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Many Iraq, Afghan vets choosing 'second service'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The link between U.S. military service and running for office is as old as the republic itself. It started with George Washington, who famously wrote that, "When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen." During the long

Victim of Minn. company shooting called generous

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis business owner who was one of five people gunned down by a newly fired employee was remembered Sunday as a generous man of humble beginnings. More than 1,000 mourners attended the service for Reuven Rahamim, founder of Accent Signage

Ryan rejects need for breakthrough moment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's running mate shot down the need for a breakthrough in the first presidential debate Wednesday, trying to allay Republican concerns that the race is slipping away with five weeks to go and momentum on President Barack Obama's

Bomb explodes near north Nigeria Islamic school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen detonated a bomb Sunday near an Islamic boarding school in northern Nigeria and later exchanged gunfire with security forces, causing unknown casualties in the region's latest round of violence, officials said. Sunday's attack

Pakistan: In twist, Muslims accused of blasphemy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By ADIL JAWADAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's blasphemy laws may be used to punish Muslims suspected of ransacking a Hindu temple, an intriguing twist for a country where harsh laws governing religious insults are primarily used against supposed offenses to Islam, not

Wave of bombings across Iraq leaves 26 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By LARA JAKESAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - A series of coordinated bombings shattered Shiite neighborhoods and struck at Iraqi security forces Sunday, killing at least 26 in attacks that one official described as a rallying call by al-Qaida just days after dozens of militants escaped from

US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By PATRICK QUINNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The killing of an American serviceman in an exchange of fire with allied Afghan soldiers pushed U.S. military deaths in the war to 2,000, a cold reminder of the perils that remain after an 11-year conflict that now garners little public

US and Afghan forces clash, leaving 5 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By HEIDI VOGT and RAHIM FAIEZAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A firefight broke out between U.S. forces and their Afghan army allies in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Americans and three Afghan soldiers and pushing the number of U.S. troops killed in the long-running war 2,

Babylon 5 star Michael O'Hare dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By Liz Raftery, Michael O'Hare, who played Commander Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5, died Friday after suffering a heart attack five days earlier. He was 60.

Afghan forces also suffer from insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By DEB RIECHMANN KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan Army Sgt. Habibullah Hayar didn't know it, but he had been sleeping with his enemy for weeks. Twenty days ago, one of his roommates was arrested for allegedly plotting an insider attack against their unit, which is partnered with NATO forces