News - Friday, July 24, 2026

Visitors have no shortage of places to add to their Chattanooga itinerary.

They can descend hundreds of feet underground at Ruby Falls. They can drive up Lookout Mountain to see Rock City. They can tour the Tennessee Aquarium, stroll across the Walnut Street Bridge and spend a night at the Choo-Choo.

There’s little at Aladdin Printing & Copying to suggest it’s a business preparing for an AI-powered future.

Inside the Broad Street shop, the presses stay busy while customers drift in throughout the day, often lingering for conversation as they pick up business cards, menus or brochures. Many are greeted by name. Employees ask about their families, remember past jobs and treat routine pickups like visits.

Garrett Cox was only 20 years old when he found himself managing the finance office at a Marion County car dealership.

It was a role that demanded far more than selling vehicles. Every day brought lessons in lending, negotiations, marketing, business management and customer service. Looking back, Cox sees those early years as the training ground for the career he would eventually build.

The latest housing numbers show a market that’s active but not overheated. Nationally, existing home sales picked up, and the Chattanooga region also saw gains in new listings, pending sales and inventory.

That combination gives us a useful picture of where the market stands right now. Buyers are still moving, sellers are still entering the market and the pace is giving both sides more room to make thoughtful decisions.

Judges are bound by the rule of law. But the rule of law is not inflexible. 

Judicial discretion is the power judges have to exercise their judgment, act based on the evidence before them and consider the circumstances of individual cases. It enables judges to make decisions based on the facts in front of them and allows for flexibility when the situation calls for it.

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in workplaces, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is launching two new professional education programs this fall aimed at helping workers develop practical AI skills.

UTC’s Center for Professional Education will offer an introductory AI workshop and a more advanced cybersecurity certification course beginning in September. University officials say the programs were developed in response to growing demand from both employers and professionals seeking to better understand how AI is changing the workplace.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel is warning clients and business contacts to be on guard after discovering a scam in which someone impersonated one of the firm’s attorneys in an apparent attempt to obtain sensitive information.

In a letter sent to clients and friends of the firm, president and managing shareholder Steve Barham said the firm recently identified a fraudulent text message sent from an unfamiliar phone number that appeared to come from a Chambliss attorney.

As electric bicycles become common on Chattanooga streets and trails, local law enforcement agencies are reminding riders that e-bikes are subject to many of the same rules that apply to traditional bicycles.

The Chattanooga Police Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office this month released a summary of Tennessee’s e-bike laws and say the effort is intended to educate riders before enforcement becomes necessary.

Social Security is often one of the most important income sources in retirement. Yet widespread myths about how it works can lead to confusion, unnecessary worry and poor planning decisions. Here’s the truth behind five of the most common misconceptions.

The University of Tennessee athletic department’s creative team flexed its muscle to promote the college’s transition back to Adidas. From highly choreographed videos to flashy photos to detailed graphics, the rollout was full throttle on every social media platform.

Once again, there have been many changes this offseason for the Tennessee Titans.

The big question – as the club opens training camp formally on July 28 at what is now Vanderbilt Health Football Center – is how much those offseason changes will improve the team’s fortunes.

With new-vehicle prices hovering near record highs and monthly payments consuming a growing share of household budgets, many shoppers are looking for ways to make every car-buying dollar go further. 

And with ample options for where, when and how to buy, it’s not hard to do. The car experts at Edmunds have compiled their five top strategies to help reduce the overall cost of your next vehicle purchase.

NEW YORK (AP) — Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and military strikes that have left global oil supplies stranded in the Middle East.

Ford and Chinese automotive company Geely Auto announced plans on Thursday to jointly manufacture low- and zero-emission vehicles at Ford's Valencia, Spain factory.

The partnership is a bid to reignite Ford's offerings for the European auto market as the legacy carmaker seeks to compete with the likes of fast-moving Chinese companies that are rapidly dominating auto sales across the globe.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday had governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers — a sign of how the artificial intelligence build-out has become a lightning rod of controversy before the midterm elections.

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans placed two starters, right tackle JC Latham and safety Amani Hooker, on the physically unable to perform list on Thursday.

Latham, a 2024 first-round draft pick from Alabama, started 13 games at right tackle last season after making 17 starts at left tackle as a rookie.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens waived quarterback Diego Pavia on Thursday, just a day before rookies were to report to training camp.

Pavia, the Heisman Trophy runner-up last season at Vanderbilt, signed as an undrafted free agent in April.

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors doubled down Thursday on the new age-based eligibility rule that has prompted some athletes to go to court in hopes of extending their college careers.

The Division I Cabinet, which approved the new rule last month, issued a similar statement last month after a group of basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court contending the age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. More lawsuits have been filed across the country since, some of them reportedly with their coaches' encouragement.

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University president Dwayne Tucker on Thursday placed athletic director Mikki Allen on administrative leave following an internal investigation which was prompted by a vote of no confidence from six coaches at the school.

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday said they have linked cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite tied to shredded lettuce to an additional four states, expanding the scope of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to Taco Bell restaurants now includes Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Previously the agency's investigation included five states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Canada on Friday celebrated the completion of a new bridge to the U.S. over the Detroit River, a multibillion-dollar, multiyear project that will serve as a critical path for trade and casual travel between the countries.

With the six-lane Gordie Howe International Bridge dominating the skyline behind them, officials lined up in Windsor, Ontario, to hail what one described as "one of the most significant infrastructure achievements in Canada's history." Traffic opens Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Broncos because a wiring harness in the engine compartment can short circuit and increase the risk of fire.

Ford said Thursday that 565,691 Ford Broncos and Bronco Raptors, model years 2021-2026, are included in the recall. The automaker estimates that around 1% of those vehicles have the wiring harness defect. Ford said it is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to the issue.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children's privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors.

The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said.

BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's latest set of tariffs drew objections Friday from America's trading partners including China and Japan, with Australia's trade minister slamming them as "completely unjustified."

The administration announced tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies late Thursday, saying the countries had failed to adequately enforce a ban on goods made with forced labor.

BEIJING (AP) — China announced on Friday it was adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese enterprises as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia.

Chinese companies will not be allowed to export dual-use items, which can be used for both civilian and military purposes, to the 14 European organizations, China's Commerce Ministry said in a statement.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump's threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court.

The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor.

NEW YORK (AP) — Will President Donald Trump 's name grace one of the most famous -- and sometimes maligned -- landmarks in his hometown of New York City?

The Republican administration this week urged leading U.S. Senators to rename Penn Station as it undertakes a projected $8 billion redesign of the dreary, underground Manhattan transit hub that also happens to be the busiest in the western hemisphere.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has met in Kyiv with senior representatives of Raytheon, the U.S. company that makes the Patriot air defense systems Ukraine desperately needs to counter the ballistic missiles Russia uses to advance its invasion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are poised to lock in the party's 2028 presidential nominating schedule on Friday, likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of tradition by keeping Iowa off the top of the calendar and elevating more racially diverse states.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Georgia was the preseason pick to win the Southeastern Conference championship, according to voters attending the league's annual media days event in Tampa.

The Bulldogs received 88 of 164 votes to reach the title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in early December. Texas was the second choice, with 57 votes, and Mississippi a distant third with six. Texas A&M, Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU and Kentucky also received votes.

A photographer's cell phone started blaring a musical ring tone while Jon Sumrall spoke at SEC Media Days, and the first-year Florida coach responded with the kind of candor that has his players and his fanbase fired up about the program's future.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union's trade practices, President Donald Trump said on Friday, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other U.S. tech giants.

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential nominating schedule, most likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of tradition by keeping Iowa off the top of the calendar and elevating more racially diverse states.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Friday, in a race with Abdul El-Sayed that has become a focal point for the party's fight between its moderate establishment and progressive wings.

Job Fair. Employers attending include Wilson Sporting Goods, Contemporary Service Association, Silver Angels, Wawa, Army National Guard, Fifth Third Bank, Bridgetown Natural Foods, Permobil, 3 Rusty Nails, 1 Care Concept Solutions and WebstaurantStore. Wednesday, Noon-3 p.m., TCAT Lebanon, 411 Tennessee Boulevard, Lebanon. Information

The College Football Players Association, an organization advocating for unionization and collective bargaining, announced Monday that Stanford has become the first team to organize a player-led chapter.

CFBPA executive director Jason Stahl said the goal is for other Atlantic Coast Conference schools join Stanford in forming chapters. That would create momentum for unionization and the ability for players to bargain with conferences over working conditions.

MIAMI (AP) — Attorneys for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will meet with federal prosecutors in Miami on Monday to work out a schedule for the potentially monthslong process of fighting extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking.

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices eased in early trading Sunday, falling further from a two-month high set last week, after the United States and Iran refrained from launching military strikes in the Persian Gulf for a second straight day.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil to be delivered in September dropped 4.9% to $92.02 shortly after trading resumed. The decline followed a 3.9% drop on Friday.

HONG KONG (AP) — China has a hot new product in the United States: artificial intelligence.

San Francisco-based Raffi Krikorian, the chief technology officer at Mozilla, which runs the Firefox browser, switched to Chinese AI startup Moonshot's Kimi K3 for many of his day-to-day activities within days of the new, powerful model's launch more than a week ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's border czar said Sunday that the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review after relatives revealed to The Associated Press that he had a history of serious mental health struggles and violent behavior.

CAIRO (AP) — Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon's official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category.

The Clinton Foundation unveiled a new initiative Monday to help state and local governments develop and enact nonpartisan policy solutions to improve health outcomes, especially for women and children, economic security and democracy.

The foundation's first new initiative in more than a decade, the Clinton Policy Institute has already begun convening political leaders from both parties, research experts, and Americans affected by the issues being studied to create new approaches to long-existing problems.

MILFORD, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is "fomenting hate" by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested over the war in Gaza if he visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly.

Job Fair. Employers attending include Wilson Sporting Goods, Contemporary Service Association, Silver Angels, Wawa, Army National Guard, Fifth Third Bank, Bridgetown Natural Foods, Permobil, 3 Rusty Nails, 1 Care Concept Solutions and WebstaurantStore. Wednesday, Noon-3 p.m., TCAT Lebanon, 411 Tennessee Boulevard, Lebanon. Information

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November's midterm elections.

The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now lower court decisions blocking the sweeping changes in nearly half the country.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social media was not a call to violence against President Donald Trump but protected political speech.

DETROIT (AP) — A major new bridge linking Canada and the U.S. at Detroit opened Monday to trucks, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a yearslong project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics.

Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River, which separates the Motor City from Windsor, Ontario. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., rode a motorcycle, while Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drove a Ford Mustang with the top down.

Stocks on Wall Street drifted to a mixed close Monday as oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end the war.

The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1% after spending much of the day bouncing between small gains and losses. The benchmark index was coming off two weekly losses in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%, its fourth straight loss.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America's close European ally criticized the Trump administration's human rights record.

The surprise move during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine followed U.S. opposition to giving U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk another four-year term. The reappointment on Friday got overwhelming support, including from France.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber's upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The office of Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., released an update on his health Monday, this time with a statement from the congressional Office of Attending Physician stating the senator has not yet been medically cleared to leave a rehabilitation facility where he is undergoing physical therapy.

NEW YORK (AP) — A new platform from a progressive group that's notched several recent primary victories is becoming fodder for Republican attacks, as the GOP looks to frame Democrats as extremists and communists ahead of November's midterm elections.

Job Fair. Employers attending include Wilson Sporting Goods, Contemporary Service Association, Silver Angels, Wawa, Army National Guard, Fifth Third Bank, Bridgetown Natural Foods, Permobil, 3 Rusty Nails, 1 Care Concept Solutions and WebstaurantStore. Wednesday, Noon-3 p.m., TCAT Lebanon, 411 Tennessee Boulevard, Lebanon. Information

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to all of the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment, pointing to "irregularities" in those grand jury proceedings.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you've ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you're not alone.

Many people throw away food simply because of the date printed on the label. But often it is still perfectly edible, according to experts.

A court in Azerbaijan has convicted nine journalists and founders of a top independent news outlet on charges of financial crimes and sentenced them to prison in what international media rights groups denounced Tuesday as a politically driven case to stifle critical voices in the oil-rich Caspian Sea nation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 90.8 in July from 92.2 in June.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged when it meets Tuesday and Wednesday, but chair Kevin Warsh is under increasing pressure to hike rates soon, a move that could provoke ire from President Donald Trump, who appointed him.

HONG KONG (AP) — China pushed back Tuesday against claims of overcapacity in the world's second largest economy, ahead of the release of results of a U.S. probe on the matter that could result in new tariffs.

Massive capacity in a slew of Chinese industries, from automaking to solar panels, cement and steel manufacturing, among many others, has drawn increasing attention from Beijing's trading partners in recent years. Although China's own leaders have made rebalancing the economy a priority, slowing domestic demand has prompted companies to expand into markets overseas. Surging exports pushed China's trade surplus to a record of nearly $1.2 trillion last year.

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — KFC founder Colonel Sanders ' pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction, along with his former home and a dinner house Sanders opened after selling his iconic restaurant chain.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Paige Cognetti is taking a shot at artificial intelligence data centers in her challenge to freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan, saying "we're not for sale" in a new TV ad in a swing Pennsylvania congressional district where communities are fighting data center projects.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China's growing influence around the world, after it had put a halt to many of those initiatives last year during a flurry of budget and personnel cuts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are meeting Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, their second sit-down this month and after a far-right activist with the U.S. president's ear had a widely publicized change of heart on Russia's war against Ukraine.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to confirm Jay Clayton on Tuesday to become head of the nation's intelligence agencies, ensuring that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach.

Clayton is expected to be confirmed along party lines after a contentious hearing two weeks ago in which he repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Still, Democrats have said they have more confidence in Clayton than they do in Trump's temporary pick for the job, Bill Pulte, who has no known intelligence experience and investigated the president's perceived enemies in his previous post as a federal housing regulator.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, is being eulogized Tuesday as a "swashbuckling" public servant and "true American original" during memorial services in Washington.