National News
Want to follow the latest in national news? Keep reading below for today's national news headlines!
It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go
The most active season on record in the eastern Pacific was 1992, when there were 25 named storms, Rosencrans said…
'Nice to be here!'
Sea-Tac lacking
GOP hopefuls join Basque Fry barbecue
U.S. eases crude oil export ban
EDGARTOWN, Mass. - The Obama administration approved limited crude oil trading with Mexico on Friday, further easing the longstanding U.S. ban on crude exports that has drawn consternation from Republicans and ener…
We're buying more cars, eating out more
WASHINGTON - Americans bought more cars, restaurant meals and building supplies in July, and the spending points to steady economic growth anchored by the impr…
Search for food no match for automobile
HELENA, Mont. - A retired Pittsburgh schoolteacher could do nothing but laugh after a black bear broke into her car in Montana, destroyed the interior while trying to escape, and finally busted out through the wind…
Ohio zoo to take cubs of bear that killed Yellowstone hiker
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio zoo will take the two cubs of a grizzly bear that was euthanized after it killed a hiker in Yellowstone National Park.
Slaying casts pall on plan to reduce solitary confinement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's efforts to ease its famously harsh use of solitary confinement are clashing with a bloody reality after an inmate who spent decades alone in a tiny cell was sent back to the genera…
Shopping for back-to-school deals?
NEW YORK - The start of the school year is just around the corner, and you haven't shopped yet?
Beer of champions? Wheaties teams up with brewery
NEW YORK - These Wheaties may not be so good with milk.
Stocks close mixed as China's currency stabilizes
NEW YORK (AP) - The anxiety that rattled markets earlier this week dissipated Thursday as China's central bank calmed concerns that the country's currency would continue its slide. Major markets in Europe and Asia …
Kraft Heinz slashing 2,500 jobs in US, Canada after merger
NEW YORK (AP) - Kraft Heinz said it is cutting about 2,500 jobs as part of its plan to slash costs after the food companies combined.
Surgery reveals Carter's cancer
ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter, who at age 90 still travels the world supporting the humanitarian endeavors that have consumed his time in the decades since he left office, announced Wednesday he has cance…
Toxicity covers three states
DURANGO, Colo. - Toxic waste that gushed from a Colorado mine and threatened downstream water supplies in at least three states will continue to be dangerous w…
No golden rule anymore
Travelers dream of the perfect trick to find the cheapest airfare every time, every trip.