list This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thebostonchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. National News http://www.thebostonchannel.com/nationalnews/index.html en-us Copyright 2012, Hearst Stations Inc. on behalf of WCVB-TV TheBostonChannel.com 60 http://www.thebostonchannel.com/sports/30451743/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30451743 In the last few months, Jeremy Lin has gone from an unknown professional basketball player struggling to get time on court to an overnight sporting and media sensation. CNN takes a closer look at the first U.S.-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese ...    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:14:56 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/30451697/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30451697 The funeral for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be held Saturday at her childhood New Jersey church, according to the owner of the funeral home handling the arrangements. ...    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:43:33 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/30451791/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30451791 Mitt Romney sought to answer lingering questions about his presidential bid and cast himself as the ideal GOP standard-bearer at an appearance before several thousand supporters outside Phoenix on Monday. ...    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:06:22 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/30447907/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30447907 Even with a superstar memorialized and a Beach Boys reunion, it was a confusing high church sendup, complete with exorcisms, that stole the show at Sunday night's Grammy Awards. ...    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:26:17 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/30452765/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30452765 President Barack Obama continues his push Tuesday to get Congress to extend a payroll tax cut, a day after House Republican leaders agreed to remove an obstacle in the passage of the tax cut extension. ...    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:08:33 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/30452302/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30452302 Fear and horror paralyzed residents in the Syrian city of Homs Tuesday, with snipers preventing anyone from moving and heavy shelling blasting through the air, opposition activists said. ...    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:23:06 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/30448541/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30448541 One of the more compelling aspects of AMC's "The Walking Dead" comes with watching a band of survivors try to figure out what right and wrong means in this new, zombie plague world they inhabit. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:44:20 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/30452272/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30452272 Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived at the White House Tuesday for talks with President Barack Obama during a U.S. visit set to burnish credentials for the man destined to be the Asian giant's next leader. ...    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:12:22 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/30453222/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30453222 Thinking of treating your sweetheart to a fragrant bouquet this Valentine's Day? Think again. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:03:57 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/30447133/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:30447133 A New Zealand woman isn't likely to forget this Valentine's Day -- but for all the wrong reasons. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:48:05 EST