http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/national-news-6244.html en-us Copyright 2009 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:23 GMT 2009-11-23T02:00:23Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ri-bishop-asked-kennedy-in-2007-to-avoid-communion-415147.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05:48 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ri-bishop-asked-kennedy-in-2007-to-avoid-communion-415147.html RAY HENRY 2009-11-22T15:05:48Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/lawyer-9-11-defendants-want-platform-for-views-415489.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 NEW YORK - The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:51:41 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/lawyer-9-11-defendants-want-platform-for-views-415489.html KAREN MATTHEWS 2009-11-22T09:51:41Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/swimmers-poets-among-2010-rhodes-scholars-from-us-415075.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 The couple, both seniors at the University of North Carolina, had done their final scholarship interviews apart - he in Philadelphia, she in Houston. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:10:11 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/swimmers-poets-among-2010-rhodes-scholars-from-us-415075.html STEPHANIE REITZ 2009-11-22T11:10:11Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-news-in-brief-415833.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 NEW YORK (AP) - The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:16:19 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-news-in-brief-415833.html 2009-11-22T16:16:19Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/demonstration-at-uc-santa-cruz-ends-peacefully-414981.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university's main administrative building have ended their protest. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:30:14 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/demonstration-at-uc-santa-cruz-ends-peacefully-414981.html 2009-11-22T09:30:14Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/victim-id-d-in-fatal-nyc-subway-seat-stabbing-414961.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 NEW YORK - A subway passenger stabbed to death in front of horrified straphangers has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:30 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/victim-id-d-in-fatal-nyc-subway-seat-stabbing-414961.html 2009-11-22T09:00:30Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/some-doubts-about-earrings-tied-to-mrs-lincoln-415744.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:53:04 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/some-doubts-about-earrings-tied-to-mrs-lincoln-415744.html 2009-11-22T14:53:04Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/beating-of-socal-student-may-be-tied-to-facebook-415723.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 CALABASAS, Calif. - Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:34:52 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/beating-of-socal-student-may-be-tied-to-facebook-415723.html 2009-11-22T14:34:52Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/lethal-injection-creator-fine-with-1-drug-in-ohio-415717.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 COLUMBUS, Ohio - The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn't matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one - as his home state of Ohio has proposed - as long as the drug works efficiently. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:22:14 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/lethal-injection-creator-fine-with-1-drug-in-ohio-415717.html ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS 2009-11-22T14:22:14Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/india-s-pm-arrives-for-state-visit-to-us-415677.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WASHINGTON - India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, has arrived in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official welcoming ceremony and a state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:38:33 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/india-s-pm-arrives-for-state-visit-to-us-415677.html 2009-11-22T13:38:33Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/couple-14-year-old-boy-killed-in-fiery-crash-415608.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 LOS ANGELES - Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:15 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/couple-14-year-old-boy-killed-in-fiery-crash-415608.html 2009-11-22T12:00:15Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/arrest-in-1981-tribal-murders-revives-old-mystery-415596.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 INDIO, Calif. - In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:53:26 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/arrest-in-1981-tribal-murders-revives-old-mystery-415596.html GILLIAN FLACCUS 2009-11-22T11:53:26Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/officials-atlantic-city-fire-began-in-pizza-shop-414716.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Investigators say a fire that destroyed businesses on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk apparently started in a pizza shop. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:46:25 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/officials-atlantic-city-fire-began-in-pizza-shop-414716.html 2009-11-22T17:46:25Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/3-7-magnitude-quake-hits-big-bear-lake-in-calif--415552.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 LOS ANGELES - A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:53:42 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/3-7-magnitude-quake-hits-big-bear-lake-in-calif--415552.html 2009-11-22T10:53:42Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/police-identify-gunman-in-deadly-saipan-rampage-415100.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:54:27 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/police-identify-gunman-in-deadly-saipan-rampage-415100.html 2009-11-22T12:54:27Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iraqi-refugees-move-to-mich-despite-poor-economy-415501.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 DETROIT - The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. Within a month, the Iraqi refugee moved to Michigan. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:03:19 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iraqi-refugees-move-to-mich-despite-poor-economy-415501.html JEFF KAROUB 2009-11-22T10:03:19Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/va-military-institute-faces-sexism-accusations-415419.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 LEXINGTON, Va. - Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:14:23 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/va-military-institute-faces-sexism-accusations-415419.html SUE LINDSEY 2009-11-22T09:14:23Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/report-rep-kennedy-says-ri-bishop-has-told-him-not-to-take-communion-over-pro-choice-stance-415134.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Report: Rep Kennedy says RI bishop has told him not to take communion over pro-choice stance. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:58:41 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/report-rep-kennedy-says-ri-bishop-has-told-him-not-to-take-communion-over-pro-choice-stance-415134.html 2009-11-22T14:58:41Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/the-nation-s-weather-415130.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 To the north, a large high-pressure system was anticipated to move northward into northern New England, providing dry conditions through the Northeast and Great Lakes. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:10:39 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/the-nation-s-weather-415130.html WEATHER UNDERGROUND 2009-11-22T14:10:39Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/fort-hood-suspect-ordered-held-until-court-martial-414653.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 FORT WORTH, Texas - The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/fort-hood-suspect-ordered-held-until-court-martial-414653.html ANGELA K. BROWN 2009-11-21T16:59:00Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ex-air-force-nurse-acquitted-of-killing-patients-414390.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 SAN ANTONIO - A court-martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:15 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ex-air-force-nurse-acquitted-of-killing-patients-414390.html PAUL J. WEBER 2009-11-21T13:22:15Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/5-long-beach-students-arrested-in-alleged-groping-414493.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:55:44 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/5-long-beach-students-arrested-in-alleged-groping-414493.html 2009-11-21T14:55:44Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/2-dead-after-shooting-at-oregon-intersection-415019.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 HILLSBORO, Ore. - A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:02:13 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/2-dead-after-shooting-at-oregon-intersection-415019.html 2009-11-22T10:02:13Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-reporter-caught-up-in-stalin-family-s-agony-414167.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WASHINGTON, Conn. - Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:46:44 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-reporter-caught-up-in-stalin-family-s-agony-414167.html LARRY HEINZERLING 2009-11-21T08:46:44Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ukraine-s-hot-air-bedevils-global-climate-deal-414162.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 KONSTANTINOVKA, Ukraine - Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:37:50 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/ukraine-s-hot-air-bedevils-global-climate-deal-414162.html ARTHUR MAX 2009-11-21T09:37:50Z