http://www.abc24.com/news/national/ ABC 24 News: National News en-us Copyright 2013 Newport Television LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:40 -0500 National News Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/sites/wpty/images/template/mycom-mobile-rss.jpg http://www.abc24.com/news/national/ 144 49 15 http://www.abc24.com/s/kTqRazEwCEurWCRrIfD7fQ.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Jury-gets-first-glimpse-of-defense-in-Jackson-case/kTqRazEwCEurWCRrIfD7fQ.cspx?rss=61 National News A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:14:14 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/8T64YjCe8UqUTe7t-CEp1g.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Suspected-US-drone-in-Yemen-kills-4-militants/8T64YjCe8UqUTe7t-CEp1g.cspx?rss=61 National News Yemeni security officials say a suspected US drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants in the country's south. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:15 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/XD6hIaebaEGAajXhhRhHtw.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Mexico-judge-jails-suspects-in-death-of-Malcom-Xs/XD6hIaebaEGAajXhhRhHtw.cspx?rss=61 National News A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:59:49 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/KcHwYZCNU020z1Dx8pXjPA.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Ex-Pennsylvania-officer-once-honored-by-Obama/KcHwYZCNU020z1Dx8pXjPA.cspx?rss=61 National News 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... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:32 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/qufbbyyCw0utSL1JnPb9hg.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Train-crash-that-injured-more-than-70-under/qufbbyyCw0utSL1JnPb9hg.cspx?rss=61 National News Officials are describing a scene of shattered cars and other damage where two packed commuter trains collided in Connecticut on Friday.  Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:53 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/l43pHicXZ0aTjreJUXpHTA.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Residents-of-tornado-ravaged-Texas-town-returning/l43pHicXZ0aTjreJUXpHTA.cspx?rss=61 National News Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:47:55 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/3zxmCEjHw0-oeil74YIfdw.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Indianapolis-jail-has-highest-sex-abuse-rate-in-US/3zxmCEjHw0-oeil74YIfdw.cspx?rss=61 National News A new federal report says inmates at the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis are more likely to be sexually abused by guards than inmates at any other jail in the... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:46:58 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/lVbVsXLeo0qo-f80pSjFkA.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Car-plows-into-crowd-at-Virginia-parade-dozens/lVbVsXLeo0qo-f80pSjFkA.cspx?rss=61 National News Investigators are looking into whether an elderly man driving a car in a Virginia parade suffered a medical emergency before his Cadillac suddenly accelerated into the crowd. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:45:27 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/ed0rLrR1qUmU95XDKmPbgw.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/New-Ricin-letters-mailed-from-Washington-state/ed0rLrR1qUmU95XDKmPbgw.cspx?rss=61 National News The FBI says it's "not actively looking for a subject" in the investigation of new letters containing the deadly poison risin -- which were sent to government buildings in Washington... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:43:08 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/XYBP_GPytEyk6skJ7H49zg.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Alaska-volcano-shoots-lava-up-hundreds-of-feet/XYBP_GPytEyk6skJ7H49zg.cspx?rss=61 National News Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:40:56 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/lwK9iIY2aUyCZIEd02tCbg.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/2-fires-north-of-LA-persist-after-long-fire-week/lwK9iIY2aUyCZIEd02tCbg.cspx?rss=61 National News A pair of persistent wildfires continue to burn in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, although firefighters are slowly getting the upper hand on both. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:40:35 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/BiecWGQ8I0aCBBVeLAa82w.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Russia-US-continue-to-spy-on-each-other/BiecWGQ8I0aCBBVeLAa82w.cspx?rss=61 National News The embarrassing arrest of a suspected CIA officer in Moscow is the latest reminder that the U.S. and Russia are still engaged in an espionage battle with secret tactics, spying... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:41 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/O0SJS-Dpl0KcEfD06M4FBg.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Indiana-woman-killed-her-children-then-herself/O0SJS-Dpl0KcEfD06M4FBg.cspx?rss=61 National News Police said Friday that a mother who was found drowned in a southern Indiana creek, along with her two children, killed them before committing suicide. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:09 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/4Kbv8RywLkaf0GWxmW69LQ.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Record-600M-Powerball-jackpot-inspires-office-poo/4Kbv8RywLkaf0GWxmW69LQ.cspx?rss=61 National News In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:10 -0500 http://www.abc24.com/s/4JpueqyYQ0ijxQaxa4w8hw.cspx http://www.abc24.com/news/national/story/Cleveland-kidnapping-suspect-rests-in-jail-record/4JpueqyYQ0ijxQaxa4w8hw.cspx?rss=61 National News Logs documenting almost every minute of a Cleveland kidnapping suspect's time in jail show that he continues to spend most of his time resting, with occasional breaks for pacing, showers... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:13 -0500