http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/national-news-6244.html en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:23:12 GMT 2009-11-24T05:23:12Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/co2-curve-ticks-upward-as-key-climate-talks-loom-416863.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY, Hawaii - The readings at this 2-mile-high station show a troubling upward curve as the world counts down to crucial climate talks: Global warming gases are building in the atmosphere at record levels from emissions that match scientists' worst-case scenarios. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:41 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/co2-curve-ticks-upward-as-key-climate-talks-loom-416863.html JOHN HEILPRIN 2009-11-23T11:10:41Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/arrest-video-has-transit-police-on-guard-in-calif--417474.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 OAKLAND, Calif. - The troubles of the San Francisco Bay area's transit police went viral again as video hit the Internet showingwhat some claim was another use of excessive force. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:54:37 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/arrest-video-has-transit-police-on-guard-in-calif--417474.html TERRY COLLINS 2009-11-23T16:54:37Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/alleged-hawaii-spy-found-competent-to-stand-trial-417277.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 HONOLULU - A Maui man accused of selling military secrets to China has been found competent to stand trial. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:27:20 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/alleged-hawaii-spy-found-competent-to-stand-trial-417277.html HERBERT A. SAMPLE 2009-11-23T13:27:20Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/lawmaker-defends-ri-rep-kennedy-in-communion-flap-416163.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Pennsylvania lawmaker defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy on Monday against a bishop who has acknowledged asking the Rhode Island congressman not to receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion rights. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:24 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/lawmaker-defends-ri-rep-kennedy-in-communion-flap-416163.html RAY HENRY 2009-11-23T13:23:24Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/2-men-charged-in-kentucky-triple-slaying-416679.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 GLASGOW, Ky. - Two suspects charged in the killings of three men whose decomposed bodies were found by hunters have implicated themselves in statements to police, a prosecutor said Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:28:45 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/2-men-charged-in-kentucky-triple-slaying-416679.html BRUCE SCHREINER 2009-11-23T09:28:45Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/sc-gov-faces-37-charges-he-broke-state-ethics-laws-417176.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Mark Sanford is accused of breaking 37 ethics laws regarding campaign finances and travel, including using taxpayer money for high-priced airplane tickets that took him around the world and to Argentina for a rendezvous with the woman he once called his "soul mate." The governor's attorney said he looks forward to answering the "technical questions" regarding Sanford's travel and finances at a State Ethics Commission hearing early next year. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:48:24 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/sc-gov-faces-37-charges-he-broke-state-ethics-laws-417176.html JIM DAVENPORT 2009-11-23T11:48:24Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/investigators-candle-caused-philly-apartment-fire-416776.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 PHILADELPHIA - Fire investigators in Philadelphia say a candle caused a weekend apartment fire that injured nearly 21 people, including four firefighters. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:23:51 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/investigators-candle-caused-philly-apartment-fire-416776.html 2009-11-23T10:23:51Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/man-arrested-in-anti-aircraft-missile-plot-417445.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 PHILADELPHIA - A scheme to transport stolen cell phones, laptops and video game systems that evolved into a plot to ship machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria was broken up with the arrest of a central figure in the plan, according to FBI documents released Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:25:03 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/man-arrested-in-anti-aircraft-missile-plot-417445.html RANDY PENNELL 2009-11-23T16:25:03Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/ex-ny-politician-s-corruption-trial-wrapping-up-417457.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 ALBANY, N.Y. - The corruption case of former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno has gone to the jury, which will decide whether he used his power to line his pockets and deprive New Yorkers of honest government. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:36 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/ex-ny-politician-s-corruption-trial-wrapping-up-417457.html MICHAEL VIRTANEN 2009-11-23T16:50:36Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/kan-nurse-resentenced-in-nude-therapy-case-417402.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WICHITA, Kan. - A Kansas nurse convicted of enslaving mentally ill residents of a Newton group home was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday after a federal judge acknowledged the original seven-year term was too short. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:25 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/kan-nurse-resentenced-in-nude-therapy-case-417402.html ROXANA HEGEMAN 2009-11-23T16:14:25Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/charges-unsealed-in-missing-somalis-terror-probe-417204.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 MINNEAPOLIS - Promising both "true brotherhood" and "fun," several Somali men convinced fellow immigrants in Minneapolis to return to their East African homeland andtake up arms with a terrorist group, according to federal charges unsealed Monday against eight individuals. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:57:50 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/charges-unsealed-in-missing-somalis-terror-probe-417204.html PATRICK CONDON 2009-11-23T12:57:50Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/hundreds-mourn-mich-boy-allegedly-slain-by-father-416725.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - An impromptu memorial of artificial flowers and dozens of stuffed animals remained Monday near strands of yellow crime-scene tape in a vacant lot where relatives say 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr.'s father shot him in the head while he begged for mercy. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:51:35 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/hundreds-mourn-mich-boy-allegedly-slain-by-father-416725.html DAVID RUNK 2009-11-23T09:51:35Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/okla-capitol-cleared-after-incident-at-checkpoint-417470.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 OKLAHOMA CITY - The offices of Oklahoma's governor and lieutenant governor were temporarily evacuated Monday after a man wearing a military fatigue jacket threw a briefcase onto a security checkpoint X-ray machine while attempting to bypass Capitol guards. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:48:59 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/okla-capitol-cleared-after-incident-at-checkpoint-417470.html SEAN MURPHY 2009-11-23T16:48:59Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/wis-man-with-alleged-child-porn-shrine-charged-417366.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin man transformed his apartment into a pornographic shrine to young girls, arranging mannequins in a sex act, plastering every flat surface with pictures and setting up a bed covered with stuffed animals, investigators said Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:36:11 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/wis-man-with-alleged-child-porn-shrine-charged-417366.html TODD RICHMOND 2009-11-23T15:36:11Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/ruling-delayed-for-filipino-jailed-in-spy-case-417349.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 NEWARK, N.J. - A judge reserved ruling Monday on whether a former Philippine National Police officer who served prison time for receiving classified U.S. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:41 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/ruling-delayed-for-filipino-jailed-in-spy-case-417349.html DAVID PORTER 2009-11-23T15:24:41Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/tenn-man-sentenced-to-14-years-in-mosque-firebomb-417433.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A federal judge is sentencing a man who firebombed a mosque in central Tennessee to 14 years in prison. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:35 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/tenn-man-sentenced-to-14-years-in-mosque-firebomb-417433.html 2009-11-23T16:19:35Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/suit-may-block-blm-roundup-of-mustangs-in-nev--417432.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 RENO, Nev. - An animal protection group is asking a federal judge to block the government's planned roundup of thousands of wild mustangs in Nevada next month. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:15:24 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/suit-may-block-blm-roundup-of-mustangs-in-nev--417432.html SCOTT SONNER 2009-11-23T16:15:24Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-news-in-brief-417412.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WASHINGTON (AP) - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:51 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/ap-news-in-brief-417412.html 2009-11-23T16:05:51Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/un-pushes-electricity-fuels-lack-in-climate-talks-417314.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 UNITED NATIONS - Development officials say almost half the world's population lacks modern fuels to cook or heat or any electricity, and insist negotiators must address that "energy poverty" as part of any global climate pact next month in Denmark. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:44 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/un-pushes-electricity-fuels-lack-in-climate-talks-417314.html JOHN HEILPRIN 2009-11-23T15:18:44Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/clemson-to-get-98m-for-wind-energy-test-facility-417347.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 COLUMBIA, S.C. - Clemson University is getting nearly $100 million in federal stimulus funds to study wind energy. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:51 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/clemson-to-get-98m-for-wind-energy-test-facility-417347.html MEG KINNARD 2009-11-23T15:20:51Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/former-acorn-official-in-las-vegas-gets-probation-417334.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 LAS VEGAS - A former Las Vegas supervisor for the political advocacy group ACORN was sentenced Monday to up to three years' probation for illegally paying canvassers to register Nevada voters during last year's presidential campaign. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:59:05 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/former-acorn-official-in-las-vegas-gets-probation-417334.html KEN RITTER 2009-11-23T13:59:05Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/no-dui-charge-for-john-kerry-s-daughter-417333.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say John Kerry's eldest daughter won't be charged with drunken driving in Los Angeles. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20:15 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/no-dui-charge-for-john-kerry-s-daughter-417333.html 2009-11-23T14:20:15Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/un-concerned-at-how-tamils-are-being-returned-417302.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. humanitarian chief says Sri Lanka's decision to release Tamil refugees confined to government camps is good news but the United Nations is concerned about how they are being returned home. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:39:58 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/un-concerned-at-how-tamils-are-being-returned-417302.html 2009-11-23T14:39:58Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/dc-agrees-to-13m-settlement-over-protest-arrests-417326.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a lawsuit by protesters arrested during demonstrations nine years ago. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:39:53 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/dc-agrees-to-13m-settlement-over-protest-arrests-417326.html SARAH KARUSH 2009-11-23T14:39:53Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/brynwood-partners-vi-buys-balance-bar-from-kraft-417286.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6244 GREENWICH, Conn. - Brynwood Partners VI LP, a private investment firm in Greenwich, Conn., said Monday it bought energy bar company Balance Bar Co. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:39:16 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/brynwood-partners-vi-buys-balance-bar-from-kraft-417286.html 2009-11-23T13:39:16Z