http://www.azfamily.com/news/national RSS Feed for AZ Family - News - National en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:03 GMT 2013-05-21T23:05:03Z en-us http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401181.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior House Republican says U.S. military forces weren't in a position to help those under attack at a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya because the State Department had failed to ask the Pentagon for help in securing the compound before the raid. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:30 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401181.html 2013-05-21T22:30:30Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401171.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon wants more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:29 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401171.html 2013-05-21T22:30:29Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401151.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the House are pressing ahead with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic austerity. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:29 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401151.html 2013-05-21T22:30:29Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401141.html HONOLULU (AP) — A Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Hawaii whose months-long disappearance led to a massive search is admitting to desertion, saying he spent three months camping in the mountains of Oahu and didn't plan on ever returning to his job. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:04 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401141.html 2013-05-21T22:37:04Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401091.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:03 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208401091.html 2013-05-21T23:05:03Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208346661.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of abducting two girls near an Iowa bus stop had committed suicide. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:03:52 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208346661.html 2013-05-21T22:03:52Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208391701.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has given the job of compiling statistics used by the State Department to analyze trends in global terrorism to an academic group, a move that may complicate accurate unclassified assessments of patterns of terrorist activity for years to come. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:03:51 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208391701.html 2013-05-21T22:03:51Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208328121.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hospital officials say they've treated hundreds of patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado hit an Oklahoma City suburb. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:27 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208328121.html 2013-05-21T21:30:27Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208391271.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:33:50 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208391271.html 2013-05-21T21:33:50Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208391261.html DALLAS (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Central and North Texas. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:26 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/national/208391261.html 2013-05-21T21:30:26Z