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General who led Iraq drawdown to head CentCom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has tapped the general who oversaw the final troop withdrawal in Iraq to direct the end of the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, currently vice chief of staff of the Army, would become the next

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

Marine brig officials grilled about GI's jailing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a psychiatrist determined that wasn't necessary, as lawyers for the soldier at the

Did Costas overstep his bounds with gun comments?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Clearly, Bob Costas stirred up a hornet's nest Sunday with a halftime commentary about Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend (and the mother of his child) before killing himself. On Twitter, someone posed

3 US men plead not guilty in terror plot case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected of being the ringleader of a plot to kill Americans and bomb U.S. military bases overseas has been returned from Afghanistan, authorities said Wednesday. American Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, made his first court appearance Tuesday in the U.S. after he was

Justices struggle with international custody law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed to struggle Wednesday to find a middle ground on whether American courts have any further say in an international custody dispute between a U.S. soldier and his now-separated Scottish wife over their daughter. The

Somalia bottoms out in transparency survey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Somalia has bottomed out in an annual ranking of the perceived corruption of nations, joining Afghanistan and North Korea. Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index, released Wednesday, shows Somalia ranked at 174 out of the 174 nations surveyed.

Marine official: Manning held improperly in brig

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An Army private charged with sending reams of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was wrongly kept on suicide watch for at least seven days of his nine months' confinement at a Marine Corps brig in

US tells allies to make good on Afghan pledges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The Obama administration pressed its European allies on Wednesday to follow through on their pledges to Afghanistan's security after most international troops withdraw in 2014, fearful of being left with the check in an era of austerity