http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:52:17 PDT Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:52:17 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890686_apusmilitarybasechildabuse.html?syndication=rss An Army major and his wife are facing a 17-count indictment in New Jersey that charges they disciplined three foster children by withholding food and water and assaulting them severely enough to cause broken bones. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890686_apusmilitarybasechildabuse.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:51:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890822_apuswaterplantbreakin.html?syndication=rss About 400 water customers around a small community in the north Georgia mountains have been told not to drink their tap water following a break-in at a treatment plant. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890822_apuswaterplantbreakin.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:51:01 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888598_apafcongofighting.html?syndication=rss Rebels in eastern Congo said Tuesday they are getting ready to fight a new United Nations brigade that will be allowed for the first time to pursue armed groups. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888598_apafcongofighting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:50:59 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888870_apussuperstormsewagereport.html?syndication=rss Superstorm Sandy released 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants into bodies of water from Washington, D.C., to Connecticut, according to a report released Tuesday by a science journalism group. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888870_apussuperstormsewagereport.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:49:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888600_apustexascourthouseshooting.html?syndication=rss Jurors are deliberating the case of a Houston man accused of opening fire outside a Texas courthouse and killing a 79-year-old bystander. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888600_apustexascourthouseshooting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:46:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890805_apafivorycoastshadowlogging.html?syndication=rss A new report from watchdog group Global Witness has identified a pattern of logging abuse across West and Central Africa in which permits designed to promote small businesses are being allocated by the hundreds to industrial companies. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890805_apafivorycoastshadowlogging.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:45:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890560_apusneighborhoodwatch.html?syndication=rss The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting a Florida teenager told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890560_apusneighborhoodwatch.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:38:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890791_apafguineameningitis.html?syndication=rss Health officials say a meningitis outbreak has killed at least 40 people in the West African nation of Guinea. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890791_apafguineameningitis.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:37:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890773_apeuhungaryobitracz.html?syndication=rss Sandor Racz, a labor activist and leading figure during Hungary's anti-Soviet Revolution of 1956, has died. He was 80. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890773_apeuhungaryobitracz.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:31:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890771_apusjfketernalflame.html?syndication=rss The eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy is undergoing repairs at Arlington National Cemetery. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890771_apusjfketernalflame.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:26:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890767_apafsomaliaviolence.html?syndication=rss An official in a semiautonomous region of Somalia says the government has executed 13 prisoners, including a woman. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890767_apafsomaliaviolence.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:26:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890764_apununsyriachemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss Syria's U.N. ambassador says the use of chemical weapons is not only "a red line" but "a blood line" that cannot be tolerated and is again demanding a U.N. investigation of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Aleppo that it blames on rebels. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890764_apununsyriachemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:24:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020890566_apusbostonmarathonwashington.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama said Tuesday that no stone will be left unturned in reviewing whether any sensitive intelligence was missed that could have stopped the deadly attacks on the Boston Marathon. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020890566_apusbostonmarathonwashington.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:47:29 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890760_apafsouthafricamandela.html?syndication=rss The African National Congress responds to a barrage of criticism over broadcasting video of a visibly frail Nelson Mandela by saying it wanted to share the anti-apartheid icon with South Africans and the world. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890760_apafsouthafricamandela.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:20:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890546_apuscastrosdaughterphiladelphia.html?syndication=rss The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro will be allowed to travel to Philadelphia to accept an award for her gay rights advocacy, officials said Tuesday, reversing a previous decision to reject her visa request. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890546_apuscastrosdaughterphiladelphia.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:18:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890757_apeubulgariawiretapscandal.html?syndication=rss Bulgarian prosecutors are alleging that former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov was responsible for illegally wiretapping political opponents during his term. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890757_apeubulgariawiretapscandal.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:18:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890749_apushorseslaughter.html?syndication=rss Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress reinstates a ban on the practice. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890749_apushorseslaughter.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:16:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020890578_apusobama.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020890578_apusobama.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:45:32 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888557_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcycle in Gaza on Tuesday, killing a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group who had been involved in a recent rocket attack on southern Israel. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888557_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:01:14 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888526_apaschinaxinjiang.html?syndication=rss The perpetrators of deadly violence last week in China's Xinjiang region held secret Quran study sessions and possessed extremist religious literature, authorities said Tuesday, accusations likely to be used by Beijing as justification for its strict rules on Islam in the vast northwestern territory. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888526_apaschinaxinjiang.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020888629_apus1stdistrictsouthcarolina.html?syndication=rss A week before the special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, House Democrats launched another ad attacking former Gov. Mark Sanford's personal indiscretions. Sanford, meanwhile, picked up the endorsement of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is considering a run for president. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020888629_apus1stdistrictsouthcarolina.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:58:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888587_apasindiachildrape.html?syndication=rss A 5-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official said Tuesday, in the latest in a series of brutal attacks that have sparked outrage in the country. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888587_apasindiachildrape.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:57:13 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890555_apuschurchstabbing.html?syndication=rss A man charged with stabbing three people at an Albuquerque Catholic church because he thought a choir leader was a Mason vandalized a Masonic lodge hours before his attack, police said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890555_apuschurchstabbing.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:57:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890619_apeudenmarksomaliahostages.html?syndication=rss The Danish government has announced the release of two Danes and four Filipinos who were held hostage in Somalia for more than two years after their ship was attacked by pirates. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890619_apeudenmarksomaliahostages.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:46:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888624_apeuicelandherecomethepirates.html?syndication=rss Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888624_apeuicelandherecomethepirates.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:39:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888573_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan killed three NATO service members and five Afghans on Tuesday, officials said, clear evidence that the insurgents' annual spring offensive is underway. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888573_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:38:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888569_apeunetherlandsnewking.html?syndication=rss Willem-Alexander became the first Dutch king in more than a century Tuesday and pledged to use his ceremonial position as head of state to help steer his country through uncertain economic times. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888569_apeunetherlandsnewking.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:33:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890587_apusgirlkilledmanhunt.html?syndication=rss A region of oak-studded hills in California, where big-city dwellers come to get away from crime, remained on edge Tuesday, three days after an intruder stabbed an 8-year-old girl to death at home before being spotted by her 12-year-old brother. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890587_apusgirlkilledmanhunt.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:33:14 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890604_apeunetherlandsnewkingguestlist.html?syndication=rss Royals and other dignitaries are out in force Tuesday to watch the abdication of Dutch Queen Beatrix and investiture of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, as new king. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890604_apeunetherlandsnewkingguestlist.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:21:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020890595_apusobamabostonbombings.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama says a national security review following the Boston Marathon bombings will look at whether there is more the government can do to stop people within the United States who might become radicalized and plan terror attacks. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020890595_apusobamabostonbombings.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:31:47 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888546_apusvirginiamansionchef.html?syndication=rss Gov. Bob McDonnell says his administration has never given any special treatment to a dietary supplement company that is under investigation. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888546_apusvirginiamansionchef.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:15:18 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888622_apafmalisleepercell.html?syndication=rss Police in Mali's capital have dismantled a terrorist cell belonging to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, three officials confirmed on Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888622_apafmalisleepercell.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:11:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890534_apasmyanmarsectarianviolence.html?syndication=rss Anti-Muslim violence flared anew in central Myanmar on Tuesday as angry mobs destroyed two mosques and set fire to hundreds of homes and shops in unrest that injured at least 10 people in the predominantly Buddhist nation. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890534_apasmyanmarsectarianviolence.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:09:18 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888618_apusohioschoolshooting.html?syndication=rss Other students began yelling as a 17-year-old boy sitting in the front of a classroom pulled out a handgun and shot himself in the head, according to a police report. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888618_apusohioschoolshooting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:56:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890571_apusjacksonbankrobbery.html?syndication=rss An Australian man standing trial in Wyoming says he was justified in robbing a Jackson bank because he gave the money to the homeless. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890571_apusjacksonbankrobbery.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:55:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888606_apmlisraelarabs.html?syndication=rss Israel's chief peace negotiator on Tuesday welcomed the Arab League's decision to sweeten a decade-old initiative offering comprehensive peace with Israel, hoping the gesture would help get peace talks back on track after years of standstill. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888606_apmlisraelarabs.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890552_apeurussianightclubfire.html?syndication=rss A court in the Siberian city of Perm has convicted seven people in connection with a nightclub fire that killed 156, sentencing them to prison terms of four to nearly 10 years. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890552_apeurussianightclubfire.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890515_apmliransyria.html?syndication=rss Iran's foreign minister is insisting that use of chemical weapons in Syria would also be a "red line" for Tehran, but suggests rebel forces should be investigated rather than the Islamic Republic's allies in Damascus. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890515_apmliransyria.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890516_apeuukrainetymoshenko.html?syndication=rss Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not political. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890516_apeuukrainetymoshenko.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890510_apeunorwaypolarbearspotter.html?syndication=rss Do you enjoy the outdoors and have strong vocal cords? If so, Norway might have a summer job for you: three weeks in the Arctic wilderness spotting polar bears. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890510_apeunorwaypolarbearspotter.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:16:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890457_apasbangladesheverydayheroes.html?syndication=rss The heat in the rubble was sweltering. It closed in on his body like the darkness around him, making it hard to breathe. Working by the faint glow of a flashlight, he slithered through the broken concrete and spotted a beautiful young woman, her crushed arm pinned beneath a pillar. She was dying, and the only way to get her out was to amputate. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890457_apasbangladesheverydayheroes.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:49:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888549_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss A Pakistani court on Tuesday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life, the latest blow since he returned from exile last month to make a political comeback. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888549_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890481_apusmilitarysuicideprosecution.html?syndication=rss The U.S. military's highest court has reversed a Marine's conviction for a suicide attempt. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890481_apusmilitarysuicideprosecution.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890479_apusswaddlingabuse.html?syndication=rss Two sisters in Northern California facing charges that they endangered infants' lives by binding them too tightly in swaddling blankets have pleaded not guilty. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890479_apusswaddlingabuse.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890452_apeubritainrichardiii.html?syndication=rss Archaeologists who unearthed the skeleton of England's King Richard III under a municipal parking lot say they want to dig up a 600-year-old stone coffin found nearby. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020890452_apeubritainrichardiii.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888547_apafzimbabwevoting.html?syndication=rss Zimbabwean state election officials are dramatically inflating the numbers of electors on new voters' lists months ahead of crucial polls, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party alleged Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888547_apafzimbabwevoting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888593_apafcameroonsenateelection.html?syndication=rss The party of Cameroon's entrenched ruler Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation's first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court announced. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888593_apafcameroonsenateelection.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:31:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888617_apeuitalypolitics.html?syndication=rss Italian Premier Enrico Letta's cross-party government won a final vote of confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday, giving life to a grand coalition that aims to put aside decades of animosity to return the eurozone's third-largest economy to growth. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888617_apeuitalypolitics.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020889740_apusdogattackhero.html?syndication=rss A New Hampshire man credited with saving the life of a 12-year-old Maine girl being mauled by her family's pit bulls says the two dogs were trying to "tear the girl apart." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020889740_apusdogattackhero.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888620_apmlisraelmysteriousstone.html?syndication=rss An ancient stone with mysterious Hebrew writing and featuring the archangel Gabriel is going on display in Jerusalem as scholars debate the inscription's meaning. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888620_apmlisraelmysteriousstone.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888621_apmllibya.html?syndication=rss Driving trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns, dozens of militiamen surrounded the Justice Ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, the third day of confrontation between the government and armed groups in the Libyan capital. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888621_apmllibya.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888601_apeuvaticanbenedictxvi.html?syndication=rss Retired Pope Benedict XVI is coming home. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888601_apeuvaticanbenedictxvi.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888597_apltmexicoobamavisit.html?syndication=rss Mexico is ending the widespread access it gave to U.S. security agencies in the name of fighting drug trafficking and organized crime as the country's new government seeks to change its focus from violence to its emerging economy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888597_apltmexicoobamavisit.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888592_apusurinatingteacher.html?syndication=rss A New Jersey second-grade teacher will appeal his firing for insubordination and inappropriate behavior, including urinating in class, his lawyer says. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888592_apusurinatingteacher.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888591_apmldubaibritishwidower.html?syndication=rss A Dubai court has fined a grieving British widower who allegedly arrived drunk to sign police paperwork to release the body of his wife. She had died in a balcony fall on their honeymoon. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888591_apmldubaibritishwidower.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888552_apeubritainterrorism.html?syndication=rss Six men pleaded guilty in Britain on Tuesday to planning a terrorist attack on a demonstration by the far-right English Defense League which failed because the plotters arrived after the rally ended. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888552_apeubritainterrorism.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888555_apafugandadivorce.html?syndication=rss More women are initiating divorces in Uganda, a conservative East African country where women are becoming empowered to leave a bad marriage in a way their mothers could not, rights activists and legal experts say. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888555_apafugandadivorce.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888568_apmljordansyrianrefugees.html?syndication=rss Jordan says that more 45,000 refugees in its territory who fled Syria's civil war have chosen to return since last August. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888568_apmljordansyrianrefugees.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888567_apeuturkeysyria.html?syndication=rss Turkish border authorities decontaminated a group of wounded Syrians as they entered Turkey and hospital staff wore protective equipment to treat them because some claimed they may have come under a chemical attack in Syria, an official said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888567_apeuturkeysyria.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:34:27 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888545_apasindiaantisikhriots.html?syndication=rss An Indian court acquitted a ruling Congress party leader on Tuesday of charges he incited mobs to kill Sikhs during the country's 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888545_apasindiaantisikhriots.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888524_apussept11planepart.html?syndication=rss Workers for the New York City medical examiner's office will begin sifting soil for possible human remains at a site near the World Trade Center where a part believed to be from a plane hijacked by terrorists on 9/11 was found. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888524_apussept11planepart.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:42:01 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888521_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss A security official says that Egyptian authorities are investigating a new case of food poisoning at Al-Azhar, Cairo's centuries-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888521_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888520_apmlsaudiarabia.html?syndication=rss A Saudi official says police have detained two men, including a Shiite Muslim accused of instigating violence, after a firefight in a restive eastern region. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888520_apmlsaudiarabia.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:16:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888294_apeuukrainetymoshenko.html?syndication=rss Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled Tuesday. A Ukrainian ambassador stormed out of the courthouse in response to the ruling in a case that has strained the former Soviet state's ties with Europe and the United States. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888294_apeuukrainetymoshenko.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:16:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888516_apmllibya.html?syndication=rss Dozens of Libyan militiamen with trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns have surrounded the Justice Ministry building in Tripoli in the third consecutive day of escalating tensions in the Libyan capital. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888516_apmllibya.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:16:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888514_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/2020888514_ap10thingstoknowtoday.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:16:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888510_apeuitalysyriajournalist.html?syndication=rss Italian daily La Stampa says its correspondent in Syria has been missing for about 20 days. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888510_apeuitalysyriajournalist.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882923_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss Syrian state TV says the powerful explosion that struck central Damascus has killed 13 people and wounded 70. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882923_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888509_apasindiaantisikhriots.html?syndication=rss Indian news reports say a court has acquitted a ruling Congress party official of helping orchestrate deadly anti-Sikh riots that rampaged through the capital in 1984. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888509_apasindiaantisikhriots.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888506_apeubritainterrorism.html?syndication=rss Six men have pleaded guilty in Britain to plotting a terror attack on a rally by the far-right English Defense League. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888506_apeubritainterrorism.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888504_apeuturkeysyria.html?syndication=rss An official says a Turkish hospital near the border with Syria is taking special precautions while treating some wounded Syrians following allegations that chemical weapons were used against rebels. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888504_apeuturkeysyria.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:46:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882870_apeunetherlandsnewking.html?syndication=rss Willem-Alexander became the first Dutch king in more than a century Tuesday as his mother, Beatrix, abdicated after 33 years as queen. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882870_apeunetherlandsnewking.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:46:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888501_apeubelgiumearnsabinbev.html?syndication=rss Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, says that its profits rose in the first quarter in spite of falling sale volumes in important markets. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888501_apeubelgiumearnsabinbev.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882871_apussuspiciousletters.html?syndication=rss Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man's house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882871_apussuspiciousletters.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882885_apaschinaxinjiang.html?syndication=rss Chinese authorities say the perpetrators of last week's deadly violence in Xinjiang held secret Koran study sessions and possessed flags inscribed with Jihadi slogans and extremist religious literature. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882885_apaschinaxinjiang.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888396_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcyclist in Gaza on Tuesday, killing the rider and wounding two other people in the first deadly airstrike in the Palestinian territory since a truce was reached with Palestinian militants last November. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888396_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888446_apussmallplanescollide.html?syndication=rss Two small airplanes with a combined four people aboard collided in midair over the Southern California mountains, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge and killing its pilot while the second was able to maneuver a belly-flop landing on the fairway of a nearby golf course, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888446_apussmallplanescollide.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:30:23 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888441_apcbcubarealestate.html?syndication=rss In some ways, Yosuan Crespo's real estate office resembles any you might find in New York, London or Tokyo. There are slick posters of hot properties hanging from the ceiling, a steady stream of hopeful buyers and sellers and a constant clack of computer keys. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888441_apcbcubarealestate.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:16:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888420_apasmalaysiapolitics.html?syndication=rss Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday that he believes his three-party alliance can win this weekend's national polls and topple a coalition that has ruled for nearly 56 years. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888420_apasmalaysiapolitics.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888456_apuspetshouseholditems.html?syndication=rss A toy poodle that was rushed to the vet after swallowing a tube sock. A Great Dane that had to be operated on three times for eating his owner's shoulder pads. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888456_apuspetshouseholditems.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:31:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884847_apusgirlkilledmanhunt.html?syndication=rss A region of oak-studded hills in California, where big-city dwellers come to get away from crime, was on lockdown Monday, two days after a mysterious intruder stabbed an 8-year-old girl to death at home before being spotted by her 12-year-old brother. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884847_apusgirlkilledmanhunt.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:31:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882889_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss A government official says gunmen have killed a politician running for a provincial assembly seat in southwestern Pakistan. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882889_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:31:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884903_apuschurchstabbing.html?syndication=rss Lawrence Capener was shaking hands with his fellow churchgoers at Sunday Mass, exchanging the traditional peace offerings when people next to him noticed something strange - his hands were quite sweaty and clammy. Then, as the choir began singing a hymn to wrap up Mass, the man bolted from his pew, ran to the choir area and started stabbing the choir leader and others, witnesses said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884903_apuschurchstabbing.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:31:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888442_apeunetherlandsnewkingguestlist.html?syndication=rss Royals and other dignitaries are out in force Tuesday to watch the abdication of Dutch Queen Beatrix and investiture of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, as new king. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888442_apeunetherlandsnewkingguestlist.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888447_apeunetherlandsmonarchslist.html?syndication=rss Crown Prince Willem-Alexander will be inaugurated Tuesday as the Netherlands' first king since 1890 as his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicates after a 33-year reign. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888447_apeunetherlandsmonarchslist.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888418_apusbostonmarathondefense.html?syndication=rss One lawyer won acquittal for a Saudi man charged with carrying three firecracker-like devices on a plane, arguing he was a victim of hysteria over airport security after the Sept. 11 attacks. Another has managed to avert death sentences for some of the highest-profile criminals of our time, including the Unabomber and the gunman whose rampage injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888418_apusbostonmarathondefense.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887837_apltmexicoobamavisit.html?syndication=rss Mexico is ending the widespread access it gave to U.S. security agencies in the name of fighting drug trafficking and organized crime as the country's new government seeks to change its focus from violence to its emerging economy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887837_apltmexicoobamavisit.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888437_apquotes.html?syndication=rss "It is disturbing. We're concerned about whether they have been adequately evaluated." - Michael Taylor, FDA's deputy commissioner of foods in an interview after the Food and Drug Administration said it will investigate the safety of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888437_apquotes.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882918_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss A civilian cargo plane owned by an American company crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff on Monday, killing all seven people aboard, the U.S.-led military coalition said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882918_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:46:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884938_apusabortionclinicdeaths.html?syndication=rss A Philadelphia jury is expected to start weighing murder charges in the trial of a veteran abortion provider charged with killing four viable babies after they were born alive. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884938_apusabortionclinicdeaths.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:46:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888411_apusurbanrathunting.html?syndication=rss Bodies tense and noses twitching, the dogs sniff the fertile hunting ground before them: a lower Manhattan alley, grimy, dim and perfect for rats. With a terse command - "Now!" - the chase is on. Pets http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888411_apusurbanrathunting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:00:27 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887792_apuswildfireplanewreckage.html?syndication=rss Two small airplanes collided in midair over the Southern California mountains Monday, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge and killing its pilot while the second was able to maneuver a belly-flop landing on a nearby golf course, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887792_apuswildfireplanewreckage.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887992_apusmansionchef.html?syndication=rss The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887992_apusmansionchef.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888318_apasafghanistanreligiousfreedom.html?syndication=rss Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888318_apasafghanistanreligiousfreedom.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887861_apaschinablindactivist.html?syndication=rss The imprisoned nephew of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is suffering from appendicitis but being denied medical parole, his father said Tuesday, in seemingly the latest punishment exacted by authorities against the family. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887861_apaschinablindactivist.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888246_apuskennedygayathlete.html?syndication=rss Jason Collins may have shocked the sports world Monday by becoming the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports to come out as gay, but he did not shock U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888246_apuskennedygayathlete.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885352_apusmarathonbombingwife.html?syndication=rss FBI agents investigating the Boston Marathon bombings have visited the Rhode Island home of dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's (TAM'-ehr-luhn tsahr-NEYE'-ehvz) in-laws and carried away several bags. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885352_apusmarathonbombingwife.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888161_apuslapdrevengekillingsreward.html?syndication=rss A camp ranger whose truck was taken by Christopher Dorner filed a lawsuit Monday for the $1 million reward offered for information leading to the capture of the rogue ex-cop believed to have committed suicide after killing four others during a rampage and manhunt. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020888161_apuslapdrevengekillingsreward.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887421_apusbostonmarathonexplosions.html?syndication=rss The defense team representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect got a major boost Monday with the addition of Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer who has won life sentences instead of the death penalty for several high-profile clients, including the Unabomber and the gunman in the rampage that injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887421_apusbostonmarathonexplosions.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887987_apusxgrgunbuybacks.html?syndication=rss Arizona cities and counties that hold community gun buyback events will have to sell the surrendered weapons instead of destroying them under a bill Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887987_apusxgrgunbuybacks.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:46:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882919_apaskoreastension.html?syndication=rss Most South Koreans who had remained at an industrial park in North Korea had returned home by early Tuesday morning, officials said, leaving a final seven behind to negotiate unpaid wages for North Korean workers. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882919_apaskoreastension.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:46:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887749_apassrilankaattacksondissent.html?syndication=rss The Sri Lankan government is intensifying a crackdown on critics by sanctioning abuses often committed by security forces or their proxies, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887749_apassrilankaattacksondissent.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884898_apusutahpoliceshooting.html?syndication=rss A man who told authorities months ago that he wanted to be killed by police entered a suburban Salt Lake City police station Monday and pointed a gun at an officer and a records clerk, prompting another officer to open fire on him, wounding the man in the arm. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884898_apusutahpoliceshooting.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885445_apeuunnuclearfreemideast.html?syndication=rss Egypt walked out of a round of global nuclear talks in protest Monday, saying other nations are not acting quickly enough to establish the Middle East as a zone free of nuclear weapons. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885445_apeuunnuclearfreemideast.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887948_apusnewmotherkilledalabama.html?syndication=rss Police in Alabama are asking for the public's help in finding the gunman who fatally shot a woman who was holding her 10-day old son. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887948_apusnewmotherkilledalabama.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884385_apusfemalewarresister.html?syndication=rss A female soldier in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of desertion after fleeing to Canada to avoid a second tour of duty in the Iraq war. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884385_apusfemalewarresister.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887391_apusgolfteamfatalcrash.html?syndication=rss A minivan carrying six members of a Michigan high school boys' golf team collided with another van on a rural road, killing the 30-year-old coach and a 17-year-old golfer, and a 27-year-old woman in the other vehicle. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887391_apusgolfteamfatalcrash.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885423_apusabandonedbaby.html?syndication=rss A baby girl was abandoned and found crying in the sand at a Hawaii beach soon after she was born, human services officials said Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885423_apusabandonedbaby.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:01:14 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887865_francetaxesxml.html?syndication=rss The Socialist French president, viewed by some as an anti-business leader, proposed drastic cuts in capital-gains taxes — up to 65 percent — for the sale of small companies. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887865_francetaxesxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:01:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887580_apusamputeeairassault.html?syndication=rss Sgt. 1st Class Greg Robinson has become the first amputee to complete Army air assault school, a course so grueling his prosthetic leg broke twice over the 10 days spent rappelling down ropes, navigating obstacle courses and completing strenuous road marches. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887580_apusamputeeairassault.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885087_apusgunbillboard.html?syndication=rss Two billboards in which images of Native Americans are used to make a gun rights argument are causing a stir with some Colorado residents who say the image is offensive and insensitive. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885087_apusgunbillboard.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887777_ap10thingstoknowtuesday.html?syndication=rss Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887777_ap10thingstoknowtuesday.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887774_apltdrugwarmexico.html?syndication=rss Mexican officials say 14 people died in several clashes between members of a "community police" group and a drug gang in the western state of Michoacan. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887774_apltdrugwarmexico.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:01:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885041_apusfargoflood.html?syndication=rss Preparations for a major Red River flood may be all for naught. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885041_apusfargoflood.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:46:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887760_apasskorealandmarkreopening.html?syndication=rss Five years after an arsonist destroyed it, the stone-and-wood southern gate to the old walled capital of Seoul has been painstakingly restored to its late 14th century glory by a small army of master craftsmen using traditional tools. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887760_apasskorealandmarkreopening.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:46:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887690_apustheatershooting.html?syndication=rss Attorneys for the Colorado theater shooting suspect suggested in a court filing Monday that they might be considering entering a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity over their client's objections. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887690_apustheatershooting.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885109_apusgayteacherfired.html?syndication=rss A gay teacher who said she was fired by an Ohio Catholic school after her mother's published obituary included the name of her partner is fighting to get her job back. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885109_apusgayteacherfired.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885250_apustroubledpacificsailboat.html?syndication=rss The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy continue to search a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a British man who fell overboard from a troubled sailboat. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885250_apustroubledpacificsailboat.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887702_apuspanderingarrestvegas.html?syndication=rss A judge set bail Monday at $460,000 cash for a 28-year-old man who investigators allege was a Las Vegas Strip pimp who threatened and beat a woman when she tried to quit working as his prostitute - including putting a wet towel over her face and suffocating her in an experience she told police was like being "water boarded." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887702_apuspanderingarrestvegas.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887697_apussheriffarrestedthreats.html?syndication=rss A judge says a western Pennsylvania sheriff accused of threatening to cut a political campaign worker's hands off and shoot an online news reporter should go to trial. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887697_apussheriffarrestedthreats.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887686_apltperuecuadorambassador.html?syndication=rss A supermarket altercation involving Ecuador's ambassador to Peru has many Peruvians calling for the envoy's expulsion. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887686_apltperuecuadorambassador.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885159_apuscontaminatedwater.html?syndication=rss After a former suburban Chicago water official was convicted Monday for lying about secretly mixing carcinogen-tainted well water into the village's drinking supply, the sense of bitterness and betrayal among residents remained. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885159_apuscontaminatedwater.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887515_apltchilepresidentialrace.html?syndication=rss A charismatic businessman seen by Chile's center-right government as its best hope for holding onto power was forced out of the race Monday by a financial scandal. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887515_apltchilepresidentialrace.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887577_apltboliviamoralesreelection.html?syndication=rss Bolivia's constitutional court says President Evo Morales can run for a third term in elections set for December 2014. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887577_apltboliviamoralesreelection.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887559_apltmexicoblimpforpeace.html?syndication=rss Mexican anti-violence activists have released a blimp as part of a campaign to urge President Barack Obama to stop arms trafficking into Mexico. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887559_apltmexicoblimpforpeace.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887555_apltbrazilembraerunited.html?syndication=rss Brazilian plane maker Embraer says it's signed a firm order with United Airlines for 30 regional jets. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887555_apltbrazilembraerunited.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887311_apustexascourthouseshooting.html?syndication=rss A Houston man accused in a shooting rampage outside a courthouse admitted Monday that he opened fire on his daughter for testifying against him in a sex assault case but denied killing a bystander. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887311_apustexascourthouseshooting.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885407_apusgasstationabduction.html?syndication=rss Several friends and acquaintances of a petite 25-year-old gas station clerk who went missing while working the night shift have been ruled out in her disappearance, which western Michigan investigators are treating as an abduction, the local police chief said Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885407_apusgasstationabduction.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887495_apltvenezuelapolitics.html?syndication=rss Venezuelan authorities say a judge has ordered the continued detention of a dissident former general who is accused of inciting post-election unrest. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887495_apltvenezuelapolitics.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020887456_apusoconnor2000electiondispute.html?syndication=rss Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is suggesting for the first time that the court should have stayed out of the 2000 presidential election dispute between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2020887456_apusoconnor2000electiondispute.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884928_apununsyriachemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Syria again Monday to allow experts into the country without delay or conditions to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use, saying this is a "crucial moment" to get the team on the ground. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884928_apununsyriachemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885443_apltmexicoabuseofpower.html?syndication=rss A Mexican official's daughter has caused a scandal by sending inspectors to shut down a restaurant that didn't give her the table she wanted. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885443_apltmexicoabuseofpower.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885051_apussept11planepart.html?syndication=rss The rusted metal aircraft part believed to be from one of the hijacked jetliners that slammed into the World Trade Center in the Sept. 11 attacks came from a wing, not landing gear, police said Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885051_apussept11planepart.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887359_apusjasoncollinsgayrights.html?syndication=rss By coming out as gay while still an active NBA player, Jason Collins breaks one of the last remaining barriers for gays and lesbians in era of constant political gains and ever-growing public acceptance. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887359_apusjasoncollinsgayrights.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885432_apusfood50bestrestaurants.html?syndication=rss Spain once again is home to the world's top restaurant. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885432_apusfood50bestrestaurants.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887321_apusabductedfromschool.html?syndication=rss A day care worker charged with the abduction and rape of a 5-year-old girl who was found barely clothed and shivering in a chilly playground has been indicted by a grand jury. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887321_apusabductedfromschool.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885391_apuschicagoparkingmeters.html?syndication=rss Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday that he was able to tweak a deal to privatize the city's parking meters that has proven to be a national embarrassment even as he acknowledged that the city is stuck for the next 71 years with a contract he inherited and despises. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885391_apuschicagoparkingmeters.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885344_apusseveredpenis.html?syndication=rss A woman was convicted Monday of drugging her estranged husband, cutting off his penis and tossing it in the garbage disposal. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885344_apusseveredpenis.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887312_apmlegyptantiquities.html?syndication=rss Egyptian youths protested Monday at a key historic site, demanding that authorities put a stop to looting and construction that threatens one of the nation's oldest pyramids and burial grounds. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887312_apmlegyptantiquities.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887286_apusteacherofyearsexassault.html?syndication=rss A former New Jersey county Teacher of the Year who admits having sex with a 15-year-old student from her honors English class has been spared prison time. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887286_apusteacherofyearsexassault.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887047_apeufrancemali.html?syndication=rss A member of the French special forces has been killed by a roadside bomb in Mali, the sixth Frenchman to die since the Jan. 11 start of France's military campaign to rid the west African country's north of al-Qaida-linked militants. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020887047_apeufrancemali.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884935_apeueuropesyriafighters.html?syndication=rss From his city hall under Belgium's most imposing cathedral, Mayor Bart Somers is wracking his brains trying to figure out how to keep young Muslims from going to fight "holy war" in Syria against the Assad regime. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884935_apeueuropesyriafighters.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882880_apusholocaustmuseumsurvivorsreturn.html?syndication=rss Elderly Holocaust survivors and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882880_apusholocaustmuseumsurvivorsreturn.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:17:02 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884867_apusohioschoolshooting.html?syndication=rss An honors student at an all-male Catholic high school tried to commit suicide in his first-period classroom Monday, police said, critically wounding himself with a gunshot and sending other students scrambling for cover. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884867_apusohioschoolshooting.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884860_apafsouthafricamandela.html?syndication=rss South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela "in good shape and in good spirits" Monday, but a video of his encounter with the ailing anti-apartheid icon belies those cheery words, showing him with a vacant look on his face. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884860_apafsouthafricamandela.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884885_apeukosovoorgantrafficking.html?syndication=rss A court in Kosovo found two citizens guilty of human trafficking and organized crime Monday in a major trial against seven people suspected of running an international organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from poor donors lured by financial promises. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884885_apeukosovoorgantrafficking.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885147_apmlegyptrevolutionarycleric.html?syndication=rss A Cairo administrative court on Monday overturned a ministerial decree suspending a Muslim cleric from preaching in a mosque overlooking Tahrir Square after a citizen complained that his sermons were critical of the current Islamist president. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885147_apmlegyptrevolutionarycleric.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884963_apasafghanciapayments.html?syndication=rss Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the U.S. government for the past 10 years. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884963_apasafghanciapayments.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885243_apusextraterrestrialhearingkilpatrick.html?syndication=rss Ex-U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Detroit and six other former Congress members are presiding over hearings on the existence of extraterrestrials. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885243_apusextraterrestrialhearingkilpatrick.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882931_apeuirelandrighttodie.html?syndication=rss A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that moved some in the courtroom to tears. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882931_apeuirelandrighttodie.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882913_apussuperstormchristie.html?syndication=rss Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882913_apussuperstormchristie.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885317_apeurussiasyriaairliner.html?syndication=rss Russia's transportation ministry says a Russian civilian airliner came under threat from fighting in Syria while flying over the country, but there were no injuries or damage to the plane. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885317_apeurussiasyriaairliner.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885311_apuspipebombschase.html?syndication=rss A Virginia man accused of throwing pipe bombs at Montana troopers during a highway chase last fall was to go on trial Monday on seven counts of attempting to kill a law-enforcement officer. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885311_apuspipebombschase.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:46:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884802_apuscaliforniadiverdeaths.html?syndication=rss Three recreational abalone divers died in separate incidents over the weekend in Northern California, where powerful rip currents were reported. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884802_apuscaliforniadiverdeaths.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:46:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884953_apusdyingblinktrial.html?syndication=rss Jury selection began Monday in the trial of an Ohio man charged with murder in the shooting of a man authorities said identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884953_apusdyingblinktrial.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882881_apmliranisrael.html?syndication=rss Israel's prime minister on Monday said that Iran is steadily edging closer to nuclear weapons capability but has not yet reached the "red line" he drew in a speech to the United Nations last fall. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882881_apmliranisrael.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885265_apussecurityguardshooting.html?syndication=rss A Virginia man who pleaded guilty to three charges in a shooting that wounded a security guard inside the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group awaits sentencing in mid-summer. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885265_apussecurityguardshooting.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885260_apusabortionclinicdeathsnewsguide.html?syndication=rss Dr. Kermit Gosnell is on trial, charged with murder, in the deaths of a female patient and four babies prosecutors say were born alive at the abortion clinic he ran. A look at the facts in the case: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885260_apusabortionclinicdeathsnewsguide.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884838_apusworldtradecenterspire.html?syndication=rss One World Trade Center already is New York's tallest building. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884838_apusworldtradecenterspire.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885200_apcbguantanamohungerstrike.html?syndication=rss Medical reinforcements have arrived at Guantanamo Bay to help deal with a hunger strike among prisoners at the U.S. base in Cuba. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885200_apcbguantanamohungerstrike.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884833_apeubritainpedophileinquiry.html?syndication=rss A new investigation re-examining decades-old child abuse claims at 18 children's care homes in north Wales has identified 140 possible victims, British police said Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020884833_apeubritainpedophileinquiry.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885189_apafguineabissauelection.html?syndication=rss Guinea-Bissau's interim president pledged to hold elections before the end of the year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885189_apafguineabissauelection.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882877_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss A wave of car bomb blasts tore through Shiite areas south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 and deepening fears that Iraq is rapidly spiraling back out of control. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020882877_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885154_apeurussiaus.html?syndication=rss Aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin say he and President Barack Obama have agreed to intensify contacts between their security agencies on fighting terrorism, especially in light of the Boston Marathon bombings. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885154_apeurussiaus.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885148_apbcafsouthafricatutu.html?syndication=rss Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's foundation says the anti-apartheid hero was released from a hospital in Cape Town on Monday following five days of successful treatment for a persistent infection. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885148_apbcafsouthafricatutu.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885145_apmlisraelus.html?syndication=rss A dovish Israeli opposition lawmaker says the U.S. should not force new talks with the Palestinians because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not sincere about signing a peace deal. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885145_apmlisraelus.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885108_apcogunbillboard.html?syndication=rss Two billboards in which images of Native Americans are used to make a gun rights argument are causing a stir with some residents who say the image is offensive and insensitive. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020885108_apcogunbillboard.html?syndication=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:01:07 PDT