http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/ FOX23: National News en-us Copyright 2013 Newport Television LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:18 -0400 National News Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:01 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/sites/wxxa/images/smdotcomlogo.jpg http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/ 140 67 15 http://www.fox23news.com/s/LzSy1ESLkEi5ddS4E8IKJg.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/Pentagon-wants-450M-for-Guantanamo-prison/LzSy1ESLkEi5ddS4E8IKJg.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational 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 18:43:21 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/wlvbdbEHTECKc3vtNGzdMQ.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/US-Coast-Guardsman-admits-desertion/wlvbdbEHTECKc3vtNGzdMQ.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational A Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Hawaii whose months-long disappearance lead to a massive search is admitting to desertion, saying he spent three months camping in the mountains of Oahu... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:41:50 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/I0H-PLuoj0qoVP3Sexcn3Q.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/Oklahoma-twister-a-top-of-the-scale-EF-5-official/I0H-PLuoj0qoVP3Sexcn3Q.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:15 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/a5yWP_X9ZECr3v7jnl9CCw.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/Central-North-Texas-under-tornado-watch-Tuesday-e/a5yWP_X9ZECr3v7jnl9CCw.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational The advisory Tuesday could be expanded to include East Texas as a storm system moves east across the state. Severe thunderstorms are anticipated in some areas. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:04 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/0yDmbeoCWESgym6hODmd_g.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/Fort-Jackson-commander-faces-adultery-charges/0yDmbeoCWESgym6hODmd_g.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational The Army said Tuesday 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 17:24:23 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/kSFGVqMBWUaxCxZj-x2gPg.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/US-lawmakers-seek-Asia-missile-defense-safeguard/kSFGVqMBWUaxCxZj-x2gPg.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:22:08 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/9saSZtRz50-qfmAmabTc8Q.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/Reporters-shouldnt-be-prosecuted-White-House-say/9saSZtRz50-qfmAmabTc8Q.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational In light of recent events, the White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama believes journalists should not be prosecuted for doing their jobs. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:00 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/6MrDOBkciUOW9M_DHnLfOQ.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/Power-of-Oklahoma-tornado-greater-than-Hiroshima-b/6MrDOBkciUOW9M_DHnLfOQ.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational The massive killer tornado that devastated Oklahoma last weekend might have been hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima during WWII, experts said Tuesday. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:56 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/4z5WtTkwKUuJ3o5oPhPnmQ.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/IRS-official-Lerner-to-take-5th-at-hearing/4z5WtTkwKUuJ3o5oPhPnmQ.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational A key figure in the Internal Revenue Service controversy plans to invoke her constitutional 5th Amendment right not to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:14 -0400 http://www.fox23news.com/s/S-2iq487Ck2MdRXtxzWo_g.cspx http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story/Police-search-for-kidnapped-girl-suspect-found-de/S-2iq487Ck2MdRXtxzWo_g.cspx?rss=41 IDM_APNational A massive search got underway Tuesday afternoon for a 15-year-old girl who was abducted from an Iowa bus stop, after the prime suspect in her disappearance turned up dead, officials... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:25 -0400