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Feds ask NY court to block anti-terrorism ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Saying its military operations against al-Qaida and the Taliban were threatened, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Monday to immediately block a judge's ruling that an anti-terrorism law authorizing indefinite detention

LSU students returning to dorms after bomb threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By SHEILA V KUMARAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The thousands of students who live on the Louisiana State University campus have begun returning to their dormitories after bomb-sniffing dogs and police methodically swept residential halls Monday following a threat that sparked a

Coptic Christians, Muslims denounce film, violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Coptic Christian and Muslim leaders on Monday denounced an anti-Islamic movie that has sparked violence in the Middle East, as the filmmaker and his family left their suburban home and went into hiding. The Southern California

Man says he got death threats over abandoned dog

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

DENVER (AP) - A man who left his dog to die on a Colorado mountain said he received death threats, even though he has paid vet bills and agreed to turn over the dog to one of the rescuers. Anthony Ortolani said Sunday he is giving the German shepherd mix to one of the people who climbed Mount

US diplomats in Beirut burning classified material

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut have started to destroy classified material as a security precaution amid anti-American protests in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa. A State Department status report obtained

SLIDESHOW: Drunk Teen Crashes In Northwest Spokane...Neighbors CHASE Him Down!

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

SPOKANE, Wash. - A teenage driver was arrested Monday morning after crashing his vehicle at Alberta and Everett near the Shadle Center. Authorities tell KHQ's Don Clossin, who was the first on the scene, that the teen was heading westbound on Everett when he failed to stop at a stop sign and

SLIDESHOW: Drunk Teen Crashes In Northwest Spokane...Neighbors CHASE Him Down!

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

2 Wash. state teenagers die after fall during hike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By MANUEL VALDESAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Two teenage boys died during a hike in the mountains east of Seattle after falling about 100 feet from some rocks near a waterfall, authorities said Monday. The two, ages 18 and 16, were with two other boys who had gone hiking to Otter Falls in

Ohio mom charged with theft from overseas soldier

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) - A woman accused of stealing her son's income tax refunds while he served with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan was arrested in a stolen car, authorities said Monday. Jennifer Fletcher is suspected of withdrawing about $16,000 from her son's account from March 2010 until

Older drivers face confusing array of license laws

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Jerry Wiseman notices it's harder to turn and check his car's blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50. So the Illinois man and his wife took a refresher driving course, hunting tips to stay safe behind the wheel for many more years