http://www.kimatv.com/news/national RSS Feed for KIMA - News - National & World en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 04:59:51 GMT http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/Teachers-credited-with-saving-students-in-Moore--208393511.html The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the youngsters could get there, the tornado alarm sounded. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/Vote-clears-way-for-epic-Senate-showdown-on-immigration-208417591.html Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/FBI-IDs-Benghazi-suspects-but-no-arrests-yet-208429781.html The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/Face-chewing-victim-recovering-strumming-guitar-208380161.html A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/2-more-reports-of-gay-bashing-in-NYC-208410331.html Hours after New Yorkers rallied in response to a spate of gay-bashing that's resulted in one death and fueled concern about hate crimes, there were two more reports of possible anti-gay attacks on Manhattan streets, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/Pentagon-wants-450M-for-Guantanamo-prison-208409651.html The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/Court-says-government-can-keep-bin-Laden-photos-under-wraps-208308121.html A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/Boyfriend-killer-tells-jury-what-shell-do-if-allowed-to-live-208354901.html Jodi Arias told a jury Tuesday that she can contribute to society if allowed to live, saying she'd like to start literacy, recycling and other programs in prison. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/Foster-mom-faces-100-days-in-prison-for-spoon-spanking-208308461.html Jami Littlefield, 51, of Griswold, pleaded guilty Monday in Superior Court in Norwich to third-degree assault. She told authorities she paddled the girl in January because she was acting out, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/FBI-Agents-fell-to-deaths-during-helicopter-training-208313091.html Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night.