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Fire erupts at site of chemical train derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say three workers have been severely burned in a fire that erupted while contractors were removing debris from a train derailment in southwest Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville Emergency Management Agency Doug Hamilton says the workers were critically injured

US decries Bahrain ban on public demonstrations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration on Wednesday denounced in unusually harsh terms a ban on public demonstrations imposed by Bahrain, a key American ally in the Persian Gulf that is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. The State Department said

Man has stroke at work, spends 5 days alone, dies

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By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A computer specialist had a stroke in his office but wasn't discovered until five days later, then died at a hospital, relatives and authorities said Wednesday. David Norton, 45, of Portland, was barely alive when police found him

DA: Grand jury to consider Texas chopper shooting

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By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A grand jury will consider the case of two Guatemalan immigrants killed when a Texas state trooper in a helicopter opened fire to stop a tarp-covered truck that authorities thought was ferrying drugs near the Mexico border, a

JFK, Newark airports reopen on limited schedule

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

NEW YORK (AP) - Two of the biggest airports serving New York - John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty International - have reopened. The first passenger flight to JFK arrived from Long Beach, Calif., at 7:04 a.m. Wednesday. The JetBlue flight carried 150 passengers. The first flight into Newark, N.J.,

Mexican man pleads guilty in killing of US agent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A Mexican man accused in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has admitted he was part of a crew that sneaked into the United States to find marijuana smugglers to rob at the time of the fatal shooting. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes pleaded

Girl says 10-year-old brother planned to kill dad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - The little sister of a boy charged with murdering their neo-Nazi father tearfully testified Wednesday that her brother plotted the shooting days in advance. The boy was 10 when he was accused of shooting Jeff Hall with a .357 Magnum at point-blank range while he slept on a

Mich. police have many obstacles in shooting spree

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Clues appear to be few: slugs and bullet fragments embedded in cars, metal casings on roadways, a simple black and white sketch of the shooter and vague descriptions of the car he drove. Investigators searching for a man responsible for shooting

Ohio teen faces life after Craigslist conviction

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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio teen faces life in prison with no chance of parole for his role in killing and robbing three men and trying to kill a fourth in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme. Prosecutors in the weeks-long trial painted 17-year-old

Ohio teen convicted in deadly Craigslist scheme

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio teenager taken under the wing of a man defense attorneys described as a master manipulator was found guilty of aggravated murder Tuesday for his role in a deadly plot to lure men desperate for work with phony Craigslist