NEWSTALK 860 » National News http://ksfa860.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:04:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Awesome 5-Year-Old Girl Sells Lemonade for Charity Across the Street From Westboro Baptist Church http://ksfa860.com/5-year-old-girl-sells-lemonade-westboro-baptist-church/ http://ksfa860.com/5-year-old-girl-sells-lemonade-westboro-baptist-church/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:13:05 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://thefw.com/?p=210448 The Westboro Baptist Church may have finally met its match.

And that match is only five-years-old.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/5-year-old-girl-sells-lemonade-westboro-baptist-church/feed/ 0 freshcassette.com Fourteen 7-Eleven Stores Shut Down After Worker-Exploitation Scheme Exposed http://ksfa860.com/7-eleven-worker-exploitation-arrests/ http://ksfa860.com/7-eleven-worker-exploitation-arrests/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:23:49 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=164096 Authorities uncovered a wide-ranging scheme in which the owners of more than a dozen 7-Eleven convenience stores in New York and Virginia hired illegal immigrant workers, gave them fake identities, stole their wages and forced them to live in boarding houses, effectively creating a "modern-day plantation system."

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/7-eleven-worker-exploitation-arrests/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle/Getty Images 'National Flag Day' is Friday, June 14 http://ksfa860.com/national-flag-day-is-friday-june-14/ http://ksfa860.com/national-flag-day-is-friday-june-14/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:39:29 +0000 Rick St. Nick http://q1077.com/?p=135627 Something small happened way back in 1885, and we barely hear one word about it, even though there is one day each year that is dedicated to this one reference point.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/national-flag-day-is-friday-june-14/feed/ 0 Imgur Virginia Man Catches Scariest Fish Ever Seen http://ksfa860.com/virginia-man-catches-scariest-fish-ever-seen/ http://ksfa860.com/virginia-man-catches-scariest-fish-ever-seen/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:50:17 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=136982 You know all those plans you had to go swimming this summer? Forget them. After you see the fish a Virginia man caught earlier this month, you're not even going to want to take a shower without a spear gun.

Virginia fisherman Caleb Newton caught a three-foot-long, 17-pound, six-ounce Northern snakehead fish (also known a

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/virginia-man-catches-scariest-fish-ever-seen/feed/ 0 YouTube Eye-Opening Survey Reveals Americans Are Clueless About Washing Their Hands http://ksfa860.com/eye-opening-survey-reveals-americans-are-clueless-about-washing-their-hands/ http://ksfa860.com/eye-opening-survey-reveals-americans-are-clueless-about-washing-their-hands/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:56:01 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163769 If you think people are really washing their hands after using the bathroom, well, the soap is on you.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/eye-opening-survey-reveals-americans-are-clueless-about-washing-their-hands/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Make Your Own Cronuts! http://ksfa860.com/make-your-own-cronuts/ http://ksfa860.com/make-your-own-cronuts/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:43:44 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=209416 Cronuts have taken over New York City (and the internet) in a big way. The hybrid croissant-doughnuts are only available at one bakery, and when they're gone madness ensues. People are scalping pastries, folks. There's a cronut black market on Craigslist, where you can have one delivered to you for $40. There are bootleg "doissants." It's insanity.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/make-your-own-cronuts/feed/ 0 Imgur 10 Insanely Delicious Doughnuts for National Doughnut Day http://ksfa860.com/doughnuts-for-national-doughnut-day/ http://ksfa860.com/doughnuts-for-national-doughnut-day/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:49:07 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=209257 Whether you love doughnuts, or hate your pancreas, Friday, June 7 is National Doughnut Day! Celebrate by getting a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme, or getting a "free" doughnut from Dunkin' Donuts if you buy a drink. If that's a little too tame for you, let these epic doughnuts inspire you to search for a doughnut so good, it's actually worth paying for.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/doughnuts-for-national-doughnut-day/feed/ 0 Serious Eats / raspberri cupcakes, Flickr / Tastespotting 6 Dead, 14 Injured in Philadelphia Building Collapse; Search Operations Halted http://ksfa860.com/6-dead-14-injured-in-philadelphia-building-collapse-search-operations-halted/ http://ksfa860.com/6-dead-14-injured-in-philadelphia-building-collapse-search-operations-halted/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:19:55 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163611 Late Wednesday night, a 61-year-old woman was found alive amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Philadelphia and taken to a nearby hospital where she remains in critical condition. The search for other survivors has been halted as of Thursday morning.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/6-dead-14-injured-in-philadelphia-building-collapse-search-operations-halted/feed/ 0 ABC Tribute Today in Houston to Honor Fallen Firefighters http://ksfa860.com/tribute-today-in-houston-to-honor-fallen-firefighters/ http://ksfa860.com/tribute-today-in-houston-to-honor-fallen-firefighters/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:39:46 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=134138 Firefighters from across Texas are heading to Houston to honor fellow firefighters killed in the line of duty last week.  East Texas firefighters are among those headed south to fill Reliant Stadium today at 10am for the tribute.

We mentioned yesterday that the Houston Astros wore patches on their uniforms to honor the four lives lost.  Today, the football stadium will be fill with family, friends, supporters, and members of the Crockett and Lufkin Fire Departments at a public memorial.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/tribute-today-in-houston-to-honor-fallen-firefighters/feed/ 0 Michael Nagle, Getty Images Brutal Weather Tears Through Midwest Again, Killing 'Storm Chasers' Trio, 10 More http://ksfa860.com/storm-chasers-killed-in-tornado/ http://ksfa860.com/storm-chasers-killed-in-tornado/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:28:19 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163371 A series of tornadoes hit Oklahoma Friday night, killing at least 13 people and leaving many more missing, without homes or stranded. Other storms and flooding also hit Arkansas and Missouri, and remnants of that severe weather moved east all the way to New England, where 19,000 are still without power on Monday morning.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/storm-chasers-killed-in-tornado/feed/ 0 CNN The Fittest City in America Is… http://ksfa860.com/the-fittest-city-in-america-is/ http://ksfa860.com/the-fittest-city-in-america-is/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 14:27:36 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163131 Running to get away from the cold weather sure has its benefits.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/the-fittest-city-in-america-is/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Australia Is the World's Happiest Country — Where Does the USA Rank? http://ksfa860.com/worlds-happiest-country/ http://ksfa860.com/worlds-happiest-country/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 13:33:46 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162872 Every day is a g’day in Australia.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/worlds-happiest-country/feed/ 0 Getty Images I-5 Bridge Collapses in Washington's Skagit River, Sending Cars and Drivers Into the Water [PHOTOS, VIDEOS] http://ksfa860.com/i-5-bridge-collapses-skagit-river/ http://ksfa860.com/i-5-bridge-collapses-skagit-river/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:26 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162780 A bridge collapse in Mount Vernon, Washington on Thursday miraculously resulted in no fatalities.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/i-5-bridge-collapses-skagit-river/feed/ 0 Getty Images Homeless Girl Overcomes Odds to Be Named High School Valedictorian http://ksfa860.com/homeless-girl-overcomess-odds-to-be-named-high-school-valedictorian/ http://ksfa860.com/homeless-girl-overcomess-odds-to-be-named-high-school-valedictorian/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:03 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://thefw.com/?p=207194 Homework was never easy for Chelesa Fearce -- mostly because she didn't have a home to do it in.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/homeless-girl-overcomess-odds-to-be-named-high-school-valedictorian/feed/ 0 WSB Death Toll in Oklahoma Lowered to 24; Search for Survivors Continues http://ksfa860.com/tornado-death-toll-lowered/ http://ksfa860.com/tornado-death-toll-lowered/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:52 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162570 Officials in Oklahoma have lowered the number of deaths suffered to 24 in the massive tornado that swept through the town of Moore Monday night. Originally, the figure had been as high as 51, probably a result of double-counting.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/tornado-death-toll-lowered/feed/ 0 Brett Deering/Getty Images Massive Tornado Destroys Area Near Oklahoma City; At Least 51 Killed [UPDATED] http://ksfa860.com/oklahoma-city-tornado-destruction/ http://ksfa860.com/oklahoma-city-tornado-destruction/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:01 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162469 An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/oklahoma-city-tornado-destruction/feed/ 0 CNN Second Grader's Precious 'Chocolate Bullets' Plan Earns Handwritten Note From Vice President Biden http://ksfa860.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/ http://ksfa860.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:50:00 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162170 A 7-year-old Wisconsin boy has come up with a rather delicious way to solve the gun control debate in this country.

And it’s won the support of one very high-ranking politician.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/feed/ 0 Jenny Aicher Ariel Castro Charged With Rape, Kidnapping; Held on $8 Million Bail http://ksfa860.com/ariel-castro-charged-arraignment/ http://ksfa860.com/ariel-castro-charged-arraignment/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:38:14 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=161949 The Cleveland man accused of the horrifying abduction and rape of three women over the last 10-plus years, Ariel Castro, was arraigned in court on Thursday morning. He is being held on $8 million bail—$2 million for each of the three women he kidnapped and for the young girl one of the women gave birth to while in captivity.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/ariel-castro-charged-arraignment/feed/ 0 Matt Sullivan/Getty Images Jodi Arias Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder http://ksfa860.com/jodi-arias-guilty-verdict/ http://ksfa860.com/jodi-arias-guilty-verdict/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 21:27:14 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=161898 A jury in Arizona found Jodi Arias guilty of the first-degree murder of Travis Alexander, meaning she may face the death penalty.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/jodi-arias-guilty-verdict/feed/ 0 CNN 3 Missing Women Found in Cleveland After 10 Years in Captivity http://ksfa860.com/three-kidnapped-women-in-cleveland-discovered/ http://ksfa860.com/three-kidnapped-women-in-cleveland-discovered/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 15:27:27 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=161724 Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, all of whom disappeared between 2002 and 2004 in Cleveland, have been found alive, after being kidnapped imprisoned in a house on Cleveland's West Side.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/three-kidnapped-women-in-cleveland-discovered/feed/ 0 The house in Cleveland where Gina DeJesus (top right), Amanda Berry (bottom right) and Michelle Knight were found after 10 years. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images, FBI)