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White House announces compromise

President Obama today announced a compromise on the controversial birth control mandate in the health care reform law.

Mitt Romney Wins Florida

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won the Florida Republican presidential primary after defeating main rival former House speaker Newt Gingrich.

KIA recalls the Optima

KIA Motors is recalling about 146,000 '06 - "08 Kia Optima and '07 - '08 Rondo wagons.

Guns sales for 2011

According to recent statistics, more than 10.8 million guns were sold within the past eighteen months. The national shooting sports foundatioin reported that American men and woman bought a combinded total of nearly

RG3 Wins Heisman

Baylor Quarterback Robert Griffin III has won the 77th edition of the Heisman Trophy.   He is the first baylor player to ever win the award.

Electrical wiring causes fire in Tyler

Fire officials say the blaze was started by electrical wiring. The Tyler Fire Department remains on the scene of a two-alarm structure fire in the 6000 block of Sutherland.

Billy Graham recovering from pneumonia in Western North Carolina

Billy Graham is recovering from pneumonia in Western North Carolina. The 93-year-old evangelist is undergoing treatment at Mission Hospital, which released a statement today.

Cain announces he's suspending his campaign

Republican candidate Herman Cain says he's suspending his bid for the republican presidential nomination to avoid news coverage that is hurtful to his family.

Taste for salt tied to drug addiction

When the first slimy amphibians crawled onto dry land a few million years ago, they brought with them a powerful craving from that salty, primordial sea.

Pastor gives Ricky Bobby-esque prayer at Nascar race, listen here

Pastor Joe Nelms of Family Baptist Church in Lebanon, Tennessee performs an epic prayer before the Nationwide Federated Auto Parts 300. He even pulls a Ricky Bobby and thanks God for his "smokin' hot wife".