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Sister of slain Libya ambassador is Seattle doctor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

SEATTLE (AP) - The sister of slain Ambassador Chris Stevens said grieving by U.S. officials and others worldwide has been some support for the family. "It helps to have the world mourning with you. It helps to know he was appreciated," said Dr. Anne Stevens, a Seattle pediatrician. Stevens told The

Army: Fort Hood shooting suspect out of hospital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - An Army psychiatrist charged in a deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage was returned to jail Wednesday after a brief stay in the hospital, military officials said. Maj. Nidal Hasan was discharged from the Texas Army post's hospital and returned to the Bell County Jail

New US home sales edged down 0.3 percent in August

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of new homes in the United States dipped slightly in August from July but the median price of homes sold during the month rose by a record amount. New-home sales edged down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 373,000 in August

NJ gay couple suing over photo in campaign mailer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By IVAN MORENOAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A New Jersey gay couple whose engagement photo was used in a Colorado campaign attack mailer said Wednesday the image that once represented their commitment now makes them cringe. The couple filed a lawsuit in Denver federal court against the group

Boy, 10, apologizes for attack on Pa. immigrant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 10-year-old boy says he beat and robbed a Vietnamese immigrant inside her Philadelphia home because he didn't like the way she looked at him. The boy made an apology Tuesday during a Family Court hearing. Fifty-year-old victim Minh Tran accepted the apology through an

Morsi: Won't rest until Syrian war ends

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By DIAA HADIDAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi, making his debut on the global stage at the United Nations, said Wednesday that he will not rest until the civil war in Syria is brought to an end. He called the fighting there, which opposition groups

NJ gay couple to sue over political attack mailer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By IVAN MORENOAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A gay couple from New Jersey is suing a group that used their engagement photo in an attack mailer against a Republican Colorado state lawmaker who supported civil unions this year. The Southern Poverty Law Center said it will file a federal lawsuit

Breach of confidence: Don't quote the queen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Britons got a rare glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II's personal views Tuesday when a prominent BBC reporter told a live radio audience about a conversation he had with the queen in which she apparently described telling a minister of her concern

Yemen leader says would talk to disarmed al-Qaida

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By AHMED AL-HAJAssociated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's president said Tuesday he would talk to his country's branch of the al-Qaida militant network if it were to give up its weapons, abandon its extremist ideas and stop sheltering foreign fighters. The televised statement by

A brief glance of Obama's remarks at the UN

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By The Associated Press Highlights of what President Barack Obama said and didn't say in his address to the United Nations General Assembly: WHAT HE SAID ANTI-AMERICAN PROTESTS: The killing of Ambassador Chris Stevens and other attacks on U.S. embassies overseas were attacks on America. The