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NY boy's body found; death 2 years ago unreported

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - A routine child welfare investigation led to the discovery Saturday of a toddler's corpse buried in the backyard of a Long Island home. State police unearthed the remains in the dead of night at a tidy house in Farmingdale after being told by the boy's mother that

Bus from Canada overturns on NJ exit ramp; 23 hurt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

WAYNE, N.J. (AP) - A tour bus from Canada carrying about 60 people bound for New York City overturned on a highway exit ramp in northern New Jersey early Saturday, slid down an embankment and landed on its side, injuring 23 people on board, authorities said. The driver, who suffered a gash in his

FBI: Strong signs border death was friendly fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Friendly fire likely was to blame in a shooting near the Arizona-Mexico line that killed one federal agent and wounded another, the FBI said, noting the investigation was still ongoing in the case that reignited the political

NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors Saturday and defected to South Korea across the countries' heavily armed border in a rare crossing that prompted South Korean troops to immediately beef up their border patrol,

Panetta unsure of al-Qaida link to 2 Tunisians

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. has been looking into the arrests of two Tunisian men being detained in Turkey reportedly in connection with attacks on a consulate in Libya last month. And he says he's unsure of any links between al-Qaida and

Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects were extradited from the U.K. after Britain's High Court ruled they had no more grounds for appeal in their yearslong battles to avoid facing charges in the United States.

Dozens hurt in 7 crashes on southbound I-75

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say dozens of travelers have been injured - but no one killed - in a chain reaction of collisions on Interstate 75 along Florida's Gulf Coast. The Florida Highway Patrol reported Friday evening that 52 people were hurt in 12 separate crashes involving 47

UPDATE: Caregiver STEALS $1Million From Elderly Kettle Falls Woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

UPDATE: On Friday John "Herb" Friedlund was sentenced to 120 months in prison. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: COLVILLE, Wash. (AP) - A former caregiver in northeast Washington state has been convicted of taking nearly $1 million from a Kettle Falls woman who was more than 100 years old. John "Herb"

UPDATE: Caregiver STEALS $1Million From Elderly Kettle Falls Woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

UPDATE: Caregiver STEALS $1Million From Elderly Kettle Falls Woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th