http://www.wwltv.com/news/national RSS Feed for WWL - News - National en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:14 GMT 2013-06-19T14:20:14Z en-us http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212135541.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors waited for word from the Federal Reserve. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:32 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212135541.html 2013-06-19T14:07:32Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212104301.html JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) — Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced by the trickle of nearby water. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:01:18 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212104301.html 2013-06-19T14:01:18Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212120451.html OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — FBI agents have resumed digging in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:33:39 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212120451.html 2013-06-19T13:33:39Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212119891.html NEW YORK (AP) — Police and fire officials say eight people have been injured, one of them critically, after a car jumped a curb and slammed into a Manhattan store. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:38 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212119891.html 2013-06-19T14:07:38Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212113391.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:06 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212113391.html 2013-06-19T12:04:06Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212112021.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:14 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212112021.html 2013-06-19T14:20:14Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212109831.html DENVER (AP) — Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:36:51 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212109831.html 2013-06-19T13:36:51Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212107371.html Weather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:06:19 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212107371.html 2013-06-19T09:06:19Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212104551.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:35 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212104551.html 2013-06-19T13:02:35Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212104791.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:33:53 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/national/212104791.html 2013-06-19T11:33:53Z