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Illinois lawmaker released on weapons charge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By DON BABWINAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois state senator charged with trying to board a flight with a gun and ammunition in a carry-on bag posted bond and left court Thursday without a word about the charges or whether it would affect his decision to run for Jesse Jackson Jr.

With war shifting, US, Russia talk Syria's future

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) - Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks

AP Exclusive: China Nobel wife speaks on detention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By ISOLDA MORILLO and ALEXA OLESENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Stunned that reporters were able to visit her, Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried as she described how absurd and emotionally draining her confinement under house arrest has been in the two years since her jailed

US Reps. expect deeper look at NJ derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press CLARKSBORO, N.J. (AP) - Federal regulations require inspections of rail bridges and other infrastructure and reports on accidents, but leave it to freight railroad owners to do the work themselves. After a derailment that released thousands of gallons of a

Police: Gun found in Ill. lawmaker's carry-on bag

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By TAMMY WEBBER and DON BABWINAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A veteran Illinois state senator was arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to board a flight from Chicago to Washington with a gun and ammunition in a carry-on bag, authorities said. Sen. Donne Trotter, a Chicago Democrat who

4 charged in NY Iran-China weapons shipment scheme

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Four men have been charged with arranging shipments to China and Iran of weapons materials or a substance that can be used in uranium enrichment, officials announced Wednesday after indictments containing the charges were unsealed. Three of

Review: 3 weather phone apps help you on the go

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - For me, climate change is a serious issue. No, I'm not referring to the debate over global warming. My concerns are much simpler. I'm constantly checking the weather for the hours and days ahead because deciding to hike

Officials: Serbia's NATO ambassador leaps to death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By SLOBODAN LEKIC and DUSAN STOJANOVICAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Serbia's ambassador to NATO was chatting and joking with colleagues in a multistory parking garage at Brussels Airport when he suddenly strolled to a barrier, climbed over and flung himself to the ground below, a

Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfort

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated Press TSOGTTSETSII, Mongolia (AP) - After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition. Citing national security, the government ordered the

Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfort

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th