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google's computer-in-an-eyeglass.More
Macy's Thanksgiving parade awash in float flaps involving killer whales, South Dakota beefMore
Macy's Thanksgiving parade awash in float flaps involving killer whales, South Dakota beefMore
By JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNER Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence a month after a mass shooting in Connecticut killed 20 elementary school children.
The package includes a call on Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazine and it would close loopholes in the gun sale background check system.
Obama also is signing 23 executive actions - which require no congressional approval - including several aimed at improving access to data for background checks. A presidential memorandum will instruct the Centers for Disease Control to research causes and prevention of gun violence.
In addition, Obama will nominate Todd Jones as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Jones currently is the acting director of the agency.
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Wednesday, December 4 2013 3:06 PM EST2013-12-04 20:06:55 GMT
The girl's mother was later shocked to learn the school nurse had been removing her daughter's clothing, without her permission, to check for congenital herpes lesions.More
The girl's mother was later shocked to learn the school nurse had been removing her daughter's clothing, without her permission, to check for congenital herpes lesions.More
Tuesday, December 3 2013 8:22 PM EST2013-12-04 01:22:22 GMT
The son and brother, respectively, of Knoxville natives Tina Wesson and Katie Collins, the mother and daughter More
A 25-year-old man who was the son and brother, respectively, of Knoxville natives Tina Wesson and Katie Collins, the mother and daughter duo competing on the current season of "Survivor: Blood vs. Water," has died in a car accident in Chattanooga.More
Someone made off with $2,000 worth of calendars for 2014 in an unusual heist at the Mall of Georgia, where the thief left behind some editorial comments.More
Someone made off with $2,000 worth of calendars for 2014 in an unusual heist at the Mall of Georgia, where the thief left behind some editorial comments.More
Wednesday, December 4 2013 8:30 AM EST2013-12-04 13:30:43 GMT
Police say a woman who was attacked by a man with a box cutter on Tuesday in Davidson County was able to escape. More
The victim says the suspect approached her using racial slurs and hit her with a stick. Before she knew it, she says she was face to face with a box cutter and the man was threatening to cut her.More
Wednesday, December 4 2013 9:04 AM EST2013-12-04 14:04:30 GMT
Two Dalton police officers are suspended for cussing at a bus full of children. The bus driver requested police saying the students were being too unruly for her to safely drive.More
Two Dalton police officers are suspended for cussing at a bus full of children. The bus driver requested police saying the students were being too unruly for her to safely drive.More
Wednesday, December 4 2013 9:19 AM EST2013-12-04 14:19:48 GMT
Hardwick Clothes, America's oldest privately held clothing manufacturer, is among a handful of companies still producing tailored-made clothing in the United States.More
Hardwick Clothes, America's oldest privately held clothing manufacturer, is among a handful of companies still producing tailored-made clothing in the United States.More
Wednesday, December 4 2013 9:52 AM EST2013-12-04 14:52:39 GMT
A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend's Iron Bowl football game was More
A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend's Iron Bowl football game was angry that the victim and others didn't seem upset over the Crimson Tide's loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman.More
Wednesday, December 4 2013 5:56 PM EST2013-12-04 22:56:16 GMT
The holidays are around the corner and communities throughout the Tennessee Valley will be hosting parades and other festivities to celebrate the season.More
The holidays are around the corner and communities throughout the Tennessee Valley will be hosting parades and other festivities to celebrate the season.More
