national news
Firefighters unprepared for Texas blast

File phooto shows housing complex after it was destroyed by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in WestA report shows responders didn't adequately train for the situation.


Wed May 22 19:41:10 UTC 2013
Heffernan: Latest tax dodge dulls Apple's luster

Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations as lawmakers examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code. Lawmakers want to know the tax strategy of how Apple, the world's most valuable company, based in Cupertino, Calif., holds a billion dollars in an Irish subsidiary as a tax strategy, according to a report issued this week by the subcommittee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Even teens who once craved iPhones are turning on the company.


Wed May 22 15:16:59 UTC 2013
What's next for the immigration bill?

What's next for immigration reform bill?It seeks to legalize most of the country's 11 million unauthorized residents.


Wed May 22 14:49:58 UTC 2013