http://www.wwltv.com/news/national RSS Feed for WWL - News - National en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 07:07:17 GMT 2013-05-25T07:07:17Z en-us http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208924691.html EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and authorities say a search is under way for the missing pilot. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:07:17 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208924691.html 2013-05-25T07:07:17Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208915591.html BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in South Texas has convicted a former district attorney on corruption charges. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:04:04 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208915591.html 2013-05-25T07:04:04Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/Angel-Flight-crashes-killing-two-in-upstate-NY-208924351.html A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said Sat, 25 May 2013 06:35:26 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/Angel-Flight-crashes-killing-two-in-upstate-NY-208924351.html 2013-05-25T06:35:26Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208915631.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:04:03 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208915631.html 2013-05-25T07:04:03Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208913661.html EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:05:07 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208913661.html 2013-05-25T07:05:07Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208914061.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The man who famously put aside his McDonald's hamburger to help rescue three women held captive in an Ohio house said Friday that he's not endorsing a group of restaurants that are offering him free burgers for life and wants his name kept out of it. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:06:58 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208914061.html 2013-05-25T03:06:58Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208911371.html NEW YORK (AP) — Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:33:44 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208911371.html 2013-05-25T06:33:44Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208906361.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:07:17 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208906361.html 2013-05-25T07:07:17Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208909101.html NEW YORK (AP) — Department of Justice lawyers have again asked a federal appeals court in New York to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:03:17 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208909101.html 2013-05-25T07:03:17Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208906131.html SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:01:35 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/208906131.html 2013-05-25T07:01:35Z