http://www.king5.com/news/national RSS Feed for KING - News - National en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:45:41 GMT 2013-06-20T00:45:41Z en-us http://www.king5.com/news/national/NASA-issues-Grand-Challenge-to-find-asteroids-and-plan-for-threats-212155851.html The challenge will use collaborations with other government agencies, international partners, industries, academia and citizen scientists. It complements NASA's recently announced mission to send humans to study an asteroid and redirect it. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:06 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/NASA-issues-Grand-Challenge-to-find-asteroids-and-plan-for-threats-212155851.html 2013-06-19T18:12:06Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/Investigators-claim-TWA-800-crash-not-an-accident-212182191.html Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:21:06 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/Investigators-claim-TWA-800-crash-not-an-accident-212182191.html 2013-06-20T00:21:06Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/Obesity-now-classified-as-a-disesase-212140631.html NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman discusses the pros and cons of labeling obesity as a disease, and talks about what this could mean for people who struggle with their weight. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:45:41 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/Obesity-now-classified-as-a-disesase-212140631.html 2013-06-20T00:45:41Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/Remembering-Sally-Ride-on-anniversary-of-her-first-space-flight-211980151.html Astronaut Sally Ride became the United States' first woman in space when she and four others blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Ride led the way for other women, including Anne McClain, one of NASA's eight newest astronaut trainees. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:18 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/Remembering-Sally-Ride-on-anniversary-of-her-first-space-flight-211980151.html 2013-06-18T15:05:18Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/Are-air-scares-by-passengers-the-new-norm-211920181.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:56 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/Are-air-scares-by-passengers-the-new-norm-211920181.html 2013-06-18T03:01:56Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/360-homes-destroyed-in-Colorado-wildfire-211401011.html El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa said Thursday that deputies still haven't been able to verify the condition of 79 homes as the wildfire continues to burn. So it's possible the figure could rise even higher. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:40:20 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/360-homes-destroyed-in-Colorado-wildfire-211401011.html 2013-06-13T15:40:20Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/Supreme-Court-AZ-voter-registration-ruling-211830501.html The justices voted 7-2 to throw out Arizona's voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to use a registration form produced under the federal "Motor Voter" voter registration law. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:23:08 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/Supreme-Court-AZ-voter-registration-ruling-211830501.html 2013-06-17T16:23:08Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/Netflix-to-run-original-TV-series-from-Dreamworks-211851441.html Netflix Inc. says the multi-year agreement is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content and includes more than 300 hours of new programming. It expands on an existing relationship between the companies. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:16:05 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/Netflix-to-run-original-TV-series-from-Dreamworks-211851441.html 2013-06-17T20:16:05Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/Obama-Northern-Ireland-peace-will-be-tested-211804141.html President Barack Obama declared peace in Northern Ireland a "blueprint" for those living amid conflict around the world. He is in Northern Ireland for the G-8 summit concerning topics like Syria, trade, and counterterrorism. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:11:13 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/Obama-Northern-Ireland-peace-will-be-tested-211804141.html 2013-06-17T16:11:13Z http://www.king5.com/news/national/211422841.html A mid-morning explosion and fire rocked the Williams Olefines chemical plant in Geismar Thursday, injuring several while forcing the shutdown of Louisiana highways. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:06:50 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/national/211422841.html 2013-06-13T21:06:50Z