National News
Latest
-
Today in History
Today in History Today is Monday, March 18, the 77th day of 2019. There are 288 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 18, 1965, the first spacewalk took place as…
12 hours ago -
Charge upgraded to murder for Memphis boy, 11, in shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say an 11-year-old boy now faces a murder charge after a teenager he is accused of shooting died. The Memphis Police Department said Sunday that a 14-year-old boy…
13 hours ago -
Fire breaks out at a Houston-area petrochemicals terminal
HOUSTON (AP) — Some Houston-area residents have been urged to remain indoors as a fire burns at a petrochemicals terminal. The fire started Sunday morning at Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, about 15 miles…
13 hours ago -
Other 2020 Dems begin sharpening criticism of Beto O’Rourke
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Back when he was still just teasing a presidential run, Beto O’Rourke told Vanity Fair he was “born to be in” the race. Now that he’s campaigning to far greater media…
14 hours ago -
Owner of Christchurch gun store says it sold 4 weapons to alleged mosque shooter via police-verified mail order process
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Owner of Christchurch gun store says it sold 4 weapons to alleged mosque shooter via police-verified mail order process.
14 hours ago -
Police issue ‘virtual kidnap’ alerts to California schools
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police in a seaside California city have alerted local schools to two “virtual kidnap” cases in 24 hours. Laguna Beach police say victims received phone calls claiming their daughters had…
15 hours ago -
Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, ‘Miserlou’ composer, is dead
Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin'” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81.
15 hours ago -
Trump calls GM’s CEO in push to reopen Ohio auto plant
President Donald Trump stepped up his pressure on General Motors to reopen an Ohio manufacturing plant that recently closed and put 1,700 people out of work.
15 hours ago -
The Latest: Trump talks to GM CEO about Ohio plant closure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s efforts to get General Motors to reopen its Lordstown, Ohio plant (all times local): 8:30 p.m. General Motors says in a statement released Sunday evening that…
15 hours ago -
Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack
An attack on a New Zealand mosque took the lives of 50 worshippers. Here are the stories of some of those killed and wounded.
16 hours ago -
Pirro’s show not on Fox lineup, week after Omar comments
Fox said Pirro’s views didn’t reflect the network and it had addressed the issue with her, but didn’t specify what that entailed.
16 hours ago -
Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, ‘Miserlou’ composer, is dead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin'” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 83. His…
16 hours ago -
North Carolina man wanted in wife’s death caught in Arizona
NASHVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of killing his wife was arrested Sunday on an Arizona interstate, authorities said, adding they will take a closer look at the death of the man’s…
17 hours ago -
Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials
Islamic law calls for bodies to be cleansed and buried as soon as possible after death, usually within 24 hours. But two days after the worst terrorist attack in the country’s modern history, relatives remained unsure when they would be able to bury their loved ones.
17 hours ago -
Police temporarily suspend search for 4-year-old Utah girl
ANETH, Utah (AP) — After three unsuccessful days of ground and water searches, authorities said Sunday they were temporarily suspending the search for a 4-year-old girl missing since last week on the Utah portion of…
17 hours ago
