http://www.13wham.com/news/national/ 13WHAM: National News en-us Copyright 2012 Newport Television LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:00:01 -0500 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:53:44 -0500 National News http://www.13wham.com/sites/wham/images/13whamcom_rss.jpg http://www.13wham.com/news/national/ 144 52 15 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/Houston-dies-at-age-48/a9FUMyu4oECrJCCHVFww1g.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/a9FUMyu4oECrJCCHVFww1g.cspx Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. National News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:19:00 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/Romney-barely-wins-Maine/H2faOTVMdUWSjELcjEjOYg.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/H2faOTVMdUWSjELcjEjOYg.cspx Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says Mitt Romney has won the state's caucuses by a slim margin, giving him a boost following losses in three other contests in the past... National News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:13:00 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/U-S-faces-tough-fight-in-cash-smuggling-crackdown/l-YxnJ7od06bAUXKGSC-4A.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/l-YxnJ7od06bAUXKGSC-4A.cspx Federal authorities say they've stepped up efforts in recent years to stem the flow of illicit cash pouring across the southwestern border. National News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:28:05 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/Family-teachers-remember-Powell-boys-in-Tacoma/wv-jMR333UK01qEFEzdmxw.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/wv-jMR333UK01qEFEzdmxw.cspx The family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell is thanking police, social workers, teachers and everyone who cared about her two sons, nearly a week after their father killed them... National News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:14:15 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/U-S-sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-Vatican-dismissed/SFUOwexaKU2BfK_p5knd4A.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/SFUOwexaKU2BfK_p5knd4A.cspx Lawyers for a man who was sexually abused decades ago by a priest at a Wisconsin school for the deaf have asked a court to dismiss their lawsuit naming Pope... National News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:58:27 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/Old-well-becomes-focus-of-search-for-more-bodies/hwsP4kOQYUGp4ka0Mv7hhg.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/hwsP4kOQYUGp4ka0Mv7hhg.cspx Guided by information from a death row inmate, Northern California authorities plan to focus on an abandoned well in their search for possible victims of the notorious "Speed Freak Killers,"... National News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:05:48 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/Marine-honored-for-Afghanistan-counterattack/xyS21ClK70uJPsPflwlSXQ.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/xyS21ClK70uJPsPflwlSXQ.cspx A Marine based out of Camp Pendleton in Southern California has been awarded the Silver Star for courageous service in the war-torn country. National News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:50:57 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/Obama-compromises-on-birth-control-policy/HQ3p-0Uy1k2WKjHiZctb0w.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/HQ3p-0Uy1k2WKjHiZctb0w.cspx President Barack Obama is taking steps to defuse a controversy that surged to the forefront of the presidential campaign. National News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:10:00 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/Feds-Underwear-bomber-texted-with-al-Qaida-cleric/IudPOATC6keWBnsoAAMGnA.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/IudPOATC6keWBnsoAAMGnA.cspx The government has disclosed new details about the relationship between a Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound plane and a man who is described as his mentor. National News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:45:12 -0500 http://www.13wham.com:80/news/national/story/US-urges-for-openness-at-Gulf-oil-spill-trial/ggqc91qjUEWcggWUK6wsmg.cspx?rss=104 http://www.13wham.com/s/ggqc91qjUEWcggWUK6wsmg.cspx The federal government's lead lawyer in an upcoming trial over fault in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is urging judges to make sensitive business documents and testimony public. National News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55:24 -0500