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Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man who confessed this week to plotting to shoot up a "Twilight" showing and a Walmart store was detained in 2009 after threatening a store clerk, police said Saturday. Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton said

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

SC man arrested in deaths of 2 found in barrels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina authorities say they've arrested a man accused of killing two people more than a month ago and stuffing their bodies in barrels before dumping them into a lake. Anderson County Sheriff's spokesman Chad McBride says John Michael Young was arrested early

Naming dilemma for Obama: Is it Burma or Myanmar?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's landmark visit to Myanmar, known by the U.S. as Burma, brings up an unusual problem of protocol: What does he call it? If recent practice by visiting U.S. officials is any guide, Obama will sidestep the issue

Mother: Sky Harbor woman has mental health issues

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By BOB CHRISTIE and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The 21-year-old woman who crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway with her infant son in the car has a history of mental illness, her mother says. The security breach was the

Egyptian train hits school bus, 51 killed

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By AYA BATRAWY and MAMDOUH THABETAssociated Press ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) - A speeding train that crashed into a bus carrying Egyptian children to their kindergarten on Saturday killed 51 and prompted a wave of anger against a government under mounting pressure to rectify the former regime's

Man with strange watch arrested at Oakland airport

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California man was arrested at Oakland International Airport after security officers found him wearing an unusual watch they said could be used to make a timing device for a bomb, authorities said Friday. Geoffrey McGann, 49, of Rancho Palos Verdes was taken into

Man with strange watch arrested at Oakland Airport

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a Southern California man was arrested at Oakland International Airport after security officers found materials they say could be used to make a bomb. Alameda County Sheriff's officials say 49-year-old Geoffrey McGann of Rancho Palos Verdes was taken into

Wis. student faces dozens of child assault charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Wisconsin college student is accused of molesting six young children and videotaping the assaults under such titles as "Monster Unleashed," and police said Friday they think there are more victims. Alexander R. Richter, who attended Gateway

SC man sought in deaths of 2 found in barrels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By JEFFREY COLLINS ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - The man investigators think killed two people more than a month ago and stuffed their bodies in barrels before dumping them into a South Carolina lake is on the run, authorities said Friday. Deputies charged John Michael Young with two counts of murder