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Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. The first of the funerals, for

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni

Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By SEAN YOONGAssociated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of

UPDATE: Spokane Police Find Missing 13 Year-Old

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

UPDATE: Authorities tell KHQ that the missing girl has been found and is safe. PREVIOUS STORY: SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police Department needs your help in locating a missing 13 year-old girl. Janna Smith was last seen at her residence at 2600 E 38th this afternoon around 4:30pm. She is described

Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry disaster in history, the committee head said

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By LARA JAKES and PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.

Fiat Industrial aims to shift tax home to Britain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By COLLEEN BARRYAP Business Writer MILAN (AP) - Fiat Industrial disputed as "absolutely false" reports Wednesday that Italy would lose 500 million euros ($646 million) in tax revenues if it moves its tax base to Britain after it completes a merger with its U.S.-based subsidiary CNH Global NV. But

Idaho Nurse Assistant Pleads Guilty To Taking Pain Meds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - An east-central Idaho nursing assistant has pleaded guilty to removing pain patches from elderly patients at a nursing home so she could use them herself to get high. The Post Register reports (http://bit.ly/10TzINT) that 23-year-old Ashley Wornek of