http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national RSS Feed for KBAK - News - National & World en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:43:44 GMT http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69441837.html Capping months of months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed optimism they had finally lined up the support needed to pass President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69432947.html A teenager was charged Friday with killing a nun after allegedly breaking into her trailer home on the Navajo Indian reservation in search of cash or valuable items. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69390742.html A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing one person and injuring five others. Jason Rodriguez, 40, surrendered about three hours later. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69410317.html An engine tailcone fell off a Delta Air Lines jet shortly after takeoff Thursday and plummeted thousands of feet before landing harmlessly on a lawn in a Long Island residential neighborhood. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69397212.html The made-for-TV intrigue has everyone from TMZ.com to Oprah Winfrey's producers nosing around this exclusive community to seek salacious details of a pretty blonde's downfall from executive's wife to criminal suspect. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69395417.html A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law and has convicted him of murder. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69384212.html As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover food to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, dead. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69376282.html Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Many economists worry that persistently high unemployment could undermine the recovery by restraining consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of the economy. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69376147.html No bars or razor wire hold former Florida inmate No. 082629. Instead, William Dillon sits on furniture the color of ripe lemons, surrounded by cheerful animal statues and blooming plants, a prisoner no longer after 27 years. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/69375992.html House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote.