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Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a long criminal history in which he was ordered to receive sex offender treatment starting as a

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity. A

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press ROME (AP) - An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Judge Pietro Molino, at a closed-door hearing Wednesday in

Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. The report

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and FELICIA FONSECAAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation. By the end of

Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more

Judge seals affidavit of Maine man in teen's death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the

Police defend officer who shot NY college student

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage. "There is some