WFAA - News - National http://www.wfaa.com/news/national RSS Feed for WFAA - News - National en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:29 GMT Okla. state work in trouble over off-color email http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139056649.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma state work is facing disciplinary action after an official email that contained an off-color term for breasts was sent to hundreds of people. Purple squirrel spotted by central Pa. couple http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139055809.html JERSEY SHORE, Pa. (AP) — A couple in central Pennsylvania found a very unusual critter in their backyard — a purple squirrel. APNewsBreak: Perelman denied bid on Pa. newspapers http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139055534.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philanthropist Raymond Perelman has been told he can't challenge a former governor's effort to buy The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News. NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139036684.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors at a site in eastern Georgia. Obama raising money from gay, lesbian donors http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139053679.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is raising money from gay and lesbian supporters as he seeks to fill his campaign coffers against determined GOP opposition. Romantic rival testifies at U.Va. murder trial http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139034214.html CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The romantic rival of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend testified Thursday that he saw the defendant with his arm around her neck months before her death. Mortenson asks judge to toss 'Three Cups' lawsuit http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139049159.html Lawsuit compares Mortenson's 'Three Cups of Tea' to discredited Frey memoir Feds require consumer-friendly health plan briefs http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139019674.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't have the slightest clue what your health insurance covers? Judge: Firing for lactation not sex discrimination http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139044609.html HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge's ruling against a Houston mother who says she was fired after asking for a place to pump breast milk has highlighted a question left unanswered by higher courts: Is firing a woman because she wants to pump at work sexual discrimination? Car theft suspect held after LA roof standoff http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139044274.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspect in an auto theft was arrested Thursday after a bizarre five-hour standoff on the rooftops of a Westwood neighborhood.