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Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - More than 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor and many more around the country on Friday marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II. The USS Michael

AP-GfK Poll: Obama approval rises postelection

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A month after the bitterly fought election, President Barack Obama has his highest approval ratings since the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll, and more Americans say the nation is heading in the right

Russia fumes at US bill as "reset" plan takes hit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - What happened to the "reset"? U.S.-Russian ties have again plunged into acrimony amid disputes ranging from disagreement on Syria to Russian President Vladimir Putin's clampdown on dissent. A U.S. bill intended to lift Cold War-era

Man pleads guilty in Seattle terror plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By MANUEL VALDESAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting an attack on a Seattle military complex with machine guns and grenades. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 35, agreed to a prison sentence between 17 and 19 years, the U.S. attorney's office in Seattle said.

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