National News
- Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores November 27, 2020They've faced months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.
- Families of 6 Americans convicted in Venezuela cry foul November 27, 2020Hopes of families for a quick release for six American oil executives detained in Venezuela for three years over an alleged corruption scheme have evaporated, with a judge finding them all guilty and quickly sentencing them to prison
- Today in History November 27, 2020Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 27, the 332nd day of 2020. There are 34 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 27, 1924, Macy’s first Thanksgiving Day parade — billed as a “Christmas Parade” — took place in New York. On this date: In 1701, astronomer Anders Celsius, inventor […]
- Venezuela judge convicts 6 American oil execs, orders prison November 27, 2020Judge found them guilty of corruption charges and sentenced them to prison.
- Police: Woman dead after van crashes into Buffalo monument November 26, 2020The male driver was in critical condition after the speeding van crashed.
- San Antonio police kill man in trailer park fire, shootout November 26, 2020San Antonio police say officers shot and killed a man who fired on officers and set his trailer on fire
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in virus times November 26, 2020The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday
- 3 charged with murder in disabled Chicago man's slaying November 26, 2020A Chicago couple acting as caretakers for a mentally ill man and a third person have been charged with murder in the man’s slaying
- Alabama mail carrier surprises birthday boy with a gift November 26, 2020Chip Matthews loves picking up the mail
- Prison sentence for man who threatened Black renters November 26, 2020A North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to charges that he threatened to shoot a Black family for renting a home has been sentenced to more than two years in prison
- Today in History November 26, 2020Today in History Today is Thursday, Nov. 26, the 331st day of 2020. There are 35 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 26, 2000, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner over Al Gore in the state’s presidential balloting by a 537-vote margin. On this […]
- Trump administration denies planned mine near Alaska fishery November 26, 2020The Trump administration has effectively killed a proposed gold and copper mine near the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in southwest Alaska
- Black Lives Matter flag becomes issue in Florida community November 25, 2020As demonstrations against police brutality roiled the country earlier this year, Antoine Mickle began noticing the flags going up in his Florida neighborhood declaring “Blue Lives Matter."
- Brazilian regulator clears grounded Boeing plane to fly November 25, 2020Another international aviation regulator is clearing the way for the return of the Boeing 737 Max
- Consumers' lawyer seeks refunds as FirstEnergy ratings fall November 25, 2020The lawyer for FirstEnergy’s 1.8 million residential electric customers in Ohio stepped in Wednesday to try to assure they get refunds should legislators or the courts halt charges the company was expecting from a now-tainted nuclear bailout bill
- Maine fishing community mourns loss of 4 fishermen at sea November 25, 2020Maine’s commercial fishing community is mourning the loss of four fishermen who went missing when an 82-foot fishing vessel sank off Provincetown, Massachusetts
- US mortgage rates stay at record low 2.72% for 30 years November 25, 2020U.S. long-term mortgage rates remained at record lows this week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten the economy
- US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 2.84% November 25, 2020U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week
- Report: Deputies fired 34 rounds in killing of Black man November 25, 2020A newspaper says deputies fired a total of 34 rounds at a 21-year-old Black man who died after being struck four times following an attempted drug arrest in Washington state
- As economy struggles, Fed weighs boosting bond purchases November 25, 2020At their meeting earlier this month, Federal Reserve officials discussed possible future adjustments to the central bank's monthly bond purchases to boost the economy
