National/World News

Army general suspended over adultery allegations

11:13 PM, May 21, 2013

The Army announced Tuesday that it has suspended the top general at Fort Jackson in South Carolina over allegations of assault and adultery, the latest in a string of sex scandals to rock the military.

Social media: Oklahoma's virtual lost and found

6:24 PM, May 21, 2013

People desperate to find loved ones, pets and treasured belongings lost amid the rubble in this week's massive Oklahoma tornado are turning to social media for help.

Oklahoma Gov. Fallin: 'We will rebuild'

4:15 PM, May 21, 2013

Rescuers dug through the debris of destroyed homes, schools and businesses Tuesday in a desperate search for survivors of the massive tornado that blasted through this Tornado Alley town, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 200.

Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5

4:12 PM, May 21, 2013

The weather service says the tornado's path was 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide.

Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret

3:19 PM, May 21, 2013

A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the government does not have to release photos of Osama bin Laden taken after his death in May 2011.

UPDATE: Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

12:06 PM, May 21, 2013

The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

Chaos reigns at Oklahoma schools struck by tornado

9:44 PM, May 20, 2013

Chaos seemed to be the theme tonight in the Oklahoma City area after two elementary schools took a massive hit from a mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph.

Not everybody likes the idea of Yahoo buying Tumblr

1:17 PM, May 20, 2013

Yahoo's planned purchase of website Tumblr isn't sitting well with some of the blogging platform's users.

McCain bill would create 'a la carte' cable pricing

12:06 PM, May 20, 2013

Bill would encourage programmers and distributors to unbundle their channels.

Student debt weighs on overall economy

11:42 AM, May 20, 2013

Even as Americans held overall consumer debt to a 9 percent increase from 2004 to this year, student debt tripled to $986 billion after adjusting for inflation, according to an Enquirer analysis of Federal Reserve Bank of New York data.

Supreme Court will rule on prayer at government meetings

11:15 AM, May 20, 2013

The small town of Greece, N.Y., could set a new precedent on the issue of religious expression.

Suicide bomber kills 8 at Afghan province council

8:59 AM, May 20, 2013

Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has struck outside a provincial council building in the country's north. A lawmaker says the council chief and at least seven others were killed.

Car bombs in Baghdad Shiite districts kill 16

8:55 AM, May 20, 2013

Iraqi officials say five car bombs have gone off in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75.

Tornadoes hit Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

8:02 AM, May 20, 2013

Another round of dangerous severe weather is expected to slam the Plains on Monday, after tornadoes that ripped through the nation's midsection on Sunday killed one and left more than 20 injured.

Strong storms hit Plains, Midwest; tornadoes reported

8:56 PM, May 19, 2013

Severe storms roared through the Plains and Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged buildings, ripped off roofs and tossed big trucks like toys in Oklahoma.