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Horror stories from young Afghans at US hearing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians watched as child after child described the bloodbath that left their parents and other loved ones dead. Whatever reaction Staff Sgt. Robert Bales might have had, he kept

Highlights of testimony about Afghan massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - For the past week, an investigating officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has heard testimony during a preliminary hearing for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of killing 16 civilians and wounding six others during a

Suspect dead, officer wounded in station shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By DAVID N. GOODMANAssociated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A man killed Sunday in a shootout at a suburban Detroit police headquarters first tried to shoot an officer behind bulletproof glass before officers exchanged gunfire with him, police said. One police officer was wounded in the

Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell landed near an Israeli military installation in the Golan Heights. While Israel appeared

Congress wants answers on Petraeus affair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ADAM GOLDMAN and ANNE FLAHERTY and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of Congress said Sunday they want to know more details about the FBI investigation that revealed an extramarital affair between ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer, questioning when the

Congress wants answers on Petraeus affair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ARON HELLER and IBRAHIM BARZAK JERUALEM (AP) - Israeli forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing one Palestinian and wounding more than 30 others as militants launched dozens of rockets in some of the heaviest fighting the area has seen in months. The flare-up increased

Vt. college's oxen-slaughter plan riles activists

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By LISA RATHKEAssociated Press POULTNEY, Vt. (AP) - Bill and Lou have plied the fields of Green Mountain College's farm in Vermont for most of their lives - about 10 years. Students have learned to drive the oxen team for haying and tilling, creating bonds with the giant animals. They'

Soldier's insider attack story is part of training

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Not a day goes by that Zach Camp doesn't replay that terrible August day over in his mind. Was there anything he could have done differently? Were there any signs that an Afghan Army soldier was going to turn his machine gun on the

Turkey: 17 soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels crashed because of bad weather on Saturday, killing all 17 troops onboard, officials said. Thirteen soldiers and four military crewmembers were killed in the crash in a mountainous part of