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Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistan talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he would host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his defense minister, along

Under pressure, Border Patrol now counts getaways

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 21st

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press CAMPO, Calif. (AP) - Richard Gordon is one of the Border Patrol's best at spotting the smallest human traces in pursuit of people who enter the U.S. illegally from Mexico: dusty footprints, torn cobwebs, broken twigs, overturned pebbles. It's a skill he has

UPDATE: Man Accused Of Sending Suspicious Letters To D.C. Has Been Arrested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

UPDATE: Suspect arrested for sending suspicious letters to Pres Obama/Sen Wicker ID'd as Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, MS -@PeteWilliamsNBC PREVIOUS COVERAGE:

Gun debate shows how a fiery minority can prevail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 11th

By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At first glance, it seems Republicans are verging on a blunder. With about 90 percent of Americans favoring universal background checks for gun buyers, GOP lawmakers' strong resistance might appear foolhardy. But these Republicans are

NYC fast food workers picket for higher pay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, including about 60 at a midtown Wendy's who chanted: "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Minimum wage has got to

NYC fast food workers picket for higher pay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, including about 60 who chanted "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Minimum wage has got to go!" at a midtown Wendy

Egypt's president in Sudan, hopes for better ties

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By MOHAMED OSMANAssociated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Egypt's president is visiting Sudan, his first trip to his country's southern neighbor since he took office nine months ago. Mohammed Morsi's two-day visit is the longest by an Egyptian president to Sudan in decades. It underlines

Decades after King's death, Memphis jobs at risk

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation department that treated them with indifference bordering on disdain. In 1968 those workers took to the streets

Egypt issues arrest warrant for TV satirist

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th

By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's state prosecutors ordered the arrest Saturday of a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, in a move that government opponents say is aimed at silencing critics of Islamist President Mohammed

Dad told cops Loughner 'doesn't seem right lately'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 27th

By The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Major findings on the Jan. 8, 2011, attack on former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gleaned from about 2,700 pages of documents released Wednesday, including survivor accounts, police reports and interviews with friends and family of gunman Jared Loughner: