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James Holmes to submit palm print and DNA sample

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado judge has ordered authorities to collect a palm print and DNA sample from the Aurora theater shooting suspect. Arapahoe County District Judge William B. Sylvester issued his order Tuesday. Prosecutors argued Thursday that they needed the print from 24-year-old

APNewsBreak: Ex-Ala. prof convinced to take plea

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By JAY REEVESAssociated Press HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A former college professor who killed three people and wounded three others during a faculty meeting wanted to go to death row and had to be convinced by her parents to accept a plea deal that spared her life, her lawyer said Tuesday. Amy

NJ jury mulls accusations Chinese man took secrets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By SAMANTHA HENRYAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jury deliberations started Tuesday in the case of an Illinois man accused of taking trade secrets from his job with a New Jersey-based defense contractor and presenting them at two conferences in his native China. Federal prosecutors in New

Flight Attendant Tries To Bring Loaded Gun Through Airport Security

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

YAHOO.COM - A US Airways flight attendant was detained and then charged with disorderly conduct after she attempted to pass through security at the Philadelphia International Airport with a loaded .38 revolver in her purse, triggering an incident in which police accidentally discharged

Vietnam convicts 3 bloggers for anti-gov't posts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By CHRIS BRUMMITTAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A Vietnamese court issued jail sentences ranging from four to 12 years on Monday to three bloggers who wrote about human rights abuses, corruption and foreign policy, intensifying a crackdown on citizens' use of the Internet to

Bulger girlfriend pays $150,000 federal fine

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

BOSTON (AP) - The woman who helped Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger evade authorities for 16 years has paid a $150,000 fine assessed when she pleaded guilty. The Boston Globe (http://bo.st/Q5q31J ) reports that federal court records show that Catherine Greig (grehg) made the payment on Friday.

No sign of NC convicted killer who escaped Sunday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By MICHAEL BIESECKER RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - There was no sign of a convicted killer two days after he walked away from his tractor outside a prison farm in rural North Carolina. Officers were still searching for James J. Ladd, 51, a Halifax County Sheriff's Department dispatcher said early

Investigation delayed flights at Dulles airport

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Officials say an investigation into a bomb threat at Washington Dulles International Airport delayed several arriving flights, but no bomb was found. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokeswoman Kimberly Gibbs said early Tuesday that authorities conducted an

Ex-housecleaner busted in $3M Pa. bust burglary

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A rare bust of Benjamin Franklin with an estimated value of $3 million has been recovered almost a month after it was stolen from a home in a Philadelphia suburb. The rare artwork was recovered Friday when authorities arrested a former house cleaner, owner George D'Angelo

Gusty winds could push deadly So. Calif. wildfire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

CAMPO, Calif. (AP) - A fire that killed an elderly man who refused to evacuate and burned 20 homes in rural San Diego County was smoldering Tuesday, but gusty afternoon winds could push it back to life, authorities said. Nearly 1,000 firefighters planned an all-out effort to surround the blaze,