KATU - News - National & World News http://www.katu.com/news/national RSS Feed for KATU - News - National & World en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:42:20 GMT 1 dead, several hurt in Fla. lightning strike http://www.katu.com/news/national/49943242.html A lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida killed one person and 18 others were taken to hospitals, officials said Saturday. Sarah Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' http://www.katu.com/news/national/49941667.html Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines. Drug bust nets heroin in stuffed animals http://www.katu.com/news/national/49940037.html A dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx. Former NFL quarterback McNair shot to death http://www.katu.com/news/national/49939612.html Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon in a downtown condominium. Police said a woman was also shot dead. Coroner: Teen is 5th victim of apparent serial killer http://www.katu.com/news/national/49932092.html Authorities say a teenage girl shot in her father's store has become the fifth person slain by a suspected serial killer. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says 15-year-old Abby Tyler died at a Spartanburg hospital Saturday morning. N. Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo http://www.katu.com/news/national/49929437.html North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern. Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for 4th http://www.katu.com/news/national/49929602.html The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his boxer shorts says he's glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan — especially on the Fourth of July. Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run http://www.katu.com/news/national/49928937.html Supporters and critics alike say Sarah Palin's resignation as Alaska governor, announced Friday afternoon and effective July 26, is an inexplicable move for a high profile Republican widely seen as a contender for a White House run in 2012. Fireworks explosion on NC island injures several http://www.katu.com/news/national/49926972.html Authorities say a fireworks explosion on a North Carolina island only reachable by ferry has injured several people. The island holds a fireworks celebration each Independence Day. Mountain of debt: Rising debt may be next crisis http://www.katu.com/news/national/49898857.html The mountain of debt easily could become the next full-fledged economic crisis without firm action from Washington, economists of all stripes warn.