http://www.wkbn.com/news/national/default.aspx WKBN National News en-us Copyright 2012 Copyright WKBN All rights reserved. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:01 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:02:33 -0500 WKBN National News http://www.wkbn.com/sites/wkbn/images/rss_feed.jpg http://www.wkbn.com/news/national/default.aspx 141 81 1 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Sources-New-military-roles-for-women/TEl5gPRvsEa0-t-5xORZFg.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/TEl5gPRvsEa0-t-5xORZFg.cspx Defense officials say the Pentagon is changing its rules to allow women to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:54:27 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Washington-state-lawmakers-pass-gay-marriage-bill/pe-5XsZw-kCTjev0nUU_AA.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/pe-5XsZw-kCTjev0nUU_AA.cspx The Washington state Legislature has voted to legalize gay marriage, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:13 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Chinese-born-American-acquitted-of-espionage/sh9gaSXi9kGb-14XtF991Q.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/sh9gaSXi9kGb-14XtF991Q.cspx A federal judge has convicted a Chinese-born American of stealing trade secrets but acquitted him of corporate espionage at a trial in Chicago that highlighted fears about China pilfering U.S.... National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:12:48 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Global-shark-attacks-up-in-2011/CzDOE4QbBkCCkXYG9LEaGQ.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/CzDOE4QbBkCCkXYG9LEaGQ.cspx A new report finds that fatal shark attacks worldwide last year reach their highest level in two decades, though there were none in the U.S. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:09:29 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Sheriff-Facebook-spat-led-to-shooting-deaths/WPN06wu7Hk-cz8TMcIbA_Q.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/WPN06wu7Hk-cz8TMcIbA_Q.cspx Authorities say a father who was upset after a Tennessee couple deleted his adult daughter as a friend on Facebook has been charged with killing the couple. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Sandusky-argues-for-local-jurors/QvAeEdXKDUe7dw_CekkbvQ.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/QvAeEdXKDUe7dw_CekkbvQ.cspx Jerry Sandusky wants jurors in his child sex-abuse trial to be chosen from the community where he lives and is suggesting a trial delay may be the best way to... National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:06:27 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Survey-finds-doctors-arent-always-giving-it-to/FM9uEH5gtk23iIzBiSrV9Q.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/FM9uEH5gtk23iIzBiSrV9Q.cspx More than half the doctors in a new survey admit they have described a patient's prognosis in a way they knew was too rosy. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:01:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/30-more-airports-will-test-lower-hassle-screening/h6p0Sm5ipkSGJhfw6RnH3g.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/h6p0Sm5ipkSGJhfw6RnH3g.cspx The head of the Transportation Security Administration says more travelers around the country will be eligible to enroll in a test program so that they can get through airport security... National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:26:30 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Santorums-hat-trick-jolts-GOP-presidential-race/QTeQijKE1k6c2F9q0NUU6A.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/QTeQijKE1k6c2F9q0NUU6A.cspx Rick Santorum got a surprising sweep of Tuesday night's nominating contests in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:50:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Boehner-Congress-to-overturn-birth-control-policy/Qoz8-NjcpkiD8TLIEFDqZw.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/Qoz8-NjcpkiD8TLIEFDqZw.cspx House Speaker John Boehner says if President Barack Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, the Congress... National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:39:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/FEMA-rolls-out-plan-to-waive-Katrina-victim-debts/d98fWUSGdEWMAAesrsQGdg.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/d98fWUSGdEWMAAesrsQGdg.cspx The Federal Emergency Management Agency is beginning a plan to waive debts for thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/L-A-district-hopes-to-restore-trust-with-shakeup/eH8Wt7y_80SO-UxaMnaRHQ.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/eH8Wt7y_80SO-UxaMnaRHQ.cspx The move by school district administrators to replace the entire staff at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims was a bold step but it has been met... National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/U-S-Supreme-Court-wont-permit-Ohio-execution/UIbft6YHREWJIaiTcjEpmA.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/UIbft6YHREWJIaiTcjEpmA.cspx The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the state's request to put a condemned killer to death by refusing to overrule lower court rulings that put the execution on hold. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Sister-terrified-of-what-Powell-had-done/mKqph40WsUacyZQgGT5NEw.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/mKqph40WsUacyZQgGT5NEw.cspx The sister of a man who set his house on fire, killing himself and his two sons, knew something horrible had happened when she received emails from her brother explaining... National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.wkbn.com:80/news/national/story/Marriage-bans-path-to-high-court-unclear/yxl174FuO0ulKFUOTbe-Kg.cspx?rss=1965 http://www.wkbn.com/s/yxl174FuO0ulKFUOTbe-Kg.cspx Regardless of the next steps, gay and lesbian couples are unlikely to be able to get married in California anytime soon. National News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500