http://www.nwcn.com/news/national RSS Feed for NWCN - News - National en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:55 GMT 2013-06-18T22:07:55Z en-us http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212051821.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan trio of key senators is demanding that President Barack Obama take more decisive action to stem the military advance by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:08 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212051821.html 2013-06-18T22:04:08Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212051811.html PRESTON, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:07 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212051811.html 2013-06-18T22:04:07Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212010041.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns' owner and Tennessee's governor have pleaded guilty in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:07 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212010041.html 2013-06-18T22:04:07Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212047401.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Google is asking the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to lift its long-standing gag order on how often the company is asked to turn over data about its customers to the federal government. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:06 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212047401.html 2013-06-18T22:04:06Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212051681.html SHELL LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A man who was attacked by a black bear outside a cabin in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:00 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212051681.html 2013-06-18T22:04:00Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212034691.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A State Department spokeswoman says a man who ranted about national security and repeatedly screamed "I'm dead" during a flight from Hong Kong to New Jersey once worked at the agency. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:33:18 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212034691.html 2013-06-18T20:33:18Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212035021.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Would you like fees with that? Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:51 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212035021.html 2013-06-18T22:00:51Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212035091.html DENVER (AP) — The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms and stairwells until a tornado warning passed. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:52 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212035091.html 2013-06-18T22:00:52Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212029291.html NEW YORK (AP) — Basketball and talent shows commanded TV viewers' attention last week. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:49 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212029291.html 2013-06-18T22:05:49Z http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212029941.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:55 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/212029941.html 2013-06-18T22:07:55Z