http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:44 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:44 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033044_apusoklahomatornadovictimids.html?syndication=rss The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday's tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033044_apusoklahomatornadovictimids.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:32:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032768_apusirspoliticalgroups.html?syndication=rss At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong, broke no laws and never lied to Congress. Then she refused to answer lawmakers' further questions, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032768_apusirspoliticalgroups.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:35 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037177_apusushumanrightsdrones.html?syndication=rss A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration's increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and questioned whether it is legal. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037177_apusushumanrightsdrones.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037148_apusindianabuscrash.html?syndication=rss A school bus slammed into the back of another bus, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving dozens of middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037148_apusindianabuscrash.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:07:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033614_apltdrugwarmexico.html?syndication=rss The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033614_apltdrugwarmexico.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:05:16 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030209_apuslamayor.html?syndication=rss The incoming mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in a city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide face threats to their clout. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030209_apuslamayor.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033361_apusboyfriendslaying.html?syndication=rss Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct them to keep on trying. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033361_apusboyfriendslaying.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033611_apusdeathrowcolorado.html?syndication=rss Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap on Wednesday and said he was unlikely to allow it as long as he is governor. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033611_apusdeathrowcolorado.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033069_apusoklahomatornadovictimsglance.html?syndication=rss The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033069_apusoklahomatornadovictimsglance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:58:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036939_apusobitteencancersong.html?syndication=rss When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his farewell song, "Clouds," became a YouTube sensation that has attracted more than 4 million views. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036939_apusobitteencancersong.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036950_apusxgrschoolshootingtransparency.html?syndication=rss A bill crafted behind the scenes in Connecticut is requiring the written consent of family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims before certain records concerning the shooting, such as photos and videotapes, are publicly released. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036950_apusxgrschoolshootingtransparency.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:54:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030175_apusboyscoutsgays.html?syndication=rss As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts - a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030175_apusboyscoutsgays.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037049_apusoklahomatornadothechildren.html?syndication=rss Nicknamed `The Wall,' 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger relatives. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037049_apusoklahomatornadothechildren.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037042_apusairportgunssentencing.html?syndication=rss A federal judge sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison on Wednesday for attempting to board a flight in Sacramento, Calif., with four loaded guns. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037042_apusairportgunssentencing.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037010_apusmanningwikileaksopenrecords.html?syndication=rss The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists asked a federal judge Wednesday to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified document to the WikiLeaks website. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037010_apusmanningwikileaksopenrecords.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037038_apusformersoldierterrorism.html?syndication=rss A former Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037038_apusformersoldierterrorism.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:41:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037040_apusminnesotarockslide.html?syndication=rss A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037040_apusminnesotarockslide.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:38:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036989_apltbrazilnightclubfire.html?syndication=rss Little has been done to improve the safety of public gathering places since a nightclub fire killed 242 people earlier this year in southern Brazil, relatives of the victims said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036989_apltbrazilnightclubfire.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033326_apusfossilfuelsdivestment.html?syndication=rss Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033326_apusfossilfuelsdivestment.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:35:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036828_apusabortioncliniccomplaintnebraska.html?syndication=rss A prominent Nebraska abortion clinic is facing a new legal challenge from state officials who want to revoke the license of the clinic's only nurse because of allegations of questionable care. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036828_apusabortioncliniccomplaintnebraska.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030194_apusanthonyweinermayoralrun.html?syndication=rss Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore - and win. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030194_apusanthonyweinermayoralrun.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:15 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037035_apltargentinaeconomy.html?syndication=rss Argentina's president has announced increases of as much as 35 percent in cash handouts to the poor, students, pregnant women and retirees. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037035_apltargentinaeconomy.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032836_apusoklahomatornado.html?syndication=rss The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032836_apusoklahomatornado.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037032_apcbpuertoricodropoutrates.html?syndication=rss A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of school. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037032_apcbpuertoricodropoutrates.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033576_apusnjkillinghatchethitchhiker.html?syndication=rss He was a gregarious, spontaneous child, his father said, a handful at times who loved music and playing the guitar. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033576_apusnjkillinghatchethitchhiker.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033072_apuschicagoschoolclosings.html?syndication=rss The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define - for better or worse - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033072_apuschicagoschoolclosings.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030164_apustrainscollideconn.html?syndication=rss Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030164_apustrainscollideconn.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036985_apusboyfriendslayingsheriffjoe.html?syndication=rss The Jodi Arias trial had all the ingredients of a circus the minute it started: sex and violence, a defendant more than willing to seek the spotlight, a judge who extended leniency in allowing lengthy testimony and cameras in court - and a media-savvy sheriff ready and willing to set up jailhouse interviews with his most famous inmate. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036985_apusboyfriendslayingsheriffjoe.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033402_apusexoticjuicelawsuit.html?syndication=rss A co-founder of exotic juice maker XanGo LLC - one of Utah's most successful brands - has filed a lawsuit claiming his partners are looting the company for exotic vacations and luxury gifts. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033402_apusexoticjuicelawsuit.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:13:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032951_apmlussyria.html?syndication=rss The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032951_apmlussyria.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030163_apafcongofighting.html?syndication=rss M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030163_apafcongofighting.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:21 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036991_apuspocketdial911slaying.html?syndication=rss Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036991_apuspocketdial911slaying.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033318_apusboyfriendslayingwhatsnext.html?syndication=rss The focus of the Jodi Arias murder trial now turns to the jury as it decides whether to impose a life or death sentence. The process has several more steps: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033318_apusboyfriendslayingwhatsnext.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036990_apcbpuertoricoculebrarevival.html?syndication=rss Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those strings. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036990_apcbpuertoricoculebrarevival.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033240_apusoperationswill.html?syndication=rss New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033240_apusoperationswill.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:54:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032776_apusbostonmarathonshooting.html?syndication=rss A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032776_apusbostonmarathonshooting.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:23 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033372_apusmissingteeniowa.html?syndication=rss When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a long criminal history in which he was ordered to receive sex offender treatment starting as a teenager. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033372_apusmissingteeniowa.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:49:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033180_apltargentinavidela.html?syndication=rss Argentines in the hometown of former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla are upset at the prospect that he may be buried there. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033180_apltargentinavidela.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036978_apusxgrarizonahouseprayerglance.html?syndication=rss An atheist lawmaker's daily prayer Tuesday at the Arizona House of Representatives led a fellow lawmaker to ask for a do-over the following day. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036978_apusxgrarizonahouseprayerglance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:47:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033078_apusmissingmaineteen.html?syndication=rss Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's lawyer. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033078_apusmissingmaineteen.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036934_apltparaguaypoverty.html?syndication=rss Paraguay exports enough soy, wheat and corn to feed 80 million people, more than 10 times its population, and its rivers provide abundant fresh water. But 14 percent of its children suffer chronic malnutrition, and many others lack clean drinking water. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036934_apltparaguaypoverty.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:42:16 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033599_apltcolombiarebels.html?syndication=rss At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033599_apltcolombiarebels.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033063_apusphiladelphiaskateboardingreturns.html?syndication=rss Brokenhearted skateboarders long banned from Philadelphia's internationally renowned shredding paradise of Love Park may have a new object of affection: Paine's Park. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033063_apusphiladelphiaskateboardingreturns.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033059_apusgeographybee.html?syndication=rss Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033059_apusgeographybee.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:39:16 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021033547_apusimmigration.html?syndication=rss A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided Congress. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021033547_apusimmigration.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:35:15 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032843_apcncanadamayorvideo.html?syndication=rss Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's brother said Wednesday that Ford has told him that reports of a purported video that appears to show the mayor smoking crack cocaine are untrue and that the media is trying to destroy his brother. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032843_apcncanadamayorvideo.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:35:13 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036946_apusxgrarizonahouseprayer.html?syndication=rss An atheist lawmaker's decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a Christian lawmaker who said the previous day's prayer didn't pass muster. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036946_apusxgrarizonahouseprayer.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:34:13 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036913_apusoklahomatornadoschoolsafety.html?syndication=rss With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven students. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036913_apusoklahomatornadoschoolsafety.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033151_apeubritainattack.html?syndication=rss In a brutal daylight attack which raised fears that terrorism had returned to London, two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks Wednesday before police wounded them in a shootout. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033151_apeubritainattack.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036931_apltcolombiapacificalliance.html?syndication=rss The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the European Union as a model and aims to further open their trade with Asia. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036931_apltcolombiapacificalliance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033060_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033060_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036918_apusveterandetained.html?syndication=rss A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036918_apusveterandetained.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021036844_apusdronestrikes.html?syndication=rss The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021036844_apusdronestrikes.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036923_apusneighborhoodwatch.html?syndication=rss An attorney for the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is asking a judge to deny prosecutors' request that the teen's marijuana use be off limits. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036923_apusneighborhoodwatch.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033632_apusfliermilestaken.html?syndication=rss American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033632_apusfliermilestaken.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036887_apltargentinaindianprotests.html?syndication=rss Argentina's Qom Indians have asked President Cristina Fernandez for help in recovering some of their ancestral land. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036887_apltargentinaindianprotests.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033187_apusoklahomatornadooneblock.html?syndication=rss Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033187_apusoklahomatornadooneblock.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033338_apusoklahomatornadochristie.html?syndication=rss New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma's tornado victims deserve "swift and immediate" help, and federal lawmakers have said they are likely to get it. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033338_apusoklahomatornadochristie.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030149_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months of criticism that his government is mismanaging the country. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030149_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030151_apeuvaticanbank.html?syndication=rss The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030151_apeuvaticanbank.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033419_apusboyfriendslayingtimeline.html?syndication=rss The Jodi Arias murder trial has drawn international attention for its graphic tales of sex and lies. The following is a timeline of some of the key events in the case: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033419_apusboyfriendslayingtimeline.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033349_apltcostaricavolcano.html?syndication=rss Scientists say one of Costa Rica's largest volcanos is spewing clouds of ash and gas, setting off a small-scale evacuation. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033349_apltcostaricavolcano.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033628_apusprayerdeathchildren.html?syndication=rss A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their son's pneumonia death were charged with murder Wednesday after a second young child died under what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033628_apusprayerdeathchildren.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035671_apusdrugmurderoverturned.html?syndication=rss A federal appeals court will allow a capital murder case to proceed against an accused drug kingpin from northern Virginia. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035671_apusdrugmurderoverturned.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035576_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage says he wants to represent himself at his upcoming trial. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035576_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035008_apusschoolfoxattack.html?syndication=rss Animal control officials say two Georgia elementary students were bitten by a fox while they were on a school playground. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035008_apusschoolfoxattack.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033265_apeuvaticanelsalvador.html?syndication=rss El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033265_apeuvaticanelsalvador.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033109_apusmanateeharassment.html?syndication=rss Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man doing a cannonball onto two manatees in Florida. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033109_apusmanateeharassment.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033629_apusveteransparadetraincrash.html?syndication=rss The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033629_apusveteransparadetraincrash.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033543_apeugeorgiapolitician.html?syndication=rss A court in Georgia has ordered that a former prime minister be held in jail for two months pending trial on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033543_apeugeorgiapolitician.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033627_apeufranceoverseassecurity.html?syndication=rss France's Foreign Ministry says it is strengthening security measures, hiring more guards and buying new equipment to help protect French facilities abroad amid shifting threats. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033627_apeufranceoverseassecurity.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033598_apuscoloradoshooting1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss James Holmes received six shipments of ammunition from an online retailer, carried a platinum MasterCard and photographed the door to the movie theater where he allegedly killed 12 people and injured 70, according to court records released Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033598_apuscoloradoshooting1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030205_apafsouthsudansudanoil.html?syndication=rss Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030205_apafsouthsudansudanoil.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032760_apusnorthdakotaflooding.html?syndication=rss A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032760_apusnorthdakotaflooding.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033350_apununchemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.'s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033350_apununchemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033556_apcbdominicanrepublicserialrapes.html?syndication=rss Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a man suspected of raping at least 60 women in the past two years. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033556_apcbdominicanrepublicserialrapes.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033111_apcbcaymanelections.html?syndication=rss A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year is heading into Thursday's general elections with an outside chance of returning to power in the British Overseas Territory. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033111_apcbcaymanelections.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033199_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrs.html?syndication=rss The newest Chevrolet Sonic is a peppy, stylish, versatile and good handling RS hatchback with standard turbo engine, leather-trimmed seats and smartphone infotainment link - all for a starting price tag of less $21,000. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033199_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrs.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033534_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033534_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030176_apeuitalyshipaground.html?syndication=rss An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030176_apeuitalyshipaground.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:20 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030138_apeubritainhydeparkbomb.html?syndication=rss British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London tourist attraction that left four soldiers and seven horses dead. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030138_apeubritainhydeparkbomb.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030191_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss The price of oil fell near $94 a barrel Wednesday as the nation's oil supply fell less than expected and demand for gasoline remained weak. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030191_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032775_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss The European Union's leaders took a major step in tackling tax-dodgers Wednesday by pushing to end bank secrecy across the bloc's 27 members by the end of the year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032775_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033524_apuscoloradoshooting.html?syndication=rss A Colorado judge has released five search warrants filed hours after the Aurora movie theater shooting that show where investigators immediately looked for leads. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033524_apuscoloradoshooting.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033479_apmliranissuesglance.html?syndication=rss Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033479_apmliranissuesglance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032821_apushofstrastudentshot.html?syndication=rss They hesitated at first, but then they came from all over the church: young women in black shuffling out of the pews and down the side aisles to the altar, some of them sobbing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032821_apushofstrastudentshot.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033453_apusimmigrationasylums.html?syndication=rss As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033453_apusimmigrationasylums.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030181_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot - barring his chief aid from the presidential race - may be just the opening act in Ahmadinejad's reinvention as a self-styled opposition force. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030181_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033176_apmlisraelsyria.html?syndication=rss Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033176_apmlisraelsyria.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033343_apafburkinafasooppositionprotest.html?syndication=rss Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise Compaore. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033343_apafburkinafasooppositionprotest.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030184_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030184_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030188_apeueuropehezbollah.html?syndication=rss The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030188_apeueuropehezbollah.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033075_apafafricamarkethighs.html?syndication=rss The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033075_apafafricamarkethighs.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033056_apusexxonmobilgays.html?syndication=rss One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033056_apusexxonmobilgays.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033198_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrsbox.html?syndication=rss 2013 Chevrolet Sonic 5-Door RS Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033198_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrsbox.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033192_apafnigeriaachebe.html?syndication=rss Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033192_apafnigeriaachebe.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030210_apeuukrainemediaprotest.html?syndication=rss Ukrainian reporters on Wednesday disrupted a government session chaired by the prime minister, suggesting his family members could be the next victims of official inaction after police in Kiev stood by while pro-government activists attacked two journalists covering an opposition protest. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030210_apeuukrainemediaprotest.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033178_apmlbahrain.html?syndication=rss Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security forces. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033178_apmlbahrain.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032794_apushollisterdisabled.html?syndication=rss A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores that cater to a hip, young clientele are unfriendly to the disabled. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032794_apushollisterdisabled.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033006_apusmissiletest.html?syndication=rss The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033006_apusmissiletest.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033064_apuschurchofficialracketeering.html?syndication=rss A Boston church official who once claimed to be an associate of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger has been arrested on charges of stealing money from the church. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033064_apuschurchofficialracketeering.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030140_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record highs. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030140_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030161_apasnkoreachina.html?syndication=rss After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030161_apasnkoreachina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032781_apeurussiaroadsafety.html?syndication=rss A Russian drunken driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032781_apeurussiaroadsafety.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032863_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032863_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033010_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of assassinations and bombings. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033010_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033068_apmlbahrainirandrone.html?syndication=rss Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033068_apmlbahrainirandrone.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032793_apusnuclearplantshutdown.html?syndication=rss Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032793_apusnuclearplantshutdown.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030131_apafkenyatruthcommission.html?syndication=rss Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030131_apafkenyatruthcommission.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033057_apeueuropeunemployment.html?syndication=rss Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will center on trying to get business involved and make better use of already-pledged public money. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033057_apeueuropeunemployment.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033049_apafeastafricapolio.html?syndication=rss The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033049_apafeastafricapolio.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030148_apeufranceenglishinvasion.html?syndication=rss In France, there's a brewing debate over whether to speak anglais in universite. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030148_apeufranceenglishinvasion.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030212_apafzimbabweconstitution.html?syndication=rss Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed into law a new constitution and vowed to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030212_apafzimbabweconstitution.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030144_apeubritainafghanistaninterpreters.html?syndication=rss Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030144_apeubritainafghanistaninterpreters.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030213_apusbostonmarathoncompensationfund.html?syndication=rss The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund said just five people have filed applications as of Tuesday, and is urging those affected by the blasts to fill out the paperwork before time runs out. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030213_apusbostonmarathoncompensationfund.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032876_apafmalawipresidentialjet.html?syndication=rss Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032876_apafmalawipresidentialjet.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032848_apeuvaticanchina.html?syndication=rss Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032848_apeuvaticanchina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032847_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan left a hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032847_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032774_apafethiopiaafricasummit.html?syndication=rss African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years of political and economic integration. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032774_apafethiopiaafricasummit.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030189_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030189_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031475_apusmedicalmarijuanalosangeles.html?syndication=rss Los Angeles voters have approved a proposition limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031475_apusmedicalmarijuanalosangeles.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:16:37 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032780_apusbiasattacks.html?syndication=rss A suspect was arrested Wednesday in an assault in Manhattan's East Village that police say was one of several anti-gay attacks in recent days. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032780_apusbiasattacks.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:43 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030187_apusmissingwomenfound.html?syndication=rss The three women rescued after being held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade want the community to know they are doing fine and appreciate offers of help. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030187_apusmissingwomenfound.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:53 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031755_apeuaustriaholocaustrestitution.html?syndication=rss An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ago. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031755_apeuaustriaholocaustrestitution.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030207_apafethiopiacorruptionarrests.html?syndication=rss Ethiopian authorities have carried out another wave of arrests that brings the number of people detained on suspicions of corruption to more than 50. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030207_apafethiopiacorruptionarrests.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030202_apeuczechgayrights.html?syndication=rss The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030202_apeuczechgayrights.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030183_apusejectedovercancerhats.html?syndication=rss Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast cancer. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030183_apusejectedovercancerhats.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030174_apusteensfounddead.html?syndication=rss A 17-year-old boy charged with killing two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio has pleaded not guilty. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030174_apusteensfounddead.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030168_apuscarbuscollision.html?syndication=rss The State Highway Patrol says 29 people have been injured in a crash between a commercial bus and a car on Interstate 75 in northwest Ohio. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030168_apuscarbuscollision.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030165_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign pressure for Tokyo to address concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030165_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030153_apasjapannuclearseismicfaults.html?syndication=rss Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor's restart virtually impossible. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030153_apasjapannuclearseismicfaults.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030152_apassingaporeamericansdeath.html?syndication=rss The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state's legal process. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030152_apassingaporeamericansdeath.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030150_apeuswedenriots.html?syndication=rss Groups of youth have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural center as the riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting spread to other low-income areas of the Swedish capital. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030150_apeuswedenriots.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030141_apaschinafactoryexplosion.html?syndication=rss The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030141_apaschinafactoryexplosion.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030137_apeurussiapussyriot.html?syndication=rss An imprisoned member of the punk band Pussy Riot says she is going on hunger strike after a judge refused to allow her to attend a court hearing where she was seeking release on parole. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030137_apeurussiapussyriot.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:05:31 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030136_apeugermanyhezbollah.html?syndication=rss Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030136_apeugermanyhezbollah.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030084_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers in glowing terms. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030084_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030129_apusflasinkholeneighboringhomes.html?syndication=rss The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030129_apusflasinkholeneighboringhomes.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030127_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss The European Union's leaders are seeking to advance their fight against tax evasion and close loopholes for large corporations' creative tax avoidance schemes. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030127_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030086_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030086_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030063_apasnepaleverestoctogenarians.html?syndication=rss An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030063_apasnepaleverestoctogenarians.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030122_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Wednesday, despite high-level diplomacy aimed at stopping it from doing so. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030122_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030126_ap10thingstoknowtoday.html?syndication=rss Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030126_ap10thingstoknowtoday.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030069_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign pressure for Tokyo to address concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030069_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030065_apasafghanistanwomensrights.html?syndication=rss Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030065_apasafghanistanwomensrights.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024986_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024986_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026614_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026614_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024898_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, hours before Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is to deliver remarks before Congress on the state of the U.S. economy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024898_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030040_apassouthchinaseavolatilewaters.html?syndication=rss Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing haven last year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030040_apassouthchinaseavolatilewaters.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030071_apaschinastudentsattacked.html?syndication=rss A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030071_apaschinastudentsattacked.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029642_apasindonesiaminecollapse.html?syndication=rss Rescuers on Wednesday recovered the last of 28 miners killed last week when an underground room of a giant Indonesian gold and copper mine collapsed, the operator of the U.S.-owned facility said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029642_apasindonesiaminecollapse.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:29 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024901_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss Syria's main opposition group is urging rebels to come from around the country to reinforce Qusair, a western town under attack by Syrian troops and members of Lebanon's Hezbollah group. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024901_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030091_apusexecutivemansion.html?syndication=rss An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: What goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house? Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030091_apusexecutivemansion.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027130_apuscongresswomanshotphotos.html?syndication=rss In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027130_apuscongresswomanshotphotos.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030070_apasjapannuclearseismicfaults.html?syndication=rss Japan's nuclear watchdog has endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the plant's restart virtually impossible. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030070_apasjapannuclearseismicfaults.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030080_apusimmigrationasylums.html?syndication=rss As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030080_apusimmigrationasylums.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030072_apusboyscoutsgays.html?syndication=rss The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030072_apusboyscoutsgays.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030066_apquotes.html?syndication=rss "I told him we're going to play tent in the closet. I just felt air so I knew the roof was gone." - Chelsie McCumber, who grabbed her 2-year-old son, Ethan, and rode out the deadly Oklahoma twister in a coat closet. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030066_apquotes.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 02:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030008_apasjapanfallingyen.html?syndication=rss A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. It's not such good news for entrepreneurs like Thamonwan Thawornthaweewong, whose Angry Bird fish balls, squid rings and other products now cost more to sell in Japan. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030008_apasjapanfallingyen.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 02:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030039_apusoklahomatornadoaparentschoice.html?syndication=rss With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030039_apusoklahomatornadoaparentschoice.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 02:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024975_apusmissingmaineteen.html?syndication=rss A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met on Facebook. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024975_apusmissingmaineteen.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 02:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021025449_apustrainscollideconn.html?syndication=rss Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021025449_apustrainscollideconn.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 02:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030005_apmlisraeljailedconscript.html?syndication=rss The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the country's universal military service and divided political beliefs. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030005_apmlisraeljailedconscript.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 02:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029939_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029939_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029662_apasjapaneconomy.html?syndication=rss Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened in April, for the tenth straight month. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029662_apasjapaneconomy.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029956_apassingaporeamericansdeath.html?syndication=rss The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state's legal process. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029956_apassingaporeamericansdeath.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029842_apuscarbuscollision.html?syndication=rss The state Highway Patrol says up to 30 people have been injured in a crash between a commercial bus and a car on Interstate 75 in northwest Ohio. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029842_apuscarbuscollision.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029950_oklahomatornadoxml.html?syndication=rss Severe weather has become an almost routine part of life around Oklahoma City, but the tornado that struck Monday stunned Oklahomans with both its size and the number of victims, several of them children. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029950_oklahomatornadoxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:25:38 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029527_apasnkoreachina.html?syndication=rss North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029527_apasnkoreachina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029804_apasjapannkorea.html?syndication=rss Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029804_apasjapannkorea.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 00:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029329_apltchilepinera.html?syndication=rss Bands of young people hurling firebombs and stones clashed with police outside Chile's congress Tuesday after thousands of students and workers staged a protest march before President Sebastian Pinera's final state of the nation speech. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029329_apltchilepinera.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021024978_apusappleuntaxedprofits.html?syndication=rss Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021024978_apusappleuntaxedprofits.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 23:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029669_apasnkoreamilitarychief.html?syndication=rss A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029669_apasnkoreamilitarychief.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029398_ap10thingstoknowwednesday.html?syndication=rss Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029398_ap10thingstoknowwednesday.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029653_apusmalcolmxgrandsonburial.html?syndication=rss Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights activist Malcolm X, has been buried at a cemetery in suburban New York. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029653_apusmalcolmxgrandsonburial.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029526_apusplantexplosioninvestigation.html?syndication=rss Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel's chairman said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029526_apusplantexplosioninvestigation.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024907_apaschinankoreaboatseized.html?syndication=rss Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024907_apaschinankoreaboatseized.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029291_apusoklahomatornadophotogallery.html?syndication=rss . Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029291_apusoklahomatornadophotogallery.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:51 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029134_apusmissingguardsman.html?syndication=rss A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029134_apusmissingguardsman.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 21:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021029399_appletaxescookxml.html?syndication=rss In defending Apple’s tax practices, CEO Tim Cook said the tax code “has not kept up with the digital age” and restricts the free movement of capital in comparison to the codes of other countries. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021029399_appletaxescookxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 21:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029525_apusmysteryrespiratoryillnesses.html?syndication=rss A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029525_apusmysteryrespiratoryillnesses.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 21:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021028945_apltvenezuelapolitics.html?syndication=rss Venezuela's parliament roared back to life Tuesday with fractious debates between government and opposition lawmakers after a three-week paralysis following a brawl on the assembly floor. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021028945_apltvenezuelapolitics.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 20:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029322_apusfbiagentskilled.html?syndication=rss FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday praised two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast last weekend for their "true and unerring valor." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029322_apusfbiagentskilled.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027015_apusarizonaabortionban.html?syndication=rss A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027015_apusarizonaabortionban.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:55:44 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027175_apushofstrastudentshot.html?syndication=rss The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027175_apushofstrastudentshot.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029302_apununcentralafricapoaching.html?syndication=rss The illegal trade in elephant ivory may constitute an important source of funding for armed groups, including the Lord's Resistance Army, threatening peace and security in central Africa, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029302_apununcentralafricapoaching.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 18:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026947_apusmissingteeniowa.html?syndication=rss A 15-year-old central Iowa girl who was abducted after getting off her school bus was still missing Tuesday, and authorities said a massive search was underway. Meanwhile, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said the man who is suspected of taking her and another girl committed suicide. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026947_apusmissingteeniowa.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 18:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029159_apusendangeredwolves.html?syndication=rss Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021029159_apusendangeredwolves.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 18:46:05 PDT