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No bail for man accused in Russian technology sale

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge denied bail Thursday to the owner of a Texas microelectronics company accused of conspiring to sell advanced technology to the Russian military. U.S. Magistrate George Hanks Jr. in Houston ordered Alexander Fishenko and two other defendants to federal custody in

Pakistani police make arrests in shooting of girl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By SHERIN ZADAAssociated Press MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police have arrested a number of suspects in the case of a 14-year-old girl shot and wounded by the Taliban for promoting education for girls and criticizing the fundamentalist Islamic movement, officials said Friday. The

Colo parents anxious as police search for abductor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Anxious parents kept close and protective watch over their children on Friday after the FBI warned them that a 10-year-old girl who vanished one week earlier may have been abducted by someone they know. The sense of dread and

Feds: Passenger had murder directions on computer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A teacher arrested at Los Angeles International Airport wearing a bulletproof vest and with checked bags containing knives, body bags, a smoke grenade and other weapons also had files on his computer detailing how to kidnap and kill people,

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-based hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated Persian Gulf oil and gas companies, a former U.S. government official said. Just hours later, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the

Mom gets 99 years in prison for gluing tot's hands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas woman who beat her 2-year-old daughter and glued the toddler's hands to a wall was sentenced Friday to 99 years in prison by a judge who described his decision as a necessary punishment for a brutal, shocking attack. Elizabeth

Ind. doctor nabbed in Italy gets 7 years in prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By TOM COYNEAssociated Press HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A former Indiana surgeon arrested on a snowy Italian mountainside after five years on the run was handed a stiff prison term Friday for billing insurers and patients for procedures he didn't perform, with the federal judge saying he used

Lone survivor testifies at Ohio Craigslist trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Hoping to land a farm job and move close to his family, Scott Davis met his new boss and walked with him through the autumn-color woodlands of southeast Ohio last year. Then he heard the click of a gun at the back of his head. "I spun

Official: US blames Iran hackers for cyberattacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A former U.S. government official says American authorities firmly believe that Iranian hackers, likely supported by the Tehran government, were responsible for recent cyberattacks against oil and gas companies in the Persian Gulf and that

17 hurt in Victorville, Calif., school bus crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A school bus carrying 40 children was knocked on its side Thursday when a U-Haul truck backed into it, injuring 16 students and the bus driver, authorities said. Two of the children had "serious but non-life threatening" injuries and were taken to Loma Linda University