http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines RSS Feed for WKYT - National News - Headlines en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:37 GMT 2013-05-21T21:05:37Z en-us http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Oklahoma-twister-a-top-of-the-scale-EF-5-208375921.html The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:22:37 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Oklahoma-twister-a-top-of-the-scale-EF-5-208375921.html 2013-05-21T20:22:37Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Man-credits-teacher-with-saving-childrens-lives-208374821.html The father of an 8-year-old Oklahoma boy says a teacher saved his son's life as a tornado tore into their school yesterday. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:19 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Man-credits-teacher-with-saving-childrens-lives-208374821.html 2013-05-21T20:17:19Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Kroger-partners-with-Red-Cross--208355411.html Kroger is joining forces with the American Red Cross to provide aid to victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Starting May 21st, customer donations will be accepted at all Central Kentucky Kroger locations. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:33:15 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Kroger-partners-with-Red-Cross--208355411.html 2013-05-21T18:33:15Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Hospitals-treat-hundreds-after-Oklahoma-tornado-208351551.html Hospital officials say they've treated hundreds of patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado hit an Oklahoma City suburb. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:31 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Hospitals-treat-hundreds-after-Oklahoma-tornado-208351551.html 2013-05-21T18:04:31Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Okla-governor-We-will-rebuild-after-tornado-208349891.html Gov. Mary Fallin says an Oklahoma suburb that was devastated by a deadly tornado will be rebuilt. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:12 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Okla-governor-We-will-rebuild-after-tornado-208349891.html 2013-05-21T17:56:12Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Poll-find-Teens-are-migrating-to-Twitter-208348721.html A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They're also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:37 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Poll-find-Teens-are-migrating-to-Twitter-208348721.html 2013-05-21T21:05:37Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Ky-protesters-take-aim-at-IRS-208343831.html Tea party activists have rallied outside a federal building in Louisville, chanting it's time for the IRS to go because of its extra scrutiny of conservative groups. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:18 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Ky-protesters-take-aim-at-IRS-208343831.html 2013-05-21T17:13:18Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Obama-offers-help-for-Oklahoma-tornado-victims-208304421.html President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away." Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:38 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Obama-offers-help-for-Oklahoma-tornado-victims-208304421.html 2013-05-21T14:48:38Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Former-IRS-commissioner-heads-to-Hill-amid-scandal-208304121.html The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:32 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Former-IRS-commissioner-heads-to-Hill-amid-scandal-208304121.html 2013-05-21T14:23:32Z http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Leading-Senate-Democrat-IRS-behavior-intolerable-208304061.html A leading Senate Democrat says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups was intolerable, and he is promising to get to the bottom of how it happened. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:43 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/news/national/headlines/Leading-Senate-Democrat-IRS-behavior-intolerable-208304061.html 2013-05-21T14:22:43Z