http://www.krem.com/news/national RSS Feed for KREM - News - National en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:37:09 GMT http://www.krem.com/news/national/138999314.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosts the prime minister of Italy this afternoon at the White House. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138999304.html WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Obama to announce first 10 states free to waive No Child Left Behind requirements http://www.krem.com/news/national/138999494.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. The move gives long-sought leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138998114.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball's 250-million-dollar jackpot went begging last night, as no one matched all six numbers correctly to claim the top prize. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138996904.html CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors will continue their case Thursday in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138997684.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sinister allegations of abuse by at least two teachers in a Los Angeles elementary school are prompting parents to remind their children that pastors, teachers and even relatives might do things that could hurt them. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138997679.html ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Muslim convert from Brooklyn who ran a website that posted threats against the creators of the television show "South Park" for supposedly insulting the prophet Muhammad is expected to enter a guilty plea. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138996389.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Students will be greeted by new teachers when they return to class at a Los Angeles elementary school rocked by the arrests of two longtime teachers on lewdness charges. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138996184.html JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — Bret Baker welcomes customers aboard a Boeing 757 wearing a three-piece suit and a sparkling smile. His manner is all Friendly Skies but his pocket patch bears the seal of the Vice President of the United States, signaling that this is government business. http://www.krem.com/news/national/138996214.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Supporters of a war memorial cross deemed unconstitutional last year by a federal court plan to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision, amid a growing fight nationwide over the use of religious symbols to honor fallen troops.