US News

US News

AP Top U.S. News At 6:23 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press6 minutes ago
Catholic religious order opens abuse filesCatholic religious order based in Midwest voluntarily opens abuse files to outside experts
The Associated Press16 minutes ago
This Tuesday, June 18, 2013 image provided by Scott Morlan shows a tornado that touched down near Denver International Airport. (AP Photo/Scott Morlan)
Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airportDenver passengers take shelter after tornado spotted near Denver airport; no damage reported
The Associated Press17 minutes ago
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 1957 file photo, Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters vice president and leading candidate to succeed Dave Beck as the IBT's new president, waves to delegates at the opening of the Teamsters Union convention at Miami Beach, Fla. Hoffa’s mysterious disappearance, assumed death and myriad searches for his body have been the stuff of urban legends for more than three decades and continue with the most recent report that the former Teamsters chief’s remains are buried beneath a concrete slab in a barn in a field in suburban Detroit. (AP Photo/File)
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decadesMystery behind disappearance, death of Teamsters' Jimmy Hoffa still fascinates after 40 years
The Associated Press23 minutes ago
Sybrina Fulton, left, mother of slain teen Trayvon Martin, talks with State Attorney Angela Corey during the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 17, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
Zimmerman trial attorneys pick 40 potential jurorsAttorneys at Zimmerman trial select 40 potential jurors to move on to 2nd round of questioning
The Associated Press13 minutes ago

Twitter

MetroCast Spotlight

@ The WaterCooler™

Watch Now

 
 
Loading...
 
Facebook
Twitter
Local Events
 
Loading...
 
 

Weather

Weather data provided by

Market Watch

Index Value Change
DOW 15,318.23 138.381
S&P 500 1,651.81 12.77
NSDQ 3,482.182 30.051
Symbol Value Change
Watch List is currently empty.
Loading...

[Max of 15, separated by commas]

  • Symbol

  • Watch List is currently empty.

Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. Provided by Financial Content.

Today in History

On June 18, 1983,

astronaut Sally K. Ride, 32, became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues (commander Robert L. Crippen, pilot Frederick H. Hauck and Ride's fellow mission...

In 1778,

American forces entered Philadelphia as the British withdrew during the Revolutionary War.

In 1812,

the War of 1812 began as the United States Congress approved, and President James Madison signed, a declaration of war against Britain.