http://www.khou.com/news/national RSS Feed for KHOU - News - National en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:11 GMT 2013-06-19T22:06:11Z en-us http://www.khou.com/news/national/212222431.html HOUSTON (AP) — The owner of a bus that crashed and killed 17 people on their way to a religious retreat in Texas in 2008 has been indicted on federal charges that include making false statements on official documents. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:03:10 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212222431.html 2013-06-19T22:03:10Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212222601.html BOSTON (AP) — A former hit man who admitted killing 20 people insisted Wednesday that he told authorities the truth when he implicated James "Whitey" Bulger in 11 slayings, but he acknowledged lying in the past, including to a close friend just before he shot him in the head. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:36:45 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212222601.html 2013-06-19T21:36:45Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212217211.html HOUSTON (AP) — A county board has recommended converting Houston's historic but deteriorating Astrodome into a giant convention center and exhibition space. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:11 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212217211.html 2013-06-19T22:06:11Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212109831.html DENVER (AP) — A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:36:30 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212109831.html 2013-06-19T21:36:30Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212187481.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve sketched a slightly brighter picture of the U.S. economy this year and next, a sign it is moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:36:04 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212187481.html 2013-06-19T20:36:04Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/Former-TWA-Flight-800-investigators-want-new-probe--212228071.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. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:11 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/Former-TWA-Flight-800-investigators-want-new-probe--212228071.html 2013-06-19T22:06:11Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212200941.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:03:11 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212200941.html 2013-06-19T22:03:11Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212201241.html RENO, Nev. (AP) — An up-and-coming young buck who's trading his basketball shoes for cowboy boots and the defending world champion bull rider are among the headliners this week at the 94th Reno Rodeo, dubbed the "Richest Rodeo in the West." Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:03:20 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212201241.html 2013-06-19T21:03:20Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212196521.html DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings and city officials on Wednesday announced a $650 million plan for a new arena development for the NHL team in Detroit's downtown entertainment and sports district. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:36:21 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212196521.html 2013-06-19T19:36:21Z http://www.khou.com/news/national/212192171.html SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie surprised some schoolchildren when he told them his favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:03:18 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/national/212192171.html 2013-06-19T21:03:18Z