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Parade where vets killed used route for 3 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - Organizers of a parade in West Texas in which four U.S. military veterans were killed when a train plowed into a truck had been using the same route for three years, investigators said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board

Flashpoints in 'fiscal cliff' negotiations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By The Associated Press There are numerous hurdles, big and small, in front of President Barack Obama and lawmakers on Capitol Hill as they seek a budget and tax agreement to avoid economy-rattling tax increases and automatic spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff." They include: -Taxes.

Veterans killed in train crash were war heroes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By M.L. JOHNSONAssociated Press The four veterans killed when a freight train barreled into the parade float they were riding on were decorated military men who served on the front lines multiple times in Iraq and Afghanistan. They survived gunshots, explosions and grenade attacks that left

Women in Petraeus scandal had visited White House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Their close ties to the military community giving them unusual access to top generals, Paula Broadwell and Jill Kelley even visited the White House on separate and apparently unrelated occasions before a sex scandal brought down former CIA

Officials: Vets' float crossed track after signals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - A parade float filled with wounded veterans that was struck by a freight train had crossed onto the railroad tracks after warning signals were going off, investigators said Saturday. Four veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan were killed

Timeline of events in generals scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press An anonymous email sent in May set off an elaborate chain of events that led to the downfall of former CIA Director David Petraeus, ensnared the top Afghan war chief and saw the Pentagon order a review of ethics training for senior officers. Lawmakers are

An apologetic Petraeus expresses regret for affair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus, who was whisked clandestinely into private meetings with Congress on Friday to avoid reporters, expressed regret anew in an appearance that marked his first official business since he

Veterans killed in train crash were war heroes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

Officials: Few of Gen. Allen emails questionable

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By DONNA CASSATA and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials say just a handful of the emails between the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and a Florida woman are potentially problematic, but the vast majority of the 20,000-plus pages of documents reviewed by

Officials: Few of Gen. Allen emails questionable

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th