http://www.kcby.com/news/national RSS Feed for KCBY - News - National & World en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:19:51 GMT http://www.kcby.com/news/national/APNewsBreak-Sources-New-military-roles-for-women-138985719.html For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/More-photos-found-in-Calif-teacher-abuse-case-138975534.html The scandal embroiling an elementary school where two teachers were arrested last week on lewdness charges widened Wednesday with revelations of 200 more inappropriate photos of children and that one teacher sent warmly written birthday cards and presents to students who participated in his "games." http://www.kcby.com/news/national/Probe-finds-plenty-of-blame-for-Indiana-fair-disaster-138967274.html State fair officials, the stagehands union and a company that built the roof and lights rigging for a massive concert platform all share blame for last summer's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, according to a government investigation. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/Judge-tosses-case-seeking-rights-for-orcas--138978099.html An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/Getting-caffeine-fix-as-easy-as-taking-deep-breath-138932679.html Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/After-decades-of-drilling-scientists-reach-lake-under-Antarctica-138932484.html After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years - a pristine body of water that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/House-GOP-introduces-its-insider-trading-bill-138932299.html House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials, and have added provisions to bar lawmakers convicted of a felony from collecting their government pensions. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/Congress-tries-to-give-president-line-item-veto-138932119.html The Republican-led House is trying Wednesday to give President Barack Obama the line-item veto, a constitutionally questionable power over the purse that has been sought by both Republican and Democratic presidents. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/US-searches-for-strategy-to-halt-Syria-violence-138931979.html The Obama administration says it is not considering invading Syria or arming its rebels to remove President Bashar Assad from power. http://www.kcby.com/news/national/Air-safety-agency-orders-global-check-on-A380-wings-138928834.html Europe's air safety authority ordered checks Wednesday on the entire global fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets for cracks on parts inside the wings - extending a previous order for nearly a third of the planes to be inspected.