http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/national-news-6244.html en-us Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:44:43 GMT 2009-11-22T15:44:43Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/kennedy-says-ri-bishop-banned-him-from-communion-415147.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05:48 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/kennedy-says-ri-bishop-banned-him-from-communion-415147.html RAY HENRY 2009-11-22T15:05:48Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/sizing-up-the-kennedy-dynasty-s-next-generation-415137.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:18:22 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/sizing-up-the-kennedy-dynasty-s-next-generation-415137.html ANDREW MIGA 2009-11-22T15:18:22Z http://www.journal-news.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.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/police-identify-gunman-in-deadly-saipan-rampage-415100.html 2009-11-22T12:54:27Z http://www.journal-news.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.journal-news.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.journal-news.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.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/the-nation-s-weather-415130.html WEATHER UNDERGROUND 2009-11-22T14:10:39Z http://www.journal-news.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.journal-news.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.journal-news.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.journal-news.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.journal-news.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.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/5-long-beach-students-arrested-in-alleged-groping-414493.html 2009-11-21T14:55:44Z http://www.journal-news.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.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/2-dead-after-shooting-at-oregon-intersection-415019.html 2009-11-22T10:02:13Z http://www.journal-news.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.journal-news.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.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/rhodes-scholars-named-for-2010-415075.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WASHINGTON - Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:10:11 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/rhodes-scholars-named-for-2010-415075.html 2009-11-22T11:10:11Z http://www.journal-news.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.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/ukraine-s-hot-air-bedevils-global-climate-deal-414162.html ARTHUR MAX 2009-11-21T09:37:50Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/uc-santa-cruz-protesters-still-occupy-building-414981.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Dozens of protesters are occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz in the third straight day of protest over fee hikes and cuts to campus services. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:30:14 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/uc-santa-cruz-protesters-still-occupy-building-414981.html 2009-11-22T09:30:14Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/biden-says-senate-handed-obama-a-big-victory-414877.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 DES MOINES, Iowa - Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:48 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/biden-says-senate-handed-obama-a-big-victory-414877.html MIKE GLOVER 2009-11-22T08:03:48Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/police-man-fatally-stabbed-over-nyc-subway-seat-414961.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 NEW YORK - A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:30 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/police-man-fatally-stabbed-over-nyc-subway-seat-414961.html 2009-11-22T09:00:30Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/4-injured-in-san-francisco-cable-car-accident-414797.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities say four people were hurt when one of San Francisco's historic cable cars jarred toa sudden stop while traveling through downtown. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:14:38 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/4-injured-in-san-francisco-cable-car-accident-414797.html 2009-11-22T07:14:38Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/calif-fisherman-arrested-in-sea-lion-shooting-414651.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:58:26 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/calif-fisherman-arrested-in-sea-lion-shooting-414651.html 2009-11-21T16:58:26Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-news-in-brief-414576.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WASHINGTON (AP) - In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:11:43 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-news-in-brief-414576.html 2009-11-21T16:11:43Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/suspicious-note-and-package-found-at-fort-benning-414379.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 FORT BENNING, Ga. - A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:41:02 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/suspicious-note-and-package-found-at-fort-benning-414379.html 2009-11-21T13:41:02Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/a-bad-month-in-afghanistan-rippled-across-the-us-414297.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 He pulls a protest sign from his maroon 1961 Volkswagen van - he has 30 to 40 stashed inside - and joins a one-hour peace vigil at the Benton County courthouse in Corvallis, Ore. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:03:07 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/a-bad-month-in-afghanistan-rippled-across-the-us-414297.html SHARON COHEN 2009-11-21T12:03:07Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/mental-health-cases-tax-police-emergency-workers-414219.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 BURLINGTON, Vt. - Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:31:54 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/mental-health-cases-tax-police-emergency-workers-414219.html LISA RATHKE 2009-11-21T10:31:54Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/nc-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-woman-s-fatal-scare-414202.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was acase of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:38:47 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/nc-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-woman-s-fatal-scare-414202.html 2009-11-21T10:38:47Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/report-finds-wide-disparities-in-gifted-education-414164.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 ATLANTA - When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:49:24 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/report-finds-wide-disparities-in-gifted-education-414164.html DORIE TURNER 2009-11-21T09:49:24Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/postal-service-to-resume-north-pole-santa-letters-413894.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:57:47 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/postal-service-to-resume-north-pole-santa-letters-413894.html RACHEL D'ORO 2009-11-21T13:57:47Z http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/resort-island-reels-after-deadly-attack-by-gunman-413898.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:17:37 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/resort-island-reels-after-deadly-attack-by-gunman-413898.html GEMMA CASAS 2009-11-21T14:17:37Z