http://www.kpic.com/news/national RSS Feed for KPIC - News - National & World en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:07 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/national/Oklahoma-tornado-damage-could-top-2-billion-208514611.html The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. http://www.kpic.com/news/national/IRS-official-at-center-of-controversy-I-did-nothing-wrong-208491481.html The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions. http://www.kpic.com/news/national/Captain-of-wrecked-cruise-ship-to-stand-trial-for-manslaughter-208484871.html An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. http://www.kpic.com/news/national/Anthony-Weiner-launches-bid-to-become-NYC-mayor-208486591.html The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. http://www.kpic.com/news/national/Man-charged-in-death-of-missing-Maine-teenager-Nichole-Cable-208486011.html When 15-year-old Nichole Cable left home May 12, she told her family she was heading out to see someone she'd met on Facebook. The high school sophomore never came back. http://www.kpic.com/news/national/FBI-Man-fatally-shot-in-Boston-bombing-probe-208479211.html A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. http://www.kpic.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.kpic.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.kpic.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.kpic.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.