NWCN - News - National http://www.nwcn.com/news/national RSS Feed for NWCN - News - National en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 23:06:57 GMT Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208017691.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons. Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208016131.html Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby. Emergency official: 50 to 60 injured in Va. parade crash, 3 flown by helicopter; no fatalities http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208014541.html DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Emergency official: 50 to 60 injured in Va. parade crash, 3 flown by helicopter; no fatalities. Funeral held for mom, son found dead in home http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208014531.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Funeral services have been held for the New Jersey woman and boy whose bodies were found in their home after a 37-hour hostage standoff last weekend. Suspect identified in fatal Hofstra home invasion http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/207982801.html UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning. Witnesses: Car crashes into parade crowd in Virginia; several are hurt; police on scene http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208010421.html DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Witnesses: Car crashes into parade crowd in Virginia; several are hurt; police on scene. Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208010381.html DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208008851.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208006311.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes. NY pol accused of serial sex harassment to resign http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/208006451.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature.