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At least 6 dead in Texas tornadoes

May 16th, 2013 - National News

— Parts of North Texas have been slammed by tornadoes with at least six people killed.

The spring tornado outbreak destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and injured dozens of people. Officials say...

House panel set to OK cut in food stamps

May 15th, 2013 - National News

— The House Agriculture Committee is set today to consider small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program in an effort to appease conservatives who say the food aid has become too expensiv...

Jury will now decide on death penalty for abortion doctor

May 14th, 2013 - National News

— The jury that convicted a Philadelphia abortion doctor of first-degree murder Monday, will return later this month to decide whether he should face the death penalty.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell was con...

Hackers steal $45 million from ATMS

May 10th, 2013 - National News

— One cybercrime expert says a $45 million heist was on the "high-end" of what can be done by cybercriminals who exploit banking systems connected to the Internet.

The global network of thieves ...

US medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012

May 9th, 2013 - National News

— Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in more than five decades last year.

A new report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics states the total spent...

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford thanks God for political resurrection

May 8th, 2013 - National News

— Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has thanked God for reviving his political career.

Sanford won back his old congressional seat Tuesday. The seat became vacant when U.S. Sen. ...

Neighbors describe how captive women were discovered

May 7th, 2013 - National News

— A woman who lives across the street from where three women had been held captive in a Cleveland neighborhood says she told one of them, "You're not Amanda Berry.

Amanda Berry is dead." Berry an...

Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases

May 6th, 2013 - National News

— Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you.

The Senate is voting on a bill today that would empower states to collect sales taxes for...

NRA holds convention in Houston

May 3rd, 2013 - National News

The National Rifle Association is gathering in Houston for its annual convention.

Organizers for the powerful gun rights lobby anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party to celebrate the victory an...

Bomb suspects' friends arrested

May 2nd, 2013 - National News

— The FBI says three college friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect have told agents they suspected Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was one of the bombers only after authorities released photos of him and...

Jury set to resume work on abortion deaths verdict

May 1st, 2013 - National News

— A Philadelphia jury is set to return to weigh murder charges against a doctor charged with killing five people, including four babies allegedly born alive.

Kermit Gosnell faces the death penalt...

US consumers boost spending 0.2 pct. last month

Apr 29th, 2013 - National News

— Americans spent more in March and their income grew, the latest indication that consumers are shrugging off a tax increase.

The Commerce Department says consumer spending increased 0.2 percent ...

House to vote on easing FAA furloughs

Apr 26th, 2013 - National News

— The House could vote today on a measure intended to bring relief to airline passengers whose flights have been delayed all this week.

The Senate last night approved the legislation to end cost-...

Boston Marathon bombing suspect out of hospital

Apr 26th, 2013 - National News

— The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massachusetts.

The U.S. Marshals Servi...

Plant explosion memorial today

Apr 25th, 2013 - National News

— The town of West, Texas, is preparing to say goodbye to 14 people who were killed when a fertilizer plant exploded and leveled part of the town.

President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn an...

House bill shifts funds in health care law

Apr 24th, 2013 - National News

— The House is expected to vote today on a Republicans plan to divert money from a health care prevention program to cover people with pre-existing conditions.

In February the administration said...

More charges coming against marathon bombing suspect

Apr 23rd, 2013 - National News

— He's already been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, in the Boston Marathon bombings -- but more charges are ahead for Dzokhar Tsarnaev (joh-KHAR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).

State prosecut...

Boston services offer healing from bombing-related violence

Apr 22nd, 2013 - National News

— Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley says last week's bombing-connected violence that left a police officer, an 8-year-old boy and two young women dead "must not be the justification for prejudice agains...

Cops: Boston must stay in place amid terror hunt

Apr 19th, 2013 - National News

— Boston's police commissioner says all of Boston must stay in their homes as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continues.

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis made the...

Several dead in Texas fertilizer plant explosion

Apr 18th, 2013 - National News

— Police in the town of West, Texas say between 5 and 15 people have been killed and 160 injured in an explosion at a fertilizer plant.

Last night's blast leveled homes and other buildings for bl...

Bomb investigators counting on public for help

Apr 17th, 2013 - National News

— Investigators know the Boston Marathon bombs were contained in ordinary kitchen pressure cookers loaded with shrapnel but they're still looking for the triggering method. And authorities want to k...

Searching for clues in Monday's bombing.

Apr 16th, 2013 - National News

Authorities investigating the Boston Marathon bombing aren't saying whether they're looking at any possible suspects, but the fire department in the Boston suburb of Revere says on its Facebook page ...

GM, Ford to collaborate on new transmissions

Apr 15th, 2013 - National News

— General Motors and Ford are putting aside their longstanding rivalry to work together to develop a new generation of fuel-efficient automatic transmissions.

The companies said Monday that their...

Spring storm that killed 3 moving to the Carolinas

Apr 12th, 2013 - National News

— A powerful spring storm that brought tornadoes, hail and high winds to the Deep South after socking the Midwest is making its way toward the Carolinas this morning, with three deaths blamed on the...

Will Senate begin gun control debate?

Apr 11th, 2013 - National News

— The Senate is set to vote this morning on whether to begin debate on a Democratic gun control bill that would expand background checks to virtually all gun sales. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...

Flight cancellations due to storms to the west

Apr 10th, 2013 - National News

A chilly spring storm is making its way east today after heavy snow and freezing rain prompted hundreds of flight cancellations, stranded motorists, and knocked out power to thousands in several Weste...

Spring storm moves east, bringing snow to Colorado

Apr 9th, 2013 - National News

— Parts of Colorado could get up to 20 inches of snow today, as a spring storm moves east.

The same storm toppled trees, caused scattered power outages and whipped up blinding dust storms yesterd...

Church members pray for pastor after son's suicide

Apr 8th, 2013 - National News

— Members of the Rev. Rick Warren's Southern California church are praying for the popular evangelical pastor, as he and his family cope with the apparent suicide of his 27-year-old son, Matthew.

...

2 states tighten gun control

Apr 5th, 2013 - National News

— Maryland's General Assembly has voted to tighten the state's already strong gun laws.

Lawmakers have sent to the governor for his signature legislation that would require people who buy a gun t...

Conn. lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law

Apr 4th, 2013 - National News

— Connecticut lawmakers have approved wide-ranging legislation in response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown, and the governor plans to sign it today.

The bill includes gun control...

CT lawmakers to debate strict gun laws

Apr 3rd, 2013 - National News

— Connecticut lawmakers are expected to pass some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.

Debate is set to begin late this morning on the far-reaching legislation negotiated by Democrat...

Bi-Partisan Gun Bill Passes Connecticut Legislature

Apr 2nd, 2013 - National News

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers say they hope their announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence sends a message to Congress and other state legislators that bipartisan agree...

White House Egg Roll Threatened But Now On Schedule

Apr 1st, 2013 - National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite earlier threats the traditional Easter Egg Roll at the White House would be cancelled, just the opposite appears to be underway.

The Easter Bunny, dozens of profess...

Huge Pile-up Claims Three Lives

Apr 1st, 2013 - National News

GALAX, Va. (AP) — Interstate 77 near the Virginia-North Carolina has reopened following a 95-vehicle pileup that killed three people and injured 25 others.

The Virginia Department of Transportati...

Congressional inaction could cost college students

Mar 29th, 2013 - National News

— Congressional inaction could end up costing college students an extra $5,000 on their new loans.

The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on Jul...

Gun control backers struggle to win some Democrats

Mar 28th, 2013 - National News

— Gun control groups are holding rallies around the country today aimed at pressuring senators to back the effort.

And President Barack Obama is meeting at the White House with gun violence victi...

US study: Fewer dying in hospitals, more at home

Mar 27th, 2013 - National News

— Surveys show most Americans would rather die at home than in a hospital. Now, a new government study suggests more and more people getting their wish.

The researchers studied the deaths of pati...

Several hoping to get a ticket to watch the Supreme Court

Mar 26th, 2013 - National News

The question of same-sex marriage and the right of Americans to protect marriage will be decided.

The nation's highest court hears arguments today on California's voter-approved ban on same-sex mar...

Spring snowstorm hits central states, pushes east

Mar 25th, 2013 - National News

— Spring is buried under winter in parts of the Midwest and the storm continues to move east.

The National Weather Service has issued storm warnings and advisories for as far east as Pennsylvania...

3 dead, including suspect, in Marine base shooting

Mar 22nd, 2013 - National News

— The commander at Marine Corps. Base Quantico in northern Virginia says a shooting in which a Marine killed a male and female colleague before killing himself was isolated to a single building.

...

Low-wage workers missing out on training

Mar 21st, 2013 - National News

— As they struggle to get ahead, many low-wage workers are not taking advantage of job training or educational programs that could help them make the leap to a better-paying job.

A survey by The ...

Mar 20th, 2013 - National News

— Investigators will be looking into what went wrong during a training exercise in Nevada's high desert Monday night. A mortar shell explosion killed 8 Marines and injured a half-dozen others.

It...

Fed expected to keep pushing stimulus

Mar 19th, 2013 - National News

— Economists expect the Federal Reserve to keep the pedal to the metal during its meeting this week, continuing a drive to stimulate the economy with record-low interest rates. The economy is streng...

2 killed when jet crashes into Ind. neighborhood

Mar 18th, 2013 - National News

— The Federal Aviation Administration says two of four people aboard a private jet that crashed in a northern Indiana neighborhood have died.

Authorities say the Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet fl...

Obama to Chicago to talk about clean energy

Mar 15th, 2013 - National News

President Barack Obama is pushing for more federal research into clean energy technologies that can wean automobiles off oil. He plans to give more details of his energy agenda today during a visit t...

Statewide teacher evaluations possible in 2014

Mar 14th, 2013 - National News

— A report is expected by June recommending a statewide teacher evaluation system that could be in place for the 2014-15 school year.

Deborah Loewenberg Ball is chairwoman of the Michigan Council...

Honda recalls 250,000 vehicles for braking problem

Mar 14th, 2013 - National News

— Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S, Japan and several other countries because their brakes can suddenly kick in even when the driver isn't braking.

Some of the models affecte...

US retail sales up solid 1.1 percent in February

Mar 13th, 2013 - National News

— Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in February, boosting retail spending 1.1 percent compared with January. About half the jump reflected higher gas prices, but even excluding gas ...

Deadly day for American forces

Mar 12th, 2013 - National News

— A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five US troops.

The crash near Kandahar city is under investigation, but NATO says "initial reports" show there was no enemy action in the ...

Budget cuts force military jets to drop air shows

Mar 11th, 2013 - National News

— Deep budget cuts in Washington mean military flight teams will likely be no-shows at air shows across the U.S. starting this spring, leaving dozens of host cities bracing for thinner crowds and lo...

Backlash grows to allowing knives, clubs on planes

Mar 8th, 2013 - National News

— A backlash is growing to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives and some sports equipment onto planes.

A labor coalition of flight att...

General foresees end to grim rise in Army suicides

Mar 7th, 2013 - National News

— The four-star general who has been at the forefront of the Army's search for solutions to its suicide problem says a turnaround to the problem is in sight, even though suicides are still on the ri...

Late winter storm

Mar 6th, 2013 - National News

— Hundreds of airline flights along the projected path of a late snow are being canceled, and residents are getting prepared for a storm that's already left up to 10 inches in Chicago.

Forecaster...

Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured

Mar 4th, 2013 - National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's promising news in the search for better ways to fight pediatric AIDS.

Scientists say a baby born with HIV appears to have been cured thanks to faster and stronger treatm...

Rosa Parks statue unveiled at Capitol

Feb 28th, 2013 - National News

— President Barack Obama says civil rights icon Rosa Parks has taken her rightful place among those who have shaped the course of U.S. history.

Obama and House Speaker John Boehner unveiled a sta...

Lawmakers to hear about gun violence

Feb 27th, 2013 - National News

— Committees in both the House and Senate are gearing up for hearings today on gun violence. Neil Heslin, whose son was slain in Newtown, Conn., will tell a Senate hearing he favors a ban on assault...

2nd winter storm in days blasts central US

Feb 26th, 2013 - National News

— Another blizzard is battering the nation's midsection today as Midwesterners are still digging out from last week's storm.

Thousands of customers were left without power as the storm moved in a...

2nd blizzard bearing down on Plains region

Feb 25th, 2013 - National News

— Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is telling people, "stay off the road unless it's absolutely critical" when a second major winter storm in less than a week hits the central Plains.

The National Servi...

Severe winter storm heads toward northeast

Feb 22nd, 2013 - National News

— People living in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes area likely will get the same winter storm that pounded states from Kansas to Illinois yesterday, forcing schools and airports to close and inter...

Plains storm gathers strength, cited in road death

Feb 21st, 2013 - National News

— An armada of snow plows and salt spreaders are deployed on highways across the nation's heartland, working to stay ahead of a powerful winter storm that already is blamed for one road death.

Wi...