National News

Second grader suspended from school after pointing pencil & making gun noises

By Anne McNamara-NBC
A Suffolk, Virginia school suspended a second grader for pointing a pencil at another student and making gun noises.

University of Arizona's Latino students celebrated for high degree of success

By Sean Mooney - NBC
 The Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority in America, but it also has the lowest college graduation rate of any other group.

The FCC wants to make in-flight Wi-Fi less awful

By Adrian Covert - CNN
If you hate paying $15 for Wi-Fi on your flight, only to have it move at the approximate speed of a sloth, the FCC has good news: It wants to speed up your internet above the clouds.

Whatever happened to the ringtone?

By Breeanna Hare - CNN
 Rebecca May couldn't resist. When she got her first cellphone about a decade ago, one of the first things she did was go to her service provider's website and stock up on ringtones.

Japanese yen hits new 4-year low

By Ben Rooney - CNN
The Japanese yen fell to a four-year low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as investors continue to welcome moves by the Bank of Japan to boost the nation's economy.

High school baseball players lift car off of student pinned in crash

By Mallory Hoff - NBC
A California high school baseball team are being called heroes after lifting a car off the ground, freeing a student trapped underneath on Wednesday.

Authorities discover more than 60 horse carcasses on Wisconsin farm

By Charles Benson - Reporter
After a search of a Wisconsin farm where five horses were initially found dead, police say they have now located the bodies of 55 horses, 12 goats and two cows in two separate grave sites on the property.

Senators in standoff over EPA nominee

By Gregory Wallace CNN
The top Democrat on the committee considering President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency indicated late Friday she may attempt to break an impasse over the nomination this week.

'No leaks!': Emergency spacewalk to fix ammonia seeping from space station

By Greg Botelho CNN
Two astronauts conducted a spacewalk Saturday to address an ammonia leak in the International Space Station's cooling system, a mission that ended with NASA optimistic the potentially major problem had been fixed.

Vietnam combat veteran receives long overdue welcome from his hometown

By Boyd Huppert - NBC
A decorated Marine combat pilot returned to a hero's welcome Tuesday night, but Bill Isaacson wasn't coming home from Iraq or Afghanistan. He served nearly 50 years ago in Vietnam.

Plane made famous in 'Fantasy Island' opening used to smuggle drugs into Oklahoma

By Lance West - NBC
It was the centerpiece of the classic '70s and early '80s TV classic "Fantasy Island."

Tiny pup survives weeks locked in abandoned car

By Syed Shabbir - NBC
A 12-week-old puppy found locked in an abandoned car in Kansas City, Missouri survived by eating scraps of McDonald's food for almost a full month, according to rescuers.

New technology allows home-bound students to attend class by proxy

By Jennifer Emert -NBC
A pilot program through Verizon Wireless is allowing medically homebound students to attend class using innovative four-and-a-half foot robots.

Study finds most parents admit to using cell phones or other devices while driving

By Erika Edwards-NBC
Teens get a bad rap for their driving habits, but a new study suggests the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Facebook page comes down after threat to lawmaker

By Barbara Starr - CNN
A Facebook page with sexually explicit comments denigrating female Marines was taken down after a congresswoman who complained about it was threatened on that site, an aide to the lawmaker told CNN.