http://www.wfaa.com/news/national RSS Feed for WFAA - News - National en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:36 GMT 2012-02-10T00:34:36Z en-us http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139056649.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state worker is facing disciplinary action after sending an official email to hundreds of people Thursday that contained an off-color term for breasts, the Oklahoma Insurance Department said. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:35 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139056649.html 2012-02-10T00:32:35Z 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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:08 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139055809.html 2012-02-10T00:26:08Z 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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:29 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139055534.html 2012-02-10T00:30:29Z 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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:41 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139036684.html 2012-02-10T00:32:41Z 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. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:36:46 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139053679.html 2012-02-09T23:36:46Z 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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:40 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139034214.html 2012-02-10T00:32:40Z http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139049159.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys who accuse Greg Mortenson of defrauding readers in his best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" say his case is no different from that of James Frey, who admitted on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" that he lied in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces." Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:36 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139049159.html 2012-02-10T00:34:36Z http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139019674.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't have the slightest clue what your health insurance covers? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:21:02 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139019674.html 2012-02-10T00:21:02Z 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? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:28:03 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139044609.html 2012-02-10T00:28:03Z 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. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:02:38 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/139044274.html 2012-02-09T23:02:38Z