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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - 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. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts

Czech president settles dispute over gay rights

Czech president settles dispute over gay rights
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. Milos Zeman has been under fire after suggesting over the weekend that his reason for denying the promotion to Charles University literary historian

FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'

FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs. FEMA's Craig Fugate promises in an interview that officials won't desert Oklahoma, saying "We don't leave here

Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft

Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By TOM ODULAAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. With all precincts reporting Wednesday, the city councilman

House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults

House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to

Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum

Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-leaning

IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong

IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers

Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system

Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Yet despite years of hand-wringing in both parties, little progress has been made toward changing congressional rules on filibusters,

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored

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Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati

Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd packed the

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
SPOKANE, Wash. – The trial of Clay Starbuck, charged with killing his ex-wife Chanin and sexually violating her remains, entered its third week Monday at the Spokane County Courthouse. Chanin Starbuck was found strangled to death in her Deer Park home in December of 2011, and Clay