http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/index.html en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:42 PST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:42 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320092_apusobamajihadbillboard.html?syndication=rss A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320092_apusobamajihadbillboard.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320061_apusmarinesmentalhealth.html?syndication=rss Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320061_apusmarinesmentalhealth.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:24 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319604_apuscourthousekickbacks.html?syndication=rss Two former county judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities are partially immune from civil lawsuits, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319604_apuscourthousekickbacks.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320052_apusoklahomafirebodiesfound.html?syndication=rss A former Marine has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320052_apusoklahomafirebodiesfound.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:54:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319597_apustrainstationshooting.html?syndication=rss A judge's decision to move Johannes Mehserle's murder trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit police officer charged with gunning down an unarmed man on New Year's Day. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319597_apustrainstationshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320040_apusyellowstonesnowmobiles.html?syndication=rss The state of Wyoming has filed a new federal lawsuit seeking to block the National Park Service from restricting snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320040_apusyellowstonesnowmobiles.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:51:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320037_apusmauispycase.html?syndication=rss The competency hearing of a Maui man accused of spying for China has ended with the prosecutor claiming the defendant is difficult to work with and makes wild exaggerations but is legally able to stand trial. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320037_apusmauispycase.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320025_apokoklahomafirebodiesfound.html?syndication=rss A former Marine has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010320025_apokoklahomafirebodiesfound.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:10 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319960_apltargentinaforceddna.html?syndication=rss Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago - even when they don't want to know their birth parents. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319960_apltargentinaforceddna.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317376_apusborderagentshot.html?syndication=rss A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317376_apusborderagentshot.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:15 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319931_apusstorescufflerace.html?syndication=rss A jury is deliberating the fate of a black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers in Missouri Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319931_apusstorescufflerace.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:36:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316849_apusdefraudedchurchesprobe.html?syndication=rss California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316849_apusdefraudedchurchesprobe.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316659_apununiranrights.html?syndication=rss A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election and release those still detained. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316659_apununiranrights.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317142_appiracy.html?syndication=rss A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317142_appiracy.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010316647_apusburrisethics.html?syndication=rss The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010316647_apusburrisethics.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319850_apcncanadamccainafghanistan.html?syndication=rss U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319850_apcncanadamccainafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:27 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314041_apeuitalyshroudofturin.html?syndication=rss A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314041_apeuitalyshroudofturin.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316929_apeuitalygalileosfingers.html?syndication=rss Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316929_apeuitalygalileosfingers.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:14 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316835_apasafghanembattledpolice.html?syndication=rss Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316835_apasafghanembattledpolice.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:25 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313889_apeubritainfloods.html?syndication=rss Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313889_apeubritainfloods.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317072_apcncanadawardeserter.html?syndication=rss A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee status, Canada's Federal Court ruled Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317072_apcncanadawardeserter.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:27 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313959_apusgirldisappearsnc.html?syndication=rss A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313959_apusgirldisappearsnc.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:16 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313991_apusterrorisminvestigation.html?syndication=rss The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13 1/2 years in prison by a federal judge. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313991_apusterrorisminvestigation.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319796_apeuapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss Spokesman says world's largest atom smasher circulates beam of protons after yearlong repairs. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319796_apeuapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317414_apuscollegegraduationfitness.html?syndication=rss A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317414_apuscollegegraduationfitness.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010318367_apusbaseclosinglastflights.html?syndication=rss The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010318367_apusbaseclosinglastflights.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316217_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and budget cuts that have led to slashed programs and lost jobs. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316217_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313973_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313973_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2010316311_apusapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss US says it will drop manslaughter case against former Blackwater guard in 2007 Iraq shooting. Sports http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2010316311_apusapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319613_apltmexicomissingjournalist.html?syndication=rss Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010319613_apltmexicomissingjournalist.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316936_apusmichaeljacksondoctor.html?syndication=rss Police believe a batch of drugs blamed in Michael Jackson's death was purchased by his personal physician at a Las Vegas pharmacy, court documents released Friday show. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316936_apusmichaeljacksondoctor.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316541_apusscgovernor.html?syndication=rss South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316541_apusscgovernor.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010316414_apaschinaobama.html?syndication=rss Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010316414_apaschinaobama.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:15 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317485_apusdeathpenaltyohio.html?syndication=rss An attorney for a condemned killer says Ohio's new lethal-injection plan is so untested it would amount to human experimentation if used for the first time next month. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317485_apusdeathpenaltyohio.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317443_apasindiaterroranniversary.html?syndication=rss The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317443_apasindiaterroranniversary.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317408_apusagingnuclearweapons.html?syndication=rss An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for the nation to design replacements for the nuclear arsenal. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317408_apusagingnuclearweapons.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316784_apcnusgates.html?syndication=rss The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316784_apcnusgates.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317428_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317428_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317425_apeupiracy.html?syndication=rss A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317425_apeupiracy.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316878_apunwhonorwayflumutation.html?syndication=rss The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316878_apunwhonorwayflumutation.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316490_apmlegyptalgeriasoccerrow.html?syndication=rss Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316490_apmlegyptalgeriasoccerrow.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317374_apusgiulianireturns.html?syndication=rss Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national star - Sept. 11. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317374_apusgiulianireturns.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313888_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling Saturday from one of the most violent attacks in its history, when a gunman killed five people, including two small children and himself, in a rampage that ended at a World War II historical site. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313888_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316648_apusdiocesebankruptcyabusers.html?syndication=rss The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is obligated to pay retirement benefits to six priests who are confirmed pedophiles, church officials argued in a bankruptcy court filing seeking permission to keep making the payments. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316648_apusdiocesebankruptcyabusers.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316501_apusfacespitting.html?syndication=rss A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316501_apusfacespitting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313903_apusstemcellsnebraska.html?syndication=rss The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313903_apusstemcellsnebraska.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317192_apusconvictionthrownout.html?syndication=rss A prison system official says a New York City man is free after spending nearly two decades behind bars for murder before a judge declared him innocent. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317192_apusconvictionthrownout.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317107_apusmilitiarevival.html?syndication=rss Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317107_apusmilitiarevival.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317071_apusarizonamobilehomefire.html?syndication=rss A 2-year-old boy dragged a 1-year-old Arizona girl Friday from a house fire that killed her mother and injured two other adults, authorities said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317071_apusarizonamobilehomefire.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317035_apltguatemalaadoptions.html?syndication=rss Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010317035_apltguatemalaadoptions.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010314104_apeuitalystudentslain.html?syndication=rss An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010314104_apeuitalystudentslain.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316999_apushotcardeath.html?syndication=rss A New York state man has been convicted of reckless endangerment after leaving his 85-year-old father in a car on a hot day and finding him dead three hours later. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316999_apushotcardeath.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316436_apusmissourigirlslain.html?syndication=rss A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316436_apusmissourigirlslain.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316755_apeueutopjobs.html?syndication=rss Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316755_apeueutopjobs.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:27 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313910_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313910_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010313896_apusnygovernorsrace.html?syndication=rss Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010313896_apusnygovernorsrace.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316880_apusindianapolisslayingssentence.html?syndication=rss An Indianapolis man convicted of killing three children and four adults during a home invasion robbery three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316880_apusindianapolisslayingssentence.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316249_apaaantarcticcruiseship.html?syndication=rss A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316249_apaaantarcticcruiseship.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316819_apustaseredgirl.html?syndication=rss The FBI has dispatched investigators to Arkansas to look into a police officer's use of a stun gun on a 10-year-old girl who refused to take a shower. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316819_apustaseredgirl.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316789_apusemergencylanding.html?syndication=rss An air taxi with eight people aboard made an emergency landing on tundra when the engine failed near Alaska's Bering Sea coast. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316789_apusemergencylanding.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316437_apmlpalestinianselections.html?syndication=rss Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month now that President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone the January vote, though the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers maintain they will boycott the voting. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316437_apmlpalestinianselections.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316678_apeurussiagorbachev.html?syndication=rss Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316678_apeurussiagorbachev.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316640_apltbrazilpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316640_apltbrazilpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316666_apafugandacattleraids.html?syndication=rss Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda's volatile northeastern region. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316666_apafugandacattleraids.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316538_apusbisonbirthcontrol.html?syndication=rss Birth control for bison? Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316538_apusbisonbirthcontrol.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316562_apeubritainroyalanniversary.html?syndication=rss Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly - without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316562_apeubritainroyalanniversary.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316542_apeubritainnightmaredeath.html?syndication=rss A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316542_apeubritainnightmaredeath.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316245_apusupscalebuildinglawsuit.html?syndication=rss A foot model in New York City is suing her upscale apartment building, claiming the co-op board is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316245_apusupscalebuildinglawsuit.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313935_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to resolve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313935_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316444_apusbabysashesstolen.html?syndication=rss An Arizona family is pleading with burglars to return a wooden music box containing the ashes of their 5-month old son. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316444_apusbabysashesstolen.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316356_apeurussiaspace.html?syndication=rss Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316356_apeurussiaspace.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314080_apusmilitaryacademiesminorities.html?syndication=rss As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314080_apusmilitaryacademiesminorities.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316389_apuscorruptsccounty.html?syndication=rss When federal officials descended on this small South Carolina town to investigate a kickback scheme that had caught up the mayor and another official, they stumbled across a web of corruption they believe is deeper and more widespread through the county. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316389_apuscorruptsccounty.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316407_apafcongobabygorillas.html?syndication=rss Conservationists say Congolese schoolchildren will soon be able to take a closer look at baby mountain gorillas. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316407_apafcongobabygorillas.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010316358_apuschristmasbongs.html?syndication=rss Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbor. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010316358_apuschristmasbongs.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010314125_apusfloridasmokers.html?syndication=rss A former smoker who just won a $300 million verdict in Florida against Philip Morris USA has pulled out of a news conference about the case. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010314125_apusfloridasmokers.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316308_apmliransatellite.html?syndication=rss Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316308_apmliransatellite.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316293_apeufranceparisshooting.html?syndication=rss Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316293_apeufranceparisshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316188_apusanimalrescue.html?syndication=rss A woman who had been charged with child endangerment after almost 370 animals were seized from her Missouri farm has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010316188_apusanimalrescue.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314068_apasafghanviolence.html?syndication=rss Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314068_apasafghanviolence.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314040_apworldschildren.html?syndication=rss Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010314040_apworldschildren.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313936_apasskoreamodeldeath.html?syndication=rss A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313936_apasskoreamodeldeath.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:09:31 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313925_apeuwarcrimeskaradzic.html?syndication=rss The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March, according to a document released Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313925_apeuwarcrimeskaradzic.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313881_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313881_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313755_apworldschildrenvignettes.html?syndication=rss EDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313755_apworldschildrenvignettes.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313639_apasindiarebels.html?syndication=rss A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313639_apasindiarebels.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010313842_apaskap.html?syndication=rss A space shuttle is no tinker toy. But is it the most complex machine ever built? Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010313842_apaskap.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313752_apusmilitaryacademiesminorities.html?syndication=rss As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313752_apusmilitaryacademiesminorities.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313621_apeuitalystudentslain.html?syndication=rss Italian prosecutors began their closing arguments Friday in the trial of an American student accused of killing her British roommate more than two years ago. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313621_apeuitalystudentslain.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313753_apusmilitaryacademiesglance.html?syndication=rss A list of congressional districts with the fewest military academy nominations for the classes of 2009 to 2013, the officeholders and the total nominations they have made. All 20 are Democrats from districts where whites make up less than half the population, and all but two of the districts include major urban areas. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313753_apusmilitaryacademiesglance.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313746_apeurussiaorthodoxpriestkilled.html?syndication=rss A gunman killed a Russian Orthodox priest in his Moscow church and seriously wounded the reverend's assistant, officials said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313746_apeurussiaorthodoxpriestkilled.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313640_apassaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313640_apassaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010307259_apaaantarcticcruiseship.html?syndication=rss A Russian cruise ship that has been struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days has finally reached clear water off Antarctica. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010307259_apaaantarcticcruiseship.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313690_apuselectricelkhorn.html?syndication=rss Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait - if you can get there. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313690_apuselectricelkhorn.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313520_apeubritainfloods.html?syndication=rss Britain's air force and emergency workers using inflatable boats rescued about 200 people Friday as rising floodwaters caused widespread havoc in northern England's picturesque Lake District. One police officer was missing after a bridge was washed away. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313520_apeubritainfloods.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304856_apussantasmailcanceled.html?syndication=rss Santa's "elves" at the North Pole have been given their walking papers - but they're not going quietly. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304856_apussantasmailcanceled.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313695_apusweatherpageweather.html?syndication=rss New England was expected to see another dreary day, while the Pacific Northwest remains under wintry conditions on Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313695_apusweatherpageweather.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313623_apushealthoverhaulsanfrancisco.html?syndication=rss This city did not wait for Washington's health care overhaul. Most uninsured adults here are already reaping the benefits of a government-run health care program - seeing doctors, filling prescriptions, and getting surgeries they could not otherwise afford. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313623_apushealthoverhaulsanfrancisco.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313674_apeuwarcrimeskaradzic.html?syndication=rss The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313674_apeuwarcrimeskaradzic.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313642_apuslandslidefish.html?syndication=rss A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313642_apuslandslidefish.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306843_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a fee 32 percent fee increase for students attending the state's premier public schools. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306843_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:40 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312661_apdeaths.html?syndication=rss Jeanne-Claude Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312661_apdeaths.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010311682_apuswinfreyshowending.html?syndication=rss Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010311682_apuswinfreyshowending.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:46 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313575_apaschinaobama.html?syndication=rss Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313575_apaschinaobama.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313553_apworldschildren.html?syndication=rss Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313553_apworldschildren.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313289_apasskoreasaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313289_apasskoreasaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010304354_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010304354_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:57 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313433_apuscorruptsccounty.html?syndication=rss When federal officials descended on this small South Carolina town to investigate a kickback scheme that had caught up the mayor and another official, they stumbled across a web of corruption they believe is deeper and more widespread through the county. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313433_apuscorruptsccounty.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313428_apasafghanfranceaid.html?syndication=rss France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313428_apasafghanfranceaid.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311625_apltperumurderring.html?syndication=rss Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311625_apltperumurderring.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:38:42 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304969_apusgirldisappearsnc.html?syndication=rss A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304969_apusgirldisappearsnc.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312978_botax20.html?syndication=rss The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for health-care overhaul plans. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312978_botax20.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312874_drpay20.html?syndication=rss The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312874_drpay20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312980_pap20.html?syndication=rss New guidelines for cervical-cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21 and be screened less often than previously recommended. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312980_pap20.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:31:01 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2010312969_flights20.html?syndication=rss For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air-travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2010312969_flights20.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:32:46 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312868_forthood20.html?syndication=rss Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the start of a Pentagon review of events leading up to the Fort Hood rampage, an investigation that will examine whether military officials could have taken more aggressive pre-emptive action against the suspected killer and, if so, why they didn't, officials said Thursday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312868_forthood20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312863_borneo20.html?syndication=rss Unlike the noxious gases pumped into the atmosphere by gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles in the United States and smoke-belching factories in China, danger in the heart of Borneo rises from the ground. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312863_borneo20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312869_eutopjob20.html?syndication=rss The European Union (EU) wants to become a more influential and higher-profile alliance, but its leaders picked a pair of relative unknowns Thursday to represent the continent on the international stage. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312869_eutopjob20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312867_climatepact20.html?syndication=rss The U.N. climate chief has a message for naysayers about the climate conference next month in Copenhagen, Denmark: It will succeed. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312867_climatepact20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312876_ucfees20.html?syndication=rss The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312876_ucfees20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010312880_winfrey20.html?syndication=rss "The Oprah Winfrey Show," a broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010312880_winfrey20.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:38:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312872_michelin20.html?syndication=rss Michelin's undercover team of inspectors bestowed its highest three-star rating to 11 restaurants in Tokyo, one more than in Paris. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312872_michelin20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312882_badwords20.html?syndication=rss Four years after cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad set off violent protests, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free-speech laws in the West. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312882_badwords20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312873_popcorn20.html?syndication=rss One popcorn-and-soda combo can match the calorie-and-saturated-fat count of three McDonald's Quarter Pounders and 12 pats of butter, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest's (CSPI) review of popcorn sold at three national movie chains. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312873_popcorn20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312879_hospital20.html?syndication=rss California's public-university system on Thursday agreed to fully reopen a troubled South Los Angeles hospital that was partially closed in 2007 after deadly lapses in care. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312879_hospital20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307571_apusoffdutyofficerslain.html?syndication=rss Three people were arrested on suspicion of killing an off-duty Las Vegas police officer in a shootout in his garage, North Las Vegas police said Thursday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307571_apusoffdutyofficerslain.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313231_apusdavinciexhibit.html?syndication=rss An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313231_apusdavinciexhibit.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311459_apmlalqaidaonline.html?syndication=rss Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311459_apmlalqaidaonline.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:31:01 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010307834_apususafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010307834_apususafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312878_apasnepalanimalsacrifice.html?syndication=rss A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312878_apasnepalanimalsacrifice.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:36:34 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312515_apusmauispycase.html?syndication=rss A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of spying for China suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, expert witnesses for the prosecution and the defense testified in federal court Thursday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312515_apusmauispycase.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010306783_apaschinadetainedamerican.html?syndication=rss Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010306783_apaschinadetainedamerican.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312185_aplthondurascoup.html?syndication=rss Honduras' interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312185_aplthondurascoup.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010308204_apuspalinfortbragg.html?syndication=rss The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010308204_apuspalinfortbragg.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307267_apcbcubadissidentblogger.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307267_apcbcubadissidentblogger.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312730_apuspostalmuseumdonation.html?syndication=rss A New York City gallery has auctioned over 200 rare postage stamps to raise $3.2 million for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312730_apuspostalmuseumdonation.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311679_apununnorthkorearights.html?syndication=rss A key U.N. committee expressed "very serious concern" Thursday at widespread reports of torture and other grave human rights violations in North Korea and strongly urged the government to put an end to the violations. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311679_apununnorthkorearights.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/afghanjournal/2010312712__spc_gary_lee_gooch.html?syndication=rss Spc. Gary Lee Gooch and Spc. Aaron Seth Aamot grew up in opposite ends of America. Gooch was raised in Florida, while Aamot was raised in the town of Custer in the northwest corner of Washington. Their lives were intertwined when they were both assigned to the same platoon of the Fort Lewis-based 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, which headed off to war in Afghanistan in July. Afghan Journal http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/afghanjournal/2010312712__spc_gary_lee_gooch.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:41:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312522_apusoddfakedisability.html?syndication=rss California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312522_apusoddfakedisability.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306854_apustourbuscrash.html?syndication=rss A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. State officials said they couldn't confirm the aneurysm and it was too early to know the cause of the crash. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306854_apustourbuscrash.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311265_apusmissourigirlslain.html?syndication=rss On an Internet site, 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante listed her hobbies as "killing people" and "cutting." It may have sounded like a teenage exaggeration, but authorities say she fulfilled her words. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311265_apusmissourigirlslain.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312333_apususbrazilcustodybattle.html?syndication=rss A New Jersey man who's been battling in Brazilian courts to get custody of his 9-year-old son is scheduled to testify before a congressional human rights panel in Washington. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312333_apususbrazilcustodybattle.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312251_apapeditorialrdp.html?syndication=rss Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312251_apapeditorialrdp.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312244_apuscoatesvillearsons.html?syndication=rss A former assistant fire chief accused of setting two small fires in an arson-plagued steel town near Philadelphia has worked out a plea bargain freeing him from jail. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010312244_apuscoatesvillearsons.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311893_apusalqaidasuspectshooting.html?syndication=rss A U.S.-trained scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida vowed Thursday to boycott her January trial. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311893_apusalqaidasuspectshooting.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304470_apustexasexecution.html?syndication=rss Inmate Robert Lee Thompson was executed Thursday evening for his part in a fatal Houston store holdup after the Texas governor rejected a parole board's recommendation to spare him because he wasn't the gunman. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304470_apustexasexecution.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311981_apusphoenixstolenluggage.html?syndication=rss Authorities say an Arizona couple has been indicted in the theft of nearly 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311981_apusphoenixstolenluggage.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307860_apusbaltimoremayortrial.html?syndication=rss A judge in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's theft trial told jurors they must stop deliberating and asking questions after he dismisses them for the day. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307860_apusbaltimoremayortrial.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311899_apussailorconfession.html?syndication=rss Prosecutors can retry an ex-sailor who received a conditional pardon from Virginia's governor after spending 11 years in prison for the rape and murder of a fellow sailor's wife, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311899_apussailorconfession.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311038_apusconvictionthrownout.html?syndication=rss A New York City man imprisoned for nearly 20 years for a now-overturned murder conviction is set to be freed within days after a judge Thursday ordered him released while authorities determine whether he must serve an unrelated drug sentence. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311038_apusconvictionthrownout.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311176_apusbankrobberycolorado.html?syndication=rss A shootout left two bank robbery suspects dead and two police officers wounded Thursday in suburban Denver, police said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311176_apusbankrobberycolorado.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311300_apusterrortriallawyer.html?syndication=rss Promising "you haven't seen the last of me," a 70-year-old disbarred lawyer convicted in a terrorism case surrendered to U.S. marshals Thursday to begin serving her prison term after a New York appeals court upheld her conviction. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311300_apusterrortriallawyer.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010308353_apusfamilysexcrimes.html?syndication=rss Several family members who say they were sexually abused as children by adult relatives remember being taken to various locations and photographed with naked men, police investigators said in a search warrant released Thursday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010308353_apusfamilysexcrimes.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307863_apustroubledhospital.html?syndication=rss California's public university system on Thursday agreed to fully reopen a troubled South Los Angeles hospital that was partially closed in 2007 after deadly lapses in care. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010307863_apustroubledhospital.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311634_apussoutherntennesseeslayings.html?syndication=rss A man charged with fatally stabbing and beating six people in Tennessee and Alabama asked a responding deputy to let him hug his 4-year-old daughter - the only person spared in the attack, the deputy testified Thursday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311634_apussoutherntennesseeslayings.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306769_apusscgovernor.html?syndication=rss South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wants to report previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends and campaign donors, a state ethics official said Thursday, even as the governor's lawyer continued to defend his travel practices. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306769_apusscgovernor.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311412_apusmissingsomalis.html?syndication=rss Another man has been indicted on terrorism charges in a federal investigation into the recruitment of Minnesota Somalis to fight in Somalia. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311412_apusmissingsomalis.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311565_apuschristmasbongs.html?syndication=rss Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbor. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311565_apuschristmasbongs.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311560_apworldbriefly.html?syndication=rss Republicans assail health care bill, Democrats set Saturday night test vote on Senate measure Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010311560_apworldbriefly.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306956_apuskatrinafloodlawsuit.html?syndication=rss A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306956_apuskatrinafloodlawsuit.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304488_apushudsonmidaircollision.html?syndication=rss Small aircraft flying over the Hudson River near New York City are now following new flight rules. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010304488_apushudsonmidaircollision.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:03 PST